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

1. The Smiths are very happy. They … into their new house next weekend.
A) moved B) will move C) have move D) are moving
2. Luckily, I … a new pair of sunglasses as I found mine at the bottom of a bag.
A) needed to buy B) hadn`t to buy C) needn`t have bought D) didn`t need to buy
3. The islands were discovered by the Dutch. Their motherland, the Netherlands, used to be … sea loving nation.
A) an B) the C) – D) a
4. I was concerned when Ed fell off his bike. He … be badly injured.
A) might B) had to C) must D) may
5. Can you get some bread and milk when you … shopping?
A) went B) go C) will go D) have gone
6. I`m bored. There`s very … to do on Wednesday evenings.
A) much B) little C) a little D) few
7. On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Easton to see off and an old friend … was starting for America.
A) who B) whose C) whom D) where
8. Founded by the Spanish as Yerba Buena in 1835, what is now San-Francisco was … over by the United States in 1846 and later renamed.
A) took B) taken C) taking D) take
9. The fish tastes …, I won`t eat it.
A) so awfully B) awful C) awfully D) such awful
10. I am a bit late, …? I am sorry, then.
A) aren`t I B) do I C) am I D) don`t I
11. Unless I study very … , I will not pass all of my exams.
A) harder B) hardest C) hardly D) hard
12. Dinosaurs were enormous. They were … houses.
A) bigger than B) big as C) the biggest D) as big
13. I like cooking, but peeling onions makes me … . Help me do it, please.
A) cried B) cry C) to cry D) crying
14. They are busy now. They are discussing an important question. They … it since five o`clock.
A) will have been discussing B) has been discussing C) have been discussing D) had been discussing
15. American black bears appear in a variety of colours … their name.
A) despite B) though C) in case D) unless