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

9. Although the job was difficult at first, he soon became familiar with … he had to do.
A) whose B) what C) they D) where
10. He friends shouted … him from across the road.
A) to B) for C) with D) on
11. He`s got a very good head … his shoulders.
A) over B) on C) in D) at
12. Television should not become a replacement for good teachers, and … computers.
A) either should B) neither should C) should either D) should neither
13. Many people would say that my job must be … component of my life.
A) much more stressful B) stressful C) less stressful D) the most stressful
14. She is a good story teller, I can`t help … to her whenever I can.
A) be listened B) listening C) listen D) to listen
15. I can`t remember the address. I wish I … it done.
A) will write B) wrote C) have written D) had written
16. The park gates … at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
A) had been locked B) are locked C) is locked D) were locking
17. Frostbite may occur when the skin … to extreme cold. It most frequently affects the skin of the cheeks, chin, oars, fingers, nose and tons.
A) is exposed B) exposing C) exposed D) will be exposed
18. The shop assistant placed the crystal vase … on the shelf.
A) careful B) carefully C) careless D) carelessly


Why do we sleep? Amazingly, that`s a question with no definite answer. We all know that we fall asleep because we are tired and that feel better after sleeping, but why can`t we do without it? Research has shown that animals die if they don`t have food. But why do we need it? The time we are asleep is divided into different periods. D-sleep (desynchronized or dreaming) and S-sleep (synchronized). A typical night`s sleep consists of four or five periods of D-sleep that lasts approximately 90 minutes total (little more than 20 per cent of total sleep time). The first D-sleep period occurs about 7 to 12 minutes after falling asleep.