Unit 3. Books and Writers » Стр.95 (3)

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form. Ernest Hemingway, an American writer, (1) was born on July 21, 1899. His parents (2) encouraged his many creative beginnings. His mother (3) taught him music and (4) took him to concerts, art galleries, and operas. His father (5) taught him practical skills, like how to build fires, how to use an axe, and how to tie fishing flies. By the age of three, he (6) had known stories about many great men in American history, and he (7) had collected cartoons of the Russian-Japanese war. He (8) belonged to a nature study group. Ernest (9) liked writing and (10) could spell well. His parents (11) taught him to value physical courage. Ernest (12) showed an interest in writing when he (13) was 12. He (14) wrote stories about heroes having high action adventures. In high school he (15) wrote for the school’s weekly newspaper. He also (16) took up canoeing. His motto (17) was «be afraid of nothing». Ernest (18) was an unusual child. No one (19) was too surprised when he (20) grew up to be an exceptional writer.