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 manager contributes generously. As a result, I can continue my plan.

A. Had it not been for the manager’s generous contribution, I couldn’t continue my plan. 

B. The manager’s generous contribution gets my plan continue. 

C. But for the manager’s generous contribution, I couldn't continue my plan. 

D. Should the manager contribute generously, I could continue my plan.

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 to do my homework. I could not help my mother with the washing-up.

A. Because I was busy doing my homework, I could not help my mother with the washing-up.

B. It was impossible for me to do my homework although my mother helped me with the washing-up. 

C. I could not help my mother with the washing-up until I finished my homework.

D. I could not do my homework because I had to help my mother with the washing-up.

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 to do my homework. I could not help my mother with the washing-up.

A. Because I was busy doing my homework, I could not help my mother with the washing-up

B. It was impossible for me to do my homework although my mother helped me with the washing-up

C. I could not help my mother with the washing-up until I finished my homework

D. I could not do my homework because I had to help my mother with the washing-up

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.

My sister didn’t leave the house key. As a result, I can’t be cooking lunch now

A. If my sister have left the house key, I could have been cooking lunch now

B. If my sister had left the house key, I could have been cooking lunch now

C. If my sister had left the house key, I could be cooking lunch now

D. If my sister left the house key, I could be cooking lunch now

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.

As the luggage was so heavy, we had to take a taxi

A. We had to take a taxi because of the heavy luggage

B. We had to take a taxi so that we can have heavy luggage

C. Although the luggage was heavy, we took a taxi

D. We had to take a taxi, so we had heavy luggage

* 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 regarded our relationship as an investment. I had to commit to it with all my heart.

A. Regardless of our relationship, I commit to my investment with all my heart. 

B. I invested all my heart in our relationship; that is how I commit to it. 

C. I regarded our relationship as an investment since I had to commit to it with all my heart. 

D. I regarded our relationship as an investment that I had to commit with all my heart.

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 each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Mary was sick. She didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.

A. Though sick, Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended. 

B. When the meeting ended, Mary left because she was sick. 

C. Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended despite she was sick. 

D. In spite of the fact that Mary’s sickness, she didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.

* 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 so dismal that they had to cancel the picnic immediately.

A. The weather was too dismal that the picnic was cancelled immediately. 

B. So dismal was the weather that they had to cancel the picnic immediately. 

C. The picnic would be cancelled immediately since the weather was dismal. 

D. The weather was enough dismal for them to cancel the picnic immediately.