Ответ:

  1. a) The newspaper announced that a third Golden Ticket had been found.
  2. b) Only one ticket was left.
  3. c) Miss Violet Beauregarde found the third ticket.
  4. d) It was difficult to hear her because she was chewing gum all the time.
  5. e) Violet liked gum better than chocolate.
  6. f) Her mother said that Violet chewed gum all the time and that it was a disgusting habit.
  7. g) Violet had beaten the world record for chewing gum.
  8. h) Before attempting the world record, she chewed one piece of gum for three months.
  9. i) The fourth Golden Ticket was found by Mike Teavee.
  10. j) No, Mike Teavee was not a nice boy. He was rude, aggressive and obsessed with television and violence.
  11. k) His hobby was watching television, especially programmes about cowboys and gangster films.
  12. l) Grandma Georgina called them “brats” and “beasts” because the children were spoiled, badly behaved and had unpleasant habits.