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

1. Jack took a taxi. However, he still arrived late for class.

A. Although Jack took a taxi, but he still arrived late for class.

B. Taking a taxi, Jack arrived late for class.

C. Because Jack took a taxi, he arrived late for class.

D. In spite of taking a taxi, Jack still arrived late for class.

2.  I don’t have a spare ticket. I can’t take you to the concert.

A. If I have a spare ticket, I can take you to the concert.

B. I could take you to the concert unless I have a spare ticket.

C. If I had a spare ticket, I could take you to the concert.

D. I couldn’t take you to the concert if I didn’t have a spare ticket.

3.  We didn’t go out. It was raining.

A. Because it was raining, we didn’t go out.                           

B. Because it was rain, we didn’t go out.

C. Because it was not raining, we didn’t go out.       

D. When it was raining, we didn’t go out.

4.  It is going to rain. You should bring a raincoat with you.

A. It is going to rain, however, you should bring a raincoat with you.

B. It is going to rain, so you should bring a raincoat with you.

C. Because it is going to rain, so you should bring a raincoat with you.

D. You should bring a raincoat with you although it is going to rain.

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 from 36 to 37.

Jack took a taxi. However, he still arrived late for class.

A. Although Jack took a taxi, but he still arrived late for class.

B. Taking a taxi, Jack arrived late for class.

C. Because Jack took a taxi, he arrived late for class.

D. In spite of taking a taxi, Jack still arrived late for class.

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 from 36 to 37.

Jack took a taxi. However, he still arrived late for class.

A. Although Jack took a taxi, but he still arrived late for class

B. Taking a taxi, Jack arrived late for class

C. Because Jack took a taxi, he arrived late for class

D. In spite of taking a taxi, Jack still arrived late for class

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.

“Sorry, we’re late. It took us ages to look for a parking place," said John.

A. John finally found a parking place after a long time searching even though they were late.

B. John said that he was late because he had spent a lot of time finding a parking place.

C. John said sorry for being late because he had to try his best to look for a parking place.

D. John apologized for being late because it took them much time to find a parking place.

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.

“Sorry, we’re late. It took us ages to look for a parking place,” said John.

A. John said that he was late because he had spent a lot of time finding a parking place.

B. John finally found a parking place after a long time searching even though they were late.

C. John apologized for being late because it took them too much time to find a parking place.

D. John say sorry for being late because he had to try his best to look for a parking place.

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

The teacher encouraged him. As a result, he took part in the contest.

A. thanks to the teacher’s encouragement, he took part in the contest 

B. thanks to the teacher’s encouragement, he would have taken part in the contest 

C. if the teacher did not encourage him, he wouldn’t have taken part in the contest 

D. if it had been for the teacher’s encouragement, he wouldn’t have taken part in the contest