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

3. Last night Joe was arrested on suspicion of robbery. The police had no … that he had committed the crime and soon he was set free.
A) proof B) provable C) proved D) prove
4. Though plastic is essential for modern civilization, it is a very new material. Today we think of plastic as environmentally … because it does not decay.
A) unfriendly B) friendship C) friendless D) friendliness
5. Look, Mary is playing with the scissors! Take … away from her, otherwise she may cut her fingers.
A) them B) it C) its D) they
6. Emma wrote to her aunt that she … in pleasant surroundings.
A) was living B) is living C) living D) lives
7. If you don`t mind, I`d rather … there by car.
A) to go B) go C) went D) going
8. I was talking to a man … is going to the conference on Biotech.
A) who B) whose C) whom D) which
9. When the new road is built, I … drive to work in under half an hour, but that is not going to be till next
summer.
A) am able to B) will be able to C) should D) must
10. It was getting dark. Tom stopped … up his washing on the way home.
A) picking B) picked C) pick D) to pick
11. We know that pens, pencils and paper … writing equipment.
A) is B) are C) been D) was
12. “Yes, I`ll help you if you can wait a little”. He … if I could wait a little.
A) asked if I could help him B) agreed to help me C) says he will help me D) told me to help him
13. Sarah: Are you busy tomorrow?
Mark: I`m meeting someone in the office. We`ve got … business to discuss.
A) the B) no C) some D) a
14. Russia was the first country in the world to send a satellite into … space.
A) the B) a C) – D) an
15. Several of these washers and dryers need to be … because they are out of order.
A) to repair B) repaired C) repair D) repairing