Question

Выберите верный вариант. The success of his first novel, Notre-Dame de Paris, forced the City of Paris to restore the long-neglected cathedral, which was attracting thousands of tourists who ______________________ the popular novel. read was reading has been reading had read

Answer 1

Ответ:

The success of his first novel, Notre-Dame de Paris, forced the City of Paris to restore the long-neglected cathedral, which was attracting thousands of tourists who read the popular novel.

Answer 2

The correct option is "had read."

The sentence is in the past tense, and the success of the first novel, Notre-Dame de Paris, had already occurred before the restoration of the cathedral. Therefore, we use the past perfect tense to indicate an action that happened before another past action.

So, the completed action of reading the popular novel (Notre-Dame de Paris) had taken place before the restoration of the cathedral, which was attracting thousands of tourists.