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

27. Why did Gluskap liked himself so much? Because …
A) He liked fighting with Indians. B) He considered himself to be the most powerful.
C) He was not afraid of Wasis. D) He was liked by his woman friend very much.


Most schools in Britain are state-controlled. However, some schools are private. It can cost several thousand pounds per year to send a child to one of these schools. Many are boarding establishments. This means that children live as well as study in the school premises. They eat and sleep there. Some of these schools are for girls only or boys only. These are called single-sex schools, but in recent times most parents prefer to send children of all ages to co-educational schools. In the 1950s and 1960s, teachers in Britain were usually very authoritarian. They were permitted to beat the pupils with a cane. Consequently, they were feared and respected though some people didn`t have real respect for them. Nowadays teachers are more liberal and spend more time giving advice to individual pupils.
28. Educational institutions where British children live and study are called …
A) co-educational schools. B) single-sex establishments.
C) state-controlled establishments. D) boarding schools.
29. In the middle of the 20th century British teachers …
A) were very strict and pupils were afraid of them. B) respected their pupils more than they do now.
C) were controlled by the parents. D) devoted a lot of time to their work.
30. What is difference between teachers of past and present day?
A) Present day teachers are more kind than past teachers.
B) Past teachers worked especially individual pupils more than present teachers.
C) Both of them weren`t honoured by pupils.
D) Past teachers are not as free and open-minded as present teachers.


VARIANT 3
1. Mitchell picked up the phone and dialled a number. He left it … for 5 long minutes and then slowly replaced the receiver.
A) ringing B) ring C) to ring D) rang