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Упр. 198. Раскройте скобки, употребляя гла­голы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

The sun (to go) down behind the hills when I (to reach) a village which (to be) only a few miles from the sea. The working day (to be) over, and the vil­lagers (to come) home from the fields. Along the road two boys (to drive) cows and sheep in the direction of the village. I (to approach) a group of people standing near the road and (to ask) them if I could find a place in the village to spend the night. An old man (to say) he would help me. He (to take) me to his small cottage at the far end of the street. A fire (to burn) in the stove when we (to enter) the house. One girl of about eighteen (to prepare) supper in the kitchen while two other girls still (to do) something in the kitchen garden near the house. The old man (to invite) me to have sup­per with them. They all (to seem) to be nice people and we (to have) a friendly talk. After supper my 'new friends and I (to go) out into the garden. The moon (to shine) high in the sky, and the night (to be) warm and beautiful. That evening (to be) very pleasant, and I shall remember it a long time.

Бонифацию, герою известного мультфильма, «приписывают» следующие строки (из публикации Г.Г. Лу комникова): Опять опечаток богатый улов! Как сложен процесс написания слов! Берусь радикально его упростить! И сложный язык наш простым заменить! Отныне заменим мы каждое слово На универсальное слово «КАРОВА»! Карова карова карова карова. Карова карова карова карова. Карова карова карова карова. Карова карова карова карова. Процесс НАПИСАНИЯ слов упростился. Процесс ПРОЧИТАНИЯ слов упростился. Процесс ГОВОРЕНИЯ слов упростился. ПРОЦЕСС __________ слов усложнился. Какое слово нужно записать на месте пропуска в последней строке?