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

8. The streets of Tashkent are becoming … and … nowadays.

A) wider/wider B) higher/higher C) narrower/narrower D) cleverer/cleverer

9. I came into the sitting room. It was empty, but the television was still on. Someone ... it.

A) had watched B) had been watched C) watched D) was watching

10. Someone had removed all the evidence. … it was now impossible for the police to continue their

investigation.

A) Whereas B) Besides C) Thus D) Although

11. A friend of mine, who is a Frenchmen by nationality, told me a lot of interesting things about … French.

A) – B) an C) the D) a

12. They heard the cars from Amsterdam coming close behind them while skating along ... full speed.

A) with B) at C) in D) on

13. We are ... everyone who has rendered assistance to the victims of the earthquake.

A) bitterly disappointed by B) sincerely grateful to C) completely annoyed with D) extremely sorry for