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

VARIANT 23
1. Books differ from magazines and newspapers because they are not published on a … schedule.
A) month B) months` C) month`s D) monthly
2. The ease of solving a jigsaw puzzle depends on the number of pieces, their … and shadings, and the design of the picture.
A) shapeless B) shapes C) shaped D) shapely
3. Ralph asked, “Will you mail the letters at the post office for me?”
Ralph asked … mail the letters at the post office for him.
A) will I B) could I C) whether I will D) if I could
4. The survival of most large mammals is being put at … risk by global warming.
A) an B) the C) a D) –
5. I didn`t recognize many people at my old school reunion because everyone … a lot in twenty years.
A) changed B) had changed C) has changed D) was changing
6. – How much did you pay for this bag?
– £20. It was … one I could find.
A) the cheaper B) the cheapest C) as cheap D) cheapest
7. The picture was much … than he expected, so he made up his mind to spend twice as much money as he had wanted.
A) cheaper B) cheaply C) cheapest D) cheap
8. – Helen is always alone.
– No, she isn`t. She`s got … friends.
A) much B) a lot of C) few D) lots
9. She didn`t know his name … she saw him every day at work.
A) because B) in spite of C) since D) although
10. Crime and … can`t be controlled in big cities.
A) violent B) violence C) violently D) violin
11. When Bill and Jane retire, they are planning to spend all their … on a Mediterranean holiday.
A) save B) safe C) safety D) savings
12. Before a vaccine was developed, thousands of people … by polio every year.
A) struck B) were struck C) are struck D) strike
13. Take a spare pair of running shoes … you need them.
A) unless B) though C) despite D) in case