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EXERCISES TO CHAPTER 2, 3, 4
mit ... crime because he needed ... money. Eva’s parents and her
friends thought she was crazy to commit such ... serious crime.
At ... trial she was found guilty and sentenced to three years in
... prison.
Conditions in ... prison are terrible and sometimes she dreams
of getting out, but she knows she mustn’t try to escape because
... guards of ... prison might shoot her. Prisoners sometimes get
their time in ... prison reduced if their behaviour there is very
good. Eva is trying hard to obey ... prison rules. She may serve
only two years of her three-year sentence. Eva is worried that
she won’t be able to fi nd another computer job when she gets out
of ... prison. But now she realizes that she shouldn’t have used ...
computer system for her own profi t.
Translate into English. Mind the use of articles before 54.
nouns bed, school, church, hospital, prison, etc.
1. Почему дети до сих пор не в постели? Уже 12 часов!
2. Кровать была такая жесткая, что Ричард не мог заснуть,
несмотря на смертельную усталость. 3. Доктор велел мне
оставаться в постели еще два дня. 4. Не звони им так поздно. Они
наверняка уже легли спать. 5. Ирина подвинула стул поближе
к кровати, чтобы слышать каждое слово отца. 6. Почему в твоей
комнате такой беспорядок? На кровати одежда, под кроватью
игрушки. Убери все немедленно! 7. Я не люблю завтракать
в постели. После этого вся кровать в крошках. 8. Громкие голоса
на улице заставили его встать с постели и подойти к окну. 9.
Вставай, лежебока, иначе опоздаешь в школу. 10. Мы вместе
ходили в школу, но не были близкими друзьями. 11. После
занятий вся школа собралась во дворе. 12. Не все дети ходят
в детский сад, но все обязаны ходить в школу. 13. Школа была
рядом с моим домом, а университет находится очень далеко.
14. Какие предметы вы изучаете в колледже? 15. Хорошая
частная школа была недоступна для Брэдли. 16. В школе все
любили его – и учителя, и одноклассники. 17. Блестяще сдав
вступительные экзамены, Иван поступил в университет, но
был отчислен со второго курса за неуспеваемость и прогулы.
18. Родители заставляли ее ходить в музыкальную школу,
которую она ненавидела всей душой. 19. После окончания
такой школы, как Харроу, тебе открыта дорога в любой
университет. 20. Маленькая сельская школа, в которой он
преподавал, не соответствовала его амбициям. 21. Мне не
нравится перспектива сопровождать тетушку в церковь. Я там
со скуки умру. 22. Проходя мимо церкви, он услышал, как
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колокол пробил полночь. 23. Недавно отреставрированная
церковь служила основной достопримечательностью
маленького городка. 24. В вашей семье все ходят в церковь?
25. Церковное поприще, юриспруденция или армия – вот
три возможных жизненных пути для младшего сына в семье.
26. По дороге в церковь невеста уронила букет, что было
истолковано как плохая примета. 27. Старинная католическая
церковь нависала над деревушкой как огромная серая птица.
28. Состояние больного было настолько тяжелым, что его
пришлось немедленно госпитализировать. 29. «Ни за что
не останусь в такой больнице», сказала Джейн, с ужасом
оглядывая облезлые стены и серое белье на кроватях. 30.
Наконец, наступил день, когда мы забрали Тома из больницы.
31. Анна работала медсестрой в городской больнице и училась
в вечерней школе. 32. Алекс провел в больнице два месяца,
и за это время никто не навестил его. 33. Наша компания
регулярно жертвует деньги местной больнице. 34. Если бы
не твое вмешательство, мне пришлось бы провести эту ночь
в тюрьме. 35. Его приговорили в девяти годам лишения
свободы за грабеж. 36. Дилан пробыл в тюрьме всего полсрока,
ему осталось еще шесть лет. 37. Родные не смогли выплатить
сумму залога, и Кэтрин пришлось отправляться в тюрьму
до суда. 38. В нашем городе церковь и тюрьма расположены
рядом, и поэтому заключенных хоронят на том же кладбище,
что и добропорядочных граждан. 39. Тюрьма стояла на острове,
до которого раз в день ходил катер. Говорили, что за 70 лет
существования тюрьмы, ни один заключенный не сбежал из
нее. 40. В ожидании, когда Джексона доставят из тюрьмы,
журналисты толпились у входа в суд.
Fill in the gaps with the proper articles before nouns 55.
home, work, sea, deck, table etc.
1. There is something at ... work in my soul that I don’t under-
stand. 2. Our captain won’t allow you to perish on ... open sea. 3.
As soon as it was light I went upon ... deck. 4. Before I come on
... board your vessel, will you inform me where you are bound? 5.
We brought him to ... deck and restored him to ... animation with
brandy. 6. He manifested ... greatest eagerness to be upon ... deck
to watch for ... sledge which had before appeared. 7. My children
are from ... home and as I’m blind I cannot procure food for you.
8. ... ground sea was heard, ... waters rolled and swelled beneath
me. 9. ... smile fl ed back rejoicing to ... lovely home of their lips.
10. Like young mariners in ... untried sea they almost felt ready
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to welcome ... storm. 11. There was ... unspeakable beauty about
mornings, ... great sun from ... sea. 12. There’s a lot of traffi c in
... evening when everybody goes ... home from ... work. 13. My
home then – when I at last fi nd ... home – was ... small cottage
with whitewashed walls and ... sanded fl oor. 14. It’s nice to travel
around but there’s no place like ... home. 15. What time do you
usually start ... work in ... morning? 16. ... sun rose golden from
... fume in ... sea. 17. ... economic situation being rather unstable,
many people are out of ... work. 18. Most people may hear ... music while working, after coming ... home from ... work or before
leaving for ... work, but they are not really listening to it. 19. How
people feel when they are returning ... home from ... absence, long
or short, I didn’t know: I had never experienced ... sensation. 20.
... freedom of ... home always acted on her like some life-giving
elixir. 21. Five weeks ago I had nothing – I was ... outcast and ...
beggar; now I have ... acquaintance, ... home, ... business. 22. I’ll
have to hurry. I don’t want to be late to ... work. 23. For me, I felt
at ... home in this sort of discourse. 24. «When you have indicated
to us ... residence of your friends», he said coolly, «we shall write
to them and you may be restored to ... home». – «That, I must
tell you, is out of my power to do, being absolutely without ...
home or friends». 25. «We are now without father, we shall soon
be without ... home and brother», she murmured. 26. I’m afraid,
sir, you’ve come at ... inopportune time, when your friend is from
... home. 27. Wash your hands, kids, and sit down to ... table:
... dinner is ready. 28. They were all seated at ... table, looking
surreptitiously at each other. 29. ... table was already laid when
Graham entered ... dining room. 30. ... enormous gray cat occu-
pied practically ... whole of ... kitchen table. 31. How should I sit
at ... table? − Sit straight and face ... table, don’t put your elbows
on ... table while eating. Don’t reach across ... table when you
cannot get something on it. 32. What were you talking about at ...
table? Your roaring laughter was heard from downstairs.
Read the following jokes. Fill in the gaps with the 56.
proper articles. Mind the use of articles before nouns
school, bed, church, prison, town, hospital, sea, work,
etc.
******
... beautiful young girl walked bravely to ... woman at ... hospital. «May I see Tom Brown, please?» she asked. «May I ask you
who you are?» «Certainly, I am his sister». «Well, glad to meet
you, dear. I am his mother».
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******
... little boy during his fi rst day at ... school attracted ... teach-
er’s attention with his tears.
«What’s wrong, Billy?»
«I don’t care much for ... school and I guess I have to stay here
till I’m sixteen», cried ... boy.
«Don’t let it worry you», said ... teacher, «I have to stay here
till I’m 65».
******
«Why are you crying, Nelly?» asked ... little girl’s father.
«Because Tom has holidays and I don’t», she said.
«Why don’t you have holidays?»
«Because I don’t go to ... school».
******
«Now, don’t worry, Joe», says ... manager, visiting ... em-
ployee in ... hospital. «Everybody in ... offi ce is going to pitch
in and do your work – as soon as we fi nd out just what you’ve
been doing».
******
... young lady, who had fi ve ardent lovers, was advised to jump
... overboard and marry ... man who jumped in after her. So ...
next morning, ... whole company being on ... deck and looking
very devotedly at ... young lady, she suddenly jumped into ... sea.
Four of ... lovers immediately jumped after her. Whom do you
think she married? Naturally, ... only dry one!
******
Balzac was once lying awake in ... bed, when he saw ... man
enter his room cautiously and attempt to pick something of his
writing desk. «My good fellow», said Balzac, «do you hope to fi nd
money by ... night in ... desk when I, ... lawful owner, can never
fi nd any by ... day?» ... thief was rather disconcerted at hearing
him speak so and left at once.
******
At her friend’s house ... young girl meets ... sailor who has just
escaped ... shipwreck. Being eager to hear ... thrilling story of ...
storm at ... sea, she asks him: «How did you feel when tossed by
... sea?» «Wet, miss, very wet», came ... answer.
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******
... Frenchman was sent to ... prison and sentenced to ... death
for committing ... murder. When ... fatal hour arrived he was told
that it was customary to grant ... prisoner’s last wish.
«What is your last wish», asked ... lawyer, «... glass of wine or,
perhaps, ... cigarette?»
«I want to study English», ... condemned man said.
******
... certain king wrote verses which he himself considered perfect. One day he showed his verses to ... learned man who found
many faults with them. This made ... king so angry that he sent
his critic to ... prison. After some time, however, he made up his
mind to pardon him, let him out of ... prison and even invited him
to ... dinner. ... king read to ... man his verses again and asked for
his opinion. ... learned man turned to ... guards who stood by and
said: «Take me back to ... prison, friends!»
The Wrong Sentence.
Stanley’s fi rst teaching job was at ... local prison. He was very
nervous when he arrived for ... fi rst lesson. He looked around ...
room at ... prisoners. Some of them were in ... prison for ... robbery, others for ... violence. One or two were in ... prison for ...
murder. Stanley coughed and said: «Good morning. I’m your new
English teacher. Let’s start with ... grammar. I suppose you all
know what ... sentence is?»
******
Moving along ... dimly lighted street, ... man was suddenly approached by ... stranger. «Please, sir», asked ... stranger, «would
you help ... poor unfortunate fellow who is hungry and out of ...
work? All I have in ... world is this gun».
The Sailor and the Farmer.
Farmer: Good morning, Mr. Lee. I see you’re carrying your
suitcase. Are you going to ... sea again?
Sailor: Yes, I want to set ... sail for India.
Farmer: Aren’t you afraid of going to ... sea?
Sailor: Certainly not, I love it.
Farmer: Tell me, please, where did your father die?
Sailor: He fell overboard during ... storm.
Farmer: And where did your grandfather die?
Sailor: He was lost in ... shipwreck.
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Farmer: If I were you I should never go to ... sea.
Sailor: I say, old friend, where did your father die?
Farmer: He certainly died at ... home in ... bed.
Sailor: And where did your grandfather die?
Farmer: He died in ... bed too.
Sailor: If I were you I should never go to ... bed.
Fill in the gaps with the proper articles before nouns, 57.
society, town, space.
1. Felix explained to me ... strange system of ... human society.
2. I trust that by your aid I shall not be driven from ... society
and sympathy of your fellow-creatures. 3. He wished me to seek
... amusement in ... society. 4. My father yielded at length to my
desire to avoid ... society. 5. I saw you last autumn so unhappy,
fl ying to ... solitude from ... society of every creature. 6. You don’t
think of ... importance twenty thousand pounds would give you,
of ... place it would enable you to take in ... society. 7. He gambled
with ... same unchanging face with which he generally watched
... society around. 8. His irresistible powers of ... seduction made
him dangerous for ... society. 9. In Italy it is seldom that ... unmarried female is met within ... society. 10. When Henry Ford
brought ... automobile to ... average citizen he altered ... structure of ... society. 11. She begged him to abstain from seeking ...
society, which affected him so strongly. 12. The Earl of Marsden
was ... young scoundrel whom he had met within ... society. 13.
He was resolved that his heirs should be on ... level with ... polished society and the fi rst nobility of Spain. 14. I was always fond
of ... society of players and nothing prevented me from getting
this profession. 15. Vulgar people know nothing about ... necessaries required in ... good society. 16. Not ... tie holds me to ...
human society at this moment. 17. Now her name is associated
with mine and she is called by ... law and by ... society ... part
of me. 18. He is so talented and so lively in ... society that I believe he is ... general favourite: ... ladies are very fond of him. 19.
... wealthy Englishman’s passion for ... French dancer and her
treachery to him were everyday matters, no doubt, in ... society.
20. There were a few agreeable families in ... neigbourhood, a few
more still staying in ... town. 21. How’s Pam? I haven’t seen her
in ... town lately. 22. They soon arrived in ... town and prepared
for ... next day which had been announced as ... drawing-room.
23. I wandered many hours round ... town, uncertain what path I
should pursue. 24. I had nothing to eat: only ... roll I had bought
in ... town we had passed through at noon. 25. Yesterday I sent
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my family to ... country, but couldn’t come with them as it isn’t
my holiday time and I am still busy in ... town. 26. People are
able to travel in ... space but they are none the happier for it.
27. By fl ying into ... space ... man is directly penetrating into ...
new sphere which involves frequently unpredictable discoveries.
28. ... most fantastic projects have become ... reality: ... man has
orbited ... Earth, walked out into ... space, transferred from one
space station to another. 29. It has been unanimously recognized
that ... outer space should be used only for peaceful purposes.
No weapons of ... mass distraction should be place in ... orbit or
stationed in ... space. 30. ... very chill and vault-like air pervaded
... gallery, suggesting cheerless ideas of ... space and solitude.
31. In ... space of half ... century, ... illiteracy has been wiped out
completely in this country.
Translate into English. Mind the use of articles with 58.
nouns home, work, sea, deck, table, society, town, space.
1. Пока детей нет дома, мы можем спокойно поговорить
о делах. 2. Вы поедете за город на выходные? – Нет, хотим
остаться дома. 3. Срочная работа задержала его в городе на
все лето. 4. По дороге на работу у Питера в очередной раз
сломалась машина. 5. Я предпочитаю жить за городом, хотя
мне и приходится ездить на работу в город, и тратить на это
два часа. 6. Вернувшись домой, Роза обнаружила всю семью,
спокойно сидящую за столом. 7. Поставив поднос с чашками на
маленький столик перед окном, горничная удалилась. 8. «Уж
я-то знаю, как вести себя в приличном обществе», воскликнул
Джек. 9. Дилан никогда не пытался достичь успеха у женщин;
в дамском обществе он чувствовал непреодолимое смущение.
10. Луиза месяцами не выходила из дому, довольствуясь
обществом бабушки и Кэтти. 11. Во время шторма нескольких
матросов смыло с палубы огромной волной. 12. К сожалению,
мне скоро придется покинуть город, где я был так счастлив.
13. Какой бы дорогой вы не шли, она вас непременно выведет
к морю. 14. Море блестело в лунном свете как алмазная
россыпь. 15. С детства он жил у моря и не представлял себе
иной судьбы, чем судьба моряка. 16. Поднявшись на палубу,
она первым делом достала платок и принялась махать
провожающим. 17. В самолете меня укачивает, а на море –
никогда. 18. Общество безработного актера – не лучший
выбор для приличной девушки. 19. Оставшись дома, ты не
увидишь, как прекрасен закат на море. 20. Мне было 18 лет,
когда я уехал из дома, чтобы больше никогда не возвращаться
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туда. 21. Мы опоздали на последнюю электричку. Придется
добираться до города на попутной машине. 22. Улицы города
представляли собой настоящий лабиринт. 23. Вся семья
дома. Можно садиться за стол и обедать. 24. За ужином
Эмма старалась не смотреть на ту сторону стола, где сидел
Рон. 25. Да, мы живем в буржуазном обществе, но едва ли
его можно назвать цивилизованным. 26. Рядом с домом
нет ни одного приличного бассейна, приходится ездить на
другой конец города. 28. Пустое пространство гостиной всегда
наводило на нее тоску. 29. В свое время практически каждый
ребенок мечтал о полете в космос. 30. Освоение космического
пространства – одно из главных достижений человечества. 31.
Потерпевшие кораблекрушение пробыли в море пять дней без
воды и пищи. 32. Почему в море вода соленая, а в реке пресная?
33. Годы, проведенные вне дома, в бесконечных странствиях,
не добавили ему ума. 34. Прежде чем выйти из дома, Анна
присела к столу и быстро написала несколько записок
друзьям, извещающих, что она вынуждена поехать в деревню
к больной матери. 35. Во все времена ученые мечтали создать
машину, способную преодолевать и пространство и время.
Fill in the blanks paying special attention to the arti-59.
cles before geographical names.
1. … UK is situated on … British Isles, the biggest of which
are … Great Britain and … Ireland. 2. I’ve visited … Eiffel Tower
a few times. 3. A group of hikers got lost in … Cordilleras last
week. 4. … United States of America stretch from … Atlantic seaboard to … densely populated west coast, and then to … island
state of … Hawaii. 5. … Crimea is ... peninsular in … south of
Russia. 6. … Volga fl ows from … Valdai Hills to ... Caspian sea.
7. … Everest is the highest peak in … world situated in ... Pamir.
8. Is he in … Latin America now? 9 … Africa and … Asia are
continents separated by ... Red sea. 10. She showed me some pictures taken in … Andes. 11. … lake Ontario is in … Canada. 12.
I want to read something about … ancient Rome. 13. … Elbrus
is … highest peak in … Caucasus. 14. … Baikal is … cleanest
lake in … world. 15. … Shetland Islands are situated to … north
of … Great Britain. 16. … Potomac and …Hudson Rivers are in
… North America. 17. … North Sea separates … British Isles
from … Europe. 18. …Balkans are old mountains situated in …
southern part of … east Europe. 19. … Nile fl ows across … northeastern part of … Africa to … Mediterranean Sea. 20. … Russia
is washed by … Arctic Ocean in … North.
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Fill in the blanks paying special attention to the arti-60.
cles before geographical names.
1. There is … canal which joins … Moscow river to … Volga.
2. … most important river is … Hudson, which empties into …
Atlantic Ocean. Besides … Hudson there are … two other rivers:
… East River and … Harlem River. 3. … Africa is … very large
continent lying to … south of …Europe and to … south-west of …
Asia. 4. … Australia is … least populated of all … continents. 5.
In 1626 … Manhattan Island was bought from … local Indians
for 24 dollars. 6. … tallest mountain peak of … Great Britain,
Ben Nevis, is located in … Grampian Mountains in … Scotland.
7. … Loch Ness is … Scottish lake, famous for its mysterious
monster Nessie. 8. The longest river in … world is …Mississippi,
… largest sea is …Mediterranean. 9. …Urals are old mountains,
… Caucasus are much younger. 10. … South Pole is situated in
… Antarctic. 11. … Egypt is … country in … north-east Africa; it
borders on … Mediterranean and … Red sea. 12. I prefer … western coast of … Italy known as … Liguria. 13. He spent his childhood in … tiny village close to the border of … United States and
… Canada. 14. … West Indies are a chain of … islands between
… North and South America. 15. … Canaries have … same humidity level all … year round.
Fill in the blanks paying special attention to the arti-61.
cles before geographical names. Answer the questions
and make some of your own on the same topic.
1. Does anyone live in … Antarctica? 2. Which is higher, …
Mount Fuji or … Mount McKinley? 3. Which is larger, … Pacifi c
Ocean or … Atlantic Ocean? 4. Which countries are considered to
be in … Far East? 5. Was there ever life in … Sahara desert? 6.
How large was … Roman Empire when it was at its strongest? 7.
Is … Canberra or … Melbourne … capital of … Australia? 8. Is
… Ruhr in … Germany or in … Spain? 9. … Lebanon is not in
… Asia, is it? 10. What countries are situated in … Middle East?
11. Is … Mexico larger than … Canada? 12. What island served
… place of … Emperor Napoleon’s exile? Where is it situated?
13. What mountains separate … Italy from … rest of … Europe?
14. What countries bear … common name of … Scandinavian?
15. Which is … largest sea in …Europe? 16. What is … deepest
lake of …world? 17. Where are … Himalayas situated? What are
they famous for? 18. What countries do you fl y over if you go
from Moscow to London by… plain? 19. Are … Urals situated in
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…Europe or in … Asia? 20. What European countries are situated on … Danube? 21. What sea does … Rhine fl ow to? 22. What
language do they speak in … Netherlands? 23. What European
countries used to be …parts of Yugoslavia? 24. What state does
Cyprus belong to? 25. Who was … fi rst to reach … North Pole?
Translate into English.62.
Туристы со всего мира в ходе опроса определили 20 лучших
направлений для туризма. Согласно мнению участников
опроса, составленного журналом о туризме Conde Nast Traveller, лучшая страна для отдыха – Италия, среди островов – нет
равных греческим, а из городов на первое место респонденты
выдвинули Нью-Йорк.
Италия возглавила рейтинг самых любимых туристами
стран. Путешественники приезжают на Апеннины ради
памятников культуры, а также итальянских ресторанов.
Интересно, что США, идущие следующими в списке лучших
туристических направлений, респонденты поставили перед
Турцией, замкнувшей тройку лидеров.
Опрошенные также назвали самыми гостеприимными
жителей Индии, разместившейся на шестой позиции. Турции
бронза рейтинга присуждена за доступные цены.
Лучший остров по версии журнала выбран читателями по
10 критериям. Острова Греции набрали самые высокие оценки
и опередили остальных конкурентов. Мальдивам и Бали
респонденты присудили, соответственно, второе и третье
места в двадцатке лучших островов.
Идеальные пляжи, по мнению участников исследования,
находятся на Занзибаре, получившим 7-е место, а наиболее
привлекательными пейзажами обладают Сейшелы (9-е место
в Топ-20 островов).
За роскошным отдыхом по разумной цене путешественники
советуют отправляться на Пхукет, который также отмечен за
дружелюбность населения. Бали заслужил высокие оценки
благодаря множеству достопримечательностей. Самый
лучший климат можно найти на Барбадосе, удостоенном
четвертой строки рейтинга.
(по материалам сайта TURIZM RU)
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Australia is island continent located south-east of Asia. It
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