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:

She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

A: Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

B: Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.

C: She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.