решебник.рф ГДЗ по английскому языку 11 Класс класс упражнение - 117 р. Grammar & Vocabulary
Read the texts given below. If necessary,transform the words written in capital letters brackets marked by numbers 1-7 to make them match grammatically with the contents of the texts.Fill in the gaps with the transformed words.
What’s in a name?
Your family name may say 1) ….. (MUCH) about your ancestors than you think. Common English names, like Baker and Butcher, tell 2) ….. (WE) what our relatives in the far past did for a living. Names like Hills, Fields and Rivers say where people used to live. 3) ….. (GIVE) first names often refer to a characteristic that parents would like their children to have; for example,Sophia, which means ‘wisdom’, or Anna, meaning ‘grace’.Perhaps something royal is 4) ….. (PREFERABLE)? How about Stephen and Sara, meaning ‘crown’ and ‘princess’?Whichever name you go by, one thing is certain: it’s yours for life!
Discovering a Comet!
On the night of 23 July 1995, astronomer Alan Hale was outobserving the sky through his telescope. About 400 miles away, Thomas Bopp, a factory worker and astronomy enthusiast, 5) ….. (DO) the same thing. They saw a bright object in the sky. They both contacted a government organisation that is responsible for 6) ….. (COLLECT)information on discoveries about space. A few hours later,Hale and Bopp received a call from the organisation informing them that what they 7) ….. (SEE) was a comet. The comet was named Comet Hale-Bopp, in honour of the people who discovered it.
1) MORE
Требуется сравнительная степень для сопоставления “больше, чем вы думаете”, than является словом-подсказкой.
2) US
Нужна объектная форма местоимения после глагола tell (рассказывает кому? — нам).
3) GIVEN
Требуется причастие прошедшего времени для описания имен. Given names — данные имена, имена, которые дают.
4) MORE PREFERABLY
Нужна сравнительная степень наречия для выражения предпочтения.
: …something royal is more preferably? — что-то королевское более предпочтительно?
5) WAS DOING
Требуется Past Continuous для параллельного действия в прошлом (в тот же момент, когда Алан наблюдал).
6) COLLECTING
После предлога for нужен герундий (-ing форма).
…responsible for collecting information… — ответственная за сбор информации
7) HAD SEEN
Требуется Past Perfect для действия, которое произошло до другого прошлого действия (звонка). Had seen — увидели (до того, как им позвонили).