Артикль

Задание 1. Заполните пропуски в предложениях неопределенным или определенным артиклям, где это необходимо.

1. When spring comes to the Moscow, it is already summer in the South, while in the North it is still winter. 2. When the temperature in northern parts of Siberia is 50°C below zero, roses are in bloom in western Georgia. 3. The hottest part of the country is Central Asia. 4. Russia has an extremely varied climate. 5. Kazakhstan has vast deposits of the coal, the oil, the iron, the tin, the copper, and large quantities of the non-ferrous metals. 6. The Russian Federation is nearly two and a half times the size of The United States, seven times as big as India, 60 times as big as Japan, and 90 times as big as The Great Britain. 7. Moscow is a port of five seas - The White Sea, The Baltic Sea, The Sea of Azov, The Black Sea and The Caspian sea. 8. Eastern Siberia alone has more coal than all European countries taken together. 9. Look at the stars. Bright star is The North Star. It shows the way to north. If we know the way to north, we know the way to south.

Задание 2. Заполните пропуски в предложениях неопределенным или определенным артиклями, где это необходимо.

1. Jason’s father bought him a bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday. 2. The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from France to The United States. 3. Rita is studying English and Maths this semester. 4. Please, give me a cup of coffee with cream and sugar. 5. No one in Spanish class knew correct answer to Mrs. Perez’s question. 6. My car is four years old, and it still runs well. 7. When you go to the store, please buy a bottle of chocolate milk and a dozen of oranges. 8. There are only a few seats left for tonight’s musical at university. 9. John and Marcy went to the school yesterday and then studied in the library. 10. The Lake Erie is one of The Five Great Lakes in North America. 11. The Mount Rushmore is the site of the magnificent tribute to four great American presidents. 12. What did you eat for a breakfast this morning? 13. Louie played basketball and baseball at The Boys’ Club thus year. 14. Rita plays the violin and her sister plays the guitar. 15. While we were in Alaska, we saw Eskimo village. 16. Phil can’t go to the movies tonight because he has to write an essay. 17. David attended Princeton University.

Задание 3. Выберите правильный вариант ответа.

1. You know, we are going to the tea with Smiths today. (B)

2. Cats are domestic animals; the cat was domestic many centuries ago. (A)

3. The people next door have invited us over for a drink. (B)

4. What you think is rubbish today, might be a treasure tomorrow. (B)

5. I need a visa to The Sudan. (C)

6. There are the theaters and the Savoy Hotel in Strand. (D)

7. It is a pleasure to do business with such an efficient organization. (C)

Задание 4. Определите, в какой части предложения содержится ошибка.

1. Zachary Taylor was the first president to be elected from a state west of the Mississippi River.

2. Barnacles, which are related to lobsters, shrimp, and crabs, make the strongest glue.

3. The world's fastest animal is the cheetah, but if birds are included, the fastest of all animals is the spine-tailed swift.

4. The land covers almost a third of the earth's surface, of which two-thirds is too cold or too dry for farming.

5. "The Old Faithful" in the Yellowstone National Park is probably the world's most famous geyser.