ЕГЭ 19-25 Вариант 9

Funny seagull thinks he is a cat.

A seagull was adopted by June and Steve Grimwood, who found a soot-covered young bird in their fireplace and called him Mr. Pooh. The gull ______________ (BRING) up with cats. He slept in a cat’s basket, from which he acquired a taste for Whiskas.

Since then, Mr. Pooh has learned the sound of the fridge door ____________ (OPEN).

He _____________ (LEAVE) the family home, but he can’t resist returning three times a day for his favourite food, announcing his arrival by tapping on the door.

Monet’s Garden

Monet’s Garden was created in 1883 in the Valley of the River Epte by Claude Monet, the leader of the Impressionist painters. Monet liked ____________ (PAINT) a subject in the open air and planned that his future garden would inspire artists and photographers

With the support of the local authorities, Monet had a small pond dug, even though his peasant neighbours ___________ (NOT LIKE) it.

They were afraid that his strange plants ____________ (POISON) the water.

Near the pond, there is a water-garden with its famous willows and water-lilies, which still appear to await the eye of the master for a final canvas. his wonderful play of light and shadow inspired _____________ (HE) for the immortal paintings.