Once upon a time the North Wind A) __ the Sun that he was stronger than him. The Sun disagreed. They decided to make a bet. The North Wind said: «If you B) __ that traveller take off his coat, I will admit that you are stronger». The North Wind decided to show how strong and fierce he could be. The North Wind started C) __ hard. It was freezing cold, the trees in the forest were shaking, and the traveller put on his fur hat and gloves. The Wind blew even harder, a few trees D) __, but the man only wrapped the coat closely around him to keep warm. The Sun smiled and began to shine. The traveller felt pleasant warmth and took off his hat. The Sun kept shining and finally the man stopped and took off his coat. The Sun said: «See? Kindness always E) __ where anger and force fail».

Решение:

Заполним пропуски, выбрав подходящие слова из таблицы.

Пропуски заполняются следующим образом:

1. A) told (Прошедшее время глагола 'tell', так как речь идет о прошлом событии).
2. B) will be able to make (Временная форма, показывающая будущую возможность).
3. C) blew (Прошедшее время глагола 'blow', описывающее действие ветра).
4. D) broken (Причастие прошедшего времени, описывающее состояние деревьев).
5. E) made (Глагол в прошедшем времени, встраивается в предложение по смыслу).

Ответ: A) told, B) will be able to make, C) blew, D) broken, E) made.