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.

For fear of waking up the family, Trung tiptoed upstairs.

A. Trung tiptoed upstairs because he didn’t want to wake up the family. 

B. Trung tiptoed upstairs so as not to wake up the family. 

C. The family feared when Trung tiptoed upstairs. 

D. Trung tiptoed upstairs lest the family should be woken 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.

The flood may rise higher. We have to move upstairs.

A. We’ll have to move upstairs soon if the flood rises any higher.

B. Unless the flood rises any higher we won’t have to move upstairs.

C. If we don’t move upstairs, the flood may rise higher.

D. We have to move upstairs in case the flood rises any higher.

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 flood may rise higher. We have to move upstairs.

A. We’ll have to move upstairs soon if the flood rises any higher

B. Unless the flood rises any higher we won’t have to move upstairs

C. If we don’t move upstairs, the flood may rise higher

D. We have to move upstairs in case the flood rises any higher

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(A) It was not until (B) after midnight  (C) when the noise next door (D) stopped.

A. It

B. after midnight

C. when the noise

D. stopped

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.

A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.

B. The cofiee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

C. The coflee was not good enough for us to keep awake.

D. We were kept awake although the coffee was not strong.

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

A picture was stolen by art thieves. It was painted by Munch.

A. Stolen by art thieves, a picture was painted by Munch.

B. Painted by Munch, a picture was stolen by art thieves.

C. A picture painted by Munch was stolen by art thieves.

D. All are correct.

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 never received the letter. It was sent to the wrong address.

A. Since it was sent to the wrong address, I have never received the letter.

B. I never received the letter because it was sent to the wrong address.

C. I never received the letter because of sending to the wrong address.

D. Sent to wrong address, I never received the letter.

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

My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

A. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953; however, completely destroying the forest fire

B. My grandparents’ lake house, which was built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire

C. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the forest fire

D. The forest fire destroyed my grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953

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

My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

A. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953; however, completely destroying the forest fire.

B. My grandparents’ lake house, which was built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

C. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

D. The forest fire destroyed my grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953.