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.

I ate the soup. After that I remembered that I had forgotten to give mv little sister some of it.

A. It was not until I ate the soup did I remember that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of it. 

B. As soon as I remembered that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of soup I ate it. 

C. Only after eating the soup did I remember that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of it. 

D. Hardly had I forgotten to give my little sister some of it when I ate the soup.

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

On the one hand, I’d love to study Japanese. On the other hand, I really haven’t got the time.

A. Nevertheless I would love to study Japanese, I really haven’t got the time.

B. I really haven’t got the time; as a result, I would love to study Japanese.

C. Because I haven’t got the time, I would love to study Japanese.

D. I haven’t got the time; therefore I would not love to study Japanese

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

She is so attractive. Many boys run after her.

A. So attractive is she many boys that run after her. 

B. So attractive is she that many boys run after her. 

C. So attractive she is that many boys run after her. 

D. So that attractive she is many boys that run after her.

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.

Question 49: It was not until after I got home that I realized I had not set the burglar alarm in the office.

A. On the way home, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to turn on the burglar alarm in the office.

B. Fortunately, I realized that I hadn't set the burglar alarm just before I left for home; otherwise, I would have had to travel all the way back to the office.

C. I didn't turn the burglar alarm on before I left the office, but I only became aware of this after I'd arrived home.

D. I wish I had realized before I arrived home that I hadn't turned on the burglar alarm in the office, then it would have been easier to go and set it.

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.

I picked up my book. I found that the cover had been torn

A. When picking up my book, the cover had been torn

B. On picking up my book, I saw that the cover had been torn

C. The cover had been torn when my book picked up

D. Picked up, the book was torn

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

Question 46.  I finished my project. Then I left for a two-week holiday.

      A. After I had finished my project, I left for my two-week holiday.

      B. After I finished my project, I had left for my two-week holiday.

      C. I finished my project before I had left for my two-week holiday.

         D. I finished my project because I left for a two-week holiday before.

Question 47. He worked as a shipper to earn enough money. Then he studied in the university.

      A. He started to work as a shipper to earn enough money when he studied in the university.

      B. While working as a shipper to earn enough money, he studied in the university.

      C. He has worked as a shipper to earn enough money since he studied in the university.

      D. He had worked as a shipper to earn enough money before he studied in the university.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 48. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.

      A. She worked very hard, so she lived in difficult living conditions.

      B. She worked very hard, but she still lived in difficult conditions.

      C. She worked very hard even though her living conditions were difficult.

      D. She worked very hard because her living conditions were difficult.

Question 49. Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.

      A. Too many people came to the meeting.

      B. There were more people at the meeting than we had expected.

      C. There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected.

      D. We had expected more people to come to the meeting.

Question 50. It was impossible to find Tom anywhere.

      A. Tom was unable to go anywhere.

      B. Tom could not be found anywhere.

      C. Finding Tom was possible.

      D. Tom could go anywhere he liked.

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.

I had just come home. Then I heard the phone ringing.

A. No sooner had I come home then I heard the phone ringing. 

B. Scarcely had I come home when I heard the phone ringing. 

C. I had barely come home than I heard the phone ringing. 

D. Hardly barely come home did I hear the phone ringing.

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.

When I had finished the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

A. Finishing the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

B. Having finished the report, i went out for a cup of coffee

C. Going out for a cup of coffee, I finished my report

D. To finish the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

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.

Until I saw her for myself, I didn’t think that Naomi had been badly wounded.

A. As soon as I saw Naomi, I knew that her injuries were very serious. 

B. Naomi hadn’t been hurt very badly, and I became aware of that at the time that I saw her. 

C. It was only when I saw Naomi that I realized how seriously she had been injured. 

D. Before I had seen Naomi’s wounds, I had supposed that they were extremely bad.