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.
Câu 1: Laura practised playing the instrument a lot. She could hardly improve her performance.
A. Hardly had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot when she could improve her performance.
B. Had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could have performed much better.
C. However much Laura practised playing the instrument, she could hardly perform any better.
D. As soon as Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could perform much better.
Câu 2: Lucy paid a visit to the local orphanage. She then decided to donate part of her savings to the children there.
A. Lucy had hardly decided to donate part of her savings to the children when she paid a visit to the local orphanage.
B. It was only when Lucy had decided to donate part of her savings to the children that she paid a visit to the local orphanage.
C. Before she paid a visit to the local orphanage, Lucy had decided to donate part of her savings to the children there.
D. Having paid a visit to the local orphanage, Lucy decided to donate part of her savings to the children there.
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B.
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D.