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

Marie prepared her homework carefully. She could answer all the questions and got good marks.

A. Although she prepared her homework carefully, Marie could not answer all the questions and got good marks.

B. Having prepared her homework carefully, Marie could answer all the questions and got good marks.

C. If she had prepared her homework carefully, Marie could have answered all the questions and got good marks.

D. It was because of her careful preparation for the homework, Marie couldn't answer all the questions and got good marks.

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

Marie prepared her homework carefully. She could answer all the questions and got good marks.

A. Although she prepared her homework carefully, Marie could not answer all the questions and got good marks.

B. Having prepared her homework carefully, Marie could answer all the questions and got good marks.

C. If she had prepared her homework carefully, Marie could have answered all the questions and got good marks.

D. It was because of her careful preparation for the homework, Marie couldn't answer all the questions and got good marks.

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.

Laura practised playing the instrument a lot. She could hardly improve her performance.  

A. However much Laura practised playing the instrument, she could hardly perform any better. 

B. As soon as Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could perform much better. 

C. Had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could have performed much better. 

D. Hardly had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot when she could improve her performance.

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.

She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January.

A. She gave in her notice, plan to start her new job in January

B. She gave in her notice with a view to starting her new job in January

C. Her notice was given in with an aim to start her new job in January

D. Her notice was given in order for her to start her new job in January

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.

She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January

A. She gave in her notice, plan to start her new job in January

B. She gave in her notice with a view to starting her new job in January

C. Her notice was given in with an aim to start her new job in January

D. Her notice was given in order for her to start her new job in January

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

She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January 

A. She gave in her notice, plan to start her new job in January 

B. She gave in her notice with a view to starting her new job in January 

C. Her notice was given in with an aim to start her new job in January 

D. Her notice was given in order for her to start her new job in January 

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.

She heard the news of the death of her father. She fainted.

A. On hearing the news of her dead father, she fainted. 

B. On hearing the news of her father’s death, she fainted. 

C. She fainted so she heard the news of the death of her father. 

D. She fainted and then she heard the news of the death of her father.

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.

An loved her teady bear when she was a child. She couldn’t sleep without it.

A. When An was a child, she loved her teady bear so as not to sleep with it.

B. As An couldn’t sleep without her teady bear when she was a child, she loved it.

C. When An was a child, she loved her teady bear so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.

D. When An was a child, she loved her teady bear though she couldn’t sleep without it.

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 left home to start an independent life. She realised how much her family meant to her

A. Mary left home to start an independent life with a view to realising how much her family meant to her

B. To realise how much her family meant to her, Mary decided to leave home to start an independent life

C. Not until Mary had left home to start an independent life did she realise how much her family meant to her

D. Only when Mary realised how much her family meant to her did she leave home to start an independent life