. Нужно заполнить пропуски глаголами в правильной форме When Willie Brown …1 (to recover), his parents took him to a toy-shop. The boy …2 (to be ill) and his parents thought he …3 (to look) sad, so they wanted to please him. When a lot of toys …4 (to buy), the boy …5 (to stand) …6 (to hold) his new toys tight ready to leave the shop. Everything …7 (to be) all right till Willie’s attention …8 (to attract) by a horse-toy. Suddenly the parents saw him …9 (to leave) his new toys on the floor, …10 (to run) up to the horse-toy and …11(to get) on it.

For a long time they …12 (to try) to make him …13 (to get) off the horse, but they couldn’t. Willie remembered his friend Bob …14 (to boast) of such a horse. Willie said that he didn’t want all those teddy-bears and dogs his parents …15 (to buy), that he …16 (not to go) home until they ...17 (to buy) that horse for him. The parents didn’t know what to do.

“…18 (not to worry),” said the salesman who …19 (to watch) them all the time. “We have a psychologist here. He …20 (to speak) to the boy.”

At that moment a big man appeared in the door. It was clear that he was the psychologist the salesman …21 (to speak) about and that he …22 (to ask) to come and speak to the boy. The man came up to the boy’s parents and began speaking to them. Willie …23 (to know) that he …24 (to speak) about and …25 (to wait) for some time. He …26 (to wait) till the man …27 (to come) up to him. The man whispered something in his ear. Nobody …28 (to hear) what the man …29 (to say).

After that Willie took his mother by hand and left the shop as meek as a mouse. His parents …30 (to surprise). They …31 (not to expect) their son …32 (to be) so good. He never …33 (to be) so obedient. Ever since he …34 (to be born), he always …35 (to be) very naughty. “I never …36 (to think) highly of psychology, but now I’m sure it is the science of the future”, said Mr. Brown.

When the parents asked their son what the psychologist …37 (to tell) him, the boy refused to answer. It …38 (to take) the parents two weeks …39 (to make) the boy …40 (to speak).

“The psychologist told me”, the boy said, “to get off the horse, and threatened if I …41 (not to do) so, he …42 (to strike) me”.

“Oh,” exclaimed Mr. Brown, “why …43 (not to tell) you us at once, my poor boy?”

“Because he said if I …44 (to do) so, he …45 (to beat) me black and blue.”

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