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

5. Laziz couldn`t find the ticket …, but was sure he had left it on his table.

A) nowhere B) everywhere C) somewhere D) anywhere

6. When I arrived, the lecture … . So I didn`t find it easy to follow.

A) have started B) had started C) had been starting D) started

7. A car mechanic examined the damaged car … and told me how much it would cost to repair it.

A) closer B) the closest C) close D) closely

8. “Have any of the buildings been damaged?” The correspondent wanted to know … damaged.

A) have any of the houses been B) if some of the houses were

C) whether some of the houses had been D) had any of the houses been

9. I`m interested in what her … step is going to be. Will she be wise enough this time?

A) near B) next C) nearest D) the next