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

12. Detective Gerald Martin did not quit... though there were no new suspects.

A) investigate B) to investigate C) investigating D) investigated

13. There are several ways of capturing ... tigers. But ... hunters must be very careful because ... tiger is ...

ferocious beast.

A) -/ -/ the/a В) -I -I the/- C) the/ the/ the/ - D) the/ the/ the/-

14. The Browns, who lived in a three-storey house ... dining with the Harrisons who ... their best

friends.

A) is/are B) were/were C) was/were D) are/is

15. My father asked me not to throw the batteries away, because they were ...

A) achievable B) disposable C) obtainable D) rechargeable

16. "If I were you, Crawford. I would thank Winslow" said Sindy. Sindy said if she ... Winslow.

A) were Crawford, she would have thank B) had been Crawford, she would have been thanked

C) were Crawford, she would thank D) had been Crawford, she would have thanked