Question

Open the brackets putting the verbs in the proper form. 1. The Lord (prefer) common-looking people. That is why he (make) so many of them. (Abraham Lincoln) 2. Every time a child (say) ‘I (not believe) in fairies’ there (be) a little fairy some-where that (fall) down dead. (J.M.Barrie) 3. At 50, everyone (have) the face he (deserve). (George Orwell) 4. ‘Classic A book which people (praise) and (notread). (Mark Twain) 5. This (be) an important book, the critic (assume), because it (deal) with war. This (be) an insignificant book because it (deal) with the feelings of women in a drawing-room. (Virginia Woolf) 6. Cats (seem) to go on the principle that it never (do) any harm to ask for what you (want). (Joseph Wood Krutch) 7. Ten thousand difficulties (not make) one doubt. (Cardinal Newman) 8. Any man who (hate) dogs and babies can’t be all bad. (Leo Rosten) 9. There (be) always one moment in childhood when the door (open) and (let) the future in. (Graham Greene) 10. A child (become) an adult when he (realize) that he (have) a right not only to be right but also to be wrong. (Thomas Szasz) 11. In examinations those who (not wish) to know (ask) questions of those who cannot tell. (Walter Raleigh) 12. I never (think) of the future. It (come) soon enough. (Albert Einstein) 13. Every generation (revolt) against its fathers and (make) friends with its grandfathers. (LewisMumford) 14. It (take) a lot of imagination to be a good photog-rapher. You (need) less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything (be) so ordi-nary; it (take) a lot of looking before you (learn) to see the ordi-nary. (David Bailey) 15. Slang is a language that (roll) up its sleeves, (spit) on its hands and (go) to work. (Carl Sandburg) 16. Man (dream) of fame while woman (wake) to love. (Lord Tennyson)17. All women (become) like their mothers. That (be) their trag-edy. No man (do). That’s his. (Oscar Wilde) 18. The man who (make) no mistakes (not make) usually anything. (Edward JohnPhelps) 19. We (know) what (happen) to people who (stay) in the middle of the road. They (get) run down. (Aneurin Bevan) 20. Money (not talk); it (swear). (Bob Dylan)​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. prefers

2. makes

3. says

4. don't believe

5. is

6.falls

7. has

8. deserves

9. praise

10. don't read

11. is

12. assumes

13. deals

14. is

15. deals

16. seem

17. does

18. want

19. don't make

20. hate

21. is

22. opens

23. let

24. becomes

25. realises

26. has

27. doesn't wish

28. askes

29. think

30. comes

31. revolts

32. makes

33. takes

34. need

35. is

36. takes

37. learn

38. rolls

39. spits

40. goes

41. dreams

42. wakes

43. become

44. is

45. do

46. makes

47. doesn't make

48. know

49. happens

50. stay

51. get

52. don't talk

53. it swears

Answer 2

1. The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them. (Abraham Lincoln)
2. Every time a child says ‘I do not believe in fairies’ there is a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead. (J.M. Barrie)
3. At 50, everyone has the face he deserves. (George Orwell)
4. ‘Classic: a book which people praise and do not read. (Mark Twain)
5. This is an important book, the critic assumes, because it deals with war. This is an insignificant book because it deals with the feelings of women in a drawing-room. (Virginia Woolf)
6. Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. (Joseph Wood Krutch)
7. Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt. (Cardinal Newman)
8. Any man who hates dogs and babies cannot be all bad. (Leo Rosten)
9. There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in. (Graham Greene)
10. A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong. (Thomas Szasz)
11. In examinations, those who do not wish to know ask questions of those who cannot tell. (Walter Raleigh)
12. I never think of the future. It comes soon enough. (Albert Einstein)
13. Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers. (Lewis Mumford)
14. It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography, everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the ordinary. (David Bailey)
15. Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes to work. (Carl Sandburg)
16. Man dreams of fame while woman wakes to love. (Lord Tennyson)
17. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. (Oscar Wilde)
18. The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. (Edward John Phelps)
19. We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down. (Aneurin Bevan)
20. Money does not talk; it swears. (Bob Dylan)