Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.
Question 46. I finished my project. Then I left for a two-week holiday.
A. After I had finished my project, I left for my two-week holiday.
B. After I finished my project, I had left for my two-week holiday.
C. I finished my project before I had left for my two-week holiday.
D. I finished my project because I left for a two-week holiday before.
Question 47. He worked as a shipper to earn enough money. Then he studied in the university.
A. He started to work as a shipper to earn enough money when he studied in the university.
B. While working as a shipper to earn enough money, he studied in the university.
C. He has worked as a shipper to earn enough money since he studied in the university.
D. He had worked as a shipper to earn enough money before he studied in the university.
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.
Question 48. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
A. She worked very hard, so she lived in difficult living conditions.
B. She worked very hard, but she still lived in difficult conditions.
C. She worked very hard even though her living conditions were difficult.
D. She worked very hard because her living conditions were difficult.
Question 49. Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.
A. Too many people came to the meeting.
B. There were more people at the meeting than we had expected.
C. There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected.
D. We had expected more people to come to the meeting.
Question 50. It was impossible to find Tom anywhere.
A. Tom was unable to go anywhere.
B. Tom could not be found anywhere.
C. Finding Tom was possible.
D. Tom could go anywhere he liked.
Đáp án B.
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