Question

Раскройте скобки. The chiefs ... 20) (to be excited) - each of them ... 21) (to hope) that the King ... 22) (to prefer) him to the others. They ... 23) (to be) about... 24) (to quarrel) when King Edward ... 25) (to appear) on the balcony. Everybody ... 26) (to keep) silent ... 27) (to wait) what the King ... 28) (to say). Chiefs and people of Wales, he ... 29) (to begin) - you ... 30) (to say) you want ... 31) (to rule) by a man who ... 32) (to be born) in Wales, who ... 33) (to speak) your language and ... 34) (not to know) a word of English, who ... 35) (to be) honest and ... 36) (to do) nobody harm. If I ... 37) (to offer) you such a man, do you promise to obey him? We do, they answered. Here is such a man. It is my son. He ... 38) (to be born) here in Wales a week ago, he ... 39) (not to know) a word of English, he ... 40) (to do) nobody harm. He ... 41) (to be) Prince of Wales. Everybody ... 42) (to keep) silent. The chiefs ... 43) (to disappoint) though each of them was happy that at least his rival ... 44) (not to choose). Ever since that time the elder son of the English King ... 45) (to be) Prince of Wales.

Answer 1

The chiefs ... 20) (were excited) - each of them ... 21) ( hoped/had hoped) that the King ... 22) (would prefer) him to the others. They ... 23) (were) about... 24) (to quarrel) when King Edward ... 25) (appeared) on the balcony. Everybody ... 26) (kept) silent ... 27) (waiting) what the King ... 28) (would say).
Chiefs and people of Wales, he ... 29) (began) - you ... 30) (say/are saying) you want ... 31) (to be ruled) by a man who ... 32) (was born) in Wales, who ... 33) (speaks) your language and ... 34) (does not know) a word of English, who ... 35) (is) honest and ... 36) (has done/would do/does/did/will do) nobody harm. If I ... 37) (offer/offered) you such a man, do you promise to obey him?
We do, they answered.
Here is such a man. It is my son. He ... 38) (was born) here in Wales a week ago, he ... 39) (does not know) a word of English, he ... 40) (has done) nobody harm. He ... 41) (is) Prince of Wales.
Everybody ... 42) (kept) silent. The chiefs ... 43) (were disappointed) though each of them was happy that at least his rival ... 44) (had not been chosen).
Ever since that time the elder son of the English King ... 45) (has been) Prince of Wales.

Answer 2

The chiefs were excited (20) - each of them hoped (21) that the King would prefer (22) him to the others. They were about to quarrel (23) when King Edward appeared (25) on the balcony. Everybody kept silent (26) to wait for what the King would say (27). Chiefs and people of Wales, he began (29) - you want to rule (30) by a man who was born (32) in Wales, who speaks (33) your language and doesn't know (34) a word of English, who is honest (35) and does (36) nobody harm. If I offer (37) you such a man, do you promise to obey him? We do, they answered. Here is such a man. It is my son. He was born (38) here in Wales a week ago, he doesn't know (39) a word of English, he does (40) nobody harm. He will be (41) Prince of Wales. Everybody kept silent (42). The chiefs were disappointed (43) though each of them was happy that at least his rival wasn't chosen (44). Ever since that time, the elder son of the English King has been (45) Prince of Wales.