Thinking is the hardest work anyone can do which is probably the reason why we have so few thinkers

25-VARIANT

“Thinking is the hardest work anyone can do – which is probably the reason why we have so few thinkers.” – Henry Ford

1. We ..... this matter several times in the last few hours without any acceptable result.

A) have been discussing B) were discussing
C) discussed D) have discussed

2. Dennis ….. spend a lot of time with his friends. These days he can't afford it. He’s too busy.

A) didn’t have to B) was able to
C) has got to D) used to

3. What do you think of Laylo’s performance? Do you think ……for the better?

A) it has changed B) has it changed
C) is it changing D) has it been changing

4. The collection of ancient paintings ….. at the auction.

A) were sold B) have been sold
C) was sold D) is selling

5. Look at my sweater. It shrank. I wish you ….. it in hot water.

A) didn’t wash B) would have washed
C) washed D) hadn’t washed

6. We’d better leave before he starts to shout at us, …..?

A) hadn’t we B) wouldn’t we
C) don’t we D) doesn’t he

7. When the shouting outside grew ….. I decided to check what was going on.

A) louder B) more loudly
C) too aloud D) the most loudly

8. Richard was stopped by the Police as he was driving …. eighty miles per hour.

A) in B) for C) at D) from

9. - Jessica is going out with us.

- Really? She told me ….. at home tonight.
A) she will stay B) I would have stayed
C) she was staying D) she is going to stay

10. I won’t accept that job because the salary is low. If the salary ….. low, I ….. it.

A) were / wouldn’t accept
B) had been / would have accepted
C) is / won’t accept
D) wasn’t / would accept

11. A prosecutor is a lawyer ….. job is to prove in court that someone is guilty.

A) which B) whom C) whose D) who’s

12. ….. that the price was reasonable, few people were interested in buying the house.

A) Despite the fact B) In order
C) Provided D) Due to the fact

13. Do you know when ….. computer was invented?

A) the B) a C) - D) some

14. He made a promise .... it a secret, but now everyone seems to know about that incident.

A) kept B) keep C) to keep D) keeping

15. ….. of the studies in our educational center has been equipped with an air conditioner.

A) Every B) Each C) All D) A lot

16. - We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him. - …. .

A) So was I B) Neither I was
C) I wasn’t either D) I was too

17. - Did you turn the cooker off?

- Oh, I think I remember ….. it, but I’d better go and check.
A) to do B) doing C) done D) did

18. The higher we climbed, ….. remarkable the scenery became.

A) most B) the more C) more D) the most

Tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of rock on which continents sit, often bump together. They cause earthquakes and push up mountains. The Himalayan mountain range contains the highest mountains in the world. The tectonic plate, on which India sits, is pressing into the giant landmass of Eurasia. This pushes up the landmass, forming massive wrinkles. These wrinkles are the foundation of the Himalayas.

The plate is still pushing up against Asia. So the Himalayan Mountains are still growing at about one inch every five years. The land at the top of these mountains was once a part of the ocean seabed. Fossils of sea creatures are still stuck in the rocks at the top of these mountains.
Mount Everest, which is in the Himalayas, is the tallest mountain in the world. There are six other mountains in the range over 26,500 feet. These mountains are often called the “Rooftop of the World.” The range stretches more than 1,500 miles through many countries in central Asia.

19. What is a tectonic plate?

A) an instrument for measuring mountains
B) a part of the ocean seabed
C) a continent-sized slab of rock
D) a mountainous area of continents

20. How do scientists know that the Himalayan mountaintops were once on the ocean floor?

A) They found tectonic plates.
B) They learned it from native legends.
C) Ocean fossils were found on the tops of
mountains.
D) A book said they were.

21. According to the passage ….. .

A) The Himalayan Mountains are getting taller at about one inch every five years.
B) Everest was the second tallest mountain in the world.
C) The Himalayas can`t reach 26,500 feet in height
D) There are no fossils of sea creatures in the rocks of the Himalayas.

22. The word “massive” means …. .

A) minute B) small C) tiny D) huge

Think of the biggest meal you've ever eaten. It's likely that Sonya Thomas has eaten a lot more than that. The petite woman weighs only about 50 kilos, yet she has smashed national and international records in competitive eating. Competitive eating events are contests to see who can eat the most of a certain kind of food in a set amount of time. When it comes to this competition, dainty diners need not apply.

Have you ever eaten lobster? Sonya can eat 44 of them in 12 minutes. How about French fries covered in chili and cheese? Sonya once ate more than 8 pounds of them in 10 minutes. Sonya has eaten 65 hard-boiled eggs in 6 minutes and 40 seconds. That's about half the time it takes to cook a single egg! You might eat a slice of cheesecake for dessert. Sonya once consumed 11 pounds of this rich dessert in just 9 minutes.