Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 36. “I will come back home soon,” he said. A. He advised to come back home soon. B. He offered to come back home soon. C. He promised to come back home soon. D. He suggested that he should come back home soon. 37. Stop giving me a hard time, I could not do anything about it. A. Don't make me feel guilty because I couldn't do anything about it. B. I could not do anything about it because I am going through a hard time. C. Going through a hard time doesn't help me do anything about it. D. I couldn't do anything about it so I would stop. 38. It is unlikely that he will come on time. A. He is unlikely to come early. B. It is likely that he will not come too late. C. It looks as if he will come late. D. It seems that he will come lately. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 39. There is always a conflict between parents and children. However, they still should talk and share things with each other. A. Although there is always a conflict between parents and children, they still should talk and share things with each other. B. There is always a conflict between parents and children, so they still should talk and share things with each other. C. Unless there is always a conflict between parents and children, they still should talk and share things with each other. D. Not only there is always a conflict between parents and children, but they still should talk and share things with each other. 40. Billy did not find his cat in the garden. He found it in the garage. A. It was the garden and garage that Billy found his cat. B. It wasn't the garden that Billy did not find his cat. C. It wasn't in the garden but in the garage that Billy found his cat. D. Billy could not find his cat anywhere, even in the garage.