Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19–24, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 19–24. Пример ответа: did not know Languages in the USA The most commonly used language in the United States is English, which is the de facto national language. Nonetheless, many other languages (19) __________ (SPEAK) in the United States. (20) __________ (THIS) include indigenous languages, languages brought to the country by colonists, enslaved people and immigrants from Europe, Africa and Asia. Spanish, of course, is the (21) __________ (TWO) most commonly spoken language in the United States. However, few people realise that after English and Spanish Chinese is spoken regularly in more American homes than any other language. The Brownings On January 10, 1845, Robert Browning, a little-known poet and playwright, sent a letter to Elizabeth Barrett, an internationally renowned poet, an invalid, after reading her volume of poetry. Over the course of the next 20 months, they (22) __________ (WRITE) each other close to 600 letters. The couple’s last letter was exchanged on September 18, 1846, the night before the two (23) __________ (LEAVE) for a trip to Italy and two weeks after their secret marriage. (24) __________ (THEY) romance, which Elizabeth credited with saving her life, lasted for 15 years and spawned some of the world’s most beautiful poetry.

Перед словом most commonly spoken language требуется порядковое числительное: «второй самый распространённый язык». От two образуется second.

Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 19–24, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 19–24. Пример ответа: did not know Languages in the USA The most commonly used language in the United States is English, which is the de facto national language. Nonetheless, many other languages (19) __________ (SPEAK) in the United States. (20) __________ (THIS) include indigenous languages, languages brought to the country by colonists, enslaved people and immigrants from Europe, Africa and Asia. Spanish, of course, is the (21) __________ (TWO) most commonly spoken language in the United States. However, few people realise that after English and Spanish Chinese is spoken regularly in more American homes than any other language. The Brownings On January 10, 1845, Robert Browning, a little-known poet and playwright, sent a letter to Elizabeth Barrett, an internationally renowned poet, an invalid, after reading her volume of poetry. Over the course of the next 20 months, they (22) __________ (WRITE) each other close to 600 letters. The couple’s last letter was exchanged on September 18, 1846, the night before the two (23) __________ (LEAVE) for a trip to Italy and two weeks after their secret marriage. (24) __________ (THEY) romance, which Elizabeth credited with saving her life, lasted for 15 years and spawned some of the world’s most beautiful poetry.

Есть указание на конкретный период в прошлом: Over the course of the next 20 months в рассказе о событиях 1845–1846 годов. Поэтому используется Past Simple: write → wrote.