Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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. Gestures

B. Signs and signals

C. Speech

D. Communication

A. The best school teach a wide variety of subjects.

B. Education and schooling are quite different experiences.

C. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.

D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is.

A. finished

B. escaped

C. damaged

D. promised

A. need each other

B. are close to each other

C. have very close relationship with each other

D. are polite to each other

A. John said that he was late because he had spent a lot of time finding a parking place.

B. John finally found a parking place after a long time searching even though they were late.

C. John apologized for being late because it took them much time to find a parking place.

D. John said sorry for being late because he had to try his best to look for a parking place.

A. what

B. how

C. which

D. why

A. be confident

B. be smart

C. be optimistic

D. be pessimistic