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VARIANT 25
1. I would start giving my driving lessons if she … just a little older.
A) had been B) were C) is D) has been
2. “The Guinness Book of Records” … in the fifties.
A) were first published B) was first published C) has first been published D) first published
3. “Don`t wait for me, Ann”, said Tom. Tom told Ann … for him.
A) don`t wait B) didn`t wait C) to wait D) not to wait
4. I was trying to persuade my parents to take me to the South this summer. – …
A) so was my friend B) So did my friend C) So my friend was D) so my friend did
5. John O`Scales, who was very anxious to get the whole estate, reminded him that the house he stood in was no longer his and that … he left it the better.
A) sooner B) as soon as C) the sooner D) the soonest
6. I don`t know how many …, but it is very noisy in their flat.
A) children they have B) they do have children C) do they have children D) children do they have
7. The river is the main transportation route in the region, with many ancient cities … its banks.
A) along B) to C) over D) across
8. I try to be in good terms with my neighbours, but the woman … next door is not very friendly.
A) living B) lived C) having lived D) lives
9. There is something important I must do today. Oh, yes, I must remember … this letter.
A) posting B) post C) to post D) posted
10. The exam had been a difficult one, … I didn`t expect to get a good mark.
A) but B) so C) however D) although
11. The cottage was beautiful and the smell of … rouses filled each room.
A) freshness B) freshen C) freshly D) fresh
12. He got on to the plane with only a plastic bag … his passport and a book.
A) contains B) containing C) contained D) contain
13. Your mother is still in the kitchen. She … all morning.
A) had cooked B) cooked C) has been cooking D) is cooking