II. Choose the correct variant. 1. School year begins on ... 1st of September. a) — , b) a, c) an, d) the. 2. ... our English classes we speak a lot. a) On, b) At, c) In, d) For. 3. ... is knocking at the door. a) Some, b) Somebody, c) Anybody, d) Nobody. 4. We'll wait... everybody comes. a) till, b) before, c) unless, d) if. 5. Everybody says the film is worth ... . a) see, b) to see, c) seeing, d) to be seen. 6. ... nothing interesting to see and we left. a) There was, b) It was, c) It is, d) There is. 7. According to the weather forecast tomorrow will be ... warmer than today. a) yet, b) still, c) more, d) just. 8. ... people can understand classical music. : a) Few, b) A few, c) Little, d) A little. 9. I wish I ... a poet. a) am, b) was, c) have been, d) were. 10. Martin Eden ... by Jack London. a) wrote, b) was written, c) has written, d) is writing. 11. The road is wet. It must ... . a) rain, b) rained, c) raining, d) have been raining. 12. ... through the magazine I decided to buy it. a) Looked, b) Having looked, c) Looking,, d) Being looked. 13. She couldn't remember ... such aquestion. a) ask, b) to ask, c) asked, d) being asked. 14. What are you ... ? a) saying, b) telling, c) speaking, d) talking.