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

VARIANT 1
1. You could have come first and won the race if you … faster.
A) were running B) ran C) had run D) would have run
2. – Oh, what a beautiful thing?
– Yes, this bracelet belongs … my mother. It has been handed down in our family for two hundred years.
A) up B) with C) to D) on
3. Sir Nicolas won`t be much in our way. He hears and sees … but himself, so you and I may consider ourselves as tet-a-tet.
A) anything B) everything C) myself D) nothing
4. The driver as well as the passenger … hurt in the accident.
A) was B) were C) has D) have been
5. Brighton is a town beside … sea. It is a good place to have a rest.
A) the B) – C) a D) an
6. Customer: None of the things I ordered have arrived. They`re three weeks late. I expect the goods … on time. Mark: I`m sorry we`ve kept you waiting so long.
A) arrive B) arriving C) arrived D) to arrive
7. –How fast can a cheetah run?
–Oh, it`s the fastest animal in the world. It can run as fast as … .
A) a hundred and five kilometres an hour. B) one hundred five kilometres per hour.
C) a hundred five kilometres hour D) one hundred and five kilometres in an hour.
8. Where are my keys? I … them on the desk five minutes ago.
A) laid B) lay C) had laid D) have laid
9. A: Do you still work at the post office?
B: No, I gave up … there last year.
A) working B) having worked C) worked D) to work
10. I forgot to take the spaghetti out of the water and … went soft.
A) he B) it C) they D) she
11. I have never come across this … . It is not widely used in the conversational language, is it?
A) to express B) expressing C) express D) expression
12. It`s incredible! I can`t believe … you told me yesterday.
A) that B) which C) what D) who