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

30. According to the passage one of the best deeds of Joseph Pulitzer is ...

A) to praise to the skies of criticism. B) to maintain privileges of labours.

C) to endow for the development of journalism. D) to reveal scandals in the newspaper.

VARIANT 88

1. In order... high result, you should practice regularly all vocabulary.

A) get B) to get C) to having D) for getting

2. Garry is so ... that very few people trust what he says.

A) jealous B) selfish C) dishonest D) interesting

3. We ... the station by 5 o’clock yesterday.

A) shall reach B) were reaching C) had reached D) reached

4. Eric will never forget … his first helicopter ride. The experience was thrilling.

A) takes B) to take C) take D) taking

5. I … for the match to begin when suddenly a dog ran onto the pitch.

A) wait B) had waited C) waited D) was waiting

6. … Captain Cook reached … Cape of Good Hope in … spring of 1771 and sailed via St. Helena in the South Atlantic before arriving in England in July 1771.

A) -/the/the В) -/-/the С) the/the/the D) the/-/the