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.
1. Marie didn't turn up at John's birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.
A. It's a shame Marie had turned up at John's birthday party.
B. If only Marie turned up at John's birthday party.
C. I wish Marie had turned up at John's birthday party.
D. I wished Marie wouldn't turn up at John's birthday party.
2. Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.
A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.
B. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.
C. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.
D. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting.
