Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

A. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.

B. Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.

C. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.

D. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.

A. If he had tried hard, he would not fail the entrance exam.

B. If he tried hard, he would pass the entrance exam.

C. If he had tried hard, he would have not failed the entrance exam.

D. If he hadn’t failed the entrance exam, he would try hard.

A. My brother is speaking too loud.

B. My brother likes to speak too loud.

C. My brother feels annoyed when he can't speak too loud.

D. My brother is always speaking too loud.

A. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time.

B. Because she wanted her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast

C. If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.

D. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on.

A. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.

B. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.

C. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.

D. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.

A. I have not been to the museum for a year.

B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.

C. My going to the museum lasted a year.

D. At last I went to the museum after a year.