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

29. We can understand form the passage that the destructive forces of erosion and the constructive power of tectonics …
A) take an equal amount of time to build a mountain.
B) are not sufficient to build mountain ranges.
C) both play an equal role in the formation of mountains.
D) can create mountain ranges with different climates.
30. Find the meaning of the word PARADOXICALLY in the text.
A) ideally B) unexpectedly C) approximately D) basically
VARIANT 101
1. ... owned a dog and a cat and ... loved ... both.
A) She/it/it B) She/she/them C) She/she/their D) She/she/they
2. I did not know that it was so important for you. I would ... it long ago.
A) have done B) be done C) had done D) do
3. We couldn’t have finished the project so quickly if we hadn’t helped ... .
A) each other B) themselves C) one other D) every other
4. – Our college is near the railway station.
– Oh, it ... be noisy during classes.
A) must B) may C) ought to D) can
5. Sanobar and Gulchiroy started to go to the health Spa 2015. They ... 2015.
A) have been going to the health Spa since B) have gone to the health Spa for
C) went to the health Spa since D) have been starting to go to the health Spa in
6. If the bus hadn’t already passed by, we ... on time for our meeting.
A) would have been B) wouldn’t have been C) were D) had been
7. Mokhinur: Where’s Jessica? Isn’t she here?
Emma: No, she ... to London. She’ll be back tomorrow.
A) is B) has been C) was going D) has gone
8. I’ll be back from the business trip next Friday. … good-bye everybody!
A) Right then B) Until then C) Before then D) Since then
9. Living in the country is not ... as living in the city.
A) more expensive B) such expensive C) so expensive D) less expensive
10. A: Anything to drink, sir?