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

The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They ere to help him discuss and formulate new policies.

A. The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new policies

B. A committee consisting of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him discuss and formulate new policies

C. The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a corn mittee to discuss and formulate new policies

D. A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed and formulated new policies

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 Prime Minister failed to explain the cause of the economic crisis, he did not offer any solutions. 

A. Although the Prime Minister explained the cause of the economic crisis, he failed to offer any solutions. 

B. Not only did the Prime Minister explain the cause of the economic crisis, but he also offered solutions. 

C. The Prime Minister offered some solutions based on the explanation of the cause of the economic crisis. 

D. The Prime Minister didn’t explain the cause of the economic crisis, nor did he offer any solutions.

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 Prime Minister failed to explain the cause of the economic crisis, he did not offer any solutions.

The Prime Minister failed to explain the cause of the economic crisis, he did not offer any solutions.

B. Not only did the Prime Minister explain the cause of the economic crisis, but he also offered solutions

C. The Prime Minister offered some solutions based on the explanation of the cause of the economic crisis

D. The Prime Minister didn’t explain the cause of the economic crisis, nor did he offer any solutions

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 Prime Minister failed to explain the cause of the economic crisis, he did not offer any solutions.

A. Although the Prime Minister explained the cause of the economic crisis, he failed to offer any solutions.

B. Not only did the Prime Minister explain the cause of the economic crisis, but he also offered solutions.

C. The Prime Minister offered some solutions based on the explanation of the cause of the economic crisis.

D. The Prime Minister didn’t explain the cause of the economic crisis, nor did he offer any solutions.

Minister discussed and formulated new policies.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that

best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

Early writing and Alphabets

When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to (31) _______ the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a different picture for every word.

            The Ancient Egyptians had a (32) _______of picture writing that was called hieroglyphics. The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists (33) _______ a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for over a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.

          An alphabet is quite different from picture writing. It (34) _______of letters or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, who lived about
3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabets. It was later improved by the Roman's and this alphabet is now used (35) _______ throughout the world.

Question 33

A. discovered

B. realized

C. delivered

D. invented

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is trying to______himself with US President Donald Trump and impress Australian voters.

A. gratify

B. please

C. ingratiate

D. commend

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences

The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election

A. The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election

B. The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will call an early general election

C. It’s likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election

D. There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election

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.

Rumors began circulating that the Prime Minister was seriously illness.

A. begancirculating

B. circulating

C. was

D. illness

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following questions
The lack of family support and the committee’s concerns around the design of the proposed statue of the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, outside UK Parliament were the key determining factors in ________ this application.

A. breaking up

B. turning down

C. taking off

D. putting up