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

27. Instead of going to camp Zach …
A) wanted travel through the United States. B) made a trip to support children without a place to live.
C) went to Washington to meet the President. D) spent with homeless kids one day.


She`s a successful businesswoman, a member of a rock band and a Women`s World Cup Soccer player. Who is the superstar? It`s none other than the Barbie doll. A little hard to believe, but the Barbie doll started out as a human being! She was Barbara Handler, the daughter of Ruth and Elliot Handler. In the early 1950s, Handler saw that her young daughter, Barbara, and her girlfriends enjoyed playing with adult female dolls more than baby dolls. Handler sensed that it was important for girls to image what they themselves might grow up to become. She decided to create an adult female doll. Handler went on a trip to Europe and returned with a “Lilli” doll, modelled after a character in a German comic strip. Handler spent more time making a doll similar to Lilli. The result was the Barbie doll – named in honour of the Handler`s daughter.
28. Ruth Handler decided to create an adult female doll because …
A) her husband Elliot knew it was an important element of games.
B) she was a businesswoman and wanted to make money.
C) her young daughter grew bored of baby dolls.
D) girls needed to know what they would be like when they grow up.
29. Lilli was …
A) a German soccer player. C) a girlfriend of Barbara Handler.
B) the daughter of Mr and Mrs Handler. D) a model for the Barbie doll.
30. Which is not related to Barbara Handler?
A) a successful entrepreneur B) a famous musician
C) a football player D) a film star
VARIANT 18
1. The island was named by a Dutch explorer who landed there on … Easter Day in 1722.
A) The B) a C) – D) an
2. – Do you do any exercise at all?
– Yes. Actually, I … swimming three times a week.
A) went B) go C) am going D) have gone