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

VARIANT 14
1. Some urgent measures were taken while the doctor … for.
A) waited B) was being waited C) was waiting D) was waited
2. What does it mean you dream … a fire?
A) in B) from C) at D) about
3. If Masha knew French better, she … part in the French Olympiad.
A) will take B) would take C) was taking D) had taken
4. Having heard the terrible weather forecast, we decided not … to the seaside.
A) travel B) to travel C) travelled D) travelling
5. Cats survive falls from great … because of their ability to turn themselves up the right way and spread the impact of landing across their whole bodies.
A) higher B) high C) highly D) height
6. If either of my brothers … the race, I will be happy.
A) wins B) won C) win D) will win
7. “I`m listening to the music,” – he said. He said …
A) I am listening to the music. B) he is listening to the music.
C) he was listening to the music. D) he listened to the music.
8. Sorry for the mess. This part of the house … at the moment.
A) has redecorated B) is being redecorated C) redecorated D) is redecorating
9. Looking back into my past life I often wonder how my life … different if on that particular day, I had walked in the other direction.
A) would be B) will have been C) will be D) would have been
10. At last I was getting married, but … my friends knew about it.
A) not much B) not much of C) not many D) not many of
11. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the federation of seven independent states in the southeast of Africa. Before the discovery of oil in the 1950s, the UAE was a group of largely undeveloped emirates under the … of the British.
A) to protect B) protection C) protect D) protected
12. – Did you post those letters?
– No, I forgot. I … them this afternoon.
A) is going to post B) will post C) am posted D) post