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

11. – I`m going to stay in the same hotel as last year.
– … ?
A) Didn`t you B) Are you C) Aren`t you D) Do you
12. The Ford Foundation was established in 1936 to advance human well-being … contributing funds for education.
A) to B) at C) off D) by
13. I just watched them … volleyball instead of joining them because I was tired.
A) were playing B) played C) playing D) to playing
14. “Whose wedding was it?” said Aziza. Aziza asked whose wedding …
A) it had been B) he is C) it has been D) it is
15. How many flats … at so far?
A) have you looked B) do you look C) have you been looking D) are you looking
16. This meal doesn`t tastes as … as my mother`s meal.
A) good B) best C) better D) well
17. The rain prevented us … completing the work.
A) at B) on C) from D) to
18. In South California, Disneyland is a world famous entertainment park. It … by more than ten million people every year.
A) visits B) is visited C) is visiting D) is being visited
19. Every old house like this has … strange stories.
A) its B) itself C) it`s D) their
20. Because I … all my exams by then, I`ll have much more time next week.
A) shall be doing B) shall have done C) shall do D) have done


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