1. He _____ that he had made a great discovery a year before.

had claimed
would claim
claimed
claim

2. He ran out of food while _____ on a tributary of the Rio Grande.

camped
camping
was camping
having camped

3. When we all _____ that the carp is really a good food fish, it will no longer be considered a pest.

realize
realized
will realize
should realize

4. In the years to come it _____ his rightful place among our valued food and game fishes.

has taken
takes
took
will take

5. It rises among the high mountains _____ Colorado.

about
of
for
in

6. At _____ time of the year, the water that rushed by the ranch was turbulent, icy-cold and silt-laden.

these
those
this
that

7. These experiences have convinced me _____ the carp is really a fine food fish.

what
that
which
whose

8. Carp can, of course, be caught in many ways _____ spearing them with pitchforks.

be side
overside
beside
besides

9. Some states _____ special permits for the use of nets for over a decade.

will issuing
have issued
have been issuing
are issuing

10. A good forager _____ advantage of the lax regulation on carp fishing while they last.

have taken
take
took
takes

11. The Germans and Asiatics have domesticated this _____ .

fish
fishes
lion
fishs

12. They have developed some varieties that are highly esteemed _____ the table.

in
near
for
at

13. On the ranch where we worked, there _____ a drainage ditch that ran through the lower pasture

were
is
was
are

14. The main course was all of his own catching, and _____ of bas, pike and carp.

have consisted
consists
consisted
have been consisted

15. All the fish _____ exactly alike, except that the carp was cooked as described above.

were preparing
have been prepared
was prepared
were prepared

16. The carp _____ up the river would strike this clear warmer water.

swimming
was swimming
to swim
swim

17. They would decide they preferred it _____ the cold mud of the Rio Grande.

into
on
to
at

18. One spring day, _____ friend reported that Clear Ditch was becoming crowded with huge carp.

my
our
mine
me

19. On Sunday we decided to _____ .

going fishing
going fish
go fishing
go fish

20. Four of us armed _____ with pitchforks, saddled our horses and set out.

selves
themselves
ourselves
ourself

21. Near the mouth of the ditch, the water _____ about two feet deep.

was running
were running
was run
running

22. _____ use the pressure cooker at that altitude?

They did
We
We did
Did we

23. We tried this method, and the result was _____ .

bare edibly
barely edibly
bare edible
barely edible

24. You can't get a cowboy _____ anything unless it can be done from the back of a horse.

doing
does
to do
do

25. They were fleeing from ______ .

other
each another
each other
each the other

26. _____ the water continued to shallow, our fish began to get panicky.

So
As soon as
If
As

27. _____ of the boldest ones attempted to dart back past us and were impaled on pitchforks.

Few
A little
A few
Little

28. We _____ see that the whole herd was getting restless and was about to stampede back downstream.

are able to
can
should
could

29. We piled off _____ horses into the shallow water to meet the charge.

our
your
we
us

30. The water boiled about us as the huge fish _____ past us.

would swirl
swirls
will swirl
swirled

31. We were spearing _____ in every direction with our pitchforks.

madden
mad
maddening
madly

32. We threw each fish we managed to hit _____ the ditch bank.

over
under
in
out

33. _____ my adopted home state, Pennsylvania, they are classed as "trash fish".

At
On
In
About

34. If they _____ vegetarians, they _____ more easily be taken on dough balls.

will be / would
are / will
were / would
were / will

35. The last of the fish herd _____ by us in a few minutes and it was all over.

would be
is
will be
was

36. After we _____ our trophies, we began wondering what we were going to do with so many fish.

had displayed
display
would be displayed
displayed

37. This started _____ portion of typical cowboy tales.

the another
other
the other
another

38. The _____ of these yarns was told by a grizzled old cowhand.

best
nice
better
good

39. _____ species of fish inhabited this muddy water.

A few
Few
Little
A little

40. The most common was great carp, a fish that is considered _____ very poor eating.

an
the
"нулевой" артикль
a

41. The finest way to cook a carp is to plaster it with a _____ coating of fresh cow mature.

thickest
thin
thick
thicker

42. In an hour or two, the casing of cow manure becomes black and very _____.

harder
hardy
hard
harder

43. He removed _____ fish from the fire and broke the hard shell with the butt of his Winchester.

any
something
anything
some

44. The carp still wasn't fit to eat, but manure in which it _____ tasted pretty good.

cooked
was cooked
has being cooked
was cooking

45. There were also _____ serious suggestions and experiments.

any
something
anything
some

46. The chief objection to the carp is that its flesh is full of _____ forked bones.

the lot
much
a lot
many

47. One man said that he had enjoyed carp _____ very thin and fried so crisp that one could eat it, bones and all.

have sliced
sliced
having sliced
slicing

48. You really could eat it without the bones _____ you.

bothered
bothering
bother
having bothered