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The Magical Tree
There were once two brothers, Jake and Mike, who lived near a forest. The elder brother
Jake A_________ a bad person. He B_________ up all the food and took all the good clothes from Mike. One day, Jake went into the forest to find some wood to sell at the market. As he C_________ through the forest, he saw a magical tree. The tree promised to give him its golden apples if he didn't cut it. Jake agreed but then he thought the tree had given him too D_________ apples. But when he told the tree about it, the tree punished him by beating him. Mike found his brother and helped him. Jake was ashamed. When the tree saw it, it gave the brothers all the apples they E_________ take home. You see, it's not a good idea to wish too much.
A 1) will be 2) was 3) were 4) has been
B 1) ate 2) was eating 3) will eat 4) has eaten
C 1) walks 2) will walk 3) has walked 4) was walking
D 1) few 2) little 3) much 4) many
E 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A — 2: was — Контекст требует использования глагола to be в Past Simple: was (был).
B — 1: ate — Контекст требует использования глагола eat в Past Simple: ate (съел).
C — 4: was walking — Контекст и союз as (когда, в то время как) требуют использования глагола walk в Past Continuous (фоновое действие в прошлом): was walking (шёл).
D — 1: few — Контекст требует использования квантификатора (quantifier) few (мало). Яблоки — это исчисляемое существительное во множественном числе, использование других квантификаторов недопустимо: (too) few (apples) = (слишком) мало (яблок).
E — 3: could — Контекст требует использования утвердительной формы глагола can в Past Simple: could (могли).
Ответ: 21413.