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

30. The author states that the books read in the reading room of the British Museum ...
A) were published over a period of 140 years
B) included the best examples of the national literature
C) were not always stored there
D) attracted scholars from all over London and as far away as Yorkshire
VARIANT 64
1. Kate had dirt on her hands and knees as she ... some gardening.
A) hadn't done B) had been doing C) has been doing D) has done
2. That test was completely impossible to solve. I agree. It was a lot ... than I had excepted.
A) more impossible B) the most impossible C) not as impossible as D) as impossible as
3. – Do you need help? – No thanks. I can do it ...
A) on my own B) by my own C) with yours D) on myself
4. How do you get … your husband`s family?
A) around B) ahead C) along D) on with
5. Rebecca didn`t deserve … punished quite so severely if you ask me.
A) being B) to be C) to being D) be
6. My niece … until she was twelve.
A) couldn`t has read B) couldn`t having read C) couldn`t reading D) couldn’t read
7. What do I … do to get a driving license?
A) should B) need C) have to D) must
8. The streets of Tashkent are becoming … and … nowadays.
A) wider/wider B) higher/higher C) narrower/narrower D) cleverer/cleverer
9. I came into the sitting room. It was empty, but the television was still on. Someone ... it.
A) had watched B) had been watched C) watched D) was watching
10. Someone had removed all the evidence. … it was now impossible for the police to continue their
investigation.
A) Whereas B) Besides C) Thus D) Although
11. A friend of mine, who is a Frenchmen by nationality, told me a lot of interesting things about … French.
A) – B) an C) the D) a
12. They heard the cars from Amsterdam coming close behind them while skating along ... full speed.
A) with B) at C) in D) on