2012 yilning testlar. 101 varianti. Variant №101 Liz encouraged me away my old running shoes with holes and got me to buy a new pair

16. The first artificial language Esperanto ... by Russian physician Ludwick Zamenhof in the 1880s.
A) invented B) was invented
C) was inventing D) had been invented
17. There was a large spider in the bathroom so she wouldn’t go in ... her father got rid of it.
A) until B) after C) if D) while
18. The train drivers are on strike. Very... people came to work.
A) few B) a few C) little D) many
19. He never thought what might come out of it,..?
A) didn’t he B) does he C) did he D) hasn’t he
20. She washed her hands ... the smell of the garlic had gone.
A) until B) before C) after D) when
21. Have you measured the ... of the well?
A) depth B) deep C) deepen D) deeply
22. I insisted on holding the children's hands ... the path looked steep and dangerous.
A) however B) although C) despite D) as
23. Jane is very active. She ... dozens of jobs in her life.
A) is having B) has C) has had D) was having
24. My brother as well as I... ready to accompany you in your travel.
A) am B) are C) be D) is
25. I used to admire a little spring which was ... to my house. It was exciting.
A) more closely B) closely C) close D) closer
26. Because aluminum is lighter and cheaper... copper, it is often used for high-tension power transmissions.
A) then B) than C) as D) from
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for the gaps 27-28 in the text.
In 1938 the Swiss firm Nestle (27)... instant coffee - this is now the most popular kind of coffee with millions of cups (28)... every day. However, a true coffee fanatic will avoid instant at almost all costs.
27. A) did B) found C) cooked D) invented
28. A) having drunk B) to drink
C) being drunk D) drinking
Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the gaps 29-31 in the text.
I work in a large office with about thirty other people, most of (29)... I know quite well. In fact, most of my colleagues are so interesting that I
(30)of writing a book about them. One of the sales representatives, Keith, is (31) ... Betty from overseas department. And plenty of other things are going on.
29. A) whom B) which C)who D) whose
30. A) thought B) think
C) am thought D) am thinking
31. A) offering B) seeing
C) sending D) marching