Развитие навыков английской грамматики при чтении текста №1

Развитие навыков грамматики при чтении текста №1

THE LAST LEAF by 0. Henry

Емельянова Наталия Ивановна

МБОУ Видновская СОШ №5 с УИОП, г. Видное, Московская область

Task type: filling the gaps with the correct grammar form.

Read an extract from the story “The Last Leaf’ by O. Henry and put the verbs (1-20) into the correct grammar form.

Write your answers on the lines after the text.

THE LAST LEAF

by 0. Henry

“The doctor didn’t say any such thing. That is pure foolishness, ” said Sue. “What connection those old leaves 1....(have) with your getting well? And you used 2.... (love) that old vine so much. Please don’t be silly. The doctor told me this morning that your chances of getting well soon 3.... (be) excellent. Now try to take some of your soup and let me 4.... (get) back to work so that I can make money 5.... (buy) you some good port wine.” “There’s no use 6.... (buy) any more wine,” said Johnsy, keeping her eyes 7.... (fix) on the blank wall of the house opposite. “There goes another leaf. That 8.... (leave) just four. I want to see the last one 9.... (fall) before it 10.... (get) dark. Then 111.... (go), too.”

“Johnsy, dear,’ said Sue, bending over her, “you 12.... (promise) me to keep your eyes closed and not look out of the window until 113.... (finish) working? I must deliver these drawings tomorrow. 1 need the light; otherwise I would pull down the curtain.”

“Can’t you draw in your room?” said Johnsy coldly.

“I’d rather 14.... (stay) here with you,” said Sue. “Besides, I don’t want you 15.... (keep) looking at those silly leaves.”

“Tell me as soon as you 16.... (finish),” said Johnsy, closing her eyes and lying white and still. “Because I want to see the last leaf fall. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of thinking.”

“Try 17.... (sleep),” said Sue a little later. “I must go downstairs for a minute 18.... (get) Mr. Behrman, who is going to sit as my model. But I 19.... (be) right back. And don’t move, and also please promise me 20.... (not, look) out of the window.”

KEY:

1. do those leaves have; 2. to love; 3. were; 4. get; 5. to buy; 6. buying; 7. fixed; 8. leaves; 9. fall; 10. gets; 11. ‘11 go; 12. will you promise; 13. have finished; 14. stay; 15. to keep; 16. have finished; 17. fall; 18. to get; 19. will be; 20. Not to look.