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.1. The referee brought the football game to a halt. He blew his whistle.
A.The referee stopped playing football and blowing his whistle.
B.The referee stopped the football game before he blew his whistle.
C.Having stopped the football match, the referee blew his whistle.
D.The referee brought the football game to a halt by blowing his whistle.

He is a successful man in his career. He possesses a large number of shares of the company.
A.He becomes successful in his career by possessing a large number of shares of the company.
B.Given the large number of shares of the company he possesses, he is successful in his career.
C.Successful as he is in his career, shares of the company he possesses are modest
D.Given a large number of shares by the company he possesses, he is successful in his career.

We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon. We could not afford the fee, however.
A.As planned, we could not afford the visit to Petronas in the afternoon because of the fee.
B.We visited Petronas in the afternoon though the fee was too high for us.
C.We were going to visit Petronas in the afternoon but the fee was too high for us.
D.The fee was, however, high enough for us to plan a visit to Petronas in the afternoon.

"Your boss looks like the aggressive type." “______”.
A.Yes, he really wants to get ahead.
B.Yes, he's quite gentle.
C.Really? I've never seen him lie.
D.Right. He's so quiet.

“I hear The Golden Bride is a very good film.” “ _______”
A.Yes, it's very exciting.
B.No, I don’t hear that.
C.Yes, it's boring.
D.No, I hear it, too.

"What do you think of your new DVD player?” “______”
A.I love it.
B.My brother gave it to me.
C.It was a gift from my brother.
D.I always put it there.

“Do you like the weather here?" – “I wish it ______”
A.doesn't rain
B.didn't rain
C.won’t rain
D.hadn’t rained

“I don't think I can do this.” – “______”
A.
Oh, come on! Give it a try
B.
Yeah. It’s not easy.
C.No, I hope not.
D.Sure, no way!

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
What is urbanization?
Urbanization is a process (21) ___________ populations move from rural to urban area, enabling cities and towns to grow. It can also be termed as the progressive (22) __________ of the number of people living in towns and cities. It is highly (23) ________ by the notion that cities and towns have gained better economic, political, and social (24) __________ compared (25) _______ the rural areas.
Accordingly, urbanization is very common is developing and developed countries as more and more people have the (26) ________ of moving closer to towns and cities to acquire “privileged” social and economic services. These (27)__________ social and economic advantages such as better education, health care, sanitation, housing, business opportunities, and transportation.
A large majority of people move to cities and towns because they (28)________ rural areas as places with hardship and backward lifestyle. Therefore, as populations move to more developed areas, the immediate (29)______ is urbanization. This normally contributes to the development of land use in commercial properties, transportation, and residential buildings. Eventually, these activities (30)________ several urbanization issues.
A.outcome
B.answer
C.influence
D.achievement

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
What is urbanization?
Urbanization is a process (21) ___________ populations move from rural to urban area, enabling cities and towns to grow. It can also be termed as the progressive (22) __________ of the number of people living in towns and cities. It is highly (23) ________ by the notion that cities and towns have gained better economic, political, and social (24) __________ compared (25) _______ the rural areas.
Accordingly, urbanization is very common is developing and developed countries as more and more people have the (26) ________ of moving closer to towns and cities to acquire “privileged” social and economic services. These (27)__________ social and economic advantages such as better education, health care, sanitation, housing, business opportunities, and transportation.
A large majority of people move to cities and towns because they (28)________ rural areas as places with hardship and backward lifestyle. Therefore, as populations move to more developed areas, the immediate (29)______ is urbanization. This normally contributes to the development of land use in commercial properties, transportation, and residential buildings. Eventually, these activities (30)________ several urbanization issues.
A.rise
B.raise
C.stimulate
D.promote