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 was tired this morning. He stayed up late to watch a football match last night.

An important rule in Tim's family is that they have to pay __________ visits to their grandparents in the countryside.

It’s a good idea in theory, but it’s going to be hard to put in into ________.

Laura had a blazing _______ with Eddie and stormed out of the house.

Yesterday I _______ in the park when I saw Dick playing football.

They are always optimistic although they don’t have a penny to their name.

Twelve-year-old Eloise Noakes has got the best job in the world – (34) _______ out new games.

She had been depressed all day but she started to __________ after she heard that she was promoted.

Air pollution is getting more and more serious in __________ big cities such as Hanoi and Beijing.

Police said the thieves were obviously well acquainted __________ the alarm system at the department store.

Yesterday the naval authorities __________ the reports in Friday’s newspapers that they had exploded three bombs near an unknown submarine.

In the sustainable agriculture, farmers try _______ the use of chemicals and fertilizers.