Контрольные задания > 11. Put the verbs in the right form to complete the text.
The Colour of Friendship
Once upon a time the colours of the world started to quarrel (ссориться). All claimed that they (1) (be) the best. Green (2) (say): "Clearly I (3) (be) the most important. I (4) (be) the symbol of life and hope. I am the colour of grass, trees and leaves." Blue interrupted: "You (5) (be) speaking about the earth. But (6) (look) at the sky and the sea! Water is the basis of life. The sky (7) (give) space and peace. Without my peace, you would all be nothing. Yellow chuckled (усмехаться): "You are all so serious. I (8) (bring) laughter and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you (9) (look) at a sunflower, the whole world (10) (start) to smile. Red (11) (shout) out: "I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood – life's blood! I (12) (be) the colour of danger and of bravery I am the colour of love." Then Orange, Purple, Indigo (13) (speak) the same way. Their quarrelling (14) (become) louder and louder. Suddenly there (15) (be) a flash of bright lightening (молния), thunder (гром) rolled and boomed. Rain (16) (start). The colours got frightened and (17) (come) close to one another for comfort. Then Rain (18) (begin) to speak:
Вопрос:
11. Put the verbs in the right form to complete the text.
The Colour of Friendship
Once upon a time the colours of the world started to quarrel (ссориться). All claimed that they (1) (be) the best. Green (2) (say): "Clearly I (3) (be) the most important. I (4) (be) the symbol of life and hope. I am the colour of grass, trees and leaves." Blue interrupted: "You (5) (be) speaking about the earth. But (6) (look) at the sky and the sea! Water is the basis of life. The sky (7) (give) space and peace. Without my peace, you would all be nothing. Yellow chuckled (усмехаться): "You are all so serious. I (8) (bring) laughter and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you (9) (look) at a sunflower, the whole world (10) (start) to smile. Red (11) (shout) out: "I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood – life's blood! I (12) (be) the colour of danger and of bravery I am the colour of love." Then Orange, Purple, Indigo (13) (speak) the same way. Their quarrelling (14) (become) louder and louder. Suddenly there (15) (be) a flash of bright lightening (молния), thunder (гром) rolled and boomed. Rain (16) (start). The colours got frightened and (17) (come) close to one another for comfort. Then Rain (18) (begin) to speak: