Задание №1030 ЕГЭ по Английскому языку
Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово «LATE» так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.
A phone call
Among the e-mails waiting for me at work one morning was one from a member of my staff. It was sent from his personal e-mail address and there was only his home phone number. Thinking something was wrong, I immediately called (HE). A sleepy female voice answered and told me he was at work and would come home late in the evening. The (BAD) moment was when I remembered that I had recently asked staff members to give me their home numbers. I went right down to the employee’s office to apologize for my call. (LATE), however, he thanked me. I had awakened his daughter, who had an exam that morning but had forgotten to set her alarm. Thanks to my call, she hadn’t missed the exam.
Решение: По смыслу здесь нужна сравнительная степень: "Позже он поблагодарил меня"
Так как прилагательное короткое, для сравнительной степени нужно добавить суффикс -er
Ответ: Later
Источник: Реальные задания (ЕГЭ, ФИПИ, Вербицкая)