4. Read the text and circle the correct answers. The Scarlet Pimpernel: The year was 1792, and France (1) was / was being in the middle of a bloodthirsty revolution. While the leaders of the revolution (2) planned / were planning a reign of terror, hundreds of French aristocrats (3) were attempting / attempted to escape from France. Most of them (4) failed / were failing. But help was at hand! A master of disguise known as the Scarlet Pimpernel (5) was deciding / decided to save the helpless aristocrats from the guillotine. Nobody (6) knew / was knowing his real identity except his loyal followers — the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel — and he (7) rescued / was rescuing many aristocrats from certain death. While he (8) was carrying out / carried out his daring rescue attempts, he (9) met / was meeting his future wife, a beautiful French actress. (10) Did the revolutionaries catch / Were the revolutionaries catching the Scarlet Pimpernel in the end? Find out!

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The Scarlet Pimpernel (Алый Первоцвет)

The year was 1792, and France was in the middle of a bloodthirsty revolution. While the leaders of the revolution were planning a reign of terror, hundreds of French aristocrats were attempting to escape from France. Most of them failed. But help was at hand! A master of disguise known as the Scarlet Pimpernel decided to save the helpless aristocrats from the guillotine. Nobody knew his real identity except his loyal followers — the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel — and he rescued many aristocrats from certain death. While he was carrying out his daring rescue attempts, he met his future wife, a beautiful French actress. Did the revolutionaries catch the Scarlet Pimpernel in the end? Find out!

Год был 1792-й, и Франция находилась в разгаре кровавой революции. Пока руководители революции планировали царство террора, сотни французских аристократов пытались бежать из Франции. Большинство из них потерпели неудачу. Но помощь была близко! Мастер перевоплощения, известный как Алый Первоцвет, решил спасти беспомощных аристократов от гильотины. Никто не знал его настоящего имени, кроме его верных последователей — Лиги Алого Первоцвета, — и он спас многих аристократов от неминуемой смерти. Пока он совершал свои дерзкие попытки спасения, он встретил свою будущую жену, прекрасную французскую актрису. Поймали ли революционеры Алого Первоцвета в конце концов? Узнайте!

В повествовании фоновые и продолжавшиеся действия даны в past continuous; завершённые события и состояния — в past simple. Согласно известному сюжету романа, Первоцвет избегает поимки.