NP-1k-short

singular (C), countable plural (CP), uncountable singular (U) or uncountable

plural (UP).

1.A gifted conversationalist seems to remember every name, every time.

2.With a little help and some practice, you can too.

3.Gather your wits before you meet a new group of people.

4.If you can, do your homework ahead of time with a list of names that you will then connect to faces.

5.When you are introduced, pay attention to the other person's name.

6.Say it out loud as you make eye contact, say it at least once during the conversation, and say it again when you part.

7.Say the name over a few times in your mind and link it to a visual image: if her name is Mary Jane, imagine her wearing Mary Jane shoes.

8.Or connect the person with others who have that name; visualize the Ben Lincoln you've just met standing next to Abe Lincoln.

9.Use rhyming: "Tall Paul" or "Nate the waiter." (Just don't say it out loud.)

10.Follow up. Reinforce your memory by looking at his name tag, asking him for a card, and writing his name down as soon as you get home.

Ex.6. Complete the sentences using the noun in brackets in the plural form.

1.Please cut this melon in two ________ (half).

2.King Henry VIII had six ________ (wife).

3.The ________ (thief) broke into the house without attracting attention of

________ (passer-by).

4.Shakespearean ________ (hero) are generally the victims of circumstance.

5.The police called for _______ (eyewitness) to come forward and give evidence.

6.Many teachers in schools are ________ (woman) but some are________ (man).

7.Victor fell off his bicycle and broke two ________ (tooth).

8.These shoes are too small: my ________ (foot) hurt.

9.Many kinds of ________ (sheep) are raised for the wool, meat, milk, and skin.

10.The eyes are sometimes ________ (index) of character.

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11.He agreed that these were strange ________ (phenomenon).

12.We cannot proceed on such unlikely ________ (hypothesis).

13.He wished to place certain ________ (memorandum) before the committee.

14.Television and newspapers are mass ________ (medium) of information.

15.I like different flowers, especially ________ (forget-me-not).

Ex.7. Complete the sentences using the noun in brackets in the singular or

plural.

1.It is easy when we are in prosperity to give (advice) __________ to the

afflicted.(Aeschylus)

2.Abundance of (knowledge)__________ does not teach men to be wise. (Heraclitus)

3.Wise (man) __________ talk because they have something to say. (Fool)

__________ talk because they have to say something. (Plato)

4.I don't believe in (miracle) __________ . I rely on them.(Unknown)

5.To repeat what others have said requires education, to challenge itrequires (brain) __________ (Mary Pettibone Poole)

6.The big (thief) __________ hang the little ones. (Czech proverb)

7.(Mathematics) __________ is the queen of the sciences. (Carl Friedrich Gauss)

8.Greedy eaters dig their graves with their (tooth) __________ . (French proverb)

9.One kind word can warm three winter (month) __________ . (Japanese proverb)

10.Democracy must be something more than two (wolf) __________ and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. (James Bovard)

Ex.8.Choose the correct word.

1.There _______ (is, are) natural phenomena that can harm man.

2.A pair of designer jeans __________ (costs, cost) about $200.00.

3.A thorough knowledge of economics _______ (is, are) necessary for investing money wisely.

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4.It's said that politics _______ (is, are) very boring.

5.At the end of a lane there _______ (is, are) a house and a barn.

6.One hundred dollars _______ (is, are) too much to pay for a pair of gloves.

7.TV news __________ (sensationalises, sensationalise) all important events.

8.The jury _______ (is, are) meeting now; a decision should be reached soon.

9.‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ _______ (is, are) one of Shakespeare's plays.

10.Physics _______ (is, are) the most difficult course I've ever taken.

11.Marriage _______ (is, are) an important step in every person's life.

Ex.9.Choose the correct word and explain your choice.

1.Advice is/are what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. (Erica Jong)

2.Clothes makes/make the man. Naked people has/have little or no influence on society. (Mark Twain)

3.Wisdom begins/begin in wonder. (Socrates)

4.Beauty is/are internal; looks means/mean nothing. (Unknown)

5.The first 90 percent of the task takes/take 90 percent of the time, the last 10 percent takes/take the other 90 percent. (Murphy's Law)

6.I am still a victim of chess. It has/ They have all the beauty of art -- and much more. (Marcel Duchamp)

7.Too bad the only people who knows/know how to run the country is/are busy driving cabs and cutting hair. (George Burns)

8.Don't lend people money. It gives/ they give them amnesia. (Unknown)

9.For most folks, no news are/is good news; for the press, good news is/are not news. (Gloria Borger)

10.I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of it/them. (Alfred Hitchcock)

Ex.10. Choose the correct verb according to the noun form (singular or

plural).

1. Twenty hrivnias (seem, seems) a fair price.

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2.A hundred dollars (is, are) a lot of money.

3.The news (is, are) wonderful.

4.Their wages (is, are) high.

5.His trousers (is, are) a bit short.

6.Politics (is, are) interesting for everyone nowadays.

7.Darts (is, are) a game played in British pubs.

8.Her clothes (is, are) luxurious.

9.Linguistics (has, have) developed rapidly in modern times.

10.A reward of $500 (has, have) been offered for his article.

11.The Times (has, have) a half-inch front page article.

12.The police (is, are) investigating this theft.

13.Your advice (was, were) very useful.

14.Your hypothesis (is, are) very interesting.

15.The fruit (was, were) fresh.

Ex.11. Complete the following text by choosing the sutable alternative to each

noun.

1.Every year/years the company publishes its annual account/accounts in a report for the shareholder/shareholders.

2.The main detail/details concern the financial report.

3.It contains information/informations about sale/sales, turnover/turnovers, cost/costs and profit/profits.

4.The document also reports the asset/assets that are held by the company, and the liability/liabilities.

5.These ones are any debt/debts or cash/cashes that the company owes.

6.All this data/datas is presented in the profit and loss/profits and losses account and the balance sheet.

Ex.12. Correct the mistakes if any.

1. The informations you need is in the post.

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2.There’s three hundred people coming to take part in the conference.

3.The company’s headquarters is in Kyiv.

4.We have had a lot of troubles with this equipment.

5.This company makes good quality furnitures.

6.The travel agency gave very useful advices.

7.The premises was built in 2001.

8.Economics are interesting.

9.The news are very surprising.

10.This is an expensive equipment.

11.People you don't know are not a big, amorphous crowds of strangers.

12.When you introduce yourself by saying your own names, don't use your title.

13.If another persons is introducing you, just make eye contact and offer to shake hands when you are being introduced.

Ex.13. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate nouns (plural or singular).

1.I have a ________ but I don’t take many photos.

2.There are seven ________ in a week.

3.There are twelve ________ in a year.

4.A vegetarian is a person who doesn’t eat ________.

5.There was a good ________ on at the cinema.

6.There are sixty________ in anhour.

7.He is not very good at writing ________ .

8.There were very few ________ at University today.

9.I want to water the flowers. I need some ________ .

10.I can speak two foreign ________ .

11.Victor travels a lot. He has been to many ________ .

12.Our house is very small. We don’t have many ________ and there is not much

________ in it.

13.I have a lot of ________ in my group. They all are very nice.

14.John works for a company that makes agricultural ________ .

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15. Please can you help me with these ________ ? They are very heavy.

Ex.14. Translate into English.

1.Дозвольте мені відправити цього листа з Вашого комп’ютера.

2.Дозвольте мені зустріти Віктора та його братів.

3.Знайди мої контрольні роботи на тих полицях.

4.Ваші поради дуже корисні, але я не можу ними скористатися.

5.Інформація була дуже важливою для них.

6.Яка чудова погода!

7.У мене для вас свіжі фрукти.

8.Ви сьогодні слухали новини?

9.Я вважаю, що лише напружене навчання може допомогти успішно скласти іспити.

10.Я люблю каву з молоком.

11.Це не мої гроші, я не можу вам їх позичити.

12.Поліція ще не спіймала злодія.

13.Приємно провести відпустку біля моря, якщо погода сонячна.

14.Мама принесла свіжих овочів та фруктів з магазину.

15.Хто надав вам такіцікаві дані?

Ex.15. Give the feminine of the following nouns.

Host, prince, male, actor, son, bull, heir, bachelor, emperor, steward, monk, gentleman, duke, gander, sir, earl, lion, husband, nephew, stallion, bridegroom, hero, king, drake, stepfather, god, tiger, boy-friend, boar, father-in-law, barman, landlord, cock, count, salesman, prince, uncle, policeman, conductor.

Ex.16. Give the masculine of the following nouns.

Landlady, doe, policewoman, queen, nun, barmaid, ewe, countess, heroine, mother, empress, leopardess, conductress, niece, sow, manageress, aunt, duchess, queen, widow, hostess, actress, stewardess, waitress.

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Ex.20. Match English compounds with Ukrainian equivalents.

Ex.21. Choose the correct form. In some cases, two variants are possible.

1.

a) the house of Nina b) Nina’s house c) Ninas’ house

2.

a) thecar of the Chief Executive b) the Chief Executive’s car

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c) the Chief Executives’ car

3.

a) the market share of NTL is 12% b) NTL’s market share is 12%

c)NTLs’ market share is 12%

4.

a) the newspaper of yesterday b) yesterday’s newspaper c) yesterdays’ newspaper

5.

a) the students’ canteen b) the canteen of the students

c)the student’s canteen

6.

a) the design of the computer b) the computer’s design c) the computers’ design

7.

a) Dr Audley’s job b) Dr Audleys’ job c) The job of Dr Audley

8.

a) the cat’s food b) the cats’ food c) the food of the cat 9.

a)Ukraines’ economyb) the economy of Ukrainec) Ukraine’s economy

10.

a) the companies’s results b) the companies’ results c) the results of the companies

Ex.22. Complete the sentences according to the following information.

Anna and Victor are married. They have two children, Katherine and Bob. Katherine is married to Andrew. Katherine and Andrew have a daughter, Helen.

1.Anna is ________wife.

2.Victoris________husband.

3.Katherineis________sister.

4.Bob is ________uncle.

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5.Bob is ________brother.

6.Helen is ________niece.

7.Katherine is ________wife.

8.Katherine is ________mother.

9.Victor is ________father.

10.Victor is ________grandfather.

11.Helen is ________granddaughter.

12.Andrew is ________husband.

Ex.23. Put the nouns from the brackets into Possessive Case.

1.When is ____________(your mother / birthday)?

2.Do you like ____________(your father / car)?

3.What is ____________(telephone number / Helena)?

4.____________is near the city centre. (the flat / my friend).

5.____________is very good. (Silvia / knowledge / history).

6.The ____________(report / Research Director) was very positive.

7.We hope that all _________(customers / our company) will like the new product.

8.We think it will meet ____________(needs / our customers).

9.I agree with ____________(opinion / our Sales Manager).

10.With this new product ___________(performance / next year) will be very good.

Ex.24. Give answers to the questions. Put the nouns in brackets into

Possessive Case.

1.Whose bag is this? (my brother)

2.Whose daughter lives in L’viv? (my neighbour)

3.Whose book is on the desk? (my friend)

4.Whose marks are good? (their son)

5.Whose name is Vanessa? (my sister)

6.Whose car is this? (his father)

7.Whose is this umbrella? (Trinity)

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