The Singular and the Plural 4 страница
6. She never reads ... newspapers during the week, but she buys ... Observer every Sunday and she reads it in ... bed.
7. When you go to ... France, you must take ... boat on ... Seine when you are in ... Paris.
8. My uncle is ... shopkeeper. He has ... shop in ... small village by ... River Thames near ... Oxford.
9. ... shop sells almost everything from ... bread to ... newspapers.
10. ... children always stop to spend ... few pence on ... sweets or ... ice-cream on their way to and from ... school.
11. My uncle doesn't often leave ... village. He doesn't have ... car, so once ... month he goes by ... bus to ... Oxford and has ... lunch at... Grand Hotel.
12. He is one of ... happiest men I know.
13. ... Shakespeare, ... world's greatest dramatist was born in ... little cottage.
14. Neither life nor property was saved and ... poor and ... weak were oppressed by ... strong.
15. ...Venice which is in ... north of ... Italy stands on ... 118 islands.
16. ... London Underground which has 400 km of tunnels is... longest in ... world.
17. ... women live longer than ... men. They have ... average life of 77 years.
18. I remember my first math's teacher was ... man. He had ... small beard and ... bright blue eyes. He usually wore ... dark-brown coat and ... light-green hat.
12. Supply the articles a/an, the if they are necessary.
1. ... Statue of Liberty was ... gift of friendship from ... France to ... United States.
2. Jason's father bought him ... bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
3. Rita is studying ... English and ... math this semester.
4. ... judge asked ... witness to tell ... truth.
5. Please give me ... cup of ... coffee with ... cream and ... sugar.
6. No one in ... Spanish class knew ... correct answer to ... Mrs Perez's question.
7. When you go to ... store, please buy ... bottle of ... chocolate milk and ... dozen of oranges.
8. There are only ... few seats left for ... tonight's musical at... university.
9. John and Marcy went to ... school yesterday and they studied in ... library before returning home.
10. ... Lake Erie is one of ... five Great Lakes in ... North America.
11. On our trip to ... Spain, we crossed ... Atlantic Ocean.
12. Louie played ... basketball and baseball at ... Boy's Club this year.
13. Phil can't go to ... movies tonight because he has to write ... essay.
14. David attended ... Princeton University.
15. Susan's grandmother is in ... hospital so we went to visit her ... last night.
16. ... Queen Elizabeth П is ... Monarch of... Great Britain.
17. Scientist hoped to send ... expedition to ... Mars during ... 1980s.
18. ... Civil War was fought in ... United States between 1861 and 1865.
19. ... Florida State University is smaller than ... University of Florida.
20. ... Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776.
13. Choose and use: a/an, the or nothing.
1. On ... Sundays I stay in ... bed till ten o'clock, reading ... Sunday papers.
2. My mother goes to ... church in ... morning and in ... afternoon she visits her friends.
3. Like many women she loves ... tea parties and ... gossip.
4. She lives on ... top floor of ... old house. When wind blows, all ... windows rattle.
5. ... family hotels are ... hotels which welcome ...parents and children.
6. ... interference with ... nature often brings ... disaster.
7. Everywhere ... man has cut down ... forests in order to cultivate ... ground, or to use ... wood as ... fuel or as ... building material.
8. If you go by ... train you can have quite ... comfortable journey.
9. I'll pay one hundred ... week. It's not ... enormous salary but after all, you are ... completely unskilled man.
10. Would you like to listen to ... story about ... Englishman, ... Irishman, ... Scotsman? - No, I've heard stories about ... Englishmen, ... Irishmen, ... Scotsmen before, and they are all ... same.
11. He was ... very tall man with ... dark hair and ... small beard.
12. Leave your coats in ... cloakroom, don't bring them into... theatre.
13. ... man I met on the train told me ... rather unusual story.
14. My car broke down near ... bus stop. There was ... man waiting for ... bus, so I asked him for ... advice.
15. We have ... flat on the top floor. We get... lovely view
from there.
16. We've just bought ... piano. - Who can play ... piano in you family?
17. ... life is very difficult for ... unemployed these days.
18. I bought my sister ... book and ... bottle of ... perfume for her birthday, but I don't think she liked ... perfume.
19. She is seriously ill. She has been in ... hospital for three weeks. We are going to ... hospital to visit her.
20. Is this ... first time you have been to ... Crimea? - No, I often spend my holidays on ... Crimean beaches.
21. When I left ... station I had to stand in ... queue for ... taxi for a long time.
22. ... happiness of the majority depends on ... hard work from everyone.
23. I'm staying in ... Hilton so you can leave me ... message.
24. It's ... long time since I met ... lovely person like you.
25. We took ... trip around ... London and saw ... Houses of Parliament, ... Tower Bridge, ... Hide Park, ... Trafalgar Square and many other sights in ... West End.
26. We studied ... poetry at school, but I haven't read much since.
27. I cannot imagine my life without ... music, but ... music they play on the radio station is dreadful!
14. Complete the conversation.
1. - How was your trip to ... coast?
- Wonderful! ... sun was shining all day. We had ... great time.
2. - Would you like ... cigarette?
- No, thanks. I've given up smoking. It's ... bad habit.
3. - What's your brother doing now? Has he got... good job?
- Yes. He is ... soldier. He is in ... army. He loves it. It's ... great life, he says.
4. - Why were you late for ... meeting?
- Well, first I had to go to ... hotel I'd booked into. I took ... taxi from ... airport, and ... driver got completely lost. It was ... terrible nuisance. ... man was rather ... strange person.
5. - Is this ... book, you were telling me about?
- Yes, it's ... really interesting story.
- What did you say it's about?
- I knew you were not listening to me. It's ... science fiction story.
- It's about ... ruining of ... universe.
15. Put a/an/the/-. Role-play the conversation.
I'm so sorry!
... Sun King is ... cruise ship. It's sailing around ... Caribbean. There are ... lot of tourists on ... ship. Most of them are from ... USA, but some of them are also from ... Canada and
South America. It's ... seventh day of ... cruise, and ... ship is sailing from ... Venezuela to ... Barbados. AH of ... passengers and most of ... crew are on deck for ... captain's party.
- Hello. My name is Marianne Wilson. I'm from ... Montreal.
- Hi, I'm Tom Grey. Nice to meet you.
- Where do you come from?
- I'm from ... Montgomery.
- ... Montgomery? Where is that?
- It's in ... Alabama. Have you heard of ... Alabama?
- Oh, yes. ... Alabama. It's in ... South. I've never been to ... South. I'm from ... Seattle. I work in ... bank. By ... way, what ... awful party!
- Really? Do you think so? It's my party. I'm...captain of this ship.
- Oh my God! I'm so sorry!
- That's O.K. No problem. I was glad to meet ... person who actually told me ... truth about ... party.
16. Put a/an/the/-. Retell the following texts.
Esop and his Fables
... ancient stories of Esop seem to fascinate many people.
... fable is ... short story that teaches ... lesson.
Esop was ... Greek slave who lived in ... 6th century B.C. He wrote down over ... hundred fables; he was not ... author of all -.. fables; he collected them from many countries. ... most
famous ones are: "... Hare and ... Tortoise", "... Lion and ... Mouse", "... Wolf in Sheep's Clothing". Many fables have ... animals as their main characters. However, ... people are also ... main characters in some of ... Esop's fables.
The Farmer and his Sons
There was once ... old, dying farmer. Before he died he wanted to teach his three sons how to be ... good farmers. So he called them to him and said, "My boys, before I die I want you to know that there is ... great treasure buried in ... vineyard. Promise me that you will look for it when I'm dead". ... sons promised and they began looking for ... treasure. They worked very hard in ... hot sun. In their minds they pictured ... boxes of ... gold coins, ... diamond necklaces and other things like that.
But they found not ... single penny. They were very upset. But then ... grapes started to appear on ... vines and their grapes were ... biggest and best in ... neighborhood and they sold them for ... lot of money. Now they understood everything and they lived happily and wealthy ever after.
... moral of ... story is:... hard work brings ... happiness and ... wealth.