1. Choose the best answer

11. Choose the best answer.
... , the speaker finished his speech.
A) However short it may seem
B) Instead of being listened by a huge crowd
C) Despite being constantly interrupted
D) However polite his apology is
12. Choose the best answer.
... are often nothing more than a subjective assessment by an examiner.
A) Expectations which can not be realized
B) The results on which so much depends
C) Examinations at schools
D) The statistics which show the number of something approximately


13. Choose the best question.
It looks you need some change.
A) Why am I bored of everything in my life?
B) Did it suit me?
C) Which hair style may I choose?
D) How does it look after I have brushed it?
14. Complete the dialogue.
Peter : When are you taking your holiday this year?
Michael : ... .
Peter : Oh yes, of course. you went in March, didn't
you?
Michael : That's correct.
A) Have you got any plans to go back there?
B) Actually, I've already been on safari in Kenya. Don't
you remember?
C) I am going in February and I have already booked
tickets.
D) It depends on when my boss will let me to take
holiday.
15. Choose the synonym to the underlined phrase.
Mary lost her job, and she has only herself to thank.
A) will protest
B) wanted to resign
C) is to blame
D) is grateful
16. Choose the best answer.
... best way to avoid high cholesterol levels in the blood is through maintaining ... balanced diet that includes all the major food groups in moderation.
A) A/a B) The/the C) The/a D) —/the
17. Choose the best answer.
I hope you don't delay ... the report any longer now that you've completed ... those accounts.
A) writing/checking
B) being written/having checked
C) to write/to check
D) to be writing/to have checked