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

8. To become an air-hostess I had to attend a … training course included waitressing, swimming and first aid.
A) three-month B) three-month`s C) three-months` D) three-months
9. Jim managed to climb into the house ... a ladder he found.
A) subject to B) but for C) by means of D) with a view to
10. - How long ... you ... ? - Since I was 17.
A) have driven B) do drive C) did drive D) have been driving
11. As I drove south, I could see that the old road ..., so I had to go by the side road.
A) is being rebuilt B) was rebuilding C) was being rebuilt D) was rebuilt
12. My pet loves ... for a walk, so we spend a lot of time in the park.
A) to have been taken B) taking C) being taken D) to take
13. The surgeon can reconstruct the infant’s heart ... great care.
A) hardly with B) no sooner C) only and D) only with
14. He has already written his essay, and ...
A) so his friends are B) so have his friends C) so his friends have D) so did his friends
15. She doesn’t understand Spanish.
Doesn’t she understand Spanish?
A) No, he does. B) Yes, she does. C) No, she doesn’t. D) Yes, she understands.
16. She hates when people arrive ... . A) lately B) late C) the latest D) later
17. It was my fault. We ... at seven, but I wasn’t able to come in time.
A) were to meet B) can meet C) had to meet D) must meet
18. He looks angry! ... he ... arguing? A) Did/ - B) Did/ was C) Was/ - D) Has/ been


In 1918 the Boston Red Sox seemed to win the World Series. They had won it five times. That was more than any other team up to that point. Boston's star player was pitcher-outfielder George Herman “Babe" Ruth. But in 1920, The Red Sox owner sold Babe then he led the Yankees to four World Series victories. He also set Major League home run record, (they have since been broken) New Yorkers nicknamed Ruth “the Bambino." Meanwhile, once-mighty Boston wallowed in defeat discouraged fans called their bad luck the "Curse of the Bambino." The Red Sox did not return to the World Series again until 1946. They lost that series as well as three more during the next five decades. The Red Sox's fortunes finally changed in 2004. Boston beat the Yankees to win the American League championship. Then they swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. The Curse of the Bambino had finally been lifted!