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

3. I haven`t been out much lately, because I … for my exams.

A) is studying B) have been studying C) study D) had studied

4. Many things in the world would be different if energy … inexpensive and unlimited.

A) were B) would be C) is D) will be

5. That`s the old lady … brother won the Nobel Prize.

A) whose B) whom C) who D) that

6. Mrs Curry was shown two ready-made suits, but she didn`t like … of them.

A) either B) some C) neither D) every

7. The smaller a garden is, … it is to look after.

A) easier B) the easier C) more easy D) more difficult

8. In 1938 Pearl S. Buck became the first American … to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

A) woman B) women C) woman`s D) women`s

9. Ann was feeling ill last night. She … leave the party early.

A) had to B) must C) may D) ought to