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

14. The plan of the rooms was not familiar … him and he left a little uncertain which way to go.
A) on B) for C) in D) to
15. When Tom`s aunt sent him off to school, he sometimes would go part of the way and then turn … and go to the river to swim.
A) inside B) outside C) aside D) side
16. I`ll have to convince to him that I`m telling … truth.
A) a B) the C) an D) –
17. If the Troyans hadn`t taken the wooden horse into Troy, the Greeks … the city.
A) had not captured B) would not capture C) didn`t capture D) wouldn`t have captured
18. She had to give us … information though she wasn`t willing to at first.
A) farther B) farthest C) further D) far
19. Humour can ease the trials and tribulations of life. Sometimes we … to be able to laugh at ourselves.
A) must B) should C) has D) have
20. My roommate never … things back in their place during my college years.
A) used putting B) was used to put C) didn`t use to put D) used to put


When I was five years old, I took a boat out on sea and went fishing by myself. I really wanted to catch a fish! But they were not biting. I stayed in my boat for three days, waiting. A couple of times, I thought I felt a fish nibbling on the bait at the end of the fishing line. The first time I pulled in my catch, it was not a fish; it was an old tire. The second time, it was a shoe. Finally, at the end of the third day, I felt a strong pull at the end of the line. The pull was so strong that my boat raced in a hundred circles, faster than you can say the word seafood. I needed all my strength just to hold onto the fishing rod. I pulled, and I pulled, and I reeled in the biggest fish that ever swam on the Earth! It weighed more than everyone in this room to put together! Then something terrible happened. After I had pulled the huge fish into my boat, I realized that we were sinking under its weight! Water was pouring into the boat from all sides! I am not a very good swimmer, so I was scared. Although it was the hardest decision I ever made, I had to let the fish go. I pushed it back over the side of the boat, and we waved good-bye to each other as it swam away.