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

16. That`s enough!!! Don`t discuss my order. It is … .
A) out of date B) out of question C) out of doors D) out of order
17. The journey was twice … we had expected.
A) so longer B) longer than C) as longer as D) as long as
18. Go … your homework carefully before you hand it … .
A) into/on B) through/away C) up/out D) over/in
19. I won`t waste time … to this letter.
A) replying B) to have replied C) to reply D) reply
20. As they get older, her brothers seem to grow more … .
A) alike B) the same C) like D) as like


Like many 13 year olds, my son is a computer games hermit, emerging only to be fed and watered. Recently, to reassure me that he was not addicted, he volunteered not to touch the computer for a week. I kept a close eye on him for signs of cold turkey but apart from the fact that he recorded the music of his favourite games, so that he could listen to them on his Walkman, there was not one. On the other hand, both his sister and I suffered as his boredom increased: I hadn’t realized how we have created a life without him. Suddenly he was under our feet, muttering obscenities and flicking TV channels in the middle of our favourite programmes. What he seemed to have lost was the sense that there was anything worthwhile to do other than indulge in the challenge of computer games. Suggestions from me to go and read, swim or play badminton got a grunt and a dark look. I guess the adrenalin rush of moving up a level on Lemmings cannot be compared with a gentle read or a few lengths of the local pool. It may take another 10 years or so before society really knows the mental and physical effects of computer games on the young. Until then, parents can only feel their way in the dark as to how much and how often the games are allowed to be played.


21. According to the text, all the following statements are TRUE EXCEPT ...
A) The mother notices that there were not any signs of cold turkey for a week.
B) It will possibly take more than a decade for people to realize the harm of computer games.
C) Only eating and drinking diverted the boy from playing computer games.
D) When her son gave up computer games, he got very bored.