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.

Mary was sick. She didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.

A. Though sick, Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended. 

B. When the meeting ended, Mary left because she was sick. 

C. Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended despite she was sick. 

D. In spite of the fact that Mary’s sickness, she didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.