Грамматические навыки: формообразование 22 (Заполнение пропуска)
Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 20–28, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 20–28.
Пример ответа: was built
The phone woke Kim up. She answered the call almost immediately, after the (20) ____________________(THREE) beep, because she expected her mother to call. But it wasn’t her. The voice on the other end of the line sounded familiar but Kim (21) ____________________(NOT/CAN) remember who it belonged to.
“Hello,” the lady said. “Can I speak to Mrs. Len?”
“I’m sorry but she’s not at home. She’s out. She (22) ____________________(WALK) in the park.”
It was very cold out-of-doors and everything (23) ____________________(COVER) in snow but Kim’s mother walked in all weathers. She believed that it (24) ____________________(HELP) her keep fit and gave her extra energy. She actually looked younger than other (25) ____________________(WOMAN) of her age and that was probably because of her walking.
“Can I take a message?” Kim asked politely.
“No. I (26) ____________________(CALL) her later. When is she going to be back?”
“She normally (27) ____________________(COME) home at five.”
“Fine,” came the answer and the phone went dead. Kim felt a bit hurt. “It’s not polite to break off a conversation like that,” she thought to herself. “If I (28) ____________________(BE) older, I would explain to that lady how to talk to people politely.”