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

5. A lettuce and a carrot are ... I need to make the salad.
A) so B) plenty C) all D) enough
6. If only my school ... so far from my house! Then I wouldn't have to get up so early to get there.
A) hadn’t been B) weren't C) isn’t D) was
7. Are you interested in … new friends?
A) met B) meeting C) to meet D) meet
8. While they ... an article mother … dinner.
A) were translated/was cooking B) were translating/cooked
C) have been translating/is cooking D) translated/had cooked
9. The more the horse tried to free itself from the restrain …
A) the tightest become it B) tighter it became C) the tighter it became D) it became tighter
10. Who … writing the text yet?
A) haven’t finished B) didn’t finish C) doesn’t finish D) hasn't finished
11. ... stone picked up by ... child on the bank of ... Orange River in ... South Africa in 1866 was a big diamond.
A) a/-/the/the B) The/a/the/- C) -/ -/ the/ the D) The/ a/ -/ the
12. Meg has a good understanding of other people's problems. ..., she's not very good at making decisions about her own life.
A) Provided B) Fortunately C) Or else D) However
13. Sarah's English is getting better. She ... a lot of English since she ... here.
A) learnt/came B) learnt/has come C) has learnt/came D) has leant/come
14. A ship ... near the Kuril Islands when the men on board ... a dolphin in the water.
A) was fishing/noticed B) fished/noticed C) was fishing/will/notice D) is fishing/noticed
15. Look at your face and hands. If only your father … you now!
A) could see B) could have seen C) would be seen D) be able to see
16. .... employee at our office has got an English-Russian and a Russian-English dictionary.
A) None B) All C) Either D) Each
17. The goods are unlikely ... at the end of the weekend.
A) be arrived B) arriving C) to arrive D) arrive