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A Chocoholic
Peter liked chocolates very much. In fact, he 1___ a
chocoholic, but his mother never 2___ him any, because
they 3___ bad for his teeth. She also 4___ that if he little
son 5___ so much chocolate, he 6___ very, very fat. But
Peter had a very nice grandfather. The old man 7___ about
his grandson's passion for sweets, and when he 8___ to visit
him, he sometimes 9___ Peter a box of chocolates. Then his
mother let him 10___ them, as she 11___ want to make the
old man 12___ unhappy. One evening a few days before Pe
ter's birthday, he 13___ his prayers in his bedroom. “Please,
God,” he 14___ very loudly, “make them 15___ me a big
box of chocolates for my birthday.” His mother 16___ some
thing in the kitchen, but she 17___ the small boy 18___
and 19___ to his bedroom quickly. “Why 20___, Peter?”
she asked her son. “God can 21___ you even when you talk
quietly”. “I 22___ sure he can”, replied the clever boy withPart I
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a smile, “but Grandfather's in the next room, so if I 23___
shout loudly, he 24___ to hear me and my wish 25___.”
1. a) is
с) has been
b) was
d) are
2. a) give
с) is giving
b) gives
d) gave,
3. a) were
с) is
b) are
d) was
4. a) think
с) thinks
b) is thinking
d) thought
5. a) eat
с) ate
b) has eaten
d) is eating
6. a) will become
с) become
b) would become
d) became
7. a) knew
с) know
b) has known
d) knows
8. a) come
с) is coming
b) comes
d) came
9. a) brings
с) brought
b) bring
d) is brought
10. a) to eat
с) ate
b) eat
d) eating
11. a) doesn’t
с) didn't
b) don’t
d) isn’t
12. a) to feel
с) feeling
b) felt
d) feel
13. a) say
c) is saying
b) says
d) was saying
14. a) shouted
с) shout
b) shouting
d) shouts
15. a) to give
c) gave
b) give
d) giving
16. a) is cooking
c) was cooking
b) cook
d) was cooked
17. a) hears
с) is hearing
b) heard
d) hear
18. a) shouting
с) shouted
b) shouts
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19 a) go с) is going
b) goes d) went
20 a) is you shouting с) are you shouting
b) do you shout d) did you shout
21 a) to hear с) hear
b) hear d) heard
22 a) is с) was
b) are d) am
23 a) don’t с) won't
b) doesn’t d) wouldn’t
24 a) cannot с) should not
b) must not d) won’t be able
25 a) isn’t realized с) doesn't realize
b) won’t be realized d) didn’t realize