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

1. I cannot believe that the burglars ... the house in the broad daylight.

A) broke in B) broke up C) broke down D) broke off

2. Luckily only ... of the medicine got spilt.

A) a little B) little C) few D) a few

3. I read an . . . thing in the newspaper this morning.

A) amused B) amazed C) amazingly D) amazing

4. I don't think people should be allowed to perform experiments... animals.

A) over B) on C) for D) to

5. There … between 1000 and 6000 languages in the world depending on how you count them.

A) are said to be B) are said that C) said to have been D) say being

6. The weather forecast said that it might rain this afternoon. lf it does, we'll have to put ... the tennis.

A) down B) on C) off D) in