Question 25:
Original sentence: The football match was cancelled because the rain was heavy.
Closest meaning: B. Because of the heavy rain, the football match was cancelled.
This option clearly expresses the cause-and-effect relationship between the heavy rain and the cancellation of the match.
Question 26:
Original sentence: "I will visit my grandma this Saturday," said Ann.
Closest meaning: B. Ann said that she would visit her grandma that Saturday.
This option correctly reports Ann's statement using the past tense and the past tense form of "will" (would).
Question 27:
Original sentence: We last returned to our school 2 years ago.
Closest meaning: D. We haven't returned to our school for 2 years.
This option expresses the same meaning as the original sentence, using the present perfect tense to indicate a past action with a present result.
Questions 28-30: Sentence Combination
Question 28:
Best combination: C. Jenifer is reading an interesting book which you lent her last week.
This option uses a relative clause to combine the two sentences smoothly.
Question 29:
Best combination: A. Before my father went to work, he locked all the doors.
This option correctly expresses the sequence of events using the past perfect tense.
Question 30:
Best combination: B. She is very pleased to meet her brother after a long holiday.
This option uses the infinitive phrase "to meet her brother" to express the reason for her pleasure.