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One bright afternoon Major Brown (I — go) out for his usual after-dinner walk. The major (2
— be) a little man, very energetic and strong-looking. Some time before Major Brown (3 — retire)
from the army and now (4 —
live) on a small pension. He (5 — be) a brave and successful solider
but he never (6 — like) being a military man. He (7 — take) a small house in London and (8 —
devote) the rest of his life to growing his favourite flowers – pansies in his little garden.
As the major slowly (9 — walk) along a narrow street he suddenly (10 — see) a most pleasant
sight. A large, heavy man (11 — push) before him a barrow full of pansies. The major pever (12 —
see) such beautiful flowers. He (13 — come) up to the man and (14 — begin) to talk to him. At first
he only (15 — want) to buy some of the pansies but finally he (16 — decide) to buy them all.
"I (17 — tell) you something, sir," (18— say) the man and (19 — look) around. "If you (20 —
interest) in such things, you just get on to that wall," and the man (21 — point) to the garden wall
by which they (22 — stand). "The finest collection of yellow pansies in England (23 — be) in that
garden," whispered the man. How it (24 — happen) no one ever (25 — know) but the fact (26 —
be) that a second later the major (27 — stand) on the garden wall. At the next moment he (28—
forget) everything. In the very centre of the garden he (29 — see) a large bed of the most beautiful
yellow pansies. But it (30— be) not the beauty of the pansies that (31 – surprise) him. It (32 — be)
something else: the pansies (33 — arrange) in gigantic capital letters which (34 — form) the
sentence "Death to Major Brown." An old man (35 — water) them. Brown (36 –
look) back at the
road behind him. The man with the barrow (37 – disappear). Then he (38 — look) again at the
flowerbed that had the terrible words. The evening air (39 – be) so still, the garden (40 — look) so
quiet. Suddenly Major Brown (41 — see) the watering can (42 — fall) from the old man's hand.
IV. Выберите правильный вариант.
1. Mother doesn't have much free time. Neither ... .
a) do I, b) do I have, c) I do, d) I am.
2. It has been snowing all day. I wonder when ... .
a) will it stop, b) does it stop, c) it stops, d) it will stop.
3. This is ... useful advice.
a) such, b) such a, c) so, d) so a.
4.1 have two rooms. One is a bedroom, and ... is a sitting room.
a) other, b) the other, c) another, d) others.
5. He ... his hat to welcome us.
a) rose, b) has risen, c) raised, d) is rising.
6. I haven't the slightest idea of what I ... to do in this situation.
a) could, b) ought, c) would, d) should.
7. They let their children ... different pets at home.
a) keeps, b) keeping, c) keep, d) to keep.
8. You have to support your children, ... ?
a) have you, b) haven't you, c) do you, d) don't you.
9. We all... mistakes when we are young.
a) do, b) make, c) did, d) made.
10. Something is wrong with the watch. Can you repair ... ?
a) they, b) it, c) them, d) its.
11. She looks ... today.
a) happily, b) happy, c) nicely, d) beautifully.
12. I'll give the book back as soon as he ... it.
a) will want, b) want, c) wants, d) doesn't want.
13. When the phone rang I... a bath.
a) had, b) was having, c) had been having, d) have been had.
14. Не ... whenever he goes to the theatre.
a) is boring, b) has bored, c) bores, d) is bored.
15. If it ... rain, we'll have the party outside.
a) won't, b) wouldn't, c) doesn't, d) didn't.