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.
We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little

about sleep.
A.We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.
B.We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.
C.Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.
D.We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.

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.
My grandparents' lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed

by the forest fire.
A.My grandparents' lake house, built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire.
B.The forest fire destroyed my grandparents' lake house was built in 1953.
C.My grandparents' lake house was built in 1953 and completely destroyed by the forest fire.
D.My grandparents' lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the forest fire.

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.
My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.
A.Because my mother is very busy with her work at the office, she takes good care of us.
B.My mother is so busy with her work at the office that she cannot take good care of us.
C.My mother is too busy with her work at the office to take good care of us.
D.In spite of being very busy with her work at the office, my mother takes good care of us.

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 taxi driver ignored the stop sign. Then, he crashed his vehicle.
A.If the taxi driver ignored the stop sign, he crashed his vehicle.
B.Unless the taxi driver paid attention to the stop sign, he would have crashed his vehicle.
C.The taxi driver would not have crashed his vehicle if he had taken notice of the stop sign.
D.The taxi driver didn’t ignore the stop sign, or he would not have crashed his vehicle.

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.
A waitress served us. She was very impolite and impatient.
A.A waitress served us was very impolite and impatient.
B.A waitress to serve us was very impolite and impatient.
C.A waitress to be served us was very impolite and impatient.
D.A waitress serving us was very impolite and impatient.

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 questions.
My American friend finds it difficult to pick up food with chopsticks.
A.My American friend doesn’t feel like picking up food with chopsticks.
B.My American friend can’t find chopsticks to pick up food.
C.My American friend didn’t used to pick up food with chopsticks.
D.My American friend is not used to picking up food with chopsticks.

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 questions.
No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A.Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
B.Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.
C.She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
D.As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.

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 questions.
Peter said “I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.”
A.Peter regretted lending him some money.
B.Peter thanked him for lending him some money.
C.Peter wished not to lend him some money.
D.Peter suggested not lending him some money.

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 questions.
They believe that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of air pollution.
A.It is believed that air pollution is mainly to blame for burning fossil fuels.
B.It is believed that burning fossil fuels is held responsible for air pollution.
C.Burning fossil fuels is believed to result from air pollution.
D.Burning fossil fuels is believed to have caused high levels of air pollution.

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 questions.
“I haven’t been very open-minded,” said the manager.
A.The manager admitted not having been very open-minded.
B.The manager denied having been very open-minded.
C.The manager promised to be very open-minded.
D.The manager refused to have been very open-minded.