Question

3 Read the text. Fill in (1-5) with the choices (A-C). (1) to Once upon a time there lived a King who have an experiment. He put a huge stone on a roadway so that it blocked the movement. Then he hid himself behind a nearby tree and wanted to see if anyone would take it away from the road. There were lots of different people who (2) by the stone, some of them were wealthy and important, but most of them just walked around it. Many loudly criticised the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way. peasant (3) a load of vegetables. When who came along; he the peasant (4) nearer to the huge stone, he laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. It took much time and efforts to remove the stone to the side of the road. After the peas- ant (5) his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the rock had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King saying that the gold was for the person who re- moved the stone from the roadway. When the King was about to come out of his shelter, he saw 1 2 3 4 5 6 A decided passed were carrying came picked up B had decided were passing was carrying was coming has picked up C was deciding had passed had been carrying had come had picked up​

Answer 1

Ответ:

(1) B

(2) A

(3) C

(4) B

(5) A

Answer 2

Answer:

1. C decided 2. A passed 3. B was carrying 4. C had come 5. C had picked up

The story describes a King who conducted an experiment by placing a large stone on a roadway to see if anyone would remove it. Many people passed by the stone, including wealthy and important individuals, but none of them took any action to move it. However, a peasant carrying a load of vegetables decided to try and move the stone to the side of the road. It took a lot of time and effort, but eventually, the peasant succeeded in removing the stone. Afterward, the peasant noticed a purse lying on the road where the stone had been. The purse contained gold coins and a note from the King, stating that the gold was a reward for the person who removed the stone from the roadway.

Let's fill in the blanks:

1. The King saw that a peasant C had decided to remove the stone. 2. There were many people who A passed by the stone. 3. The peasant who came along was B carrying a load of vegetables. 4. When the peasant C had come closer to the huge stone, he laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. 5. After the peasant had picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the rock had been. The peasant C had picked up the purse.

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