Fill in the blanks in the text with the correct grammatical form, choosing from the four options provided (1, 2, 3, or 4).

Ответ

• A: 2) made (Past Simple, suitable for a completed action in the past - 'Last weekend I made dinner').
• B: 2) cooked (Past Simple, parallel action with 'made' and following the context of a specific past weekend).
• C: 2) Anyone (Used in a negative context or question, but here it fits the reported speech implying 'nobody' or 'someone' rather than a specific person). Alternatively, 'Someone' could fit depending on exact nuance, but 'Anyone' is common in reported speech of this nature. Considering the options, 'Anyone' often implies 'any person', which fits the reported speech structure well. If the sentence were "They said my pasta was delicious, and asked me, *someone* to cook", it would be different. Here, it refers to the general reception of the pasta.
• D: 3) much (Used with uncountable nouns like 'cook' when referring to quantity or extent; 'often' is already present, so 'much' fits the idea of 'cooking a lot' or 'cooking frequently', and aligns grammatically with an uncountable noun 'cook' in this context). 'Often' already exists, so the blank requires a word modifying 'cook' or the act of cooking. 'Much' fits best with an uncountable noun referring to an activity.
• E: 1) need (Present Simple tense, expressing a general desire or requirement for the future).

Ответ: A-2, B-2, C-2, D-3, E-1