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

2. Little children like wild animals and often ask … to the zoo.

A) taking B) take C) to take D) to be taken

3. Nadya didn`t join the rest of … . She sat in the back of the room by herself.

A) our B) hers C) us D) ours

4. The human race is about … a new age of travelling and living in space.

A) to enter B) enters C) entered D) entering

5. If the summer … warmer, I would have lain in the sun last year.

A) were B) had been C) would be D) was

6. Before Gutenberg, books were largely the privilege of monks and … rich.

A) an B) – C) the D) a

7. That magnificent eight-century-old temple … by the Chinese.

A) been constructed B) was constructed C) been constructing D) was constructing

8. “That`s why I didn`t take it”. He explained to me why he … it.

A) hadn`t taken B) wasn`t taken C) didn`t take D) hasn`t taken