Question

Помогите решить, срочно! During the middle and late 1960s, the Beatles helped (0) B rock music a new direction. Earlier the rock music had been based primarily (9) ___ a strong beat, but the Beatles’ music contained a new sense of melody. Their chord progression was also (10) ___, and the lyrics of their songs were more imaginative and meaningful. The Beatles began to drift (11) ___ in the late 1960s for a number of artistic, business and personal reasons. The group broke up in 1970, but by that time their records (12) ___ those of any other popular music or rock music performers. 0. A) give B) to give C) giving D) gave 9. A) in B) to C) on D) at 10. A) more complex B) complexer C) the more complex D) complex 11. A) separate B) apart C) aloof D) singly 12. A) outsell B) outsold C) were outselling D) had outsold

Answer 1

9c

10a

11b

12d

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Answer 2

To help you with the answers, let's analyze each blank:

0. The sentence talks about something that happened in the past, so we need the past tense of the verb. The correct answer is: D) gave

1. The sentence describes what the rock music had been based on. The correct preposition to use here is "on." The correct answer is: C) on

2. The sentence is comparing the Beatles' chord progression to the previous state of rock music. We need the comparative form of the adjective "complex." The correct answer is: A) more complex

3. The sentence talks about the Beatles drifting, so we need a word that means "apart" or "away from each other." The correct answer is: B) apart

4. The sentence is discussing the records of the Beatles compared to other performers. It needs the past tense of the verb "outsell." The correct answer is: B) outsold

Revised paragraph:

"During the middle and late 1960s, the Beatles helped (0) give rock music a new direction. Earlier the rock music had been based primarily (9) on a strong beat, but the Beatles’ music contained a new sense of melody. Their chord progression was also (10) more complex, and the lyrics of their songs were more imaginative and meaningful. The Beatles began to drift (11) apart in the late 1960s for a number of artistic, business, and personal reasons. The group broke up in 1970, but by that time their records (12) outsold those of any other popular music or rock music performers."