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 failed to enter college for two consecutive years. He was finally able to attend FPT Arena University.

A. Because he failed to enter college for two consecutive years, he was finally able to attend FPT Arena University.

B. Failing to enter college for two consecutive years prevented him from attending FPT Arena University.

C. Not being admitted to college for two consecutive years, he was finally able to enter FPT Arena University.

D. Being finally able to attend FPT Arena University, he failed to enter college for two consecutive years.

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 from 1 to 2.

His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious university.

A. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that prestigious university. 

B. Failing to apply to that prestigious university, his academic record at high school was poor. 

C. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious university. 

D. His academic record at high school was poor, as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious university.

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

His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious university.

A. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that prestigious university. 

B. Failing to apply to that prestigious university, his academic record at high school was poor. 

C. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious university. 

D. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious university.

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

His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious university. 

A. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that prestigious university. 

B. Failing to apply to that prestigious university, his academic record at high was poor. 

C. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious university.

D. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious university. 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the  correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

          Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then. A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.

Langston Hughes was ______ years old when he went to Mexico

A. 18

B. 20

C. 14

D. 16

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 able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him.

A. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.

B. If only he had been able to finish his book.

C. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.

D. But for his wife’s help, he couldn't finish his book.

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 able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him.

A. If only he had been able to finish his book

B. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book 

C. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book 

D. But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book 

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 able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him.

A. If only he had been able to finish his book 

B. If his wife had helped him, he couldn’t have finished his book

C. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book 

D. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book

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 able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him

A. If only he had been able to finish his book

B. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book

C. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book

D. But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book