Use of English, 1. Grammar. Read the stories about famous writers and fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs and pronouns. A. One day Robert Burns (0) was walking near the sea. Suddenly he (1) ___ a cry for help. He (2) ___ towards the water. Just then a sailor (3) ___ off a boat, and began to swim towards the man who (4) ___ for help and saved him. The man who (5) ___ was very rich. He thanked the brave sailor and gave (6) ___ a shilling. By this time a lot of people (7) ___ round them. They (8) ___ the sailor a hero but the rich man (9) ___ him only a shilling. Burns (10) ___ better and said, “Let him alone. The gentleman better know how much his life costs.” B. Arthur Conan Doyle, once (11) ___ to Paris. He took a cab at the railway station to go to the hotel. “What hotel would you like to go to, Mr Conan Doyle?” asked the cabman. The writer (12) ___: “How (13) ___ you know my name?” [Остальная часть упражнения обрезана.]

Перевод задания: Прочитайте истории об известных писателях и заполните пропуски правильными формами глаголов и местоимений.

A. One day Robert Burns (0) was walking near the sea. Suddenly he heard a cry for help. He ran towards the water. Just then a sailor jumped off a boat, and began to swim towards the man who was calling for help and saved him. The man who was saved was very rich. He thanked the brave sailor and gave him a shilling. By this time a lot of people were standing round them. They called the sailor a hero but the rich man gave him only a shilling. Burns knew better and said, “Let him alone. The gentleman better know how much his life costs.”

Перевод: Однажды Роберт Бёрнс шёл у моря. Вдруг он услышал крик о помощи. Он побежал к воде. В этот момент матрос спрыгнул с лодки и поплыл к человеку, который звал на помощь, и спас его. Спасённый человек был очень богат. Он поблагодарил храброго матроса и дал ему шиллинг. К тому времени вокруг них уже стояло много людей. Они назвали матроса героем, но богач дал ему всего один шиллинг. Бёрнс понимал это лучше и сказал: «Оставьте его в покое. Джентльмену виднее, сколько стоит его жизнь».

B. В видимой части пропуски заполняются так: Arthur Conan Doyle once went to Paris. The writer was surprised: “How did you know my name?” (Артур Конан Дойл однажды приехал в Париж. Писатель удивился: «Откуда вы узнали моё имя?»)

Продолжение упражнения и контекст для оставшихся пропусков на фотографии обрезаны; для их решения нужен снимок нижней части страницы.