Question

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.The job with a fashion house in the city centre sounded interesting. The letter I had recently received from the boss was friendly. He had invited me to visit the office and join him for lunch. The appointment (A10) ... for twelve o'clock. Naturally I thought long and hard about what to wear. In the fashion business, of course, you (A11) ... to look smart. In the end I decided to wear the most expensive clothes. These were a pair of boots and a pair of fashion jeans, which (A12)... me a week's salary.But hardly (A13) ... at the office when I (A14) ... that exactly the wrong clothes (A15) .... The men in the office (A16) ... dark suits and ties. The boss was just as friendly as his letter had been. We talked about the business and finally went out for lunch. But when the restaurant manager caught sight of me he (A17) ... his head apologetically and said: "Sorry, sir, but you (A18)... to this restaurant if you (A19)... into more formal clothes. We don't admit anyone in jeans." So we started looking for somewhere else to eat.A10.1) had been fixed2) is fixed3) fixed4) had fixedA11.1) expect2) expected3) are expected4) are expectingA12.1) were costing2) has costed3) had cost4) costedA13.1) had I arrived2) have I arrived3) I had arrived4) I arrivedA14.1) have realised2) had realised3) realised4) was realisingA15.1) had chosen2) were chosed3) had been choosing4) had been chosenA16.1) weared2) were wearing3) had been wearing4) were wornA17.1) shaked2) had shaken3) shook4) was shakingA18.1) will admit2) will be admitting3) will be admitted4) would be admitted A19.1) change2) are changed3) have been changed4) will be changed

Answer 1

A10. 1) had been fixed
A11. 3) are expected
A12. 3) had cost
A13. 3) I had arrived
A14. 3) realised
A15. 4) had been chosen
A16. 2) were wearing
A17. 3) shook
A18. 3) will be admitted
A19. 1) change

Answer 2

A10. The correct answer is 3) fixed. The sentence structure "The appointment (A10) ... for twelve o'clock" indicates that the appointment had already been fixed in the past. The use of the past perfect tense "had fixed" indicates that the appointment was arranged before the moment being described in the text.

A11. The correct answer is 2) expected. The sentence structure "In the fashion business, of course, you (A11) ... to look smart" suggests that there is an expectation to look smart in the fashion business. The verb "expected" is appropriate in this context to convey the idea of a general expectation.

A12. The correct answer is 1) were costing. The sentence "These were a pair of boots and a pair of fashion jeans, which (A12) ... me a week's salary" indicates that the boots and jeans were expensive. The verb "were costing" is the correct past continuous tense to describe the cost of the items at that time.

A13. The correct answer is 3) I had arrived. The sentence "But hardly (A13) ... at the office when I (A14) ... that exactly the wrong clothes (A15) ... " implies that the speaker had just arrived at the office when they realized they were wearing the wrong clothes. The correct past perfect tense to use here is "I had arrived" to indicate that the arrival happened before the realization.

A14. The correct answer is 3) realized. The sentence structure "But hardly ... at the office when I (A14) ... " suggests that the realization occurred immediately after the speaker arrived at the office. The correct verb form to use here is "realized" in the past tense.

A15. The correct answer is 1) had chosen. The sentence "exactly the wrong clothes (A15) ... " indicates that the speaker had made a choice of clothes before the events described in the text. The correct verb form to use here is "had chosen" in the past perfect tense.

A16. The correct answer is 4) were worn. The sentence "The men in the office (A16) ... dark suits and ties" suggests that the men were already wearing the dark suits and ties before the events described in the text. The correct verb form to use here is "were worn" in the past continuous tense.

A17. The correct answer is 3) shook. The sentence "he (A17) ... his head apologetically" indicates a past action of shaking the head. The correct verb form to use here is "shook" in the past tense.

A18. The correct answer is 4) would be admitted. The sentence "we don't admit anyone in jeans" implies that the speaker would not be allowed into the restaurant unless they changed into more formal clothes. The correct verb form to use here is "would be admitted" in the conditional tense.

A19. The correct answer is 1) change. The sentence "if you (A19) ... into more formal clothes" suggests that the speaker needs to change their clothes to gain admission to the restaurant. The correct verb form to use here is "change" in the present tense.