Without articles

1. as best- в лучшем случае

2. at first-сначала

3. at first sight-с первого взгляда

4. at home/at school/at work- дома/в школе/на работе

5. at last-наконец

6. at least-по меньшей мере

7. at once-сразу

8. by chance-случайно

9. by heart-наизусть

10. by accident-нечаянно

11. by mail/by e-mail-почтой, электронной почтой

12. by mistake-по ошибке

13. day after day-изо дня в день

14. day in, day out-каждый день

15. do homework-делать домашнюю работу

16. face to face-лицом к лицу

17. go to bed-идти спать

18. go to church/school/work-ходить в церковь, школу, работу

19. have fun-хорошо провести время

20. in addition to- вдобавок

21. in advance-заранее

22. in debt-в долгу

23. in demand-пользоваться спросом

24. in detail-подробно

25. in general-в общем

26. in principle-в принципе

27. in prison-в тюрьме

28. in reality-на самом деле

29. in spite of-несмотря на

30. in time-вовремя, заранее

31. in trouble-в беде

32. in case-в случае

33. in cash-наличными

34. in charge of-ответственный за

35. in common-совместно

36. in connection with-в связи с

37. in reference to-относительно

38. in (on) behalf of-в интересах кого-либо

39. in search of-в поисках

40. in vain-напрасно

41. keep in touch-держаться в контакте

42. make money-делать деньги, разбогатеть

43. off guard-врасплох

44. on account of-в счёт

45. on board-на борту

46. on credit-в кредит

47. on duty-на дежурстве

48. on foot-пешком

49. on guard-начеку

50. on hand-под рукой

51. on principle-из принципа

52. on purpose-специально

53. on sale-в продаже, на распродаже

54. on second thought-по размышлении

55. on time-в назначенное время

56. on business-по делу

57. on fire-в огне

58. on condition that- при условии

59. take care of-позаботиться о

60. word for word-дословно

61. ask permission-просить разрешения

62. be at table-быть за столом(за едой)

63. be on holiday-быть в отпуске

64. declare war-объявлять войну

65. go to sea-стать моряком

66. leave school-закончить школу

67. make haste-торопиться

68. make use of-использовать

69. take place-происходить

70. tell lies-говорить неправду

71. fall in love-влюбиться

72. from beginning to end-с начала до конца

73. for nothing-зря

74. go out of mind- выскочить из памяти

75. out of sight-с глаз долой

76. be out of breath-задыхаться

77. out of town-не в городе

78. be on strike-бастовать

79. be in contact with-поддерживать связь

80. put in order-привести в порядок

81. take to heart-принимать близко к сердцу

82. take action-действовать, принимать меры

83. shake hands with-пожать руки

84. pay attention to-обратить внимание

85. lose track of-потерять след

86. lose touch with-потерять связь

87. catch (lose) sight of-увидеть(потерять из вида)

88. hand in hand-рука об руку

Exercises

Ex. 1. Translate the words in brackets.

1. The apples are (90 рублей за килограмм). 2. I take these pills (два раза в день). 3. We are going (100 км в час). 4. I do the dishes (1 раз в день). 5. Rubbish is collected (3 раза в неделю). 6. Olive oil costs (20 рублей за литр).

Ex. 2. Supply a or an where necessary. Note where you can use a/an or zero (-).

I’m going to bad. I’ve got … headache. 2. I was awake all night with … toothache. 3. I think Gillan’s got … flue. 4. The children are in bed with … mumps. 5. Mind you don’t catch … cold. 6. … measles can be very unpleasant. 7. Don’t come near me. I’ve got … sore throat. 8. I think I’ve got … cold! 9. I’ve often had … terrible backache. 10. I often suffer from … backache.

Ex. 3. Supply a / an or one.

1. I need … picture-book to hand this picture. 2. Did you say you wanted … picture-book or two? 3. … nail won’t be enough for this job. I need several. 4. You should use … hammer to drive in those nails. 5. How many orange juices did you say? – Just … orange juice, please. 6. You should get out into the fresh air on … day like this! 7. … day, many years later, I learned the truth. 8. I was out walking late … evening when I saw … strange object in the sky. 9. Hw says he’s going to be … millionaire … day. 10. There were over … hundred people at the party. 11. Have you ever seen … silent movie?

Ex. 4. Insert a, some or any where necessary.

1. … letter of or to … soldier can be sent without … stamp. 2. … drug-store in the USA and Canada is … shop where one can get not only … medicines but also drinks and snacks. 3. … days passed, but there weren’t … signs of … change coming. 4. There remained … toasts, … rolls, and … bun on the plate. 5. “Shall I treat you to … apple or … pear?” “I always prefer … apples to … pears.” 6. Give me … nail. I bought … picture and want to have it fixed. 7. The other day I spoke to … geologists who told me that … new deposit of diamonds had been found in Yakutia. 8. … man’s jacket usually has … breast pocket. 9. I expect to get … letter from them in two weeks. 10. When … tankmen return from the army to their native village they very often become … drivers or … mechanics.

Ex. 5. Insert the appropriate articles where necessary.

1. … door is locked. 2. Have you got … 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?

Ex. 6. Translate into English.

1. Мне нужно снять комнату. 2. Проветри комнату. 3. Нож не режет. 4. У тебя нет ножа? 5. Возьми нож и отрежь себе хлеба. 6. Мы и не знали, что здесь есть озеро. Озеро глубокое. 7. Замок сломался. Кому мне отдать замок? Ты не знаешь, где чинят замки? Не забудь купить замок. 8. У нас сегодня апельсины на третье. 9. Апельсины в буфете. 10. Возьми себе апельсины. 11. Апельсин не кислый?

Ex. 7. Insert articles if necessary.

1. … chorus of young voices repeating the lesson came from the class-room. 2. We want … place where we can live in piece and freedom. 3. … echo of her footsteps died away. 4. … room 215 is on … fifth floor. 5. We had made … first step, but it should be regarded only as … first step, as … beginning. 6. Across the yard walked … young men in … black robes and … four-cornered hats. 7. The yacht, … large and luxurious craft, lay at anchor in the bay. 8. … man, who had preceded her to the entrance, opened the door. 9. He was evidently … man who had never in his life had the slightest doubt as to his abilities. 10. I was very thirsty and took … second cup of tea, then … then … third one. 11. When I begin to feel drowsy I change … heavy book I am reading for … lighter one.

Ex. 8. Translate into English.

1. Они вошли в вагон, в котором не было свободных мест. 2. В вагоне, в который они вошли, не было свободных мест. 3. Сегодня группа туристов, которая состоит в основном из студентов, начнет подъем на Эльбрус. 4. Группа туристов, которая начала подъем на Эльбрус, состоит из студентов. 5. В городе строится новый стадион, который будет вмещать 10 тысяч зрителей. 6. Кто разработал проект нового стадиона, который строится в нашем городе? 7. Глава 8 начинается на странице 57. 8. Роль Анны играла молодая талантливая актриса, которая недавно окончила театральный институт. 9. В газете очень много писали о молодой талантливой актрисе. которая сыграла роль Анны. 10. Дом 8 – четвертый справа.

Ex. 9. Insert the appropriate articles where necessary.

1. … cover of … book attracts … attention of … children at once. 2. … head of the expedition was … man who had travelled a lot. 3. Every morning he would come to … top of … hill to drink in the beauty of … pastures of which he felt himself … owner. 4. He could not forget … face of … girl with … fine profile of … Greek statue. 5. Mr. Drum was … large man with … head full of grey hair, rather unkempt. 6. The earth shook with roar of … guns.

Ex. 10. Rewrite these sentences using nationality nouns to refer to “the people in general”.

1. The people from Portugal are very different from the people from Spain. 2. The people from America and the people from Russia understand each other better now. 3. The people from Germany and the people from Japan work very hard. 4. The people from Britain and the people from Sweden do a lot of foreign trade. 5. The people from Brazil speak Portuguese, bet the people from Mexico speak Spanish.

Ex. 11. Complete the sentences and the extract from a history book using the definite article with the following adjectives: blind, dead, disabled, homeless, injured, old, poor, rich, sick, strong, unemployed, weak, wealthy, young. The first sentence has been done for you.

A. Society, in those days, was divided into the rich and … . Life for … was easy. They could send their children to school and they could afford the best doctors. However, life for the vast majority was very different. There was little education for …, no free hospital treatment for … and no state pensions for … . …, who could not find jobs, were frequently regarded as lazy, and …, who had nowhere else to go, simply slept in the streets. It was not surprising, then, that only … survived. … rarely lived more than a few years.

B. 1. Braille is a system of reading and writing by touch for … . 2. In Britain there are a lot of devices to help … to lead normal life. 3. Many people were killed in the plane crash. The bodies of … were taken away. … were taken to hospital.

Ex. 12. Insert articles where necessary.

1. Not … word was spoken in parlour. 2. … room itself was filling up, so was … staircase. 3. … sky outside … window was already dark, … secretaries had gone home, all was quiet. 4. We are told that … wicked shall be punished. 5. I tell you he is as brave as … can reasonably be. 6. You know I never cared for … drama. 7. He looks older than he is, as … dark men often do. 8. Roger looked at him, without … word, took out his wallet and gave him … ten-shilling note. 9. As … man sows, so shall he reap. 10. It was Sunday afternoon, and … sun, which had been shining now for several hours, was beginning to warm … earth. 11. It was … cottage built like … mansion, having … central hall with … wooden gallery running round it, and rooms no bigger than …closets. 12. He was … short, plump man with … very white face and … very white hands. 13. To him she would always be … loveliest woman in … world. 14. … old man quitted … house secretly at … same hour as before. 15. Her aunt, in … straw hat so broad that it covered her to … very edges of her shoulders, was standing below with two gardeners behind her. 16. … rich think they can buy everything. 17. … room has three doors; one on … same side as … fireplace, near … corner, leading to … best bedroom. 18. He arrived half … hour before dinner time, and went up to … schoolroom at … top of … house, to see … children. 19. There is something in … very expression of his face that tells me so. 20. Far away in … little street there is … poor house. One of … windows is open and through it I can see … woman. She is … seamstress. 21. … man who entered was short and broad.

Ex. 13. Fill in the blanks with articles if necessary before material nouns.

1. “Thanks,” he said and she cut him a slice, reaching up to unhook … big cheese that hung in a net from the ceiling. 2. … sand was special. Elsewhere around the airport, on roadways and areas which the public used, … salt was added to … sand as a means of melting … ice. 3. Everywhere, mingled with the smell of cooking were odours of … stale eau-de-cologne, … strong talcum powder and the sharp smell of … antiseptics. 4. There had still been … snow then, … snow that had ruined them. 5. Bart heard Jane calling him. It was … water that she wanted. He remembered that he had forgotten to place … water near her bed in the evening. 6. She lay back. She didn’t want to watch … snow any more. 7. At once a draught of … cool fresh air suffused the room. 8. I think you are unwise to eat … meat. 9. This year the additional demand for … fuel and … rolled ferrous metal is to be met by saving of 60 per cent. 10. She had no words, but she went on packing, wrapping sandals in … paper.

Ex. 14. Fill in the blanks with articles if necessary before abstract nouns.

1. “In an Orangeman, when a principle comes up against … Scottish tightness, the principle fares ill.” 2. This certainty of the morrow gave … zest and … enthusiasm to … life and the County people enjoyed … life with … heartiness that Ellen could never understand. 3. Her vanity leaped to … aid of her desire to believe, making … belief … certainty. 4. I am telling you … truth. There is … fatality about all physical and intellectual distinction, the sort of … fatality that seemed to dog through … history the faltering steps of kings. 5. For the first time since she had come here, … peace no longer frightened her, … solitude no longer oppressed her. 6. Larry was strong enough to refuse to sacrifice for Isabel’s sake … life that he thought was … life for him. 7. And there was … peace, … peace and … quieting majesty of the scene before him. 8. His son, the most capable of them all, had … hollowness in him. 9. There seemed to be … sadness in her and he wanted to talk to her about his wife and … bitter loneliness in his heart. 10 … rage inside him welled; his body trembled in … anger.

Ex. 15. Insert articles where necessary.

1. a) The airplane in which Francis was travelling East ran into … heavy weather. b) He had travelled in the plane faster than the rain and when he came to New York … weather was sunny and mild there. 2. a) You can’t be satisfied with … progress you have made. b) The patient was making such … noticeable progress that the doctor hoped he would not have to stay in bed much longer. 3. a) I am grateful to you for … advice you gave me. b) He wondered what … advice the old worker would give him. c) I think I can give you … piece of … good advice. 4. a) I am satisfied with … news I managed to get. b) Napoleon had landed in Cannes, and such … fatal news had ruined Amelia’s father. 5. a) Where have you got such … important information from? b) He tried to piece together … information he got from different sources. c) How did you managed to stumble upon such … fine piece of … information while we were still in the dark? 6. a) He received an evasive answer to his request for … work. b) He put away … work, assuring me that he had nothing to do that could not wait till the next day. c) Martin Eden had done his usual day’s work, which was the equivalent to … week’s work of the average successful writer. d) I intended to do … little work before going to bed. e) Look at the necklace. What … fine piece of … work!

Ex. 16. Translate into English.

1. Это очень хороший совет. 2. Совет хороший. 3. Новости хорошие? 4. Он привез плохие новости. 5. Такие сведения всегда нужны. 6. Сведения уже поступили? 7. Не стоит трогаться в путь в такую погоду. 8. Мы не тронемся, пока погода не изменится. 9. Дай деньги мне. Ты ведь такой рассеянный, ты их всегда теряешь. 10. Какой мудрый совет! 11. Какие полезные советы! 12. Какая была скверная погода! 13. Был такой чудесный день Какой неожиданный визит. 14. Это такая неожиданная новость! 15. Он нашел такую хорошую работу! 16. Не забудь прочитать книгу. Это такая интересная книга! 17. Группа сделала такие успехи! 18. Какой успех имела пьеса! 19. Какую хорошую статью вы написали. 20. Какие ценные сведения.

Ex. 17. Insert articles where necessary.

1. … water is precious in this area and must be paid for. 2. Don’t drink from this pond, … water is stale. 3. … coal of Newcastle is rich in carbon. 4. … coal gas is formed by burning … coal; it is … gas used for heating and illuminating. 5. … hot coal fell from … fire and burned a hole in the carpet. 6. Sacks of … sand were taken up in the balloon as ballast. 7. The tide was out and the children were digging in … wet sand. 8. This is … tea I am particularly fond of. I don’t think there is … better tea than this. 9. … tea is cultivated in the south of our country. 10. “Two teas and … coffee please, some milk, too.” 11. A sandwich consists of two slices of … buttered bread with … meat, … fish, … egg, … cheese or something of the kind between them. 12. I won’t eat … fish. It’s not fresh. 13. A shark is … fish which is destructive to other fishes and dangerous to man.

Ex. 18. Translate into English.

1. Вода слишком холодная. 2. Подлей воды в суп: он слишком густой. 3. Он попросил стакан воды. 4. Снег был очень глубокий. 5. Он стал белым как снег. 6. Чай горячий. 7. Я люблю чай. 8. Подогрей кофе. 9. Положи лимон в чай. 10. Конфеты не заменяют сахар. 11. Вино кислое. 12. Я предпочитаю сухое вино. 13. Некоторые люди едят мороженое на улице даже зимой. 14. Купи ребенку мороженое. 15. Пока вы разговаривали, мороженое растаяло.

Ex. 19. Insert articles where necessary.

1. … wheat is grown in Canada. 2. We can write a letter on … paper. 3. A fish swim in … water. 4. We eat … soup with a spoon. 5. You must write in … ink, here is a pen. 6. The dog has stolen … meat. What are we to do? 7. Who left … water running in the bathroom? 8. That winter … snow was very deep. 9. … ice is not thick enough for skating. 10. The gardener filled in the hole with … earth. 11. …life is impossible without … water & …air. 12. You can’t swim in the river. … water isn’t warm enough. 13. She hurried in & found … coffee almost boiled away. 14. …oil is lighter than…water. 15. He has…deep knowledge in mathematics. 16. You can’t do any work without…knowledge. 17. …life is …complicated matter. 18. The Browns lived …quit life somewhere in South Carolina. 19. The Moslems don’t eat …pork. 20. …water is short in deserts & can be found in oases. 21. This is ..coffee I’m fond of. I don’t think there is …better coffee than this. 22. It seems to me Englishmen show …deep distrust of strangers. 23. He wanted to give his son …good education. 24. … air was fresh & cool. 25. He can give you …good piece of …advice. He is fond of giving …advice. But …advice he gave us didn’t help. 26. The patient was making …noticeable progress. 27. You can be satisfied with …progress you’ve made. 28. Our plane ran into …bad weather. 29. The car made …loud noise. 30. I still have …childish fear of thunder. 31. I became almost wild with …joy. 32. I cannot forget …kindness with which you treated me. 33. Grandpa takes …great pleasure in reading. 34. We are in …good health because we get up at sunrise. 35. The old man greeted me with ... great joy. 36. Take … great care of your health. 37. Swimming is …great fun. 38. He made …great progress since …beginning of …term. 39. What …fine weather we are having today! 40. At last he found …very interesting work. 41. What …clever advice!

Ex. 20. Supply the or “-”.

1. I’ve always understood … Dark Ages to refer to Medieval Europe. 2. Ferguson has travelled everywhere from … Central Asia to … Arctic Ocean. 3. He’s been to … Brazil and … Argentina, but he’s never been to … USA. 4. I’d love to do a tour of European capitals and visit … London, … Paris, … Vienna. 5. What’s your address? – I live in … Montague Road, number 27. 6. I could never afford to stay at hotels like … Brawn’s or … Hilton. 7. Peter was born in … Bavaria, but now he lives in … Ohio. 8. You can’t visit … London without seeing … Buckingham Palace. 9. I’ve been climbing in … Alps, but I’ve never managed to get up … Mont Blanc. 10. I’d love to travel down … Nile. 11. There’s a splendid view of … Lake Geneva from this hotel. 12. We had an early dinner at … Leoni’s and then went to a play at … Globe Theatre. 13. They live in … West of Scotland. 14. They have the meeting of … Labour Party here. 15. It was not … London of his youth.

Ex. 21. Fill in the blanks with articles if necessary.

1. Tom and Miss Baker sat at either end of the long couch and she read aloud to him from … Saturday Evening Post. 2. Sensation at … London airport. Attempt to smuggle 12 jewels worth three quarters of a million. 3. His own ideas of a riotous holiday meant picnicking on the grass of … Green Park with his family and half a dozen paper bags full of food. 4. After that I strolled down … Madison Avenue past … old Murray Hotel, and over … 33^rd Street to … Pennsylvania Station. 5. Then still keeping a hundred yards behind, we followed into … Oxford Street and so down … Regent Street. 6. I graduated from … New Haven in 1915, just a quarter of a century after my father. 7. … Jefferson Memorial was built in memory of the third President of … USA, Thomas Jefferson, who was also the author of … Declaration of Independence. 8. … White House is the President’s residence. 9. At half past six on a Friday evening in January, … Lincoln International Airport, was functioning. 10. Hurstwood wrote her one morning asking her to meet him in … Jefferson Park, … Monroe street. 11. He remembered having seen her sitting in … Botanical Gardens waiting for Bosinney. 12. She asked Charles if he would take her to … National Gallery. 13. And feeling that he must finish with it now, he took a cab into … West End. 14. Every morning her mother had read two newspapers: …Daily Telegraph and …Daily Mirror. 15. It was not … Monte Carlo I had known. 16. I hear he’s off to … Central Africa. 17. In … Netherlands and … Belgium St. Nichola’s Day is the children’s festival. 18. How ill she was when there was a storm in … Indian Ocean. 19. … New York is situated at the mouth of … Hudson river, sometimes called … North river. 20. He had grown up at the shores of … Lake Superior and had sailed boats ever since he was a kid. 21. They sent us a postcard of … Lake of Geneva. 22. She’s lived on … Long Island twenty years and never saw New York City. 23. He told stories to beautiful girls about his fighting in … Solomon Islands, in Casablanca. 24. … Rocky Mountains extend from Mexico to Canada. 25. On the edge of … Sahara we ran into a plague of locusts. 26. … Kilimanjaro is a snow covered mountain 19,700 feet high. 27. … strait of Georgia had gale-force winds. 28. He had agencies in many of the islands of … Pacific.

Ex. 22. Explain the use of articles with names of persons in the following sentences.

1. Christine was now determined to be especially kind to him. 2. She looked into her glass and saw a prettier Carrie than she had been before. 3. Wherever the Rayns went they moved like a private circus. 4. “I’m at the residence of Mr. Adams!” “The Mr. Adams who is with the Department of Galactic Investigation?” 5. Their governess was a Miss Robinson, quite a nice girl, young and rather pretty. 6. But when yesterday dear old Jones started taking the engine to pieces, Father threw in the sponge.

Ex. 23. Fill in the blanks with articles before personal names.

1. Even his closest friends – … little John and … Scarlett never questioned him about his intentions. 2. This was … Magda with whom you could be on friendly terms, who made no demands on you, who met you completely on your own level. 3. And when he allowed … ex Mrs. Burk to divorce him, he permitted her lawyer to write the divorce settlement. 4. She was not quite certain that … Edward who wrote to her now was not … same Edward that she had known. 5. A little way off he saw his wife in a long chair talking with … Davidsons. 6. The clerk had put me in the room next to … Sloans. 7. The removal of … late Mr. Curry was rapid and professional. 8. I thought it was fine – especially … Chopin. 9. … Old Osborne on the contrary was nervous and drank much. 10. Swithin smiled and nodding at Bosinney said: “Why, you’re quite … Monte Cristo.” 11. It seemed Walter didn’t pay any attention to … tearful Kitty. 12. Standing outside in the moonlight, speaking to … Henrietta who was no longer startlingly … familiar Henrietta he had loved for so long – he had known sudden panic. 13. I was not surprised, therefore, on Monday night when … Mr. Latimer, a very fashionably dressed young man, came up to my rooms and asked me to accompany him in a cab, which was waiting at the door. 14. The tenant listed the car on the registration slip as … Cadilac. 15. He looked more like … West Country Farmer Giles than ever. 16. I don’t want to turn into … Teddy Bolan. 17. Down in a third-rate hotel, … brooding Hurstwood read the dramatic item covering Carrie’s success, without at first realizing who was meant. 18. There was … unimportant Renoir and … lovely little Manet on the far wall and one noticed at once that there was a sofa but not a desk. 19. … two Renoirs and … Matisse hung on the walls. 20. “I used to know … Bill Biloxi from Memphis,” I remarked.

Ex. 24. Insert articles where necessary.

1. … Mall is a wide avenue leading from … Trafalgar Square to … Buckingham Palace, the residence of the English kings. 2. The centre of …City is represented by 3 buildings: …Mansion House, …Royal Exchange & …Bank of …England. 3. When will he arrive at …Heathrow airport? 4. … Bolshoi Theatre is famous for its ballet performances. 5. What is on at …”Pushkinsky”? 6. …Princess Diana stayed at …Hilton Hotel. 7. People coming to London often do shopping in …Oxford Street. 8. …London Zoo is situated in …Regent Park in London. 9. If you are interested in churches & historical places, you should by no means see …Westminster Abbey, …Houses of Parliament, …St. Paul’s Cathedral & ...Tower. 10. …British Museum is famous for its library, one of the richest in the world. 11. The English parks- …Hyde Park, …Kensington Gardens & …Kew Gardens where you forget that you are in the big city, struck me most of all. 12. Julius Caesar founded …Tower of London. 13. Across the road from …Westminster Abbey is …Westminster Palace, the seat of …British Parliament. 14. My train leaves from …Waterloo Station at 2.10 a.m. 15. …West End is the symbol of a wealthy & luxurious life. 16. If you like art galleries you should go to …National gallery & …Tate. 17. Where do you live? – I live in ... High Street. 18. On …Wednesday …Financial Times published an article about the situation in …North Korea. 19. Are you going to stay at …St. Marcus Hotel? – No, at …Plaza Hotel. 20. If you want to do shopping, go to …Oxford Street o …Bond Street. 21. Where are …Bakers spending their holidays? 22. I made up my mind to visit …Aunt Ann. 23. Yesterday I met …old Brown in the street. 24. Do you mean …Brown who lives near the school? 25. I promised…Mother that I would wait for her. 26. After tea …little Emily sat at my side. 27. My sister must take care of …poor Donald. 28. …Captain Flick told us an interesting story. 29. It could be …Bill that put the roof of my house. 30. “You’ve got a new father,” said …good Pegotty. 31. … young James enjoyed his school days. 32. Don’t disturb …Father, he’s sleeping. 33. “Ah, you are indeed…good Robin Hood,” he said. 34. After the death of …Queen Ann George I came to the throne. 35. …Professor Gowers is a most interesting lecturer. 36. He studied under …painter Repin. 37. He was not …Martin she knew. 38. Agness cried with me at the memory of …little Dora. 38. …practical Mr. Brown asked what he should do. 39. He disliked the way she treated …poor old Jack. 40. Thanks to his father …young Cook got an education. 41. He received a few lessons from …great Mozart. 42. …kind Mrs. White liked his songs.

Ex. 25. Insert articles where necessary.

1. …Great American Lakes are …Lake Huron, …Lake Superior, …Lake Ontario, …Lake Michigan & …Lake Erie. 2. …north of …Scotland is known for its beauty. 3. Are …Urals higher or lower than …Alps? 4. It was Burns who wrote “My heart’s in …Highlands”. 5. …Mediterranean Sea washes …Europe, …Asia & …northern coast of …Africa. 6. What oceans does …Panama Canal connect?- I suppose …Atlantic & …Pacific Oceans. 7. …Seine flows through …Paris to …Atlantic Ocean. 8. …Alaska is the biggest & coldest state in …USA. 9. Where are …canaries situated? 10. …United Kingdom consists of 4 parts: …England, …Scotland, …Wales & …Northern Ireland, or …Ulster. 11. …Himalayas are the highest mountains in …Asia. 12. I went to …German Republic last summer, but I haven’t been to ..Netherlands yet. 13. I would like to see …Hague. 14. …Thames is not the longest river in …Great Britain but it is rather wide & navigable. 15. In …north there are …Cheviots. These are the mountains which separate …England from …Scotland. 16. …Brazil is the largest country of …South America. …Amazon, the widest river in …world, flows there. 17. What city is the capital of …Philippines? 18. …Republic of …China is the third largest country in …world after …Russia & …Canada. 19. …Antarctic is the home for penguins, dolphins & whales. 20. She was sent to ..Persian Gulf as a war journalist. 21. The highest peak in …North America is …Mount McKinley. 22. …Iceland is a volcanic island. 23. If you want to see …Lake Victoria & …Mount Kilimanjaro, go to …Kenya. 24. It hasn’t rained for several hundred years in …Atakama in …South America. 25. Many centuries ago …Vesuvius destroyed …Pompeii. 26. Most toxic waste water drains directly into ..Labe River in …eastern Bohemia. 27. The most famous Italian river is …Tiber, which runs from …Apennine Mountains & empties itself into ..Tyrrhenian Sea. 28. I wish I could visit …Lake Chad in …North Central Africa. 29. You simply must come to …Tatras for skiing. 30. …French Riviera is on …Mediterranean south coast of ..France. 31. …Lake Tanganyika is the second largest lake on …Dark Continent. 32. In 1819 the British bought an island on …Malay Peninsula which they named …Singapore. 33. …White Tower in London was built between 1078 & 1098. 34. They always stay at …Coral Sand Hotel when they come to …Sidney. 35. Excuse me, how can I get to …Natural History Museum? 36. …Supreme Court is the highest tribunal in …USA. 37. …Freer Gallery of Art has a rich collection of Asian & American Art. 38. –Does this bus go to …Sheremetyevo Airport?-Yes, it does. 39. You can say whatever you like in …Speaker’s Corner in …Hyde Park. 40. Who built …St. Basil’s Cathedral? 41. Most news comes from …BBC & …CNN. 42. …Buckingham Palace, …Trafalgar Square, …Houses of Parliament, …Tower of London, …Tower Bridge, …National Gallery are the usual sights in ..English capital. 43. The capital of …Republic of San-Marino is …San-Marino. 44. …London Zoo is the oldest in the world. 45. …Charing Cross Bridge is a railway bridge which crosses …Thames in …Central London. 46. …Statue of …Liberty is a gift from the French people to the American people. It stands on …Liberty Island in …New York Harbour. 47. About 190 states are members of …United Nations Organization. 48. …Elbrus is …highest peak of …Caucasus. 49. This expedition has just returned from …Antarctic.

Ex. 26. What proper nouns are used with the definite article?

1. Kilimanjaro 1. United Arab Emirates

2. Jenisei 2. Sudan

3. Bermuda 3. Far East

4. Elbrus 4. Brussels

5. Hudson Bay 5. Netherlands

6. Laptev Sea 6. Booker Prize

7. Urals 7. Hague

8. Kalahari Desert 8. Art Theatre

9. Volga 9. Riviera

10. Carpathians 10. Northern Europe

11. Indian Ocean 11. St. James’s Park

12. Madeira 12. Peacock Inn

13. Etna 13. Baker Street

14. English Channel 14. Russian Museum

15. Palm Beach 15. Salisbury Cathedral

16. Arctic Circle 16. Wailing Wall

17. Olympus 17. Middle East

18. South Pole 18. Southern Africa

19. Bridge of Sighs 19. Roman Empire

20. Jutland Peninsula 20. Miami Airport

21. Suez Canal 21. Nobel Prize

22. Sicily 22. Republic of Ireland

23. London Bridge 23. Athens

24. Kara-Kum 24. Winter Palace

25. Amur 25. Republican Party

26. Malay Archipelago 26. Eiffel Tower

27. Aleutian Islands 27. National Association of Teachers

Ex. 27. Fill in the blanks with articles before names of seasons if necessary.

1. In … spring of the year 1881 he was visiting his old schoolfellow and client G.Liversedge. 2. I should remember the rose-garden in … summer, and the birds that sang at dawn. 3. The weather was wet and cold for quite a week, as it often can be in the west country in … early summer. 4. “During … summer I always feel uneasy for…,” he swallowed. “For it reminds what happened three years ago.” 5. I am transported from this indifferent island to the realities of … English spring. 6. There was a good deal of story-telling and comparing notes on … past summer and all its doings. 7. The sun had brought the old men out from wherever they spent … winter. 8. In … summer of his sophomore year, when he got the job after hours and on Saturdays at Caldewood’s Department Store he was quite happy. 9. The west country must be delightful in … spring. 10. That was … terrible summer with the sound of milk-cans rattling in the street.

Ex. 28. Fill in the blanks with articles if necessary before names of times of the day and night.

1. Willie ordered brandy for both of them after the coffee, what with paying for lunch and all the eating and drinking of … evening, Gretchen figured that it must have cost Willie at least fifty dollars since … noon. 2. We spent the time from … midnight till four in … morning at the Air Ministry. 3. She intends to spend … night at the lake residence. 4. Major Andrew Fontine sat rigidly (неподвижно) at his desk, listening to the sounds of … morning. 5. But meanwhile there isn’t either one of them and I’m in the car in the rain at … night. 6. He heard Antoine say accusingly, “Susan, you said you wouldn’t be back until … dusk.” 7. It was … early morning and the air was grateful and cool. 8. It was … Saturday morning. 9. Oh, Eva has told me you play tennis. Perhaps we can have a game or two … tomorrow evening. 10. Marion went out into … still smooth night.

Ex. 29. Fill in the articles.

1. It was …warm summer evening. 2. It was …early morning. 3. It snowed at …night. 4. They got up at … dawn. 5. The Russians like ..hard winter with plenty of …snow & …frost. 6. In this country ..spring is rather wet, …summer is sometimes hot, …autumn is windy & muddy, … winter is seldom cold & snowy. 7. She still remembers …autumn when he first told her of his love. 8. Nothing can be more beautiful than green forests in …early spring. 9. It was …late autumn. 10. In the middle of … night I awoke. 11. It was …early morning but the market was full of people. 12. He slept …whole night & when …day came he awoke. 13. When the sun rises it is …morning, when it sets it is …evening. 14. When the sun shines it is …day. 15. In winter …days are short & … nights are long. 16. When …evening comes it gets dark. 17. As soon as …dawn came thee arose a great noise. 18. The storm lasted throughout …night. 19. The best view of London is on Waterloo Bridge on …rainy day. 20. There was no need of a lamp, …morning was in the room. 21. Dora was getting weaker …day by …day. 22. It happened on …very day of his arrival. 23. It was …evening when we parted at last.

Ex. 30. Supply articles for names of meals if necessary.

1. Before … breakfast Michael entered Julia’s room: “The boys have gone off to play golf. They asked if they need come back to … lunch. I told them that was all right.” 2. She was not out to give the mother … perfect night supper. 3. She picked at (придираться) … delicious breakfast Doreen had prepared for her, but she had no appetite for it. 4. I don’t care for … late dinner. 5. “I guess I’ll not try to go out today,” he said to Carrie at … breakfast. 6. … dinner lasted a long while and was great fun. 7. We sat in the library after … dinner, and presently the curtains were drawn, and more logs thrown on to fire. 8. We ordered hospital room service and sat cross-legged one on each end of the bed and shared … big turkey dinner from the big snack tray between us. 9. I’m afraid I have to cancel … dinner tonight. 10. “I haven’t noticed that … dinner is any different from usual,” he said.

Ex. 31. Fill in the blanks with articles wherever necessary.

1. Six months in … bed no longer seemed a long time when Mrs. Carlton beside her had been in … bed for eighteen months. 2. If you don’t mind getting out of … bed, my Lord. 3. Well, amigo, don’t you think it’s time you were in … comfortable bed? 4. … bed was empty and there was no one in the room. 5. Paulette, when this is over, I’m going to treat you to the best lunch in … town. 6. I was born in … small town in France. 7. … town where I was born is quite old. 8. Lorna was glad that she had gone to ... secondary school because it had been only constructed a year before. 9. She was 17 years of age and had left … school 2 years before. 10. He held himself very erect, as though he were still in … Air Cadets’ school. 11. Still it was better than teaching chemistry in … high school. 12. … school was in a residential part of town. 13. I’ve been weak and I have permitted your father to drive me from … church. 14. Do all go to … church in England? 15. If she could somehow manage to marry him while he was in … jail all those millions would be hers. 16. It’s worse than … prison, because in … prison at least you are all criminals. 17. He had felt that … sea had finally relieved him of his burden of violence. 18. “Jack, what are you going to do with you life?” – “Who knows? Go to … sea, maybe, teach, marry a rich wife.” 19. The future he hoped would be harmless on … mild sea among mild men.

Ex. 32. Fill in the articles where necessary.

1. He had a headache & didn’t go to …work yesterday. 2. “What did you get in …literature?” the mother asked her daughter when she came …home from …school. 3. It was 12 o’clock but Peter was still in …bed. 4. Could you give me a lift to …college? 5. In summer they seldom go to …college. 6. The queen is going to open …new hospital in the capital next week. 7. Mom came to …school to see my teacher. 8. “You must do this exercise at …school & that one at ..home,” said our teacher in a loud voice. 9. I left my bag in …hospital when I was visiting my brother. 10. What a strange building!- It’s …prison. It was build in the last century. 11. When I came to …prison to see my cousin, I found out that he had escaped 2 days before. 12. Look at this man. Can you imagine that he was in …[prison 5 years ago? 13. Let’s meet at …church. It is on the left of …university. 14. I went to …church last Sunday but I couldn’t pray because there were too many people in …church. 15. The doctor hoped that the patient wouldn’t stay in …bed for a long time. 16. Look at this ring. What a fine piece of … work. 17. They called a plumber to …prison to repair bad taps. 18. The parents were waiting for their children outside …school. 19. We had …dinner at a new restaurant last night. 20. Will you come to tea with me next Monday? 21. Are you coming to …dinner we are having next week? 22. Did you remember to take your medicine before …dinner? 23. I liked …breakfast she gave me. 24. After … tea we were all sitting around the lamp. 25. When mother came down to …breakfast she welcomed me with a kiss. 26. You have given me …good dinner. 27. We shall have …early breakfast tomorrow. 28. …breakfast I had yesterday was too heavy. 29. Father cannot come early, so we have …dinner at night. 30. We went to …dinner in honour of the mayor. 31. We always have …tea at home. 32. …fifth chapter is not interesting. 33. I saw …five people enter the house. 34. When you get there, go into …third door on your right. 35. I am going to do it all again on …15^th of July. 36. This is …second time you have written to us about it. 37. The book is on …fourth shelf in the cupboard. 38. Yesterday was …31st of May. 39. Begin to read from …line six. 40. In the time of King Henry …Second there lived a youth. 41. Take …third turning to the right then …second turning to the left. 42. They are going to Moscow on July …sixth. 43. Someone has broken …two dinner plates. 44. The bell rang once, then it rang …second time, then …third. 45. What shall we have for …dessert today? 46. Is there anything to your taste on …menu? 47. Only after …second course he felt he was not hungry any longer. 48. We all agreed that it was …very pleasant dinner. 49. As for …supper itself it was …very tasty one. 50. …breakfast was bacon & eggs & coffee.

Ex. 33. Translate into English.

1. Родители купили мне гитару. Гитара была из прекрасного дерева. 2. Вы именно тот самый человек, которого я хочу видеть. 3. Он довольно хороший художник. 4. Знания – это сила. 5. Я только что приготовил суп. Хочешь супа? 6. Была весна. Весна была очень теплой. 7. Мы никогда не ужинаем, но вчера после театра у нас был легкий ужин с друзьями. 8. Напротив нашего дома была больница. Я не люблю лежать в больнице. 9. Было уже одиннадцать, а она была еще в постели. 10. Я нашел на улице котенка. 11. Это был милый домик, перед домиком было много роз. 12. Он задал ясный вопрос и ждал такого же ответа. 13. Она такой хороший учитель, что все ребята ее любили. 14. Он послал нам важную информацию. 15. Принесите воды. Вода в этом пруду очень чистая. 16. Она трудится с утра до вечера. 17. Когда Аня была больна, ее забрали в больницу. Мы часто ходили к ней в больницу. 18. Летом я живу за городом, но по воскресеньям езжу в город. 19. В молодости она была красавицей. 20. В нашей школе новая учительница. Что ты думаешь о новой учительнице? 21. Это довольно глупый вопрос. 22. Мне нравится музыка этого композитора. 23. Добавь соли в суп. Соль на полке. 24. Была поздняя осень, а мы еще жили на даче. 25. Сегодня мы завтракали поздно. 26. После работы мой дядя обычно идет домой. 27. Его попросили произнести речь. 28. Это правильный ответ на вопрос? 29. В комнате было много света и воздуха. 30. По воскресеньям вся семья ходила в церковь. Церковь в нашей древне была очень красивая.

Ex. 34. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles where necessary.

1. I saw …man in …armchair at …window. He was reading …paper. 2. …boy said that he wanted 2 candies. 3. Is there anybody else in …waiting-room?-Yes, …man wants to speak to you. 4. Where is …brief-case? I put it on …table. 5. Is there …inquiry office at this airport? 6. Could you open …door, please? I see …girl knocking. 7. Let’s make …speech at …meeting. 8. …advice you gave me helped …lot. 9. I like to be in …centre of everything. 10. At…night I had …terrible headache after I had drunk …lot of …wine in …evening. 11. Look out! There is …dangerous bend in the road. 12. Mrs. Patsy is …last person I’d like to meet. 13. Tom’s planning to take …boat to go fishing on …Sunday. 14. When …father came home, they had …dinner & then watched …TV. They went to …bed at 11 p.m. 15. Are you going to …country for …weekend? 16. She usually goes shopping on …Thursdays, but …last Thursday she didn’t do the shopping. She had to go to …dentist’s. 17. What …lovely song! What …lovely music! 18. Could you tell me …time, please? – It’s …quarter past 6. 19. Do you usually go by …train or in …car there? 20. …pine grows in many parts of the world. 21. …life would be more difficult without …telephone. 22. …whale is in … danger of becoming extinct. 23. Can you play …violin? 24. Will you play …draughts with me? 25. …tulips & daffodils are my favourite flowers. 26. …Chinese invented …paper & …powder. 27. …gulden is the currency of …Dutch. 28. …man & …woman were created equal. 29. The government should take more care of …disabled & …unemployed. 30. Yesterday we went to the zoo. We saw …small bear there. He was like …Teddy bear. 31. Does …polar bear live in …Arctic or in …Antarctic? 32. He brought her …black rose. …black rose is …very rare species. 33. …bicycle is one of the main transport in …Amsterdam. 34. Was it difficult for you to communicate in …Switzerland? – No, fortunately I met …Swiss who spoke …English very well. 35. When did …man first go into …space? 36. …daffodil is the national emblem of …Welsh.

Ex. 35. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles where necessary.

1. He lives in …south of …Australia. 2. In his novels Jack London, …famous American writer, described …life of …poor. 3. It seemed to him that nothing would break such …peaceful silence. Suddenly there was …scream, then …second & …third. 4. He came one morning when we were having …dinner on …terrace of …hotel & introduced himself. 5. …world tour costs …lot of money. 6. Did he fail you? What …surprise! 7. I don’t believe you. I think you’re telling …lie. 8. Did you have …lovely time in …Hague? 9. It was …early evening but I was feeling sleepy so I decided to have …nap. 10. He made …gross mistake. …economists can’t make such …mistakes. 11. Have …look at the sky. It looks like …rain. 12. She’ll have …swim & return in …quarter of …hour. 13. I’ll have to convince him that I’m telling …truth. 14. …Christmas Eve is on …24^th of December. 15. Don’t worry. We’ll get …home before …sunset. 16. I’d like to have …sandwich with …sausage for …breakfast. 17. He knows …history of …French revolution well. 18. To tell …truth, I didn’t expect to find …homeless man there. 19. It’s …high time you stopped being so selfish. 20. …Lombard Street in …City of London is …centre of …banking in Great Britain. 21. …Queen Elizabeth … II won’t speak on …radio tomorrow. 22. …English Channel is between …Great Britain & …France. 23. …Trafalgar Square is …geographical centre of …London. 24. When …student, Jane spent 2 years in …Europe. 25. …Pacific is …largest ocean on our planet. 26. Have you ever been to …Museum of …Fine Arts? 27. Show me …Bermudas on the map. 28. ..Mississippi is …longest river in …USA. 29. One of my classmates entered …Moscow State University last year. As for me, I chose …Higher School of …Economics. 30. …Urals are old & very high. 31. We are just taking …first steps into …space. …universe is still terra incognita for us. 32. …Russians have …wonderful folk song tradition. 33. We met on …wet Monday in …June. 34. Look out! …cat is on …TV! 35. …Queen Elizabeth had …dinner with …President Clinton. 36. He was elected …President in 1966. 37. Mr. Smith, …engineer of Black & Co., returned from his trip to …Malta. 38. He sat to his letter to …Sun. 39. Mary was talking with …Dodges who were sitting near the fire-place. 40. I saw …beautiful Goya in Milan once. 41. He looked at me from …head to …foot. 42. I fought for …freedom, for the brotherhood of …man. 43. He is …very sociable man. He always has many invitations to …dinner. 44. On …one hand, …facts he presented are true, on …other hand, I can’t trust them. I know he always tells ..lies. 45. He fell in love with her at …fist sight. 46. Don’t take my words close to …heart. 47. …Moscow of …1950’s is not …Moscow of …1990’s.

Ex. 36. Use the proper article.

1. Come to …blackboard & write …Exercise 12. 2. You have …spelling mistake in …word ‘nursery”. 3. There came …tap at …door & in another moment we saw …small girl enter …room. 4. I don’t feel …sympathy towards him. 5. …hour is a long time. In …hour you can read …paper, o write …letter. 6. What …beautiful music he is playing! 7. In every remark he found …meaning but not always the true meaning. 8. He read …leading article slowly moving his lips over …words. 9. We were met by …handsome young man. …man was …guide. 10. …street was empty. But suddenly she noticed …old woman on …opposite side of …street. 11. She changed …wrapper in which she did the housework for …black satin blouse & …skirt. 12. …marble clock on …mantelpiece softly chimed 12. 13. …curiosity is …vivid emotion. 14. She went to …window for …air. …pain about her heart was dreadful. 15. Suddenly round …corner of …house …group of …men appeared. 16. Julius Caesar who was …powerful Roman general came to …Britain in 55 B.C. 17. …English language was brought from …British Isles in …middle of …fifth century by …Angles, …Saxons, …Jutes who came there from …North of …Germany. 18. …British Prime Minister lives in …Downing Street 10. 19. One of …nicest parks in London is …St. Jame’s Park which is very near …Buckingham Palace. 20. Frank is …student at …London University. 21. Mr. Readdles reads …Daily Telegraph but his wife reads …Times. 22. …Tower of London is situated within …City. 23. …London Underground (or Tube) is …oldest & longest in …Europe. 24. …Regent’s Park is …largest, it is still one of …most popular places of rest of …Londoners on …hot summer days. 25. …oldest part of London is …City, …business center. But …political center is …Westminster which is in …West End. 26. …Londoners like to say, “When …man is tired of London, he is tired of …life.” 27. Do you usually see films at …Classic or at …Odeon? 28. …National Gallery & …Tate Gallery are famous all over …world. 29. Near …British Museum you can see the tall building of …University of London. 30. …London University was built in …19^th century. 31. …West end is for …rich- with …theatres, …smart restaurants & …beautiful shops. 32. …English Channel separates …Great Britain from …Continent.

Ex. 36. Insert articles, if necessary.

1. …Moon goes round …Earth every 27 days. 2. …Soviet Union was …first country to send a man into …space. 3. Did you see …film on …television o at …cinema? 4. After …lunch we went for …walk by …sea. 5. I’m not hungry. I had …big breakfast not long ago. 6. …Mother was …only person I could talk about it. 7. It was …beautiful day, …sun was shining brightly in …sky. 8. What is …highest mountain in …world? 9. We don’t go to …theatre very often these days. In fact, in …town where we live there is no …theatre. 10. Could you turn down …television, please? It’s a bit loud. 11. Do you listen to …latest news over …radio o …television? 12. May plays …piano very well, but she can’t play …violin. Can you play …guitar? 13. …giraffe is …tallest of all animals. 14. What is you beautiful flower? – …rose. 15. What is …largest living bird? – …eagle. 16. Every English child knows …story of Robin Hood. It is said that he robbed …rich & gave the money to …poor. 17. …man must do everything possible to save …environment & …life on …planet of …Earth. 18. Those people with jobs have enough money, but life is not so easy for …unemployed. 19. What do you call …people of …England? – …English. 20. Jane is …teacher. Her parents were …teachers too. 21. I’d like to be …economist. 22. …indifference & pride look vey much alike. 23. All over the world, people are in …prison because of their political beliefs. 24. On …was to London we passed through …small village with …old church. We stopped to visit …church. It was …beautiful building. 25. How many people go to …university in your country? 26. Some children hate …school. 27. Bill left …university without doing his exams. 28. When will you go to …hospital to visit your sick friend? – …next week. 29. I really hate …people who chew …gum all the time. 30. …traffic is one of …biggest problems in our city.

Ex. 37. Translate into English.

1. Брауны живут в Лондоне на авеню Белсайд. 2. Деньги лежат на столе. 3. Здоровье и счастье дороже денег. 4. Дети любят гулять в нашем саду. 5. Там журналы, да? 6. Разбуди ребёнка. Он опоздает в школу. 7. Передайте мне перец, пожалуйста. 8. В этой коробке мел или ручки? 9. Я думаю, что он знает правильный ответ. 10. Холодно. Закрой окно, пожалуйста. 11. А где же близнецы? – Они в парке. 12. Дай мне чая, пожалуйста. Чай уже холодный. Я люблю горячий чай. 13. Вы любите кофе? Вы предпочитаете чёрный кофе или кофе с молоком? 14. В кабинете стоит письменный стол, диван и 2 кресла. 15. Итальянцы хорошо поют. 16. Вот книга, которую вы хотите прочесть. В ней много чудесных иллюстраций. 17. Вчера я купил 2 журнала. Журналы очень интересные. 18. Пушкин, великий русский поэт, родился в 1799. 19. Студенты нашего университета изучают иностранные языки. 20. Мне понравился фильм, который я видел вчера. 21. Большой дом в конце улицы – городская библиотека. 22. Самые высокие горы находятся в Азии. 23. Вы тот самый человек, который мне нужен. 24. Вода необходима для жизни. 25. Она преподаёт географию в школе. 26. Мне нравится музыка этого балета. 27. Париж – столица Франции. 28. Озеро Байкал – самое глубокое из всех озёр в мире. 29. Земля вращается вокруг солнца. 30. Я купил сыра и масла. Сыр был не очень хороший, но масло было превосходным. 31. Вода в этой реке очень холодная. 32. Это очень хорошее вино. 33. Я люблю искусство. 34. Он охотно даёт советы каждому, кто к нему обращается. 35. Мальчики любят играть в футбол. 36. Мне нужна спичка. Мне нужны спички. 37. Я получил важное письмо. Я получил важные письма. 38. Какая интересная книга! 39. Я это сделаю с удовольствием. 40. Она принесла чай, который мы выпили с большим удовольствием. 41. Что вы будете есть на завтрак? – Бутерброд и кофе. 42. Фрукты дорогие в этом сезоне. Через неделю или две созреют фрукты в нашем саду. 43. Я люблю чай с лимоном. Чай горячий, добавьте немного молока. Вот сахар. 44. Дети любят мороженое. Некоторые люди едят мороженое на улице даже зимой. Мороженое в холодильнике. Можно мне взять – порции мороженого? 45. Что нового? – Новости хорошие. Такие сведения всегда полезны. 46. Деньги – не самое главное в жизни, но жизнь трудна без них. Где деньги? – Они на столе. Можешь их взять. 47. Я думаю, что смогу дать вам хороший совет. – Извините, но мне не нужны ничьи советы в этом деле. 48. Клоун впервые появился в английском цирке. Все смеялись над шутками клоуна, и цирковое представление было успешным. 49. В чём дело? – Ты опоздал на 20 минут. – Извините, меня подвёл транспорт. Я считаю троллейбус ненадёжным видом транспорта. Когда что-то случается с электричеством, я всегда опаздываю на работу или мне приходится брать такси. 50. Какой приятный сюрприз! Я не видел тебя целую вечность! Как твои дела? – Всё хорошо. Я только что вернулся из-за границы. 51. Ты любишь цветы? – Конечно. Роза – мой любимый цветок. – А я люблю подснежники. 52. Это лёгкий вопрос. Ребёнок может ответить на него, не говоря о взрослом. 53. Сын моего брата, двухмесячный мальчик, серьёзно болен. – Мне жаль это слышать. Желаю ему быстрейшего выздоровления. – Будем надеяться на лучшее.

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