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In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) When she heard the news of her daughter’s result, she was very happy.
(B) On ........................................................................................
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(A) When she heard the news of her daughters’s result, she was very happy.
(B) On hearing her daughter’s result news, she was very happy.
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