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

4. Sally buys a newspaper every day to keep... the news.
A) away from B) up with C) behind D) off
5. The fairy tale begins on ... quiet afternoon at the end of July.
A) an B)- C)a D) the
6. Magazines like "Times"; "Newsweek", "U. S. News"and World Report" provide the reader... a pictorial report of the week's events.,
A) by B)for C) with D) on
7. -So, when did they tell you about the robbery?
-I... by the police as soon as they found out.
A) was informed B) would be informed
C) will be informed D) had been informed
8. You won't have a good command of the language ... you practice speaking it every day.
A) even though B) if C) unless, D) in case
9. Julius Caesar would not let anyone ... a wheeled vehicle on the streets during the day because of the traffic in ancient Rome. A) usage B) to use C) use D) using
10. If anything happens to the children, you may go to... hospital to get medical aid.
A) some B) any C) several D) no
11.... I don't see you today, let me say good­bye to you now.
A) despite B) whether C) unless D) in case
12. The mayor agreed ... the architect's new design of the park.
A) accept B) to accept C) accepting D) accepted
13. I... up with that sportsman yesterday, if he ... so fast.
A) would have catch / were
B) would not have caught / were not
C) would catch / were not
D) would have caught / were not
14. Let's change the topic,...?
A) shall we B) do you C) let us D) do we
15. In the ... 1990s several companies introduced electronic books, or e-books.
A) late B) later C) last D) latest
16. Look at Mum's car! it definitely needs ...!
A) cleaned B) clean C) to be cleaned D) to clean
17. "Colour" is spelled with a "u" in the British English, but there is ... "u" in the American English spelling "color".
A) some B) any C) little D) no