Задание 60 на подготовку к ЕГЭ по английскому. В тексте имеются пропуски слов. Для каждого пропуска даны несколько вариантов. Определите, какой вариант верный.
Land!
On September 30, 1492, sailors on three ships, the Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria, were worried. They had left the shores of Spain weeks AGO / BEFORE / EARLY / PREVIOUSLY.
No one knew what LAY / LIED / LAID / LAIN ahead. They hoped that they would see land soon, but land was nowhere ON / TO / UPON / IN sight.
Then their luck changed. They began to notice signs of land. First they saw a large flock of birds flying overhead. They even heard the birds call out. Then the CREW / TEAM / COMMAND / COMPANY of the Pinta spotted green reeds floating in the water. Sailors on the other ship also began to see signs of land. The sailors began to have more hope.
Christopher Columbus was the leader of the group. He urged the sailors to be more watchful than ever. He QUESTIONED / SAID / ASKED / TOLD that they fire a cannon when they spotted land.
Then at ten o’clock at night on October 11, Columbus saw a light. Columbus did not trust his own SENSATIONS / SENSES / SENSITIVITY / SENSIBILITY. He knew his strong desire to reach land might be causing his imagination to run wild. He asked two other men if they saw the light. The first man INSISTED / DENIED / DECLARED / CLAIMED to see the light, but the second one did not.
The Moon rose before midnight and lit the water. With their eyes scanning the water, the sailors on all three ships watched silently. Two hours later everyone heard the blast of cannon. The men on the Pinta had seen land. All the men cheered.
Land!
On September 30, 1492, sailors on three ships, the Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria, were worried. They had left the shores of Spain weeks BEFORE.
No one knew what LAY ahead. They hoped that they would see land soon, but land was nowhere IN sight.
Then their luck changed. They began to notice signs of land. First they saw a large flock of birds flying overhead. They even heard the birds call out. Then the CREW of the Pinta spotted green reeds floating in the water. Sailors on the other ship also began to see signs of land. The sailors began to have more hope.
Christopher Columbus was the leader of the group. He urged the sailors to be more watchful than ever. He ASKED that they fire a cannon when they spotted land.
Then at ten o’clock at night on October 11, Columbus saw a light. Columbus did not trust his own SENSES. He knew his strong desire to reach land might be causing his imagination to run wild. He asked two other men if they saw the light. The first man CLAIMED to see the light, but the second one did not.
The Moon rose before midnight and lit the water. With their eyes scanning the water, the sailors on all three ships watched silently. Two hours later everyone heard the blast of cannon. The men on the Pinta had seen land. All the men cheered.