Choose the best option (A–D) to fit the gaps (1–7). My children: Miss Stevenson’s school was halfway between Jason’s house and mine. My children [начало предложения обрезано]. It was not hard to (1) ___ the difference between my daughters. My elder daughter (2) ___ after me. She had black hair, green eyes and a large forehead. She was very impulsive and often lost her temper. She was lazy but studied well. Her teachers always praised her. My younger daughter didn’t (3) ___ me. She was the picture of my wife’s mother. She had blond hair and blue eyes. She was very obedient and never made noise, but she was not very good (4) ___ her studies. I thought she was always shy and that prevented her from having good marks. Liza, our nursemaid, would set off in the morning with two of my children and Ned, Jason’s son. She usually took a mail-cart with her. This was for Ned to ride in when he was tired, but it was not often that Ned would (5) ___ that he was tired. The maid left the girls at Miss Stevenson’s and then brought Ned on to the Beeches. She would take him back in time to (6) ___ the girls when school was over. I often watched them play with Ned in the backyard or tell him fairy-tales. My daughters adored Ned, but he didn’t (7) ___ attention to them. Visible options: 1 A) speak B) tell C) talk; 3 A) review B) remind C) resemble D) remember; 4 A) at B) for C) on D) in; 5 A) accept B) allow C) admit D) adopt; 6 A) pull B) pick C) gather D) collect; 7 A) take B) give C) pay D) hold. Options for 2 are not legible in the image.

Перевод задания: Выберите лучший вариант (A–D), чтобы заполнить пропуски (1–7).

1. B) tell — устойчивое выражение tell the difference означает «различать, видеть разницу».

2. took — подходит выражение take after me («пойти в меня»). Варианты ответа к этому пропуску на снимке неразборчивы.

3. C) resemble — после didn’t требуется начальная форма глагола; resemble me — «быть похожей на меня».

4. D) in — говорят good in her studies в значении «успевать в учёбе».

5. C) admit — admit that he was tired означает «признаться, что он устал».

6. B) pick — выражение pick up the girls означает «забрать девочек».

7. C) pay — устойчивое выражение pay attention означает «обращать внимание».

Выполненный текст: It was not hard to tell the difference between my daughters. My elder daughter took after me. My younger daughter didn’t resemble me. She was not very good in her studies. It was not often that Ned would admit that he was tired. She would take him back in time to pick the girls when school was over. He didn’t pay attention to them.

Перевод выполненного текста: Нетрудно было заметить разницу между моими дочерьми. Старшая пошла в меня. Младшая на меня не была похожа. Она не очень хорошо успевала в учёбе. Нэд редко признавался, что устал. Она возвращалась за ним вовремя, чтобы забрать девочек после окончания уроков. Он не обращал на них внимания.

Начало рассказа и варианты ответа к пропуску 2 частично обрезаны или неразборчивы; для восстановления этих фрагментов нужен более полный и чёткий снимок.