Question

[15. Trần Minh Khang 10.4]

Exercise 12. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

106. I am the youngest son in the family. I didn’t have to do much housework.

            A. Being the youngest son in the family, I didn’t have to do much housework.

            B. If I was the youngest son in the family, I wouldn t have done much housework.

            C. Although I am the youngest son in the family, I wouldn’t have done much housework.

D. Despite the fact that I am the youngest son in the family, I did not have to do much housework.

107. We need to share the tasks. The burden on each member will be more tolerable.

            A. Although the burden on each member will be more tolerable, we still need to share the tasks.

            B. We need to share the tasks so the burden on each member will be more tolerable.

            C. Unless we share the tasks, the burden on each member will be more tolerable.

D. It is essential to share the tasks, otherwise, the burden on each member will be more tolerable.

108. Dan saw all the paintings. He left right after.

            A. Dan left right after to see all the paintings.

            B. Dan left all the paintings after seeing them.

            C. Right after seeing all the paintings, Dan left.

            D. He left and then saw the paintings right after.

109. I usually like red. I wore black to the party last night.

            A. Because I usually like red, I wore black to the party last night.

            B. Although I usually like red. I wore black to the party last night.

            C. Unless I like red, I wore black to the party last night.

            D. As a result of my interest in red, I wore black to the party last night.

110. He tried his best. He won the biggest prize.      

            A. If he had tried his best, he could have won the biggest prize.

            B. Unless he tried his best, he couldn’t win the biggest prize.

            C. Although he tried his best, he still won the biggest prize.

            D. If he hadn’t tried his best, he couldn’t have won the biggest prize.