В приведенном ниже тексте на место пропуска (2) нужно добавить глагол ...Tom Smith was a writer. He 1)... (to write) detective stories for magazines. One evening he 2)... (to be not able) to invent an end for a story. He 3)... (to sit) with his typewriter in front of him, but he 4) ... (to have) no ideas. Then he 5)... (to go) to the cinema. When he 6)... (to leave), a burglar 7)... (to break) into his flat and 8)... (to read) his story. The visitor 9)... (to leave) Tom a note: “I have read your story and I 10)... (not to think) much of it. I 11)... (not to go) to steal anything tonight, but I will return, when you become a successful writer.” Tom 12)... (to study) the burglar’s suggestions and 13)... (to write) the rest of the story. He 14) ... (to be) still not a successful writer, and he 15)... (wait) for his burglar to return. Before he 16)... (go out) in the evening, he always 17)... (to leave) a half-finished story near his typewriter.
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В данном тексте нам нужно правильно заполнить пропуск (2) подходящим глаголом. Прежде всего, давайте проанализируем контекст предложения.
В предложении «One evening he 2)... (to be not able) to invent an end for a story» нам нужно выбрать правильную форму глагола, чтобы выразить, что он не смог придумать конец для истории в тот вечер.
Теперь давайте разберемся, как правильно использовать глагол "to be" в отрицательной форме.
Таким образом, правильная форма глагола в отрицательном предложении будет "was not able" или сокращенно "wasn't able".
Теперь мы можем подставить это выражение в текст:
Tom Smith was a writer. He 1) wrote detective stories for magazines. One evening he 2) was not able to invent an end for a story. He 3) sat with his typewriter in front of him, but he 4) had no ideas. Then he 5) went to the cinema. When he 6) left, a burglar 7) broke into his flat and 8) read his story. The visitor 9) left Tom a note: “I have read your story and I 10) do not think much of it. I 11) am not going to steal anything tonight, but I will return, when you become a successful writer.” Tom 12) studied the burglar’s suggestions and 13) wrote the rest of the story. He 14) was still not a successful writer, and he 15) waited for his burglar to return. Before he 16) went out in the evening, he always 17) left a half-finished story near his typewriter.
Таким образом, правильный ответ на пропуск (2) — "was not able". Если у вас есть еще вопросы, не стесняйтесь задавать!