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15. It was necessary that this work ... done in time.

a. to be

b. had been

c. was

d. be

16. The experimental data are said ... with theoretical expectations.

a. to coincide

b. coincide

с coinciding

d. coincided

17. ... is human.

a. mistaken

b. to err

c. err

d. mistakes

18. If they ... tomorrow, I'll meet them at the station.

a. will come

b. came

c. comes

d. come

19. If he ... the problem better, he wouldn't have made this mistake.

a. knew

b. had known

c. knows

d. is to know

20. This law is ... to be used in science universally.

a. may

b. probably

c. can

d. likely

21. If the metal ... heated, it would melt.

a. was

b. were

c. had been

d. is being

22. — What is your cousin?

a. That's she.

b. I haven't got any.

c. It was she.

d. She's a teacher,

23. — Have you ever been to Canada?

a. Not until

b. None.

c. Not yet.

d. Still.

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24. ... clever idea!

a. So

b. What a

c. What

d. How

25. Last year ... many tourists here.

a. it was

b. they were

c. there was

d. there were

26. By the time we arrive the movie ....

a. will have started

b. has to start

c. had started

d. has started

27. Would you care for some more coffee? There's still ... left.

a. a little

b. a few

c. little

d. few

28. She didn't mind ... late because she enjoyed it.

a. to work

b. working

c. works

d. worked

29. Professor was surprised her assistant was out. « He ... somewhere», she thought.

a. ought to have gone

b. is going to

c. goes

d. must have gone

30. ... I need is a good dictionary.

a. How that

b. Which

c. What

d. That

31. They ... don't believe it even though we've shown them the evidence.

a. yet

b. still

c. already

d. no longer

32. He was very generous ... his efforts to save.

a. however

b. although

c. nevertheless

d. in spite of

33. IEEE stands ... «Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers».

a. as

b. for

c. like

d. by

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34. — I missed my English classes last week. — So ... .

a. I did

b. І have

c. have І

d. did I

35. They couldn't help ... that the professor was worried.

a. notice

b. noticing

c. to notice

d. noticed

36. This flour can be used ... cakes.

a. to do

b. when doing

c. to make

d. and making

37. Cassandra, ... , has been the subject of many poems.

a. the Greek heroine

b. that Greek heroine was

c. was the Greek heroine

d. who the Greek heroine was

38. ... included Germany, Brazil, and Australia.

a. When countries

b. To survey countries

c. Countries surveyed

d. It was survey

39. Multimedia applications ... voice, text and image.

a. combines

b. combination

c. combining

d. combine

40. ... for a way to improve the performance of your system?

a. You are looking

b. When you look

c. Are you looking

d. That you look

41. The smaller the phenomena a scientist is investigating, ... is the eguipment needed to conduct research.

a. the biggest

b. then big

c. the bigger

d. and the bigger

42. His short stay in Europe was very important to Jack, ... provided the background to several of his experiments.

a. it was

b. much of

c. for it

d. by then

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43. I ... him recently.

a. didn't see

b. hasn't seen

c. will not see

d. haven't seen

44. To understand is ... .

a. forgiving

b. to forgive

c. forgives

d. forgive

45. ... the process what matters is how energy is released.

a. When

b. For

c. How

d. This

46. ... that they all are here.

a. It is surprised

b. Is it surprising

c. It is surprising

d. What is surprising

47. .... heat is produced.

a. That certain chemicals are mixed together

b. The mixing of certain chemicals

c. Whenever certain chemicals are mixed together

d. How certain chemicals are mixed together

48. ... a new point of view on the problem.

a. Is there

b. There are

c. There is

d. There being

49. The former theory is ... more interesting than the latter.

a. many

b. the least

c. fewer

d. much

50. A logarithm is ... as an exponent.

a. known what

b. known what it is

c. what is known

d. what it is known

51. It is this approach ... makes everything clear.

a. when

b. that

c. how

d. while

52. Only rarely ... naturally.

a. they occur

b. do they occur

c. they would occur

d. they will occur