Grammar, Vocabulary and All That. Плужникова Ю.А. - 54 стр.

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9. Choose the word which best fits each space.

GARDEN PARADISE

In the spring of 1976, the late George Rushton began (1) …………….. (doing /

fixing / creating / inventing) a flower garden for his recently disabled wife, Mary.

The area next to the family home had been (2) ………….. (overgrown /

overcrowded / overdone / overbooked) for years. All the trees and plants had grown

(3) ………….. (short / straight / wild / greed) and the area had been used as a place

where people (4) ……………. (bought / sold / picked / threw) their rubbish. When

George started (5) …………….. (making / creating / washing / setting) up the

garden, he found lots of things, including an old bicycle and several kitchen sinks!

Then, (6) ……………… (while / before / after / during) the rubbish had been

removed, he (7) …………… (worked / hired / followed / recorded)

machinery to cut down the unwanted plants and trees. This (8) ……………… (spent

/ was / gave / took) five months. George spent a (9) …………….. (further / couple /

little / few) three months tidying up the garden and cutting the grass, which had

(10) …………….. (arrived / been / found / reached) an incredible height.

(11) …………….. (Just / Only / After / Since) then could he actually start moving

plants around and (12) ………… (making / planting / putting / fixing) new ones.

On the lawn, he dug a small pond, and in the front garden he put down flower

(13) ……………. (beds / carpets / bottoms / tops). A year (14) ……………….

(after / while / then / later), the whole place was (15) …………….. (living / lively /

alive / lovely) with colour. George also had concrete paths (16) ……………. (put /

laid / prepared / developed) so Mary could enjoy every corner of the garden in her

wheelchair.