ПОСТАВИТЬ ГЛАГОЛЫ В НУЖНОЙ ФОРМЕ.
There are a lot of interesting events in history that gave the beginning to
many words of the language. The Spartans (live1) ____ in that part of Southern
Greece which (call2) ____ Laconia. It is known that they (set3) ____ a number of
famous rules of behaviour. Up to present a short answer (refer4) _____ to as
Laconic. Long ago a war-like king from Macedonia (begin5) _____ (destroy6)
_____ one small state after another. And only the Lacons (fight7) _____ angrily
for their independence. They (know8) _____ that if they (give9) _____ up
fighting they (beat) ____ by the enemy. It (make11) ____ them (unite12) ____ all
their forces. The king (send13) ____ a letter to the Spartans: “If I (attack) ____
your country, I (bring15) ____ your capital to the ground”. In a few days the
answer (receive16). After the letter (open17), the King (find18) _____ only one
word which (write19) ____ by the Spartans. The word (be20) ___ “If”.

1. lived2. was called3. set4. was referred5. began 6. to destroy7. fought8. knew9. gave10. would have been beaten11. made12. unite13. sent14. attack15. will bring16. was received 17. had been opened18. found19. was written20. was