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

2. I can without any … that she is the best student I`ve ever had.
A) hesitate B) hesitation C) hesitatingly D) hesitated
3. The concert hall is packed. There … be about two thousand people.
A) ought to B) should C) need D) must
4. Jean was the first person, … I asked for advice.
A) whom B) whose C) that D) which
5. “You should go to bed. You look terrible”. He advised me to go to bed because I … terrible.
A) look B) was looking C) looked D) am looking
6. On our last holiday evening we had a marvellous meal in a Chinese restaurant. I wish we … the place a bit sooner.
A) have discovered B) had discovered C) discovered D) will discover
7. Our new friend gave us a warm … before leaving the room.
A) smiles B) smiled C) smile D) to smile
8. My brother writes to … granny more often than I do.
A) me B) here C) ours D) our
9. He owns two motorbikes and a small lorry … his three cars.
A) besides B) apart C) although D) except
10. Henry, will you be in America for … Thanksgiving?
A) a B) the C) an D) –
11. Thank you for inviting me to the picnic. I`d like to go with you, but I`ve already made … plans.
A) others B) the other C) another D) other
12. All people like to receive letters, but they shouldn`t forget … them as soon as possible.
A) answer B) answering C) answered D) to answer
13. This work has to be finished today, … it?
A) hasn`t B) has C) doesn`t D) does
14. Life was hard when I was young. In those days we didn`t use … electricity.
A) to have B) having C) to having D) have
15. Let`s hurry up! If we … walk faster, we`ll never arrive on time.
A) won`t B) wouldn`t C) don`t D) didn`t
16. There are usually separate carriages … for ladies who need to travel alone.
A) reserve B) reserves C) reserving D) reserved