Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The weather was very hot. They continued playing football.

A. Although the hot weather, they continued playing football

B. In spite of the hot weather, they continued playing football

C. In spite of the weather was hot, they continued playing football

D. Despite the weather was hot, they continued playing football

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

When the first Vietnamese restaurants opened in Italy, it was very difficult to get fresh _______ of Vietnamese vegetables.

A. Contribution

B. materials

C. supplies

D. ingredients

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The minister ________ to say whether all the coal mines would be closed.

A. refused

B. avoided

C. denied

D. bothered

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The weather was very hot. The boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.

A. Because of the weather was hot, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard

B. Because the hot weather, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard

C. In spite of the hot weather, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard

D. Despite the weather was hot, the boys continued playing football in the schoolyard.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The weather was very hot. The children continued playing football in the schoolyard.

A. Because of the weather was hot, the children continued playing football in the schoolyard.

B. Because the hot weather, the children continued playing football in the schoolyard.

C. In spite of the hot weather, the children continued playing football in the schoolyard.

D. Despite the weather was hot, the children continued playing football in the schoolyard.