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

9. This newspaper has a long … of attacking corruption and mismanagement.

A) traditionally B) tradition C) traditionalism D) traditional

10. It is a well-known fact that William Shakespeare was both a playwright … an actor.

A) and B) such C) but also D) as well as

11. I don`t like Alice. She … about difficulties of life all the time.

A) has been complaining B) is complaining C) complained D) has complained

12. An earthquake of magnitude eight on the Richter scale occurs once … five or ten years.

A) each B) every C) another D) other