Once upon a time there lived a poor boy. Once he A ____ a ball in the banana tree in his yard. It was the B ____ ball he had ever seen. An old man told the boy that it was a magic ball, but the boy C ____ think of any wish. So he kept the magic ball in his bag and waited to decide on his wish. Days went by. Once his friend saw that he D ____ at the magic crystal ball. He stole it from the poor boy and showed it to the people in the village. The people started asking for money and palaces and they got E ____. Still, they weren't happy because money and wealth do not bring happiness. So, they gave the ball back to the boy and the riches disappeared. The people got back to their houses, and they were happy again.

Решение:

Заполним пропуски, выбрав подходящие варианты из списка:

1. A: found (Прошедшее время, вторая форма глагола 'find', что соответствует повествованию в прошлом)
2. B: beautiful (Прилагательное, описывающее мяч)
3. C: can (Модальный глагол, выражающий возможность желания)
4. D: looked (Прошедшее время, вторая форма глагола 'look', что соответствует повествованию в прошлом)
5. E: them (Местоимение, относящееся к 'people', указывающее, кому достались деньги и дворцы)

Текст с заполненными пропусками:

Once upon a time there lived a poor boy. Once he found a ball in the banana tree in his yard. It was the beautiful ball he had ever seen. An old man told the boy that it was a magic ball, but the boy can think of any wish. So he kept the magic ball in his bag and waited to decide on his wish. Days went by. Once his friend saw that he looked at the magic crystal ball. He stole it from the poor boy and showed it to the people in the village. The people started asking for money and palaces and they got them. Still, they weren't happy because money and wealth do not bring happiness. So, they gave the ball back to the boy and the riches disappeared. The people got back to their houses, and they were happy again.