Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: Floods cause of billions of  dollars’  worth  of  property damage annually.

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 It’s no use asking her for help.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions:

 He said that he would take responsibility for his company's damage to the area. But then he denied that.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

The teacher encouraged him. As a result, he took part in the contest.

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She is the most intelligent woman I have ever met.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

I can’t come to your party. I’m too busy.

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 They say that the visitors were killed by terrorists.

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“That’s a lovely new dress, Jean,” said her mother.

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: 

My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.

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: 

There is no point in your phoning Jane – she's away.

Make the best choice

My brother is fond of reading the novels written by Hemingway.

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning: 

The man wore gloves in order not to leave any fingerprints.

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To some people, the sinking of the Titanic was the captain's fault.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.

Rewrite: 

We had to put off our wedding until September.

Make the best choice

 If only I had taken that job in the bank

Make the best choice

He delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research.

Rewrite: 

The test we did yesterday was very long. It was very difficult, too.

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 question:

"No, I won't go to work at the weekend," said Sally.

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I haven’t seen either James or his sister for a very long time now.

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 If it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.