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

29. According to the passage when a child goes to school ...
A) he learns many words, but uses a smaller percentage of them than before.
B) he starts using about 7000 words daily.
C) the amount of vocabulary, he knows, and his usage of it increase considerably.
D) he is able to use more than half of the words found in a standard dictionary.
30. It is implied in the passage that an average university student ...
A) can only use half of the words he knows in everyday life.
B) graduates with less than half of the vocabulary of his mother tongue.
C) uses about 7000 words, though he knows almost all the vocabulary.
D) spends at least fifteen hours of a day listening or speaking.


VARIANT 69
1. If you have … time at the end of the exam, check your answers.
A) little B) a little C) a few D) few
2. Someone removed all the evidence. … it was now impossible for the police to continue their investigation.
A) Besides B) Thus C) Whereas D) Although
3. You went to the stadium with your classmates, … ?
A) don`t you B) won`t you C) weren't you D) didn't you
4. The situation in France is critical. ... president needs to do something.
A) Some B) An C) The D) A
5. His pencil as well as his books about military camping of previous years ...
A) was forgotten B) forgot C) having forgotten D) were forgotten
6. lf we … map now, we should be able to get out of here.
A) had had B) have C) had D) would have
7. I don`t like my job. I want to do something ...
A) interesting B) more interesting C) leas interesting D) the most interesting
8. His train ... be late because, it is always on time.
A) ought B) shouldn't C) can`t D) can
9. Jasur is certain ... his exam, as he has crammed for it recently.
A) to pass B) will pass C) passing D) passed