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

1. This box is too heavy for me to carry. Can … two of you help me?

A) a B) the C) – D) some

2. “I should like to take a voyage before I … too old” said Mr. Chalk.

A) is B) shall be C) am D) was

3. The witness is telling the court that he … the accused before.

A) hasn`t seen B) had never seen C) had ever seen D) didn`t see

4. In Washington no building may be more than 40 meters tall … the city`s many monuments from view.

A) so as to hide not B) in order not hide C) for not hiding D) so as not to hide

5. Oxygen masks were important when they got to the top of the mountain. They … wear them so as not to get short of air.

A) had to B) dare C) could D) might