Question

I remember my first Halloween. It was a cold evening, 31 October, 1988. I was A____ far from my home country, B____ my British neighbours whose kids were very C____ about that day. I was thinking about my family when, suddenly, there was an energetic knock at the door. I opened the door wondering who was there knocking D____ loudly. To my surprise I saw a group of kids, dressed up as ghosts, witches, queens and cowboys. Two of them were carrying a E____ with cut out eyes, a nose and a mouth. There was a candle inside, and the holes were shining. “Trick or treat!” they shouted. I was surprised. I didn’t know what to do. My son Tom, told me, “Give them some sweets, Mummy, or they will play a trick on us.” “Like what?” I asked. “They can throw water on the windows, put a pin into the front door keyhole or break an egg on the windscreen of your car”, he explained.
A 1) lived 2) live 3) lives 4) living
B 1) among 2) between 3) behind 4) with
C 1) tired 2) excited 3) tiring 4) exciting
D 1) such 2) such a 3) so 4) so a
E 1) potato 2) pumpkin 3) carrot 4) cabbage
Дополните пропуски верным вариантом ответа, почему выбран именно этот вариант СРОЧНО!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Answer 1

A. 4 (living)  

B. 1 (among)  

C. 2 (excited)

D. 3 (so)

E. 2 (pumpkin)

A — 4: Временных указателей нет, но само повествование ведется в Past Progressive.Длительное действие в прошлом. Was living.

B — 1: among my British neighbours — среди соседей. Устойчивое выражение. "To live with"предполагает родственные отношения," to live among"- жить среди других людей.

C — 2: very excited — очень взволнованны. Другие варианты в данном контексте не употребляются или не имеют смысла.

D — 3: So loudly — так громко. Другие варианты в данном контексте не употребляются или не имеют смысла.

E — 2: По смыслу предложения требуется pumpkin, т. к. речь идет о празднике Halloween и тыква связана со множеством традиций.