Прочитай приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуй слова, написанные заглавными буквами в скобках, обозначенных номерами 20–28, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполни пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 20–28. Andrew Brown loves horses. He loves cowboy boots and red bandannas, and he especially 20.___________ (ADORE) stories about the Old West and cowboys named Dusty and Smokey Joe. Andrew has always wanted to become a cowboy. Instead, he 21.___________ (BE) a librarian. He thinks about how unlucky he is every morning, while he 22.___________ (DRESS UP) and putting on his polka-dot bow tie and spectacles. Then, he picks up a bag and umbrella and drives a little grey car to the Mayfair Public Library on Azalea Street. Here he spends his days among quiet voices and books, thinking "I wish I 23.___________ (RIDE) horses in the West…" It isn't that Andrew doesn't love books, he surely does. He thinks the smell of books is very pleasant, and he loves to see how the books 24.___________ (PLACE) on the shelves in a rainbow of colours. But more than anything, he loves what 25.___________ (THIS) books hold between their covers, especially when just turning a page can take him to Dodge City or the plains of Wyoming. Andrew often wonders what life 26.___________ (LOOK) like if he weren't a librarian, if he were a cowboy. He wouldn't drive a small, grey car to Azalea Street from Monday to Friday; he would ride 27.___________ (HE) horse to feed cattle on the field. He wouldn't see dull 28.___________ (PERSON) and listen to their whispering voices, he would be free and alone with horses, cattle and the nature of the West!

Чтобы заполнить пропуски в тексте, нам нужно преобразовать указанные слова в соответствующие формы, которые грамматически соответствуют контексту. Давайте разберем каждое задание по порядку. 20. **(ADORE)** - В данном контексте требуется форма глагола, которая подходит по смыслу. Здесь если мы заменим "ADORE" на "adores", получится: "he especially **adores** stories about the Old West..." 21. **(BE)** - Здесь нам нужна форма глагола "быть" в настоящем времени. Поэтому "BE" изменяется на "is": "Instead, he **is** a librarian." 22. **(DRESS UP)** - Нам нужна форма причастия настоящего времени, и поэтому "DRESS UP" меняется на "dressing up": "while he **is dressing up**..." 23. **(RIDE)** - В данном случае нам нужна форма глагола в первом лице, прошедшее время, так как он говорит о желании. "RIDE" трансформируется в "could ride": "I wish I **could ride** horses in the West..." 24. **(PLACE)** - Здесь также нужна форма глагола в настоящем времени, и это "are placed": "he loves to see how the books **are placed**..." 25. **(THIS)** - В данном контексте необходима притяжательная форма, то есть "these": "especially what **these** books hold..." 26. **(LOOK)** - Здесь мы хотим получить форму глагола, аналогичную "is looking", то есть "looked": "what life **would look** like..." 27. **(HE)** - Здесь нам нужна притяжательная форма, то есть "his": "he would ride **his** horse..." 28. **(PERSON)** - И снова нам нужна форма во множественном числе, соответствующая контексту, то есть "boring people": "see dull **people**..." Теперь подставим все нужные слова в текст: --- Andrew Brown loves horses. He loves cowboy boots and red bandannas, and he especially **adores** stories about the Old West and cowboys named Dusty and Smokey Joe. Andrew has always wanted to become a cowboy. Instead, he **is** a librarian. He thinks about how unlucky he is every morning, while he **is dressing up** and putting on his polka-dot bow tie and spectacles. Then, he picks up a bag and umbrella and drives a little grey car to the Mayfair Public Library on Azalea Street. Here he spends his days among quiet voices and books, thinking "I wish I **could ride** horses in the West…" It isn't that Andrew doesn't love books, he surely does. He thinks the smell of books is very pleasant, and he loves to see how the books **are placed** on the shelves in a rainbow of colours. But more than anything, he loves what **these** books hold between their covers, especially when just turning a page can take him to Dodge City or the plains of Wyoming. Andrew often wonders what life **would look** like if he weren't a librarian, if he were a cowboy. He wouldn't drive a small, grey car to Azalea Street from Monday to Friday; he would ride **his** horse to feed cattle on the field. He wouldn't see dull **people** and listen to their whispering voices, he would be free and alone with horses, cattle and the nature of the West!