Variant №1 You've been having a nap you? Sorry if I woke you up

13. The temperature of an object rises when heat... into it.
A) flew B) will flow C)flow D) flows
14. I will not pass all of my exams unless I . study very....
A) hardly B) hard C) harder D) hardest
15. My mother... the floor than dishes.
A) would rather wash B) would rather to wash
C) would rather washing D) will rather to washing
16. The temperature here seldom drops ... freezing point...
A) up B) above C) below D) down
17. He isn't serious, is he? He ... be joking!
A) have to B) can C) are to D) must
18. ... you need them, take a spare pair of running shoes.
A) despite B) unless C) in case D) though
19. Christopher Columbus greatly promoted the ... of American lands.
A) explorer B) exploratory
C) exploration D) explore
20. Don't be taken ... by him. If I were you, I wouldn't believe anything he says.
A) on B) down C) in D) out
21. I remember how we used to have to clean the house thoroughly. This ceremony is called Osoji and my sister and I ... look forward to it very much, since that was such a mess.
A) have not B) get used to
C) didn't use to D) would
22. Maria forgot to turn off the iron when she went to answer... knock at the door, and she burnt a hole in the ironing board.
A) some B)a C)- D)an
23. Many people consider Davies ... the finest artist of his generation.
A) be B) to being C) being D) to be
Read the text.Then choose the correct answer to questions 24-26
China's economy is so huge that it is easy to forget the country s property market is still in its adolescence. Two decades ago, most city-dwellers had to live in basic, old accommodation, provided by their state-owned employer. Since then, house building has developed greatly as there has been the notion of home ownership. However, the market has been experiencing sudden changes and prices are falling in many cities. This is having an impact on local governments which carry out four-fifths of the country's spending but only receive half of the taxes in income. To help make up the difference, they rely on buying land from farmers and selling it to property developers. But as developers struggle, land sales are decreasing and local governments are receiving less money. In other countries, local governments raise money by taxing homes, but in China, this is a sensitive subject. People feel that they already pay too much to a state that provides too little.