Задание 3 на подготовку к ЕГЭ по английскому. В тексте имеются пропуски слов. Для каждого пропуска даны несколько вариантов. Определите, какой вариант верный.
Gillian’s parents were both musicians, her dad a singer and her mum a violinist. She had realised from a young age that she hadn’t inherited her dad’s voice, but she had quite a talent FOR / TO / IN / OF playing instruments.
So, when Gillian was seven years old, her mum arranged for her to take violin lessons. The teacher was astonished at how skilful Gillian was. ‘In ANY / SOME / MOST / ALL probability, she will be a huge star one day,’ her teacher remarked.
By age 11, Gillian was performing in her town’s orchestra and became a featured soloist by age 14. She PUT / SPENT / DEVOTED / OFFERED so much time and effort to her violin studies that her parents felt she wasn’t studying enough. ‘I hate to BREAK / SHARE / SPREAD / TELL the bad news to you, but you’re going to have to read more and play less,’ her mum told her.
Gillian, a high-achieving student at school, felt discouraged BY / TOWARDS / ABOUT / OVER this news. She loved to play the violin more than anything in the world.
Because of this, she found herself in quite a dilemma. Should she abandon her lifetime OBJECTIVE / AMBITION / DESIRE / SPIRIT to perform onstage, or should she hold onto it and just let her school marks be above average, rather than excellent?
As much as she felt she had a responsibility to her studies, she chose the latter. She TOOK / ENTERED / ARRIVED / CAME at this decision by telling herself that being an above-average student was something to be very proud of, but being a professional violinist was a dream come true.
Gillian’s parents were both musicians, her dad a singer and her mum a violinist. She had realised from a young age that she hadn’t inherited her dad’s voice, but she had quite a talent FOR playing instruments.
So, when Gillian was seven years old, her mum arranged for her to take violin lessons. The teacher was astonished at how skilful Gillian was. ‘In ALL probability, she will be a huge star one day,’ her teacher remarked.
By age 11, Gillian was performing in her town’s orchestra and became a featured soloist by age 14. She DEVOTED so much time and effort to her violin studies that her parents felt she wasn’t studying enough. ‘I hate to BREAK the bad news to you, but you’re going to have to read more and play less,’ her mum told her.
Gillian, a high-achieving student at school, felt discouraged BY this news. She loved to play the violin more than anything in the world.
Because of this, she found herself in quite a dilemma. Should she abandon her lifetime ABITION to perform onstage, or should she hold onto it and just let her school marks be above average, rather than excellent?
As much as she felt she had a responsibility to her studies, she chose the latter. She ARRIVED at this decision by telling herself that being an above-average student was something to be very proud of, but being a professional violinist was a dream come true.