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

5. It was the kind of accident for … nobody was really to blame.
A) that B) which C) whom D) what
6. Paul was good at languages. He advised Bob … French lessons.
A) takes B) to take C) taking D) take
7. The little boy burst into tears when he saw that his brother … his jigsaw puzzle apart.
A) breaks B) broke C) has broken D) had broken
8. We could have given you a lift if we … you were coming this way.
A) have known B) would know C) had known D) knew
9. “Stand up straight!” said the sergeant to the soldier. The sergeant commanded … up straight.
A) the soldier stand B) if the soldier could stand C) the soldier to stand D) that the soldier stands
10. Jack needs more practice. Listen! The way he … the time is quite wrong.
A) sings B) sang C) is singing D) were singing
11. I don`t understand why Maria just got up and walked out. Did she offer any … for her strange behaviour?
A) explain B) explanatory C) explained D) explanation
12. Yesterday it took me ages to do … homework in Chemistry, but I managed it.
A) me B) mine C) my D) –
13. Mary loves going to the cinema and … .
A) I do neither B) so I do C) neither do I D) so do I
14. I can`t read when I`m travelling. It makes me … sick, even in a train.
A) feeling B) felt C) to feel D) feel
15. The talks were difficult. … effort had been made before the peace treaty was signed.
A) Little B) Much C) Many D) Few
16. The English language is full of words and expressions that come from names of … people and places.
A) reality B) realist C) real D) really
17. I`m sorry this office is so dirty, but it can`t … until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
A) clean B) be cleaned C) be cleaning D) cleaning
18. You think Vicky had better take a coat. It might get cold.
You say to Vicky, “You had better take a coat … it gets cold.”
A) unless B) if C) in case D) when