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

19. What was the earliest footwear made of?

A) Skins B) Wood C) Cloth D) Silk

20. Approximately how long have high-heeled shoes been worn?

A) 600 years B) 100 years C) 300 years D) 500 years

21. The word HEELS in the text means …

A) the part of sock. B) the higher part of a shoe under the heel of your foot.

C) the back part of your foot. D) a type covering for the foot.
22. The reason for modern days` shoes not being expensive is the fact that …

A) they are produced massively B) they are drawn by technologies

C) their components are very cheap D) most people like wearing them everywhere

Do you ever wish that your neighbours would turn down their music? Perhaps you are trying to sleep and you wish that the people next-door were not holding an all-night barbecue party in their garden. Or do you feel it is time you moved to an uninhabited island? Don’t worry – you are just another victim of noise pollution. Of course, most people would prefer it if cars made no noise at all, neighbours were as quiet as mice and nobody drove about the streets in cars with open windows and high-powered sound systems. You may even wish you could stop children from playing in the street, or planes passing overhead. But in the end, if I were you, I would just get used to it. Close the windows, buy some earplugs, laugh and turn up your own stereo. Just act as if the noise were simply not there! Who knows, perhaps it will go away!

23. According to the text, noises disturbing people involve all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Aircrafts flying in the sky. B) Noisy traffic outside the house.

C) The voice of mice in the house. D) Parties that last the whole night.