2. Choose the best answer. She was very tired, she could not sleep. A although b despite c yet d therefore

1. Choose the best answer. He tried to deny ... the money, but no one believed him. A) to be taking B) to take C) take D) taking

2. Choose the best answer. She was very tired, ... she could not sleep. A) although B) despite C) yet D) therefore

3. Choose the correct answer. She ... work as a teacher. She loves children. A) ought B) must C) may D) can't

4. Choose the correct answer. Two new companies are build in a motorway through the town. A motorway ... through the town by two new companies. A) is built B) are being built C) are building D) is being built

5. Choose the best answer. He...his job in Scotland for ten years, from 2003 till 2013. Now, he works in other domain. A) maintained B) has been maintaining C) had maintained D) maintains

6. Choose the best answer. If I... lazy, I would have done all my tasks in the last session. A) hadn't been B) would not do C) weren't D) were

7. Choose the best answer. Don't shout ... me like that. I will tell my mother next time A) with B) for C) at D) to

8. Choose the best answer. She never liked to wear clothes in bright colors. A) Neither I did. B) So did her friend. C) Her friend did either. D) Neither did her mother.

9. Choose the best answer. There is neither electricity nor gas on the island, ... ? A) is there B) isn't there C) there is D) there isn't

10. Choose the best answer. "Were you at the Zoo last night?" asks Jane. Jane asks ... at the Zoo last night. A) that I was B) if I was C) if I had been D) if I am

11. Choose the best answer. The bus stops outside ... school, but I don't know which number of school. A) a B) an C) - D) the

12. Choose the best answer. Everyone has ... own ideas. A) our B) his C) her D) their

13. Choose the best answer. The first coins in America ... in 1752. They were not regular in shape.

A) are made B) made C) were made D) was made 14. Choose the best answer. Sadoqat ... play the guitar very well yet; she's only had four lessons. A) may B) can't C) shouldn't D) must

15. Choose the best answer. He is an artistic person - very good at ... poetry. A) to write B) to be written C) having written D) writing

16. Find the correct sentence. A) It has been raining since morning and I am afraid won't stop by Saturday. B) The woman who speaks with my sister is my neighbor is who is living opposite us. C) By the time I came to the country cottage my friends have already left. D) After graduating university, I came to St. Petersburg. I have been working here since then.

17. Choose the best answer. Monte Carlo is one of ... beautiful cities in the world. A) much B) the most C) much more D) less

18. Choose the best answer. In order... time, we must act at once. A) not to be lose B) don't lose C) to lose D) not to lose

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When Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 from Spain, his destination was not America. In fact, he did not even know that the huge American continents existed. His purpose in sailing west was to reach the Indies faster than other ships which used a route around Africa. The Indies were a source of riches for Europeans during those days. The treasures of spices, silks, etc. were greatly valued by Europeans but were extremely difficult to obtain. When Columbus reached the islands that are now known as the West Indies, he believed he had reached Asia and he called the people living there 'Indians'.

19. In 1492 Columbus .... A) wished to go to America. B) started traveling towards Asia. C) traveled by way of Africa to Asia. D) wanted to become rich by sailing to America.

20. Spices, silks and other treasures

A) were found around the world. B) were taken to Asia to be sold.

C) were from the West Indies. D) from Asia, were brought to Europe.

21. Columbus believed .... A) the destination for Europeans was Asia via America. B) Europeans should become rich. C) the riches of the West Indies were better than those of Asia. D) he was headed for India.

22. Why did Columbus call the people of the land "Indians"? A) he believed that he had come to

India B) he wants to call them like C) because the people all were black D) the answer is still unknown

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Although all spiders kill their prey by injecting them with poison, only a few are dangerous enough to cause people or large animals any harm. The poison of the spider is injected by way of the pair of powerful fangs it possesses. Their venom is injected into its prey and for most insects and sometimes small animals, it is fatal. The most dangerous spiders are the black widow spiders. The European black widow can cause serious illness in a human victim whereas the North American black widow is known to have caused the death of people on several occasions.

23. Most spiders .... A) can cause the death of people. B) inject poison with their fangs. C) eat widow spiders. D) are found in Europe and America.

24. The venom of the spider .... A) will kill any animal. B) is powerful against fangs of insects.

C) is deadly to most insects and small animals. D) effects large animals quicker than small.

25. The black widow spiders .... A) are only dangerous when they are found in Europe.. B) are fatal to all. C) have poison in their venom. D) have a much stronger poison in their venom than other types of spiders.

26. Choose the best TITLE for the text A) Insects B) the life of Spiders C) Are spiders dangerous? D) Wild life

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Fifty years ago, when I was a child, photographs were not of general interest. Photographs were taken of people occasionally, at weddings and on birthdays, for instance. These pictures were usually kept in a box and brought out at intervals to show the family. Nowadays photography is regarded as an art Many photographic exhibitions are held and there are many magazines dealing with the art of photography.

27. During recent years .... A) photography has become a popular form of art. B) a lot of people have taken photographs of good paintings. C) photography has stopped being an art. D) photographic exhibitions are often advertised in magazines.

28. The passage compares .... A) public interest in painting today, and fifty years ago. B) photographic exhibitions and painting exhibitions. C) wedding photographs and birthday photographs. D) photography today an photography fifty years ago.

29. When the writer was young .... A) he was very interested in photography. B) people didn't think of photography as an art. C) he always took photographs on 4 his birthday. D) people used to go to photographic exhibitions.

30. The word "occasionally"in the passage is closest in the meaning to: A) inevitably B) rarely C) completely D) frequently