Прочитайте текст и вставьте вместо каждого пропуска нужную грамматическую форму, выбрав её из четырёх предложенных вариантов.
The Golden Egg
Once upon a time, there lived a man in a village. He had a wife and children. He A_________quite well-off because he had a magic hen. This hen laid an egg each day, but it was not a usual egg, it was a golden egg. Still, the man B_________he was unhappy. He wanted to be C_________ than he already was. So, he decided to kill the hen and get all the golden eggs at once. But when he killed his magic hen, he D_________ find any eggs there, either golden or ordinary ones. From that day on, the man was becoming poorer and poorer because he destroyed his own happiness E_________. One should be satisfied with what one has.
A 1) is 2) are 3) was 4) were
B 1) thought 2) was thinking 3) has thought 4) thinked
C 1) rich 2) richer 3) more richer 4) most rich
D 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't
E 1) he 2) him 3) his 4) himself
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A — 3: was — Контекст требует использования глагола to be в Past Simple, так как ранее в тексте используется временной маркер (time marker) Once upon a time: was (был).
B — 1: thought — Контекст требует использования глагола think в Past Simple: thought (думал).
C — 2: richer — Наличие союза than требует использования сравнительной степени прилагательного rich, образуется с помощью суффикса — er, так как это односложное прилагательное: richer (богаче).
D — 4: couldn't — Контекст требует использования отрицательной формы глагола can в Past Simple: couldn't (не мог).
E — 4: himself — Контекст требует использования возвратного местоимения (Reflexive Pronoun), согласующегося с подлежащим he: himself (сам).
Ответ: 31244.
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Дублирует задание № 2449.

