Exercise 17. Insert articles where necessary. (Special cases: day, night, morning, evening; bed, school, prison; town; seasons; meals etc.).

⇐ ПредыдущаяСтр 8 из 12Следующая ⇒

1. Outside it was ____ night. 2. It was ____ warm summer night.3. ____ night outside seemed very quiet. 4. It was ____ foggy evening in November. 5. Every day I was up at ____ dawn, clearing, planting, working on my house, and at ____ night when I threw myself on my bed it was to sleep like ____ log till ____ morning.6. It was ____ evening, and he was walking across the school grounds on his way home. 7. He wondered what hour it was. ____ sun seemed to indicate ____late morning. 8. I think it's going to be ____ fine morning, after all. 9. ____ morning was cold and sharp and sunny. 10. It is ____ early morning. 11. It was ____ very dark evening for ____ summer. 12. ____ night being sharp and frosty, we trembled from ____ head to ____ foot. 13. It was early in ____ afternoon. 14. ____ fine September afternoon was dying fast. 15. It was ____ winter, and ____ night of bitter cold. 16. You see, ____ winter was ____ very bad time for me, and I really had no money at all to buy ____ bread with. 17. ____summer drew to ____ end, and ____ early autumn. 18. It was ____ lovely evening in ____ spring time of ____ year; and in ____ soft stillness of ____ twilight, all ____ nature was very calm and beautiful. ____ day had been fine and warm; but at ____ coming on of ____ night, ____ air grew cool. 19. There was going to be ____ election soon, we all knew: this was ____ spring of 1955. 20. It was ____cold fall and ____ wind came down from ____ mountains. 21. It was ____ fine day, early in ____ spring, and we were in ____ good humour. 22. It was eleven o'clock. Annette was still in ____ bed. 23. Maycomb was ____ old town. 24. Dolores said nothing all ____ way to ____ town.25. Yes, he and my brother had been to ____ school together. 26. Who could be in ____ prison ____ quarter of ____ century, and be prosperous! 27. ____ school was not ____ particularly good one. 8. I never knew ____ lawyer yet who didn't threaten to put me in ____ prison sooner or later. 29. Steger next visited _____ county jail, close on to five o'clock, when it was. already dark. 30. In all probability he was already in ____ town. 31. After leaving ____school, I became clerk to her father. 32. He told with ____perfect truth how he had in time been released from ____ prison. 33. He came in one morning when I was having ____ breakfast on ____ terrace of ____ hotel and introduced himself. 34. I saw to it that he had ____ good dinner. 35. We had ____ cold bacon for ____ lunch that day. There was not much of it. I took it to be ____ bacon we had not eaten for ____ breakfast. But on ____ clean dish with parsley it looked rather neat.36. ____ dinner was very sound. 37. Come and have ____ tea on ____ deck. 38. They had ____ supper in ____ silence.39. In ____ tiny dining-room, we were having ____ excellent dinner, cooked by Mary. 40. When he arrived, ____ famous Contract was at ____ dinner. 41. When they arrived and mounted ____ stairs, Stefan behaved as usual, and soon they were eating ____ supper which Jan had prepared. 42. He had given me ____ dinner, and ____ good one.

Exercise 18. Insert articles where necessary. (Articles with nouns modified by certain adjectives, pronouns, and numerals: most; few, little; number; second, third, etc.).

1. You have had ____ most distinguished career. 2. This was ____ most painful thought of all. 3. She was ____ most beautiful young girl; ____ most beautiful girl he had ever seen. 4. I started retelling ____ most interesting anecdote, but was some what surprised to observe that nobody was paying ____ slightest attention to me whatever. 5. ____ most of ____ women had flowers or little black feathers sticking up in their hair. 6. ____ Norman Conquest is one of ____ most important events in ____ English history, and it had ____ greatest influence on ____ history of ____ language. 7.____ news he had conveyed to her would have terrified ____ most women. 8. ____ mother and I are planning to go to ____ country for ____ few days. 9. It was ____ cold, windy evening and there were ____ few people in ____ Park. 10. ____ little I have to say can be said in ____ few minutes. 11.I am commonly ____ man of ____ few words. 12. Oh, I know there's no danger, but I'm ____ little frightened all ____ same.13. Well, for instance, why don't you tell me about your sister? She always sounds fascinating, from ____ little I hear, but I've no real idea what she's like. 14. ___ old man replied that there were ____ few grown persons as trust worthy or as careful as she.15. Harriet closed her coat quickly and walked ____ little faster. 16. Lufkin's tastes were austere. He spent ____ littleon himself. 17. I've travelled ____ little, but not enough. 18. Two people would have to hold ____ chair, and ____ third would help him up on it, and ____ fourth would hand him ____ nail, and ____ fifth would pass him up ____ hammer. 19. ____ professor Earle Fox ignored for ____ second time ____ buzzing signal from, the secretary, in ____ adjoining office. 20. Take care, Caroline. I've proposed twice now. I Shall not propose ____ third time. 21. Thirteen years of life with Frank had taught her ____number of things. 22. ____ colonel says our losses have not been heavy. ____ exact number is not yet known. 23. To this particular dinner ____ number of people had been invited. 24. While he was dancing, Cowperwood had occasion to look at Aileen. She passed close to him ____ number of times. 25. He went up into ____ picture gallery. On ___ bureau there were laid ___ number of letters and things to be attended to.

Exercise 19. Translate into English.

1. Такую интересную книгу приятно перечитать. 2. Это слишком длинный роман, чтобы его можно было прочесть в два дня. 3. Это такая же светлая каюта, как та. 4. Я не могу ответить на такой странный вопрос. 5. Это довольно интересная статья. 6. Как вы могли упустить такой редкий случай? 7. Какое нелепое возражение! 8. Оба письма были отправлены утром. 9. Все бумаги подписаны. 10. Это слишком сложная проблема, чтобы ее можно было разрешить в такое короткое время. 11.Я не знала, что собака в комнате. 12. Я не знала, что в комнате есть собака. 13. Принесите муку. 14. Принесите муки. 15. Девушка подошла к окну. 16. К окну подошла девушка. 17. Утро было холодное и ветреное. 18. Был теплый летний вечер. 19. Настала ночь, и путешественники решили отдохнуть. 20. Он пишет с утра до ночи. 21. Он переночевал у приятеля. 22. Он провел бессонную ночь и был очень бледен. 23. Приятно поехать за город в ясный летний день. 24. И днем и ночью он думал об одном. 25. Было прекрасное утро — солнечное и тихое. 26. Было раннее утро, и все в доме еще спали. 27. Была ранняя весна. 28. Была дождливая, холодная осень. 29. Осень была исключительно теплая; стояла ясная, солнечная погода. 30. Мое любимое время года — лето. 31. Лето 1941 года было очень жаркое. 32. Она легла спать в три часа и встала с головной болью. 33. Почему вы так поздно вернулись из города? 34. Женщина подошла к кровати и накрыла ребенка одеялом. 35. Она плохо себя чувствовала и провела весь день в постели. 36. Сегодня мне надо пойти в школу на родительское собрание. 37. Я провела все лето в городе. 38. Когда сестра окончила школу, она поступила в консерваторию. 39. Мы провели несколько дней в маленьком городке на Кавказе. 40. Мы живем на даче, но часто приезжаем в город. 41. О. Генри был обвинен в краже, и, хотя он был невиновен, его посадили в тюрьму. Он сидел в тюрьме три года. 42. Мы позавтракали в восемь часов. 43. Завтрак состоял из хлеба с маслом, сыра и кофе. 44. Не опаздывайте к обеду. 45. Обед еще не готов. 46. Наши знакомые пригласили нас на обед.

⇐ Предыдущая 3 4 5 6 789 10 11 12 Следующая ⇒

Последнее изменение этой страницы: 2018-06-01; просмотров: 386.

stydopedya.ru не претендует на авторское право материалов, которые вылажены, но предоставляет бесплатный доступ к ним. В случае нарушения авторского права или персональных данных напишите сюда...