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:

 If I had known about their wedding plan earlier, I would have been able to make time to attend the reception party.

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In spite of heavy rain, my brother went to work.

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: 

Due to the fact that the demand for tea was very high in the 19th century, its price was astronomical.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) _________a musical instrument. As they (32) _________up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (33) _________ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (34) _________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous (35) _________as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.
(31)......................

Rewrite: 

He works in the same office with two women. They are very beautiful andtactful.

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The sooner he stops smoking, the better he’ll feel.

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The thief almost certainly came through the open windows.

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 question:

It’s waste of time to try to explain anything to Tony.

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: As time went by, the poor girl grew more and more beautifully.

Rewrite: 

Daisy hasn't seen her sister since she left for America.

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:

Tom reviewed the lessons carefully. He could finish the test very well.

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 question:

There is not a single corner of Hue that my friend hasn't visited.

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 If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.

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 cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.

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I thought I should not stay at home yesterday.

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 gain more knowledge about how to stay safe online. We worry about the threats of cybercrime less.

Rewrite: 

She has been typing the report for an hour.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words: 

It/ that / Vietnamese / surprised / me / was / what / he liked /most.

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 brother was so rude to my friends last night. I now regret it.

Rewrite: 

You are in this mess right now because you didn't listen to me in the first place.

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: 

“Leave my house now or I’ll call the police!” shouted the lady to the man.