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

11. Would you please close the door. It is very cold in the street. I am … cold.
A) an B) – C) the D) a
12. When there were no people around and she was certain that … could hear her, she began singing at the top of her voice.
A) anyone B) somebody C) nowhere D) no-one
13. The black widow is … spider because its bite can kill a man in a few minutes.
A) more dangerous B) most dangerously C) dangerous D) the most dangerous
14. We asked the secretary, “How long do we have to wait?” We asked the secretary how long … to wait.
A) we had B) do we have C) we have D) did we have
15. The price of petrol has gone … again; the cost of running a car is increasing.
A) out B) without C) up D) into
16. Bahodir will never forget … his first helicopter ride. The experience was thrilling.
A) to take B) take C) taking D) takes
17. This broken TV cannot … . Let`s get rid it.
A) be repaired B) to be repaired C) repairing D) be repairing
18. Climbers survive in this so-called death zone above eight thousand meters because they spend several months climbing to higher points on the mountain to … in those conditions.
A) would rather live B) be used to live C) get used to living D) used to live
19. It`s essential that the documents … be destroyed immediately.
A) would B) had better C) should D) ought to
20. Truthful information helps patients to cope with illness, helps them to tolerate pain … , need less medication, and even recover faster after surgery.
A) good B) best C) better D) well


Name that hurricane
The name Katrina was in the news in 2005. Katrina wasn`t a person but the name given to the hurricane that caused widespread destruction at the end of August. The names of hurricanes are chosen from a list selected by the World Meteorological Organization. Each name on the list starts with a different letter. The name of the first hurricane of the season starts with the letter A, the next with the letter B, the next with the letter C and so on. The letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are not used for Atlantic Ocean hurricanes because there aren`t many names that stars with those letters. For Atlantic Hurricanes, the names can be French, Spanish or English, since these are the major languages of the countries on the Atlantic Ocean in the areas where hurricanes occur.