Englishman who could not speak

ARTICLES

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. Noise / The noise is a form of pollution.

2. I’m worried about noise / the noise coming from my car.

3. Don’t go swimming in this river. Water / The water here is polluted.

4. The man gave money / the money to charity throughout his life.

5. Have you already spent money / the money I gave you yesterday?

2. Add ‘the’ where necessary.

Example: I find __ history an interesting subject. We studied the history of Russia at school.

1. Andrew hates __ examinations.

2. How did you get on in __ examinations yesterday?

3. Do you take __ sugar in __ coffee?

4. ‘Where is __ coffee I bought?’ ‘It’s in __ kitchen’.

5. I’m a vegetarian, I don’t eat __ meat or __ fish.

6. I’ll put __ shopping away. Shall I put __ meat into __ freezer?

7. Do you like __ German beer?

8. Do you think __ love is the most important thing in __ life?

3. Put the words from the box in the correct column: A or B.

A B

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4. Add ‘ a’ or ‘ an ’ where necessary.

Examples: I’d like a hamburger, please. Masha and Sergei are __ students.

1. There’s __ post office in this street.

2. I’ve got __ envelope, but I haven’t got __ stamp.

3. We ate __ cheese and drank __ apple juice.

4. Can you see those two men? They’re __ firemen.

5. Would you like __ cup of tea?

6. I saw __ very good film on TV last night.

7. There isn’t __ bus stop near here.

8. I’m working as __ secretary in __ office in Novosibirsk.

9. Do you always drink __ coffee with milk?

10. I asked my father for __ advice about finding __ job.

5. Complete the sentences using ‘ a ’, ‘ an ’ or ‘ the ’.

Example: The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace in __ London.

1. Who is __ best footballer in __ world?

2. My brother works in __ large computer company. He’s __ engineer.

3. Did you enjoy __ party you went to on Saturday?

4. __ Earth moves round __ Sun.

5. I had __ cup of coffee and some toasts for breakfast this morning. __ Coffee was delicious.

6. Could you switch off __ TV? Nobody is watching it.

7. ‘What’s __ capital of India? ‘Delhi’.

8. ‘What do you think of Nikita?’ ‘He’s __ extremely nice person’.

6. Complete the story. Put in ‘ a ’, ‘ an ’ or ‘ the ’.

Last Saturday I decided to have 1_ quite evening at home. At around 7 o’clock I was in 2_ kitchen cooking 3_ omellette for my dinner. 4_ omelette was almost ready when 5_ telephone rang. I went into 6_ hall to answer it. It was 7_ friend of mine, 8_ girl called Lida. Lida is 9_ student at 10_ Department of History. She told me she was taking 11_ important exam 12_ following day. She said she was sure she would fail 13_ exam. She sounded very worried. We talked for about 14_ quarter of 15_ hour. Then I suddenly remembered 16_ omelette on 17_ cooker! I put down 18_ phone and rushed into 19_ kitchen. It was terrible! 20_ room was full of smoke and 21_ omelette was completely black. It took me more than 22_ hour to clean up all 23_ mess.

7. Add ‘ a ’, ‘ an ’ or ‘ the ’ where necessary.

1. __ Russian Federation is one of __ biggest countries in __ world.

2. Have you ever been to __ Red Square in __ Moscow?

3. __ weather was lovely when I woke up yesterday morning; __ sun was shining and there was __ beautiful blue sky.

4. My sister works in __ large hospital in __ Kiev. She’s __ doctor.

5. Who was __ woman you were talking to just now?

6. ‘Where’s Kate?’ ‘She’s in __ library’.

7. What time do you usually have __ lunch?

8. Do you prefer cooking with __ gas or __ electricity?

9. We visited __ Pushkin Museum when we were in __ Moscow.

10. There are 20 classrooms in __ school.

11. Who invented __ radio?

12. How long have you been looking for __ work?

13. Did you go to __ Kemerovo by __ car or by __ train?

14. __ Japanese export a lot of cars.

15. Ann and Victor have got two children: __ girl and __ boy. __ girl is __ student and __ boy is __ engineer.

16. __ Parmesan restaurant is next to __ PromstroiBank in __ Lenin Square.

17. Are you interested in __ politics?

18. __ Atlantic Ocean is larger than __ Indian Ocean.

19. __ Mount Elbrus (4, 642 m) is higher than __ Mount Belukha (4, 506 m).

20. The government plan to help __ poor and __ unemployed.

8. Choose the correct variant.

1. They were ___ immigrant family and ___ very poor.

a) -;-; b) an, -; c) the, -; d) a, a.

2. Then I would walk around ____ city trying to read ___ signs.

a) a, the; b) the, a; c) the, the; d) the, -.

3. Then one day I received my first acceptance - ___ $100 check for ___ scientific article.

a) a, a; b) the, the; c)-; -; d) a, -.

4. ___ science fiction, my first love, had ___ very few readers.

a) a, the; b) the, a; c) -;-; d) a, a.

5. We came to ___ New York from ___ Russia when I was three.

a) the, a; b) -; -; c) -; the; d) the, the.

9. Use the correct article.

Englishman who could not speak

2 Englishman was once traveling in 3 _ Italy. One day he entered 4_ restaurant and sat down at 5_ table. When 6_ waiter came 7_ Englishman opened his mouth, put his fingers in it, took them out again and moved his lips, trying to explain that he wanted to eat. 8_ waiter soon brought him 9_ cup of 10_ tea.

10. Choose the correct variant:

1. By ___ way, Olga entered ___ Moscow University ___ last year.

a) -; the, -; b) the, -; -; c) he, the, the; d)the, -; the.

1. ____ President is going to open ___ new hospital in ___ capital ___ next month.

a) the, a, the, -; b) -; a, the, -; c) the, the, the, the; d) the, a, -; -.

1. ____ English Channel is between ____ Great Britain and ____ France.

a) -; the, -; b) -; -; -; c) the, -; the; d) the, -; -.

1. When ____ police arrive ____ thieves will have escaped.

a) -; -; b) the, the; c) the, -; d) -; the

1. Exactly ___ year ago, I took ___ same exam, I hope I will succeed this year.

a) the, the; b) a, -; c) a, the; d) a, a.

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