Where do you go when you want to know the latest business news, follow commodity prices, or stay abreast of the latest scientific and technological developments? Today, the answer is obvious: you log on to the internet. Three centuries ago, the answer ＿l(be) just as easy: you2 (go) to a coffee-house. There, for the price of a cup of coffee, you ＿3(can) attend scientific lectures, or chat with like-minded people about literature or politics. Like today's websites, coffee-houses ＿4(be) lively. Collectively Europe's interconnected web of coffeehouses 5(form) the internet of the Enlightenment era. The contrast between coffee and alcoholic drinks was reflected in the decor of the coffee houses that 6(begin) to appear in European cities, London in particular. They 7(decorate) with bookshelves, mirrors, gilt-framed pictures and good furniture, in contrast to the rowdiness and gloom of taverns. According to custom, social differences 8 (leave) at the coffee-house door and anyone who started a quarrel had to atone for it by buying an order of coffee for all present. Coffee 9( be) the ideal drink. Its popularity owed much to the growing middle class of information workers, who ＿10(do) mental work in offices rather than performing physical labour in the open, and found that coffee sharpened their mental faculties. Such men 11)be) not rich enough to entertain lavishly at home, but ＿ 12(can) afford to spend a few pence a day on coffee. Coffee-houses were nicknamed "penny universities" in a contemporary English verse which observed: "So great University, I think there ne'er was any; In which you may a Scholar be, for spending of a penny."

Давайте разберем предложенный текст и заполним пропуски, использовав правильные формы глаголов. Мы также предоставим пояснения о том, как и почему мы выбираем определенные формы. ### Заполнение пропусков: 1. **l(be)** → **was** *Текст рассказывает о прошлом. Чтобы выражать действия и состояния в прошедшем времени, используем форму "was" для единственного числа (первое и третье лицо).* 2. **(go)** → **went** *Аналогично, глагол "go" также должен быть в прошедшем времени, и правильная форма — "went".* 3. **(can)** → **could** *Глагол "can" в прошедшем времени превращается в "could". Это означает возможность в прошлом.* 4. **(be)** → **were** *Множественное число глагола "to be" в прошедшем времени — "were". В данном случае речь идет о кофеен в множественном числе.* 5. **(form)** → **formed** *Чтобы выразить действие в прошлом, глагол "form" принимаем в форме "formed".* 6. **(begin)** → **began** *Для прошедшего времени глагол "begin" изменяется на "began".* 7. **(decorate)** → **were decorated** *Здесь глагол в пассивном залоге: "were decorated" — это означает, что декорирование происходило, но не указано, кто это делал.* 8. **(leave)** → **were left** *Аналогично, "were left" — это пассивная форма, указывающая на то, что социальные различия оставлялись на входе в кофе-хайз.* 9. **(be)** → **was** *Здесь снова идет речь о кофе в единственном числе, поэтому используем "was".* 10. **(do)** → **did** *"Do" в прошедшем времени следует изменить на "did".* 11. **(be)** → **were** *Опять же, здесь нужно использовать "were", так как речь идёт о множественном числе.* 12. **(can)** → **could** *Завершаем с "could", как и ранее, чтобы обозначить возможность в прошлом.* ### Итоговый текст: Where do you go when you want to know the latest business news, follow commodity prices, or stay abreast of the latest scientific and technological developments? Today, the answer is obvious: you log on to the internet. Three centuries ago, the answer **was** just as easy: you **went** to a coffee-house. There, for the price of a cup of coffee, you **could** attend scientific lectures, or chat with like-minded people about literature or politics. Like today's websites, coffee-houses **were** lively. Collectively Europe's interconnected web of coffeehouses **formed** the internet of the Enlightenment era. The contrast between coffee and alcoholic drinks was reflected in the decor of the coffee houses that **began** to appear in European cities, London in particular. They **were decorated** with bookshelves, mirrors, gilt-framed pictures and good furniture, in contrast to the rowdiness and gloom of taverns. According to custom, social differences **were left** at the coffee-house door and anyone who started a quarrel had to atone for it by buying an order of coffee for all present. Coffee **was** the ideal drink. Its popularity owed much to the growing middle class of information workers, who **did** mental work in offices rather than performing physical labour in the open, and found that coffee sharpened their mental faculties. Such men **were** not rich enough to entertain lavishly at home, but **could** afford to spend a few pence a day on coffee. Coffee-houses were nicknamed "penny universities" in a contemporary English verse which observed: "So great University, I think there ne'er was any; In which you may a Scholar be, for spending of a penny." ### Объяснение: - В данном тексте в основном описываются события и состояния, относящиеся к прошлому, поэтому мы используем прошедшее время глаголов. - Важно понимать, что формы глаголов меняются в зависимости от времени (настоящее, прошедшее) и числа (единственное, множественное). Если у вас есть вопросы или вам нужна помощь с другими заданиями, не стесняйтесь спрашивать!