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The Golden Touch
Once upon a time there lived a rich man. He had a lot of money and a big house but he wanted to be even A_________ than he already was. One day the man B_________ a fairy. The fairy needed help and he helped her. When she asked him what she C_________ do for him, he asked for a very unusual thing. He wanted his hand to have a golden touch. "Everything that you touch D_________ into gold," the fairy said and flew away. The man tried his new magical power and was happy. He went home. As his young daughter saw that he E_________ home, she ran to her father. He took her in his arms and his golden touch turned the girl into gold. You see, it's wrong to wish to have too much.
A 1) rich 2) richer 3) more rich 4) richest
B 1) met 2) was meeting 3) has met 4) will meet
C 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't
D 1) turn 2) turned 3) has turned 4) will turn
E 1) comes 2) was coming 3) is coming 4) came
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A — 2: richer — Наличие союза than требует использования сравнительной степени прилагательного rich, образуется с помощью суффикса — er, так как это односложное прилагательное: richer (богаче).
B — 1: met — Контекст требует использования глагола meetв Past Simple: met = встретил, повстречался.
C — 3: could#8239;— Контекст требует использования утвердительной формы глагола can в Past Simple в соответствии с правилами согласования времён: could.
D — 4: will turn — Контекст требует использования глагола turn (into) в простом будущем времени (Future Simple): will turn (into) = будет превращаться (в).
E — 2: was coming — Контекст требует использования глагола come в Past Continuous (фоновое действие в прошлом): was coming home = идёт домой (перевод в контексте согласования времён).
Ответ: 21342.