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’s cold outside and my leg hurts. I haven't been out for weeks.

A. I haven't been out for weeks, which makes the weather cold and my leg bad

B. The weather is cold and my leg is bad as a result of my stay indoors for weeks

C. What with the cold weather and my bad leg, I haven't been out for weeks

D. What makes the weather cold and my leg bad is my stay indoors for weeks

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’s cold outside and my leg hurts. I haven't been out for weeks.

A. I haven't been out for weeks, which makes the weather cold and my leg bad.

B. The weather is cold and my leg is bad as a result of my stay indoors for weeks.

C. What with the cold weather and my bad leg, I haven't been out for weeks.

D. What makes the weather cold and my leg bad is my stay indoors for weeks.

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 haven’t been very open-minded,” said the manager.

A. The manager promised to be very open-minded.

B. The manager admitted not having been very open-minded.

C. The manager denied having been very open-minded.

D. The manager refused to have been very open-minded.

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

I didn't want to catch a cold. I wore a warm coat and a scarf.

A. I wore a warm coat and a scarf though I didn't want to catch a cold.

B. I wore a warm coat and a scarf, so I didn't want to catch a cold.

C. I wore a warm coat and a scarf, but I didn't want to catch a cold.

D. I wore a warm coat and a scarf in order not to catch a cold.

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

She has been saying something. It’s beside the point.

A. She’s beside the point when having been saying something. 

B. That she has been saying is beside the point. 

C. What she has been saying is beside the point. 

D. She has been saying something as she’s beside the point.

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

"I have never been to Russia. I think I shall go there next year.” said Bill.

A. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year.

B. Bill said that he would have never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.

C. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thinks he will go there the next year.

D. Bill said that he has never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.

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.

When I had finished the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

A. Finishing the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

B. Having finished the report, i went out for a cup of coffee

C. Going out for a cup of coffee, I finished my report

D. To finish the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

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 picked up my book. I found that the cover had been torn

A. When picking up my book, the cover had been torn

B. On picking up my book, I saw that the cover had been torn

C. The cover had been torn when my book picked up

D. Picked up, the book was torn

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

Enormous efforts have been made. People want to find a cure for this disease.

A. Enormous efforts have been made; however, people want to find a cure for this disease.

B. Enormous efforts have been made, so people want to find a cure for this disease

C. Although enormous efforts have been made, people want to find a cure for this disease.

D. Enormous efforts have been made to find a cure for this disease.