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

13. The best way to understand people of other countries … to meet them in their own homes.
A) are B) is C) have been D) has been
14. The Oscar award was in … of her great acting ability.
A) recognition B) recognizable C) recognize D) recognizing
15. It would be good to see you. I missed you so much, but you … not come if you are busy.
A) must B) can C) dare D) need
16. “Don`t tell anyone what happened.” Ann asked me … anyone what had happened.
A) don`t tell B) not told C) not to tell D) not tell
17. We arrived at Heathrow Airport and got a taxi which took us to … Oxford Street.
A) – B) an C) a D) some
18. A: Do you mean you need … advice?
B: Yes, I`m sorry to bother you, but I don`t know who to ask.
A) a B) the C) an D) some
19. Now Mary knows everything. I wish you … your mouth shut yesterday.
A) have kept B) keep C) kept D) had kept
20. For the past few years I have been working in Jack`s office, as my office … now.
A) is being redecorated B) had been redecorated C) was redecorated D) redecorated


For many years, scientists have been trying to define the nature of human-intelligence. However, they have been unable to agree on whether there is one kind of intelligence, or several kinds. In the early 20th century, psychologist Charles Spearman came up with the concept of 'g' or general intelligence, he gave subjects a variety of different tests and found that the people who performed well in the tests used one part of the brain, which he called 'g' for all the tests. More recently, research has found that this idea may well be true, as one part of the brain shows increased blood during testing. However, some scientists believe that intelligence is a matter of how much people have learned rather than some ability they are born with. They believe that environment also matters.