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

10. They wanted to know what decision … the previous week.
A) we made B) we had made C) had we made D) did we make
11. The kettle will switch … off when it has boiled.
A) himself B) itself C) it D) yourself
12. It was raining hard, but the rain had stopped … the time the class was over.
A) to B) in C) at D) by
13. Your little robot dog will even bark if you … sound files into body.
A) are put B) had put C) put D) will put
14. No sooner … down than the phone rang.
A) was I sitting B) I had sat C) had I sat D) have I sat
15. Girls tend to be … than boys.
A) more tidier B) tidier C) more tidiest D) tidily
16. Christmas ornaments such as stars or angels, are accessories that are … to beautify or embellish an area Christmas time.
A) uses B) using C) use D) used
17. I`m used to … a big breakfast. I think it is the most important meal of the day.
A) have B) had C) have had D) having
18. How often … in love in your life?
A) were you being B) are you C) were you D) have you been
19. If I had gone to university, I … medicine then.
A) Would have studied B) would be studying C) would study D) wouldn`t study.
20. Why are walking from one place to another in … ? You should be busy with useful things.
A) fact B) vain C) full D) speed


Everyone who has studied or written about Agatha Christie agrees on one point. She is very famous – the most famous woman writer ever. During her 85 years of life, she authored 78 crime novels, 150 short stories, 6 conventional novels, 4 non-fiction books, and 19 plays. By one count, more than two billion copies of her books and plays had been sold in 104 languages – outselling even William Shakespeare! More than 7.5 million people have seen her most famous play, The Mousetrap, since it first opened in 1952. But, despite all of this fame, Agatha Christie was a complex woman, whom few people fully understand. The public’s knowledge of Christie is limited, because she carefully avoided public appearances, said little in public, and never gave public speeches. In her autobiography, Christie wrote how slow-witted she was as a child, and chronically incapable of expressing her feelings. Christie once decided to turn to music, since she was sufficiently talented as a pianist to consider becoming a professional. But, alas, even with small audiences, Christie would freeze up when playing the piano. She wrote, "Inarticulate I shall always be. It is probably one of the causes that have made me a writer."