Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences given.

Cultures differ in language and customs. They still share common human values.

Globalization connects cultures, and it also threatens cultural traditions.

Globalization neither connects cultures nor threatens cultural traditions.

Globalization connects cultures because it threatens cultural traditions.

Globalization threatens cultural traditions, but it cannot connect cultures.

People from different backgrounds learn to respect one another by working together.

People from different backgrounds work together, so they can’t respect one another.

Unless people from different backgrounds work together, they learn to respect one another.

Respect is not learned when people from different backgrounds work together.

The industrial production fell quickly in ten years from 1990 to 2000.

The industrial production fell steadily in ten years from 1990 to 2000.

The industrial production rose sharply in ten years from 1990 to 2000.

The industrial production rose slightly in ten years from 1990 to 2000.

The availability of seasonal produce experienced a stable period.

The availability of seasonal produce is recorded leveling off.

The availability of seasonal produce hardly moved up and down.

The availability of seasonal produce went through a period of erratic.

Festivals show national pride, but they strengthen community bonds.

Festivals both show national pride and strengthen community bonds.

Festivals neither show national pride nor strengthen community bonds.

Festivals strengthen community bonds so they cannot show national pride.

The teacher introduced multicultural lessons so that students became more open-minded.

Students became more open-minded even though the teacher introduced multicultural lessons.

The teacher introduced multicultural lessons unless students became more open-minded.

Students became more open-minded, but the teacher didn’t introduce multicultural lessons.