Грамматические навыки формообразование 23 (Заполнение пропуска)
Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст / 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
Christmas trees
One Christmas Eve the trees in a wood were very unhappy. They wished very much to make Christmas stay, but they (19)__________ (NOT KNOW) how to do so.
‘We are so bare,’ complained one tree. ‘If we only had our pretty green summer dresses,’ said other trees.
‘Hush, children, hush,’ whispered North Wind in a gentle voice, which was unusual for the (20)__________ (BAD) of all winds. ‘Go to sleep.’ While they slept something happened.
When the trees awoke they found that someone, perhaps North Wind, had cast over each of (21)__________ (THEY) a lovely soft cloak of spotless feathery white.
Seagull problem
The councillors of Dumfries, Scotland, are determined to do something about the seagull problem. Dumfries is the (22)__________ (THREE) town in the region invaded by seagulls which attack people. The birds protect their nests.
Local authorities declared that next spring special anti-gull ‘task-force’ (23)__________ (DESTROY) the gull nests.
Councillor Jack Groom said the time for talk was over, adding that it was time for action before (24)__________ (MANY) people were hurt by the gulls.