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VARIANT 19
1. A: Tom says he hasn`t got any money again.
B: So that`s the reason … he didn`t come out to eat with me.
A) when B) that C) why D) which
2. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting … in 1968 as a non-profit agency to finance the growth of non-commercial radio and television in the United States.
A) had established B) was established C) was establishing D) established
3. The cobra is a snake which can grow from 1 metre to over 4 metres. Its poison is … enough to kill humans.
A) powerfully B) power C) powered D) powerful
4. Have you any idea who invented … fridge?
A) – B) a C) an D) the
5. It`s expensive to heat the house at the moment and that`s partly because the ceilings are so high. If the ceilings … lower, it would be much cheaper to heat.
A) would be B) was C) are D) were
6. She washed her hands … the smell of the garlic had gone.
A) after B) until C) before D) when
7. My friend never forgets … on my birthday.
A) to call B) being called C) calling D) to calling
8. You drove right past me when I … for the bus.
A) was waiting B) had waited C) wait D) waiting
9. I`m writing to ask you what … for the last weekend in May.
A) will you plan B) do you plan C) are you planning D) you are planning
10. The Volga, the longest river in Europe, rises in the Valdai plateau and flows … the Caspian Sea.
A) onto B) into C) on D) in
11. We won`t be able to finish our project if either of them … a leave now.
A) to take B) taking C) takes D) take
12. The head of delegation made … speech about the environment.
A) – B) a C) the D) an
13. A foreign diplomat saw Lincoln shining his own shoes. “Well, Mr President, do you shine your own shoes?”
– “Yes”, replied Lincoln. “… do you shine?”
A) whose B) when C) why D) how