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 arrived at the conference. Then we realized that our reports were still at home.
A.No sooner had we realized that our reports were at home than we arrived at the conference.
B.Only after we arrived at the conference did we realize that our reports were still at home.
C.Not until we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.
D.Hardly had we arrived at the conference that we realized that our reports were still at home.

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 burglar might come back. You’d better change all the locks.
A.If you don’t change all the locks, the burglar could come back.
B.The burglar will come back unless you change all the locks.
C.You’d better change all the locks or the burglar will come back.
D.You’d better change all the locks in case the burglar will come back.

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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 sister didn’t leave the house key. As a result, I can’t be cooking lunch now.
A.If my sister have left the house key, I could have been cooking lunch now.
B.If my sister had left the house key, I could have been cooking lunch now.
C.If my sister had left the house key, I could be cooking lunch now.
D.If my sister left the house key, I could be cooking lunch now.

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.
Visitors come to the museum to admire the relics. They were excavated from the ancient tombs.
A.Visitors come to the museum to be admired with the relics that were excavated from the ancient tombs.
B.Having been excavated from the ancient tombs, the relics attract attention from the public a lot.
C.Visitors come to the museum to admire the relics excavated from the ancient tombs.
D.Excavated from the ancient tombs, visitors come to the museum to admire the relics.

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.
There is an important difference between chimpanzees and humans. Humans walk on two legs.
A.There is an important difference between chimpanzees and humans that walk on two legs.
B.There are important differences between chimpanzees and humans that walk on two legs.
C.Humans walk on two legs, so they are importantly different from chimpanzees.
D.An important difference between chimpanzees and humans is that humans walk on two legs.

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 didn't want to spend a lot of money. We stayed in a cheap hotel.
A.Rather than spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.
B.In spite of spending a lot of money, we stayed in a cheap hotel.
C.We didn't stay in a cheap hotel as we had a lot of money to spend.
D.We stayed in a cheap hotel, but we had to spend a lot of money.

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.
Julian dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it.
A.Julian regrets not having dropped out of college after his first year.
B.Julian wishes he didn’t drop out of college after his first year.
C.If only Julian hadn’t dropped out of college after his first year.
D.Only if Julian had dropped out of college after his first year would he not regret 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.
Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.
A.Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.
B.Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting.
C.Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.
D.No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.

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 fell over in the last minutes. She didn't win the race.
A.If she didn't fall over in the last minutes, she would win the race.
B.She didn't win the race even though she fell over in the last minutes
C.Not having won the race, she fell over in the last minutes
D.She could have won the race if she hadn't fallen over in the last minutes.