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

11. Although he had little money, he offered to pay for her lunch.
In spite ... little money, he offered to pay for her lunch.
A) of have B) of having C) he had D) to have
12. There are almost all types of fruit trees in our garden. If I ... them, I ... them at the market too.
A) don’t have/will buy B) hadn’t/would buy C) have/will buy D) didn’t have/would buy
13. ... better, the team would have been able to defeat the opponent.
A) If prepares B) If it prepares C) Preparing D) Had it prepared
14. Jellyfish are probably ... predators on Earth.
A) many numerous B) most numerous C) most numerous of D) the most numerous
15. Fifteen years ago I bought my first calculator ... balance my check-book.
A) help B) helping C) helped D) to help
16. Jasur is always lazy. He failed a test last week.
A) If he weren’t so lazy, he would pass that test. B) If he hadn’t been so lazy, he would pass that test.
C) If he weren’t so lazy, he would have passed that test. D) If he had passed that test, he would have been so lazy.
17. My wife reminded me, "I am having dinner with my friend after work."
My wife reminded me that ... friend after work.
A) I was having dinner with my B) I am having dinner with my
C) she is having dinner with her D) she was having dinner with her
18. Scarcely had he entered the house ... someone else rang the bell.
A) than B) when C) and D) that


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