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 basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.

Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in the urbanareas where many jobs are found.

Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.

Tom:” Can you make it at 3 p.m, on Friday for our meeting? ”

 - Tony: ”__________”

He ate all his food. He even ate some of mine.

Publishing in the UK, the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs.

These investments have remained dormant for several years

This flat is a far cry from the house they had before.

Sue: “These cakes are so delious! Thank you very much, Bill.”

                     - Bill: “_______!”

The bread has become stale and I cannot swallow it.

A conductor uses signals and gestures to let the musicians to know when to play various parts of composition.

Yuki and Hana are having a free afternoon. Yuki is inviting Hana to see a new movie with him.

Yuki: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this afternoon?”

Hana: : ________.”

Jack and Joe are discussing how to make salad for dinner.

-Jack: “______”.

-Joe: “How about putting some grapes in it, instead?”.

A. invited     B. attended C. celebrated          D. displayed

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

A. measure                      B. pleasure            C. treasure               D. ensure