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

9. One of employees, … was a postman and also helped at the post office, went to his boss laughing heartily and showed him the letter.
A) who B) whose C) whom D) when
10. A number of … submitted their manuscripts under pseudonyms to conceal the fact that they were woman.
A) novel B) novels C) novelist D) novelists
11. Farhod suggested … skiing in the mountains this week-end. How does that sound to you?
A) to go B) be going C) gone D) going
12. When we were at college, we … go for long runs every morning; it was awful, but at least we were fit.
A) had to B) were allowed C) can D) must
13. There are some people, … just cannot admit or even see that they may possible be at fault.
A) who B) whose C) whom D) where
14. The human ear cannot hear a sound that vibrates … than 16 times a second.
A) less B) little C) a little D) the least
15. Watching the sun rising above the horizon at dawn makes one … the earth is indeed turning.
A) to realize B) realize C) realizing D) realized
16. The sun is shining and the fog … .
A) had gone B) goes C) go D) has gone
17. The equator is the … line between the Northern and Southern hemisphere.
A) dividing B) divide C) to divide D) divides
18. If Columbus hadn`t read about Marco Polo`s trip to China, he … to sail there by crossing the Atlantic.
A) wouldn`t have tried B) didn`t try C) hadn`t tried D) wouldn`t try


After completing a dive, swimmers climb out the pool and head immediately to a bank of showers that stand close to the diving boards. Then, in full view of the crowd and TV cameras, they take a shower. Divers keep their suits on, of course, usually appearing only to rinse off their hair and arms. Oftentimes, the divers will receive their scores while still showering off. What`s the purpose of this? Divers shower in between each dive to keep their muscles warm after getting out of the pool. The temperature of the pool water and the air are usually different. This difference can cause muscle tightness. To combat this, divers warm up in either the showers or a hot tub.