Задача по теме: "Грамматика и Лексика"

Oliver  

The second term started. During it, Oliver never once (30) ______________ a lesson at school. When he returned home each evening, he went straight up to the bedroom he shared with his elder brother, where, with the aid of a torch, he studied for hours. There were even (31) _________________ when his mother found Oliver sound asleep on the floor, open books scattered around him.

Every day he continued to visit his uncle, who seemed to know a great deal about different countries, and continued to teach Oliver about so many other things, (32) _________________ as if he knew where his teachers had left off. His brother was (33) _________________, because Oliver no longer accompanied him to the cinema to watch new films on Saturday night, but returned to school where his teacher of mathematics, Mr Daley, gave him extra lessons. It would be years before Oliver (34) ______________ that Mr Daley never gave so much attention to his classmates. Oliver was his favourite student because he worked hard and was (35) ________________ on mathematics.

This morning Oliver was very early at school. He was going to take part in a maths

competition. He followed the teacher down a long corridor that was lined with photographs of old school teams and display cabinets filled with silver cups, to (36) ________________ the next generation of past glories. When they reached the Headmaster’s office, the teacher said, “You can sit anywhere you like, Oliver. Just make sure to stop talking the moment the Headmaster enters.”