Question

Iii. раскройте скобки, употребив правильную глагольную форму. once john smith and his wife mary who (1 — live) in a small house in the mountains, (2 — find) a dog. though the dog (3 — be) weak and hungry, he (4 — not eat) anything in the presence of his new masters. several days later the dog (5 — disappear). john and mary (6 — leave) alone. but one day when smith (7 — travel) in a train, he (8 — see) his dog running along the road. he (9 — get) off the train at the next station, (10 — buy) a piece of meat, (11 — catch) the dog and (12— bring) him home again. there the dog (13 — tie) up for a week. the dog (14— escape) several times and each time he (15— run) north. at last the dog (16 — decide) to stay at the cottage but a long time (17 — pass) before smith and his wife (18 — can) touch him. they (19 - call) him wolf. one summer a stranger (20 — come) to the cottage. as soon as the dog (21 — see) him, he (22— rush) to the stranger and (23 — lick) his hands. then the stranger (24 - say): "his name (25 - be) not wolf. it (26 - be) brown. he (27 - be) my dog." mary (28 - ask) to leave the dog with them. but the stranger (29 — refuse) and (30 — say) that the dog (31 — must) decide it himself. "i (32 — say) goodbye and (33 — go) away. if he (34 — want) to stay, let him stay." for some time wolf (35 — watch) the man go. then he (36 — rush) after him and (37 - try) to stop him. then the dog (38 - run) back to smith and his wife (39 - try) to drag smith after the stranger. he (40 – want) to be at the same time with the old and the new master. finally the dog (41 — lie) down at the feet of smith. mary (42 — be) happy.

Answer 1

Once John Smith and his wife Mary who (1 — lived) in a small house in the mountains, (2 — found) a dog. Though the dog (3 — was) weak and hungry, he (4 — did not eat) anything in the presence of his new masters. Several days later the dog (5 — disappeared или had disappeared). John and Mary (6 — were left) alone. But one day when Smith (7 — was travelling) in a train, he (8 — saw) his dog running along the road. He (9 — got) off the train at the next station, (10 — bought) a piece of meat, (11 — caught) the dog and (12— brought) him home again. There the dog (13 — was tied) up for a week.
The dog (14— escaped) several times and each time he (15— run) north. At last the dog (16 — had decided) to stay at the cottage but a long time (17 — had passed) before Smith and his wife (18 — could) touch him. They (19 - called) him Wolf.
One summer a stranger (20 — came) to the cottage. As soon as the dog (21 — saw) him, he (22— rushed) to the stranger and (23 — licked) his hands. Then the stranger (24 - said): "His name (25 - is) not Wolf. It (26 - is) Brown. He (27 - is) my dog." Mary (28 - asked) to leave the dog with them. But the stranger (29 — refused) and (30 — said) that the dog (31 — must) decide it himself. "I (32 — will say) goodbye and (33 — go) away. If he (34 — wants) to stay, let him stay." For some time Wolf (35 — watched) the man go. Then he (36 — rushed) after him and (37 - tried) to stop him. Then the dog (38 - run) back to Smith and his wife (39 - tried) to drag Smith after the stranger. He (40 – wanted) to be at the same time with the old and the new master. Finally the dog (41 — lied) down at the feet of Smith. Mary (42 — was) happy.