Question

Заполните пропуски в тексте правильной формой глагола, данного в скобках. new york sights once an english man arrive din america for his first short stay. a new york publisher, who (1) (burst) with local pride, (2) (take) the visitor uptown in an open car. when they (3) (pass) magnificent halls and bridges, the new yorker boasted of the time that (4) (spend) on their construction. and the englishman always (5) (win) in the competition of architectural triumphs of the two capitals. they (6) (drive) in the city for quite a long time and the londoner (7) (make) his host angry with his snobbish remarks. “if i (8) (show) something absolutely extraordinary to him, he (9) (forget) his london sights,” the publisher thought. they stopped (10) (consult) the map very near the empire state building. the new yorker (11) (hear) the londoner (12) (gasp) in surprise. when the visitor asked, what the name of the building was, the publisher (13) (see) his chance. he (14) (shrug) his shoulders and said that he didn’t know the name. “it (15) (not build) yet when i came downtown this morning.” the londoner (16) (shake) his head in utter surprise.

Answer 1

Once an English man arrived in America for his first short stay. A New York publisher, who (1) (was bursting) with local pride, (2) (took) the visitor uptown in an open car. When they (3) (were passing) magnificent halls and bridges, the New Yorker boasted of the time that (4) (had been spent) on their construction. And the Englishman always (5) (won) in the competition of architectural triumphs of the two capitals. They (6) (had been driving) in the city for quite a long time and the Londoner (7) (made) his host angry with his snobbish remarks. “If I (8) (show) something absolutely extraordinary to him, he (9) (will forget) his London sights,” the publisher thought. They stopped (10) (to consult) the map very near the Empire State Building. The New Yorker (11) (heard) the Londoner (12) (gasp) in surprise. When the visitor asked, what the name of the building was, the publisher (13) (saw) his chance. He (14) (shrugged) his shoulders and said that he didn’t know the name. “It (15) (had not been built) yet when I came downtown this morning.” The Londoner (16) (shook) his head in utter surprise.