Open the bracket & put verbs into the proper tense form. long, long ago there 1 (live) a lot of mice in an old house. there 2 (live) a cat in that house too. the mice 3 (be) afraid of the cat but they 4 (not know) what to do. so one day they all 5 (come) to an old clever mouse & 6 (begin) 7 (talk) about the cat. “what 8 (can) we do? ” they 9 (say). “the cat 10 (kill) us all.” suddenly one little mouse 11 (say), “let`s put a bell round the cat`s neck & we 12 (hear) it.” they 13 (be) all very glad and they 14 (begin) to dance. suddenly the clever old mouse 15 (say), “i 16 ) to ask one question. who 17 (put) the bell round the cat`s neck? ”

Long, long ago there 1 lived a lot of  mice in an old house. there 2 lived a cat in that  house too. the mice 3 were afraid of the cat but they 4 didn't know what to do. so one day they  all 5 came to an old clever mouse & 6 began  7 to talk about the cat. “what 8 can we do? ” they 9 said. “the cat 10 will kill us all.” suddenly one  little mouse 11 said, “let`s put a  bell round the cat`s neck & we  12 will hear it.” they  13 were all very  glad and they  14 began to dance. suddenly the clever old mouse 15 said, “i 16wanted to ask one question. who 17 will put the bell round the cat`s neck? ”

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lewis carrol  (27.01.1832 - 14.01.1898) - english writer.

lewis carrol (real name  charles lutwidge dodgson) was a remarkable english writer, mathematician, philosopher and a deacon. one of his lifetime passions included photography. his most famous works is the fairy-tale “alice’s adventures in wonderland”. the writer was born on january 27th, 1832, in daresbury, cheshire. his father was a parish priest. charles had seven sisters and three brothers. from the very childhood he showed himself as a clever and quick-witted boy. when he was twelve, he was sent to a private school near richmond. in 1845 he had to move to another school, which he didn’t like much.

in 1851 charles moved to oxford and entered one of the best and aristocratic colleges there - christ church. after graduation he read lections on mathematics at the same college for 26 years. it was his main income. he also became a deacon here and had the right to preach without work in the parish. his literature career began while he was still in college. he wrote short stories and poems, which he sent to various magazines. at that time he took the pseudonym “lewis carrol” on the advice of one editor. his works gradually gained popularity. by 1854, all serious english publishing houses were accepting them. while working at college, he met the new dean henry lidell and his family. the dean had three daughters: alice, edith and lorina.

lewis carrol liked visiting this family and spending time with them. many biographers believe that his famous fairy-tale “alice’s adventures in wonderland” was written about alice lidell. in 1867 the writer visited russia. it was a period of theological contact and exchange among anglican and orthodox churches. during this trip, lewis visited berlin, dresden, warsaw, moscow, saint-petersburg and many other european cities. it was his first and only trip abroad. description of this trip could be found in his personal diary which was published after his death. apart from literature, lewis carrol was busy with various mathematical work and scientific inventions. these works were published under his real name. he died in january, 1898, in guildford, at his sister’s home.