Номер 9, страница 62 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Вербицкая, Каминс Карр

6. Good progress?. Grammar and Listening - номер 9, страница 62.

Условие.

9 Read the article above and choose the correct forms. Which story did you find most interesting? Why?

Accidental Inventions

Did you know that many familiar household items were invented by accident? Here are the stories of three of them.

Coca-Cola

In 1886 a pharmacist called John Pemberton made a medicinal syrup. He intended it 1 to use/to be used as a cure for headaches. At first, Pemberton 2 used/was used cold water to dilute the syrup, but one day he found that it 3 had accidentally/had accidentally been mixed with carbonated water by his assistant. This made it fizzy and 4 gave/was given it a more interesting flavour. In the first year Pemberton 5 sold/was sold twenty-five bottles of the drink, for a total of $50. Nowadays, 834 million Coca-Cola products 6 consume/are consumed every day.

10 would use/would be used in airplane fuel lines. He accidentally 11 spilt/was spilt some of the substance on his canvas shoe, and it 12 couldn't remove/couldn't be removed. As the shoe got older, it got dirtier, except for the area where the substance 13 had spilt/had been spilt.

Crisps

One day in 1853 a New York chef called George Crum made some chips for a customer. The chips 14 sent/were sent back because the customer wanted them 15 to slice/to be sliced a little thinner. This 16 happened/was happened twice, and Crum 17 became/was become rather annoyed. He sliced the potatoes so thin that, once they 18 had fried/had been fried, they 19 couldn't eat/couldn't be eaten with a fork. Well, the customer loved the crisp potatoes, and soon they 20 were requesting/were being requested by other diners.

Scotchguard

Scotchguard is a substance that 7 prevents/is prevented fabric from 8 marking/being marked by dirt. It 9 discovered/was discovered when a scientist was experimenting with a synthetic rubber that

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте статью выше и выберите правильные формы. Какая история показалась вам наиболее интересной? Почему?

Ответ:

Accidental Inventions

Did you know that many familiar household items were invented by accident? Here are the stories of three of them.

Coca-Cola

In 1886 a pharmacist called John Pemberton made a medicinal syrup. He intended it 1 to be used as a cure for headaches. At first, Pemberton 2 used cold water to dilute the syrup, but one day he found that it 3 had accidentally been mixed with carbonated water by his assistant. This made it fizzy and 4 gave it a more interesting flavour. In the first year Pemberton 5 sold twenty-five bottles of the drink, for a total of $50. Nowadays, 834 million Coca-Cola products 6 are consumed every day.

Scotchguard

Scotchguard is a substance that 7 prevents fabric from 8 being marked by dirt. It 9 was discovered when a scientist was experimenting with a synthetic rubber that 10 would be used in airplane fuel lines. He accidentally 11 spilt some of the substance on his canvas shoe, and it 12 couldn't be removed. As the shoe got older, it got dirtier, except for the area where the substance 13 had been spilt.

Crisps

One day in 1853 a New York chef called George Crum made some chips for a customer. The chips 14 were sent back because the customer wanted them 15 to be sliced a little thinner. This 16 happened twice, and Crum 17 became rather annoyed. He sliced the potatoes so thin that, once they 18 had been fried, they 19 couldn't be eaten with a fork. Well, the customer loved the crisp potatoes, and soon they 20 were being requested by other diners.

The story I found most interesting was about crisps. It's funny how a chef trying to annoy a picky customer ended up inventing such a popular snack.
История, которая показалась мне наиболее интересной, это про чипсы. Забавно, как шеф-повар, пытаясь досадить придирчивому клиенту, в итоге изобрел такую популярную закуску.