Ii. Открыть скобки и использовать правильное время Aunt Dorothy
“What on earth (you, think) (you, do)?” (come) the (split) cry from the top of the stairs. There was no doubt about it – I had once more been caught in a most (embarrass) situation by my Aunt Dorothy, the only one of
my seven aunts whom, traditionally, I (always, try) (avoid) (for/since) the day I learnt to crawl. The reason for this was simple: whenever, as a small girl, I (involve passive) in some doubtful activity, fate (generally, arrange) that she (be) the one who (discover) me at the worst possible moment. I (still, think) that, (I, be) a boy, she (not, may react) in the same way but, even on herbest days, Aunt Dorothy, who (die) in tragic circumstances on my twenty-first birthday, (look) like some mythical (breath) dragon that was on the point of (launch) a merciless attack on the entire male species, and she (never, can, accept) that a niece of hers should have tomboy tendencies. “Nice girls,” she (repeat) to me at least a dozen times day, (behave) like young ladies, and not like horribly muddy little schoolboys who (look) as if they (just, come off) the rugby field.” (during/while) I (stand) there at the bottom of the stairs, (wish) I (be) on another planet, I (realise) that luck was definitely not on my side. Conspiring against me were my (drip) raincoat – it (rain) hard for over an hour – my mud (cover) boots – I (take) theshort way back across three (plough) fields – and my bucket, which (overflow) with dirty water – if I (tell) her it was full of tadpoles, she (probably, go) hysterical. In addition to which, there was my four-legged and ever-faithful companion, Rags, who totally oblivious of the imminent storm that (about, burst) inside the house, (keep) (shake) the excess muddy water off herself in close proximity to some re (apply) wallpaper. I (already, know) in advance that I (must/have to, clean up) the mess myself as soon as I (get) changed but, in the meantime, I could sense that my dear Aunt Dorothy (prepare) herself (launch) into her inevitable sarcastic attack. I (not, need, wait) long. “My dear child,” she (bellow) at me like a bull that (just, make up) its mind (charge), “I (never, see) anything so disgusting in all my life. (you, like) (explain) exactly why you bear a (strike) resemblance to an underwater explorer who (lose) his diving suit?”​

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