THE ARTICLE
1. Insert "a" or "the"
1. The students are going to write ... test. ... test consists of five tasks. 2. My son got ... bad mark at school yesterday, but … mark did not upset him. 3. We have ... new student in the class, ... student comes from Peru. 4. They gave ... party last night. Everybody enjoyed ... party. 5. I found ... kitten in the street and brought it home, but my mother is against ... poor animal. 6. He met ... girl at the disco. ... girl was a wonderful dancer. 7. My uncle has built ... new house. ... house is small but quite comfortable. 8. I saw ... beautiful dress in the shop, but … dress was too expensive. 9. There is ... new dictionary on sale now. ... dictionary gives 20,000 words. 10. You asked me … question but I think you should know ... answer yourself.
2. Insert " a/an ", "the" or "—"
1. This trip costs ... lot of money. 2. She failed us. What ... surprise! What ... shame! What ... shock! 3. I don't believe you. I think you're telling ... lie. 4. Did you have ... lovely time at picnic? 5. I was feeling sleepy so I had ... nap. 6. He made ... mistake. ... mistake was silly. 7. Could you give me ... lift to school? 8. Have ... look at the sky. It looks like rain. 9. She'll have ... shower and return in ... hour and ... half. 10. I'll have to make ... speech at the reception. 11. I assure you I'm telling ... truth. 12. In England we drive on ... left. 13. Henry ... VIII had six wives. 14. In summer they seldom go to ... school. 15. I like to stay at ... home on cold nights. 16. Christmas is on ... 24th of December. 17. Tom didn't go to ... work yesterday. 18. He lives in ... north of ... Africa. 19. ... advice, you gave me, helped a lot. 20. I like to be in ... centre of everything.
3. Insert the appropriate articles where necessary.
1. ... door is locked. 2. Have you ... telephone? 3. '. . telephone is out of order. 4. It is dark on ... landing. 5. Do you like ... dogs? 6. Don't tease ... dog. 7. Never try to stroke ... dog if you don't know it. 8. ... fountain-pen won't write. 9. Have you got ... fountain-pens on sale? 10. Where can I have ... coat made to order? 11. Where did you have ... coat made? 12. In this store they always have a wide choice in ... coats and . . . suits. 13. ... suits are ready-made. 14. Where is ... key? 15. How many flats are there in ... house? 16. How much are ... dinner-sets? How many articles are there in ... set? 17. How much are ... dinner sets nowadays?
4. Translate into English.
1. а) Мне нужно снять комнату. b) Проветри комнату, 2. а) Нож не режет. b) У тебя нет ножа? с) Возьми нож и отрежь себе хлеба. 3. а) Мы не знали, что здесь есть озеро. b) Озеро глубокое. 4. а) Замок сломался. b) Кому бы мне отдать починить замок? с) Ты не знаешь, где чинят замки? d) He забудь купить замок. 5. а) У нас сегодня апельсины на третье. b) Апельсины в буфете, с) Возьми себе апельсин, d) Апельсин не кислый?
THE ARTICLE
1. Insert "a" or "the"
1. The students are going to write ... test. ... test consists of five tasks. 2. My son got ... bad mark at school yesterday, but … mark did not upset him. 3. We have ... new student in the class, ... student comes from Peru. 4. They gave ... party last night. Everybody enjoyed ... party. 5. I found ... kitten in the street and brought it home, but my mother is against ... poor animal. 6. He met ... girl at the disco. ... girl was a wonderful dancer. 7. My uncle has built ... new house. ... house is small but quite comfortable. 8. I saw ... beautiful dress in the shop, but … dress was too expensive. 9. There is ... new dictionary on sale now. ... dictionary gives 20,000 words. 10. You asked me … question but I think you should know ... answer yourself.
2. Insert " a/an ", "the" or "—"
1. This trip costs ... lot of money. 2. She failed us. What ... surprise! What ... shame! What ... shock! 3. I don't believe you. I think you're telling ... lie. 4. Did you have ... lovely time at picnic? 5. I was feeling sleepy so I had ... nap. 6. He made ... mistake. ... mistake was silly. 7. Could you give me ... lift to school? 8. Have ... look at the sky. It looks like rain. 9. She'll have ... shower and return in ... hour and ... half. 10. I'll have to make ... speech at the reception. 11. I assure you I'm telling ... truth. 12. In England we drive on ... left. 13. Henry ... VIII had six wives. 14. In summer they seldom go to ... school. 15. I like to stay at ... home on cold nights. 16. Christmas is on ... 24th of December. 17. Tom didn't go to ... work yesterday. 18. He lives in ... north of ... Africa. 19. ... advice, you gave me, helped a lot. 20. I like to be in ... centre of everything.
3. Insert the appropriate articles where necessary.
1. ... door is locked. 2. Have you ... telephone? 3. '. . telephone is out of order. 4. It is dark on ... landing. 5. Do you like ... dogs? 6. Don't tease ... dog. 7. Never try to stroke ... dog if you don't know it. 8. ... fountain-pen won't write. 9. Have you got ... fountain-pens on sale? 10. Where can I have ... coat made to order? 11. Where did you have ... coat made? 12. In this store they always have a wide choice in ... coats and . . . suits. 13. ... suits are ready-made. 14. Where is ... key? 15. How many flats are there in ... house? 16. How much are ... dinner-sets? How many articles are there in ... set? 17. How much are ... dinner sets nowadays?
4. Translate into English.
1. а) Мне нужно снять комнату. b) Проветри комнату, 2. а) Нож не режет. b) У тебя нет ножа? с) Возьми нож и отрежь себе хлеба. 3. а) Мы не знали, что здесь есть озеро. b) Озеро глубокое. 4. а) Замок сломался. b) Кому бы мне отдать починить замок? с) Ты не знаешь, где чинят замки? d) He забудь купить замок. 5. а) У нас сегодня апельсины на третье. b) Апельсины в буфете, с) Возьми себе апельсин, d) Апельсин не кислый?
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