Section 11: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 47: We almost gave up hope. At that time, the rescue party arrived.
A. It was not until the rescue party arrived that we gave up hope.
B. Only after the rescue party arrived did we give up hope.
C. We were on the verge of giving up hope when the rescue party arrived.
D. Had the rescue party not arrived, we wouldn't have given up hope.
Question 48: John got a terminal illness. He couldn't get out of the bed on his own.
A. John's illness is too terminal for him to get out of the bed on his own.
B. No sooner had John's illness got terminal than he could not get out of the bed on his own.
C. Were it not for his terminal illness, John would be able to get out of bed on his own.
D. Such was John's illness that he could never get out of the bed on his own.
