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.

Kate completed her higher education. She then decided to travel the world before getting a job.

A. Without completing her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job. 

B. Given that Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job, she completed her higher education. 

C. Having completed her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job. 

D. Kate had scarcely travelled the world before getting a job when she completed her higher education.

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.

Kate completed her higher education. She then decided to travel the world before getting a job

A. Kate had scarcely travelled the world before getting a job when she completed her higher education

B. Without completing her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job

C. Having completed her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job

D. Given that Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job, she completed her higher education

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Lee gave up her job. She planned to continue her education.

A. Lee’s education was interrupted since she wanted to find a job

B. Lee gave up her job with the aim at continuing her education

C. Lee gave up her job in case she continued her education

D. Lee gave up her job with a view to continuing her education

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She had just finished eating her breakfast. Then she fell down.

A. Hardly did she finished eating her breakfast when she fell down.

B. Hardly she had finished eating her breakfast when she fell down.

C. Hardly have she finished eating her breakfast when she fell down.

D. Hardly had she finished eating her breakfast when she fell down.

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Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news. She was surprised at it.

A. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news, which she was surprised. 

B. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him, surprising by the unexpected news.

C. Surprised to hear the unexpected news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.  

D. Surprised as she was to hear the news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.

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.

Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news. She was surprised at it.

A. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news, which she was surprised. 

B. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him, surprising by the unexpected news.

C. Surprised to hear the unexpected news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.

D. Surprised as she was to hear the news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.

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.

Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news. She was surprised at it

A. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news, which she was surprised

B. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him, surprising by the unexpected news

C. Surprised to hear the unexpected news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately

D. Surprised as she was to hear the news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately

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.

Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news. She was surprised at it.

A. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news, which she was surprised.

B. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him, surprising by the unexpected news.

C. Surprised to hear the unexpected news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.

D. Surprised as she was to hear the news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.

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.

My sister loved travelling in Europe very much. She decided not to go to France because of her fears of terrorism.

A. My sister would have gone to France if she hadn’t been scared of terrorism so much because Europe was her favourite travel spot. 

B. As France had become a high-risk terrorism spot, my sister, who normally loved Europe, was afraid  to go there. 

C. Although my sister liked touring Europe ever since the threat of terrorism started, she hadn’t been to France. 

D. Even though my sister liked touring Europe very much, she was afraid of the terrorism in France, so  she chose not to go there.