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 company director decided to raise the workers’ wages. He did not want them to leave.

A. The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages in order not to want them to leave.

B. The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages though he wanted them to leave.

C. The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages so that he did not want them to leave.

D. The company director decided to raise the workers’ wages because he did not want them to leave.

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.

He decided not to go to university and went to work in a restaurant.

A. Despite of going to university he went to work in a restaurant. 

B. He went to work in a restaurant instead of going to university. 

C. Instead of working in a restaurant, he went to university.

D. He decided to go to work in a restaurant because he liked it.

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

James did not come. He did not call either

A. James did not come, so he did not call

B. James did not come and he did not call, too

C. James did not came but he called afterwards

D. James neither came nor called

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

Hans told us about his investing in the company. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.

A. Only after investing in the company did Hans inform us of his arrival at the meeting.

B. Not until Hans told us that he would invest in the company did he arrive at the meeting.

C. Hardly had he informed us about his investing in the company when Hans arrived at the meeting.

D. No sooner had Hans arrived at the meeting than he told us about his investing in the company.

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.

He did not work hard. He failed the exam

A. Even though he failed the exam, he didn’t work hard

B. Unless he had worked hard, he would have failed the exam

C. If he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam

D. However hard he worked, he failed the exam

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.

He did not work hard. He failed the exam.

A. Even though he failed the exam, he didn’t work hard.

B. Unless he had worked hard, he would have failed the exam.

C. If he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam.

D. However hard he worked, he failed the exam.

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

He did not work hard. He failed the exam

A. Unless he had worked hard, he would have failed the exam

B. Even though he failed the exam, he didn’t work hard

C. If he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam

D. However hard he worked, he failed the exam

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

Tom was encouraged by my success. He decided not to quit his work.

A. Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work

B. Encouraging by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work

C. To be encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work

D. That he was encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work