Victor Tsoi was born in Leningrad in 1962. His mother was Russian and his father was Korean. 1) ______ did they know that their son would grow up to be one of the pioneers of Russian rock music. He started writing rock songs 2) ______ he was 17, and by the time he was 20 he had formed a band called 'Kino'. They made their first recording in Tsoi's flat and the demo tape was passed 3) ______ the city and then the country. Kino quickly 4) ______ a large cult following. When their first album, '45', was released in 1982, the political 5) ______ of their lyrics both excited a lot of Russian youth and angered the authorities. The band was the runaway winner of the Leningrad Rock Club Concert, mostly due to the popularity of their anti-war songs. 1985 proved to be a very important year for Tsoi and for Kino. Tsoi got married and had a son, Alexander. Social reforms allowed rock bands to be written about and 6) ______ on TV, which up until then had not been allowed. Kino then quickly became the most popular rock band in Russia. Sadly, Victor Tsoi died in a tragic car accident in 1990. Amazingly, a tape of his vocals for the next album survived the crash and the band made the album after his death. This album was called the 'Black Album' and it was the band's 7) ______ Their music is still popular today and Victor Tsoi remains a cultural hero. Fill in the blanks with the words from the table:

Решение:

Вставляем пропущенные слова в предложения, учитывая смысл и грамматику.

1. 1) Did — Вспомогательный глагол для образования вопроса в Past Simple.
2. 2) When — Союз времени, указывающий на момент начала деятельности.
3. 3) Through — Предлог, обозначающий распространение (откуда-то куда-то).
4. 4) Gained — Глагол, означающий 'получить', 'приобрести', что соответствует развитию культового статуса группы.
5. 5) Content — Существительное, означающее 'содержание', 'текст', что относится к текстам песен.
6. 6) Broadcast — Глагол, означающий 'транслировать', 'показывать по ТВ'.
7. 7) Debut — Существительное, означающее 'дебют', 'первое выступление', что подходит для описания первого альбома группы.

Ответ: 1) Did; 2) When; 3) Through; 4) Gained; 5) Content; 6) Broadcast; 7) Debut.