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

14. The Browns, who lived in a three-storey house ... dining with the Harrisons who ... their best
friends.
A) is/are B) were/were C) was/were D) are/is
15. My father asked me not to throw the batteries away, because they were ...
A) achievable B) disposable C) obtainable D) rechargeable
16. "If I were you, Crawford. I would thank Winslow" said Sindy. Sindy said if she ... Winslow.
A) were Crawford, she would have thank B) had been Crawford, she would have been thanked
C) were Crawford, she would thank D) had been Crawford, she would have thanked
17. We … to the beach every day when we were on holiday.
A) went B) were going C) used to going D) go
18. Rice is often ... at weddings.
A) throw B) thrown C) throws D) throwing


We are so used to wearing shoes that few of us even think about them, apart from the times when we put them on and take them off. However, people didn`t always wear shoes. No one knows when people first began to use them. It is reasonable to support that the first shoes that covered feet were wrappings of animal skins worn in cold climates. Sandals worn in regions were most likely made of wood, with leather or cloth attaching the soles to the upper part of the foot. Over time, shoes became used not only for protection but also for decoration. For example, high heels came into fashion in the sixteen-hundreds and were worn by men. However uncomfortable they are, people have continued to wear them for more than three hundred years. Today`s shoes are relatively cheap because most models are designed by computer, and their components are cut by laser and sewn by programmed machinery.
19. What was the earliest footwear made of?
A) Skins B) Wood C) Cloth D) Silk
20. Approximately how long have high-heeled shoes been worn?
A) 600 years B) 100 years C) 300 years D) 500 years
21. The word HEELS in the text means …
A) the part of sock. B) the higher part of a shoe under the heel of your foot.
C) the back part of your foot. D) a type covering for the foot.