Once upon a time there (1)............ (be) a boy called Jack. He (2)...
(live)
with his mother. They (3)....... .... (be) very poor. All they had (4)........................(be) a
cow. One morning, Jack's mother (5).................. ... (tell) him to take the cow to the market
and sell her. On the way Jack (6)............ (meet) a man. He (7).................. (give) Jack some
magic beans for the cow. Jack (8)............... (take) the beans and (9)............ (go)
back home. When Jack's mother saw the beans she (10)...................(be) very angry. She
(11)............ (throw) the beans out of the window. The next morning, Jack
(12)
(look) out of the window. There (13).................... (be) a giant beanstalk.
He (14).......... .....(go) outside and (15)............ (start) to climb the beanstalk. He
(16).............. (climb) up to the sky through the clouds. Jack (17)..... (see) a
beautiful castle. He (18)...
(go) inside. Jack (19).......
(hear) a voice
"Fee,fi,fo, fum!" and
(run) into a cupboard. An enormous giant
(20).........
(come) into the room and (21)..
(sit) down. On the table there
(22).........
(be) a hen and a golden harp. "Lay" said the giant. The hen
(23)
(lay) an egg-it was made of gold. "Sing" said the giant. The harp
(24).......... ... (begin) to sing. Soon the giant (25)................... (be) asleep. Jack
(26)............ (jump) out of the cupboard. He (27).................. (take) the hen and the
harp. Suddenly the harp (28).......... (sing) "Help, master!". The giant
(29)............. (shout), "Fee,fi,fo, fum!" Jack (30).............. (run)
(31)............... (start) to climb down the beanstalk. The giant (32).......
(come)
down after him. Jack (33)..................... (shout) "Mother, help!" Jack's mother
(34).............. ..... (take) an axe and (35)........... (chop) down the beanstalk. The giant
(36)........
(fall) and (37).................... (crash) to the ground. Nobody ever
(38)............... (see) him again. With the golden eggs and the magic harp Jack and his
mother (39)............... (live) happily ever after.
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Resposta:
Read the fable below and fill in the gaps with the right form of the verbs in parenthesis in the simple past. THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASER A man who ________________ (want) to buy an ass _____________ (go) to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, _________________(arrange) with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he __________ (be) like. When he _____________ (reach) home, he _____________ (put) him into his stable along with the other asses. The newcomer ______________ (take) a look round, and immediately ___________ (go) and ______________ (choose) a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable. When the master ______________ (see) this, he __________ (put) a halter on him at once, and _______________ (lead) him off and _______________ (hand) him over to his owner again. The latter was a good deal surprised to see him back so soon, and _____________ (say), "Why, do you mean to say you have tested him already?" "I don't want to put him through any more tests," ________________ (reply) the other. "I ________________ (can) see what sort of beast he is from the companion he ______________ (choose) for