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 most successful candidates are not always the best educated. They are the best trained in the technique.

A. The most successful candidates are the best at training in the technique, if not they will need education.

B. The most successful candidates are people who are trained well in the technique, although well educated.

C. The most successful candidates are not only the best educated but also the best trained in the technique.

D. The most successful candidates are not always the best educated, but the best trained in the technique.

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 was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.

A. It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success. 

B. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals. 

C. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented. 

D. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals.

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 was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.

A. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals

B. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals

C. It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success

D. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented

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 was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented

A. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals

B. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented

C. It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success

D. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals

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 was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented. 

A. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals. 

B. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals. 

C. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented. 

D. It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success

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 was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented

A. His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals

B. In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals

C. His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented

D. It was his determination to persue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success

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.

Not many students get high scores today. The tests are to hard.

A. If the tests today were easy, more students would get high scores

B. Not all students would get high scores with such easy tests

C. Unless the tests were easy, no students could get high scores

D. The tests are difficult, but all students will get high scores

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.

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.

We planned to visit Ba Na Hills in the afternoon. We could not afford the fee, however.

A. As planned, we could not afford the visit to Ba Na Hills in the afternoon because of the fee. 

B. We visited Ba Na Hills in the afternoon though the fee was too high for us. 

C. We were going to visit Ba Na Hills in the afternoon, but the fee was too high for us. 

D. The fee was, however, high enough for us to plan a visit to Ba Na Hills in the afternoon.

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:

Bill, not his roommate, wrote that paper

A. Bill wrote the paper without help from his roommate

B. Bill’s roommate wrote the paper

C. Neither Bill nor his roommate wrote the paper

D. Bill wrote the paper with his roommate