Question

The economy collapsed, ... the government had to resign. a) however; b) despite; c) therefore; d) as long as.I ... the mechanic check the brakes of the car yesterday.a) let; b) made; c) have; d) had.​

Answer 1

Ответы:

• 1) c — therefore
• 2) d — had

Объяснение:

1) The economy collapsed, c) therefore the government had to resign.

Перевод: Экономика рухнула, поэтому правительству пришлось уйти в отставку.

• However — однако; despite — несмотря на, вопреки; as long as — пока, поскольку. Подбираем по контексту.

2) I d) had the mechanic check the brakes of the car yesterday.

Перевод: Вчера я попросил механика проверить тормоза машины. (Либо договорился с механиком)

• Yesterday — маркер Past Simple Tense => глагол должен быть употреблен во второй форме (V2).
• Have не употреблено в прошедшем времени.
• To let someone do something — позволить кому-либо что-то сделать (если рассматривать let как вторую форму глагола to let), не подходит по контексту.
• To make someone do something — заставить кого-либо что-то сделать, не подходит по контексту.
• => подходит вариант d) had.

Answer 2

The correct answer for the first question is b) despite. This word is used to show contrast between two ideas or situations. In this case, the economy collapsed, but despite that, the government had to resign.

For the second question, the correct answer is c) have. This is because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, which is used to talk about an action that happened in the past but has a connection to the present. In this case, the speaker is talking about the mechanic checking the brakes yesterday, which is a past action with a connection to the present moment.