Question

ПОМОГИТЕ ПРОШУ! Read the story and use the word(s) A, B or C which fit(s) best.

A man in San Diego bought a satellite dish and decided (1) (A. set it; B. to set it up; C. arrange) himself. He climbed up (2) (A. the wall; B. the stairs; C. the ladder) and fixed the dish to the side of his house. His wife was inside the house shouting to him when the reception was (3) (A. good; B. better; C. the best). Listening to his wife he was changing the position of the satellite dish until they got a perfect picture. When they were satisfied, the man and his wife (4) (A. relaxed; B. worried; C. observed) for the evening in front of the TV. Even though the next day was very hot, the couple decided to stay at home and (5) (A. watch; B. watched; C. watching) television. That afternoon they heard fire-engine sirens and lots of shouting outside. When they went outside, they saw that the house opposite was on fire. The fire (6) (A. put out; B. was put out; C. was put away). But the firemen couldn’t work out how the fire (7) (A. had started; B. had finished; C. was over).
The next day, however, a fire inspector (8) (A. was examined; B. was examining; C. had been examining) the burnt remains when a sudden flash of sunlight caught his attention. The inspector finally worked out what had caused the fire. It was the neighbor’s satellite dish that (9) (A. concentrated; B. was concentrated; C. had been concentrating) the sun’s rays on the curtains of the house. The man (10) (A. was fine; B. was fined; C. was awarded) $2,000 and forced to take down the satellite dish. The next year he got cable.

Answer 1

1. В
2. С
3. С
4. А
5. А
6.
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. B