To put words into the correct forms

This task involves filling in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words. Let’s go through each sentence step by step and fill in the blanks:

1. «There is a certain wonderful sweetness and delight in knowledge,» wrote the Roman poet, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, almost two thousand years ago.

   • Here, you need to change «write» to «wrote» because the action is in the past, and it refers to something that Decimus Junius Juvenalis did almost two thousand years ago.

2. No good or brief words could ____ to describe the purpose of almanacs for ____.

   • In the first blank, you should use «be found» to complete the sentence. It means that there are no words that can adequately describe the purpose of almanacs.
   • In the second blank, you should use «children» because it’s the plural form, and the sentence is referring to more than one child.

3. Almanacs ____ to give new facts every day, facts which may interest you in ____ more.

   • In the first blank, you should use «are supposed» to indicate the intended purpose or function of almanacs.
   • In the second blank, you should use «learning» to complete the sentence correctly.

4. Almanacs ____ for centuries. The people of ancient Greece ____ records of the motion of the stars and of the deeds of ____ heroes.

   • In the first blank, you should use «have been compiled» because it describes an action that started in the past and continues into the present.
   • In the second blank, you should use «kept» because it indicates a past action of recording.
   • In the third blank, you should use «their» because it specifies that the heroes belong to the people of ancient Greece.

So, the completed sentences are:

1. «There is a certain wonderful sweetness and delight in knowledge,» wrote the Roman poet, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, almost two thousand years ago.
2. No good or brief words could be found to describe the purpose of almanacs for children.
3. Almanacs are supposed to give new facts every day, facts which may interest you in learning more.
4. Almanacs have been compiled for centuries. The people of ancient Greece kept records of the motion of the stars and of the deeds of their heroes.