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.

The girl forgot to set the alarm clock. Therefore, she is in a hurry now.

A. The girl forgot to set the alarm clock because she is in a hurry now.

B. The girl is not in a hurry now in spite of forgetting to set the alarm clock.

C. The girl is not in a hurry now although she forgot to set the alarm clock.

D. The girl is in a hurry now because she forgot to set the alarm clock.

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

Question 30: The girl didn’t have any friends. Therefore, she felt lonely.

A. Having many friends, the girl felt lonely.

B. Deprived of friends, the girl felt lonely.

C. Not having friends, they made the girl feel lonely.

D. Having no friends, the girl felt lonely.

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

Question 30: The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.

A. The girl who is talking to a man with a ponytail is my friend.

B. The girl, whom a man with a ponytail is talking to, is my friend.

C. My friend is the girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail.

D. The girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail, is my friend.

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 pop star is recognized wherever she goes. Therefore, she always has a bodyguard.

A. The pop star always has a bodyguard so that no one else can recognize her.

B. The pop star avoids recognition wherever she goes by having a bodyguard.

C. Recognized wherever she goes, the pop star always has a bodyguard.

D. Recognizing her wherever she goes, a bodyguard is always at her side.

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 got up late and missed the first class. The alarm clock didn’t go off.

A. If I set the alarm clock well, I would not get up late and miss the first class. 

B. Because the alarm clock didn’t working well, I got up late and missed the first class. 

C. Because I got up late and missed the first class, the alarm clock didn’t go off. 

D. I got up late and missed the first class, so the alarm clock didn’t go off.

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 girl packed the vase in polyester foam. She didn’t want it to get broken in the post.

A. The girl packed the vase in polyester foam so that it wouldn’t get broken in the post. 

B. The girl packed the vase in polyester foam so it didn’t get broken in the post. 

C. The girl packed the vase in polyester foam so as it wouldn’t get broken in the post.

D. The girl packed the vase in polyester foam for it didn’t get broken in the post.

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 girl packed the vase in polyester foam. She didn’t want it to get broken in the post.

A. The girl packed the vase in polyester foam so that it wouldn’t get broken in the post

B. The girl packed the vase in polyester foam so it didn’t get broken in the post

C. The girl packed the vase in polyester foam so as it wouldn’t get broken in the post

D. The girl packed the vase in polyester foam for it didn’t get broken in the post

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.