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.
Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
A.Have nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
B.Since having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
C.Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
D.Because having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.

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 listen to Joe patiently until he started insulting me. At this point, I told him a few home truths.
A.I listened to Joe patiently until he started insulting me, at which point I told him a few home truths.
B.I told Joe a few home truths, by which time he started insulting me patiently.
C.I told Joe a few home truths after listening to him insulting me patiently.
D.I listened to Joe patiently until he started insulting me, in this case I told him a few home truths.

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.
Her living conditions were not good. However, she studied very well.

A.She studied very well just because she lived in difficult conditions.
B.Difficult as her living conditions were, she studied very well.
C.Living in difficult conditions forced she to study very well.
D.Living in difficult conditions, she had no choice but to study well.

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.
You must read the instructions. You won’t know how to use this machine without reading them.
A.Unless you read the instructions, you won’t know how to use this machine.
B.You will know how to use this machine unless you read the instructions.
C.Without reading the instructions, the use of this machine won’t be known.
D.Reading the instructions, so you will know how to use this machine.

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 smokes all the time. I can’t stand that about him.
A.That he smokes all the time I can’t stand.
B.What I can’t stand about him is the way he smokes all the time.
C.I can’t put up with what he smokes.
D.I can’t bear his smoke.

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 situation was embarrassing. She did not know what to do.
A.It was such an embarrassing situation; however, she did not know what to do.
B.So embarrassing the situation was that she did not know what to do.
C.She did not know what to do, though it was not an embarrassing situation.
D.So embarrassing was the situation that she did not know what to do.

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 had saved a lot of money. He travelled to Australia.
A.Travelling to Australia needs a lot of money.
B.Having saved a lot of money, he travelled to Australia.
C.To save a lot of money, he travelled to Australia.
D.Travelling to Australia costs him a lot of money.

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A.you do not have one
B.you do not bring one
C.you do not do one
D.you do not own one

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.
Human beings have destroyed the environment for a long time. They are now paying a high price for this.
A.Because having destroyed the environment for a long time, human beings are now paying a high price for this.
B.Having destroyed the environment for a long time, human beings are now paying a high price for this.
C.On destroying the environment for a long time, they are now paying a high price for this.
D.After being destroyed for a long time, the environment is now paying a high price.

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.
Alternative sources of energy have environmental advantages. It’s not easy to make full use of them.
A.Because alternative sources of energy have environmental advantages, it’s not easy to make full use of them.
B.Alternative sources of energy have environmental advantages, so it’s not easy to make full use of them.
C.Despite their environmental advantages, it’s not easy to make full use of alternative sources of energy.
D.Although alternative sources of energy have environmental advantages, but it’s not easy to make full use of them.