Question

Use the words in the appropriate form. i’ve been in our family business for thirty years already. our company (1.found) by my great-grandfather in 1920 and since then we’ve been manufacturing the (2. beautiful) furniture in england. we create wardrobes, writing tables, coffee tables, chairs, bookcases and other pieces, all of which are of the highest quality. our furniture (3.design) in traditional english style and we apply traditional technologies to make it. the furniture is hand-made and that’s why it takes several weeks to make a chair or a coffee table. it’s a difficult job and we employ very skilled (4.craftsman) who usually work for the company for many years. two of our workers (5.work) with us for more than fifty years already and they say that they love their work and are not going to retire yet. i’m also proud of our business because money is not everything for us. making furniture inevitably implies cutting down trees. if we don’t think about the environment now, our forests (6.cut down) by the middle of the century. to prevent it we plant trees in our greenhouse and then put them in the forests. i don’t know what my life would be like if i (7.choose) some other career, but i’m glad that i didn’t. i really think that a family business is a great responsibility but a great privilege too.

Answer 1

I’ve been in our family business for thirty years already. Our company _was founded_ (1.found) by my great-grandfather in 1920 and since then we’ve been manufacturing the _most beautiful_ (2. beautiful) furniture in England. We create wardrobes, writing tables, coffee tables, chairs, bookcases and other pieces, all of which are of the highest quality. Our furniture _is designed_ (3.design) in traditional English style and we apply traditional technologies to make it. The furniture is hand-made and that’s why it takes several weeks to make a chair or a coffee table. It’s a difficult job and we employ very skilled _craftsmen_ (4.craftsman) who usually work for the company for many years. Two of our workers _have been working _ (5.work) with us for more than fifty years already and they say that they love their work and are not going to retire yet. I’m also proud of our business because money is not everything for us. Making furniture inevitably implies cutting down trees. If we don’t think about the environment now, our forests _will be cut down_  (6.cut down) by the middle of the century. To prevent it we plant trees in our greenhouse and then put them in the forests. I don’t know what my life would be like if I had chosen__ (7.choose) some other career, but I’m glad that I didn’t. I really think that a family business is a great responsibility but a great privilege too.

Answer 2

1) was founded - была основана
2) the most beautiful - самая прекрасная
3) is designed - разрабатывается
4) craftsmen - умельцы, мастера
5) have been working  - работают (уже) 
6) will be cut down - будут вырублены
7) chose - (если бы) я выбрала или had chosen (думаю, подходят оба варианта)