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.

It is difficult to get tickets for 2018 World Cup. It was wise of him to buy the tickets for 2018 World Cup in advance.

A. Since they are difficult to get, he should have brought the tickets for 2018 World Cup beforehand

B. Although he bought the tickets for 2018 World Cup in advance, he wasn’t wise enough to do so

C. Such is te difficulty in getting the tickets for 2018 World Cup that it was wise of him to buy them beforehand

D. The tickets for 2018 World Cup is so difficult to get that he had enough wisdom to buy them

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.

It is difficult to get tickets for 2018 World Cup. It was wise of him to buy the tickets for 2018 World Cup in advance.

A. Since they are difficult to get, he should have brought the tickets for 2018 World Cup beforehand.

B. Although he bought the tickets for 2018 World Cup in advance, he wasn’t wise enough to do so.

C. Such is te difficulty in getting the tickets for 2018 World Cup that it was wise of him to buy them beforehand.

D. The tickets for 2018 World Cup is so difficult to get that he had enough wisdom to buy them.

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.

It is difficult to get tickets for 2018 World Cup. It was wise of him to buy the tickets for 2018 World Cup advance.

A. Since they are difficult to get, he should have brought the tickets for 2018 World Cup beforehand

B. Although he bought the tickets for 2018 World Cup in advance, he wasn’t wise enough to do so

C. Such is the difficulty in getting the tickets for 2018 World Cup that it was wise of him to buy them beforehand

D. The tickets for 2018 World Cup is so difficult to get that he had enough wisdom to buy them

Part 2: For each question, complete the second sentence in such a way that it is as SIMILAR in meaning as possible to the original one. (10 points)

1. We advised customers to buy their tickets in advance.

      Customers __________________________________________________________.

2. It was almost dark when we got home.

      Not until it __________________________________________________________.

3. You’ve got to decide what course to take.

      It’s time ____________________________________________________________.

4. We haven’t been to Hoi An before.

      This is the __________________________________________________________.

5. The weather in the north is wetter than in the south.

      The weather in the south _______________________________________________.

I _______________ (not see) the weather report, so I didn’t know a storm was coming.

The wind _______________ (blow) for hours when the tree finally fell over.

We went to the cinema early because we ______________ (not buy) tickets in advance.

Cheryl was annoyed because she _______________ (wait) for the bus for ages.

_______________ (Michael / leave) the café by the time you got there?

1.        I regretted ( buy) the house. It is too small for us to live in. ( to buy/ buying)

2.        I regret ( inform) you that your application for the job was refused. ( to inform/ informing)

3.        Did they avoid ( take) part in the game with you? ( to take/ taking)

4.        He refused ( be) helped ( to be/ being)

5.        They didn’t stop ( work) in spite of the heavy rain. ( to work/ working)

6.        Now, stop ( have) a cup of coffee. We have been driving for 2 hours. ( to have/ having)

7.        It is no use (complain) to him about the matter. ( to complain/ complaining)

8.        There is no point ( paint) the window again ( to paint/ painting)

9.        He admitted ( steal) my car. ( to steal/ stealing)

10.     We enjoyed ( walk) with her last night. ( walking/ to walk)

11.     We dislike ( travel) by air because we always feel nervous. ( to travel/ traveling)

12.     He can’t help ( cry) when seeing his mother. ( to cry/ crying)

13.     It is worthless ( watch) this film ( watching/ to watch)

14.     We can’t stand ( pollute) air and water. ( to pollute/ polluting)

1.        I regretted ( buy) the house. It is too small for us to live in. ( to buy/ buying)

2.        I regret ( inform) you that your application for the job was refused. ( to inform/ informing)

3.        Did they avoid ( take) part in the game with you? ( to take/ taking)

4.        He refused ( be) helped ( to be/ being)

5.        They didn’t stop ( work) in spite of the heavy rain. ( to work/ working)

6.        Now, stop ( have) a cup of coffee. We have been driving for 2 hours. ( to have/ having)

7.        It is no use (complain) to him about the matter. ( to complain/ complaining)

8.        There is no point ( paint) the window again ( to paint/ painting)

9.        He admitted ( steal) my car. ( to steal/ stealing)

10.     We enjoyed ( walk) with her last night. ( walking/ to walk)

11.     We dislike ( travel) by air because we always feel nervous. ( to travel/ traveling)

12.     He can’t help ( cry) when seeing his mother. ( to cry/ crying)

13.     It is worthless ( watch) this film ( watching/ to watch)

14.     We can’t stand ( pollute) air and water. ( to pollute/ polluting)