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

16. Diana baked three cakes. … of them was a chocolate cake.

A) None B) All C) Neither D) Both

17. With no income but my husband`s student grant, we … live from hand to mouth for several years.

A) must B) were to C) can D) had to

18. The cars which use gas go … than ones which use petrol, but a slow car is better than nothing.

A) quickly B) more slowly C) faster D) slow

19. Young people are fond of … rock music, rhythm and blues.

A) originating B) originate C) original D) originally

20. Mother asked, “Has John locked the gates?”

Mother asked … locked the gates.

A) if John has B) had John C) whether John had D) has John

Many stolen paintings have a strange history. But one of the strangest was that of a painting by the famous sixteenth-century painter Bruegel, stolen from an art-gallery in London in the eighties. The four thieves who had stolen the painting, didn`t know how much it cost. The first art expert who came to see the painting said it was priceless. Another art expert said it was worth £2-3 million. Then the thieves tried to sell the painting back to the art gallery from which it had been stolen. The gallery contacted the police and a meeting was arranged. However, the meeting didn`t take place. A short time later the thieves were arrested. When they were told that they were arrested in connecting with a Bruegel painting, one of them said: “What`s Bruegel? I thought it was rubbish.”