Variant 1 You could have come first and won the race if you … faster

7. I haven`t heard or read about the accident … it was on the front page of every newspaper.
A) despite B) because of C) as D) although
8. Davis is quite an athlete. He wants to be strong and healthy that`s why he … every morning.
A) has been jogging B) is jogging C) has jogged D) jogs
9. A camel is an ideal animal for areas … it can go without water for eight days.
A) such B) because of C) because D) despite
10. Dad, I have nothing to wear. The jeans you bought me … fit me.
A) aren‘t B) doesn‘t C) don‘t D) isn‘t
11. He is the … -looking man I have ever met.
A) best B) well C) better D) most
12. He was very tired. Otherwise, he … to the party with us last night.
A) went B) would be going C) would go D) would have gone
13. You should contact … Mr. Abdullayev and clear up all the details.
A) with B) for C) – D) to
14. I know him … an honest man.
A) is B) being C) to be D) be
15. He`s talked about it many times. Any … discussion is useless.
A) far B) further C) farthest D) furthest
16. Excuse me for … your beautiful vase.
A) having breaking B) to be broken C) break D) breaking
17. He wanted to write to her but she … give him her address.
A) hadn`t B) wouldn`t C) don`t D) hasn`t
18. Most of the news on the front page of the both daily papers … about the hurricane.
A) are B) is C) be D) are being
19. Nora asked Bill: “Where did you hide my purse?”
Nora asked Bill where … her purse.
A) did he hide B) he hid C) he hide D) he had hidden
20. The weather had turned … stormy.
A) unexpected B) unexpect C) unexpecting D) unexpectedly


Palmistry is the practice of reading hands, of gaining knowledge about personality, past individual history, and likely future events by examining shape and size of the fingers and, most important, the lines and bumps on the palms themselves. There is some evidence that palmistry may have begun in the Stone Age. Hand outlines can be seen in black and red pigments on the walls of the ancient caves of Almira in Spain and in other European caves. Palmistry as it exists today probably had its origins in ancient India long before recorded history and found its way into western Europe through nomadic bands of Gypsies, who made contact with Europe in the 15th century.