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

16. It was six o`clock when the card of monsieur Hercule Poirot … up to Mirelle.
A) brought B) will be brought C) brings D) was brought
17. The symptoms of diabetes in the early stages are … slight that people don`t notice them.
A) very B) such C) so D) too
18. I prefer fish. I eat … meat.
A) very little B) a few C) none D) very few
19. We wanted to know, “What have we missed so far?” We wanted to know what … missed so far.
A) we had B) have we C) had we D) we have
20. Ann couldn`t find the cheque … , but was sure she had left it on her desk.
A) everywhere B) anywhere C) somewhere D) nowhere


Before the battle of Mandalay, I visited the front to inspect our defences. I was much impressed to see how cleverly this Chinese Fifth Army had dug in their field guns. When contact had been gained with advancing Japanese, I again inspected the defences, and to my astonishment I found that the artillery had disappeared. When I asked the army commander what happened to his guns, he said that he had withdrawn them to safety. “Then you mean”, I said, “that they will not take part in the battle?” “Exactly,” he replied “But then what use are they?” He said: “General, the Fifth Chinese Army is our best army, because it’s the only one which has any field guns and I cannot afford to risk those guns. If I lose them, the Fifth Army will no longer be our best.”
21. What was the writer`s role with the Chinese Fifty Army?
A) Artillerist B) Journalist C) Army commander D) General inspector
22. What was the write`s interest with the Chinese Fifth of most of all?
A) Visiting the front B) Losing the guns C) Advancing Japanese D) The field guns
23. Find the meaning of the word WITHDRAWN in the text?
A) hidden B) taken off C) broken D) burden
24. According to the commander what the power of the Fifth Army is?
A) Japanese Army B) Chinese soldiers C) Artillery D) General Inspector
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