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

3. ... I apologized, he looked as if he wanted to strangle me.
A) In spite of B) Even though C) Despite D) Therefore
4. “Road will be closed for 2 months. Commuters should seek alternate routes.” The newspaper said …
A) that road has been closed for 2 months and commuters should seek alternate routes.
B) that road will not be closed for 2 months and commuters should seek alternate routes.
C) that road is closed for 2 months and commuters should seek alternate routes.
D) that road would be closed for 2 months and commuters should seek alternate routes.
5. – Is that a new coat?
– No, I … this coat for a long time.
A) have B) am having C) had D) have had
6. Teenagers are … to drink in bars, but in practice they often do.
A) allow B) to allow C) allowing D) allowed
7. Even though the bat may seem … ordinary creature, in fact it is an amazing animal.
A) – B) a C) the D) an
8. “I haven`t found any insurance companies on my charity list”, said Dan. Dan said that … any insurance companies on his charity list.
A) he wouldn`t find B) he hadn`t found C) he hasn`t found D) he didn`t find
9. I`m going to do a lot of things while I … on holiday.
A) was B) will be C) am D) have been
10. At a formal dinner, there are usually two forks on the table. The smaller fork is for salads. It is called a … fork.
A) salad B) salads C) salads` D) salad`s
11. I saw three advertisements about various kinds of jobs going. I … to work as a salesman in the shop.
A) shall decide B) decided C) decides D) had decided
12. Many people say they never have … time.
A) anything B) some C) any D) no
13. Americans have greater success in … ice hockey than they did 15 years ago.
A) play B) playing C) played D) to play
14. Daisy`s secretary has just booked the flight. Next Saturday Daisy … to Paris for a business meeting.
A) has flown B) will fly C) flies D) is flying