Question

Срочно дам 140 балов 1 Choose the correct option. X: Have you heard / Had you heard the news? Someone 1 tried / had tried to steal a painting from the museum last night! Y: Really? X: Yes, and it isn't the first robbery there. When the staff came back to work after Christmas, they found out that someone 2 broke in / had broken in during the holidays. Y: So did they find out what happened? How did the robbers get in? X: Well, it seems someone " has forgotten / had forgotten to switch on the alarm before they went home. Y: Oh dear - that was bad! X: Yes, but luckily the police " discovered / had discovered that the robbers ° didn't take / hadn't taken anything.

Answer 1

Have you heard, tried
had Broking in
Has forgotten
had discovered
hadn’t taken

Answer 2

Here are the correct options for the sentences:

1. X: Have you heard the news? Someone tried to steal a painting from the museum last night!
2. X: Yes, and it isn't the first robbery there. When the staff came back to work after Christmas, they found out that someone had broken in during the holidays.
3. X: Well, it seems someone had forgotten to switch on the alarm before they went home.
4. X: Yes, but luckily the police discovered that the robbers hadn't taken anything.

So, the corrected passage is:

X: Have you heard the news? Someone tried to steal a painting from the museum last night! Y: Really? X: Yes, and it isn't the first robbery there. When the staff came back to work after Christmas, they found out that someone had broken in during the holidays. Y: So did they find out what happened? How did the robbers get in? X: Well, it seems someone had forgotten to switch on the alarm before they went home. Y: Oh dear - that was bad! X: Yes, but luckily the police discovered that the robbers hadn't taken anything.