Прочитайте текст и вставьте вместо каждого пропуска, обозначенного буквами А–Е, нужную грамматическую форму, выбрав её из четырёх предложенных вариантов (1, 2, 3 или 4). Computer and Video Games Nowadays a lot of people play video or computer games regularly. Some modern teenagers think that people A_____ such games for hundreds of years. But video games are a new hobby. They did not start to become popular until the 1970s and 1980s. One of the B_____ games was Spacewar. It C_____ by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962. The object of the game was to destroy your opponent’s spaceship. In 1989, Nintendo released the first Game Boy. It became one of the D_____ all over the world. In the mid-1990s developments in networking technology and graphics E_____ it possible to create “massively multiplayer” online games, such as Ultima Online and Everquest. A 1) has 2) has had 3) having 4) have had B 1) at first 2) ones 3) firstly 4) first C 1) was created 2) is created 3) has created 4) was creating D 1) more popular 2) most popular 3) many popular 4) much popular E 1) make 2) making 3) made 4) will make

Давайте разберем предложения и подберем нужные грамматические формы из четырех предложенных вариантов для каждого пропуска: A - **have had** 1) has 2) has had 3) having 4) have had В данном случае, правильный ответ - **4) have had**. Герундий "playing" должен быть сочетаем с "have had" для правильной формы времени и правильного грамматического согласования. B - **first** 1) at first 2) ones 3) firstly 4) first Правильный ответ - **4) first**. Здесь "one of the" указывает на то, что нужно использовать "first" для правильного описания первой игры. C - **was created** 1) was created 2) is created 3) has created 4) was creating Правильный ответ - **1) was created**. В данном случае следует использовать прошедшее время, так как игра была создана в прошлом. D - **most popular** 1) more popular 2) most popular 3) many popular 4) much popular Правильный ответ - **2) most popular**. Данное словосочетание используется для сравнения популярности различных игр. E - **made** 1) make 2) making 3) made 4) will make Правильный ответ - **3) made**. Здесь нужно использовать "made", так как он указывает на то, что в прошлом разработки технологий и графики сделали возможным создание новых типов игр. Таким образом, текст с правильно подобранными грамматическими формами будет выглядеть следующим образом: Computer and Video Games Nowadays a lot of people play video or computer games regularly. Some modern teenagers think that people **have had** such games for hundreds of years. But video games are a new hobby. They did not start to become popular until the 1970s and 1980s. One of the **first** games was Spacewar. It **was created** by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962. The object of the game was to destroy your opponent’s spaceship. In 1989, Nintendo released the first Game Boy. It became one of the **most popular** all over the world. In the mid-1990s developments in networking technology and graphics **made** it possible to create “massively multiplayer” online games, such as Ultima Online and Everquest.