Контрольные задания

Какой артикль вы употребили бы перед существительными в следующих ситуациях:

Он читает книгу. Книга интересная. 2. Она пьет кофе. Кофе крепкий. 3. У него есть сестра. Он любит сестру. 4. Она купила пальто. Пальто теплое. 6. Ты видел какой-нибудь новый фильм? Да. Фильм тебе понравился? 7. Дайте мне лист бумаги, пожалуйста. 8. Я вижу книгу у тебя на столе. Книга интересная? 9. У нее есть ребенок. 10. Какая сегодня погода? 11. В вазе был красивый цветок. Где цветок сейчас? 12. Книжный шкаф стоит в правом углу комнаты. 13. This is…

С какой формой неопределенного артикля употребляются данные существительные - a или an:

apple, dog, insect, letter, banana, army, office, college, autumn, desk, present, shower, architect, artist, cat, friend, boy, aunt, uncle, orange, enemy, egg, lamp, shelf, English book, Institute, University, stop, end, effort, development, editor, old man, young girl, early bird, square, hundred, actress, restaurant, agent, agency, surprise, hospital, school, arm, shelf, assemble, captain, hotel, tin, newspaper, entrance, exit, earl, pearl, sea, river, mountain, hill, apricot

Поставьте вместо пропусков артикли, где необходимо:

1. I have two…sisters. 2. My…sisters are…students. 3. My mother is not…home, she is…work. 3. What…colour is the pencil? 4. It’s…yellow flower. 5. The ball is on…floor. 6. Alice, open…door, please. 7. Give me…book, please. 8. “Interesting” is… long word. 9. This room is…spacious and that room is…small. 10. These are…houses. …houses are not big. 11. Her mother is…attractive woman. 12. For….breakfast I have a cup of tea. 13. It’s…fine day. 14. It costs…lot of money. 15. He is at…work. 16. She is at…home. 17. Let’s meet in… evening. 18. Do you know …Mary? 19. It's … white wall. 20. His father is … old man. 21. For breakfast we have … cup of coffee. 22. There is no…electricity in this room. 23. There is too much…noise here. 24. Ann is looking for…job 25. Go to …bank and get some money. 26. He is leaving for London at…end of the month. 27. The friends had…lunch in a small cafe.28. The train leaves from … platform 5. 29. That was …nice pair of gloves. 30. Do you like… music?

Поставьте вместо пропусков артикли, где необходимо:

1. Would you like…apple? 2. Would you like to go to…country? 3. Jane is…the hospital. 4. I want to buy…newspaper to read. 5. Many people like…dogs. 6. Finland is situated…Europe. 7. Tom is my….assistant. 8. Let’s sit near…door. 9. We study six days...week. 10. I often listen to…radio. 11. They will meet us at…airport. 12. We had…good time! 13. Why did you make… mistake? 14. May I have…look at the photo? 15. They live in… north of… Scotland. 16. She was born on…tenth of…May. 17. His father is … rather old. 18. We have … lot of English books. 19. My brothers are … doctors. 20. That was … good plan. 21. The plans are on … table. 22. These are…foreign magazines. 23. I have … son and … daughter. 24. Where is … doctor? He is in his study. 25. Have you got … lot of friends here? 26. His mother is … young and attractive.27. What is his …profession? He is … architect. 28. Are your parents … engineers? 29. That was … poor plan. 30…plan is on… wall.

Поставьте вместо пропусков артикли, где необходимо:

1.The textbooks are on … shelf. 2. Take … your books. 3. Those were … new dictionaries. 4. Where is … child? 5. What’s… weather like today? 6 . …weather is nasty. 7. …sun is big and yellow. 8. My brother is doing his…homework. ….homework is rather difficult. 9. Turn on…light, please. 16. …sky is blue,…sun is shining brightly. 10. 31.You shouldn’t drink…coffee too often. 11. Is there… park near here? 12. It’s time to go to…bed. 13. Do you often watch…TV? 14. He gives…cat…milk every day. 15. We live in…big house. I like…house very much. 16. There is…big tree in the yard. 17. There was…bank near here. 18. Where is…bank? 19. There is…little white cloud in…sky. 20 Where are…flowers? 21. We have…large room. There is…big sofa in it. I like to sit on…sofa and read…good book. 22. Where are…cakes? …cakes are on…plate. 23. There is no…bread on the table. 24. I see…bottle of …apple …juice on…kitchen table. 25. He has …great sense of humor. 26. Is there…bus stop near…office? 27. I want to go to…Geneva on…holiday. 28. What is there in…middle of…shelf? 29. There is…thick red carpet in…room. 30. …carpet is in front of…sofa.

Поставьте вместо пропусков артикли, где необходимо:

There is … nice coffee table to…right of the window. 2. To…left of …door there is a…big mirror. 3. There is…library between…school and…post office. 4. There are …English and…German books in our…library. 5. My brother likes…football. 6. She hates…housework. 7. I usually get up early in…morning. 8. …children go to…bed early in…evening. 9. In…middle of…day …weather changed. 10. In…afternoon it was very warm. 11. When I come…home I have…short rest. 12. I sleep very well…night. 13. I get up at…half past seven in…morning. 14. What do you do when you come…home from…school? 15. She leaves…home at …half past eight. 16. After school I talk to my friends on…phone and go for…walks. 17. I like…music. 18. I like…jazz best. 18. …academic year begins in…September. 19. We often go to…Russian Museum on…Sunday. 20. I have my birthday in…August. 21. He wants to have…nice party with his friends. 22. My new dress is made…silk. 23. His new scarf is made of…wool. 24. May is…fifth month of…year. 25. Today is …ninth of… October. 26. We live on…third floor. 27. What is…date today? 28. My father always comes from…work late. 29. On…Saturday and on…Sunday he does not work. 30. My mother cooks…dinner in…morning.

Поставьте вместо пропусков артикли, где необходимо:

What do you do after…breakfast? 2. I like to have…rest after…lunch. 3. What do we have for supper tonight? 4. We have…vegetables,…meat salad and…tea. 4. My friend watches…television all…day. 5. My…aunt and my…uncle are…doctors. 6. What…colour is your cat? 7. He studies…chemistry at…Institute. 8….English is…world language. 9. I study…French too. 10. He attends …English classes in…evening. 11. He teaches…history. 12. My friend is…great specialist in…biology. 12. Can you play…chess? 13. My sister plays…piano regularly. 14. He plays…guitar very well. 15. Our children like to play …badminton in…yard. 16. What…games does your wife like to play? She likes to play…tennis. 17. He said a big bad word in…angry voice. 18. …Asia is… largest continent. 19. My friend is…best student in…group. 20. Who is…richest man in…world? 21. Which was…most difficult task? 22. Which is…worst season in the Urals? 23. My favourite season is…autumn. 24. …February is…shortest month or…year. 25. In…summer …days are longer than in…winter. 26. I want to spend my holiday in…Crimea. 27. She was born in…Ukraine. 28. …Russia occupies…eastern half of…Europe and…northern third of…Asia.29. …climate of…northern part of…Russia is severe. It is warm in…Crimea and in…Caucasus. 30. …Washington is…capital of…United States of America.

Поставьте вместо пропусков артикли, где необходимо:

1. There are seven continents on…Earth. 2. …France is situated to…north of …Italy. 3. …Neva flows into…Gulf of…Finland. 4. …Pacific Ocean is very deep. 5. …Urals are not very high. 6. …Kazbek is…highest peak of…Caucasus. 7. …Baltic Sea is stormy in…winter. 8. Which is…highest mountain in…Russia? 9. …Themes is…short river but rather deep. 10. …Kiev is to…south of…Moscow. 11. What…colour are…rivers on …map? 12. …Philippines are situated to…southeast of…Asia. 13. I always have…good time with my friends in…country. 14. We are out of…doors from…morning till…night. 15. It is…quarter past ten. 16. We usually gather…lot of…mushrooms in…wood. 17. My uncle studied at…Moscow University. 18. We are going to…cinema tonight. 19. When did you go to…theatre last time? 20. Let’s go to…shop. 21. I am so busy that I have no…time to play…piano. 22. What foreign languages do you speak? I speak…English…little.23. Did you go for…walk yesterday? 24. Swift was…famous English writer. 25. What…good boy! 26. It was…morning. 27. During…vacation I attended some interesting lectures. I remember one of…lectures…best of all. 28. I wanted to get that book for…long time. 29. I shall remember her for…life. 30. We leave for London in…day or two.

Поставьте вместо пропусков артикли, где необходимо:

1. ... Everest was first climbed in 1953. 2. Milan is in ... north of Italy. 3. ... Africa is much larger than ... Europe. 4. Last year I visited ... Mexico and ... United States. 5. ... south of England is warmer than ... north. 6. Portugal is in ... Western Europe. 7. France and Britain are separated by ... Channel. 8. Jim has travelled a lot in ... Middle East. 9. Chicago is on ... Lake Michigan. 10. The highest mountain in Africa is ... Kilimanjaro. 11. Next year we are going skiing in ... Swiss Alps. 12. ... United Kingdom consists of ... Great Britain and ...Northern Ireland. 13. ... Seychelles are a group of islands in ... Indian Ocean. 14. ... River Volga flows into ... Caspian Sea. 15. Have you ever been to ... British Museum? 16. ... Hyde Park is a very large park in central London. 17. Another park in central London is ... St James's Park. 18. . ... Grand Hotel is in ... Baker Street. 19. . We flew to New York from ... Gatwick Airport near London. 20. Frank is a student at ... Liverpool University. 21. If you're looking for a good clothes shop, I would recommend ... Harrison's. 22. If you're looking for a good pub, I would recommend ... Sailor.

23. ... Statue of Liberty is at the entrance to ... New York harbour. 24. You should go to ... Science Museum. It's very interesting. 25. I'd like to go to China and see ... Great Wall. 26. John works for ... IBM now. He used to work for ... British Telecom. 27. Which cinema are you going to this evening? — ... Classic. 28. Which paper shall I buy — ... Guardian or ... Gerald? 29. This book is published by ... Moscow University Press. 30. .... meat we had for lunch last Sunday was very tough.

Поставьте вместо пропусков артикли, где необходимо:

1. As someone said, ... life is just one damned thing after another. 2. I don't know much about ... life of ... Napoleon. 3. ... running is supposed to be good for you. 4. I ought to be fit with all ... running I do, but I don’t feel fit. 5. Which is your favourite… colour? 6. I think ... red one will suit you best... red is more your colour. 7. We leamt ... English at school, but ... English we learnt was useless. 8. .... London is a safe city today, but ... London of the 18th century was pretty rough. 9. .... watches have become very cheap and very attractive. 10. Most of ... watches you see today work on ... quartz. 11. ... indoor plants require a lot of effort and attention. 12. ... Bach gives me a great deal of pleasure. 13. .... Bach recording you bought for my birthday is first class. 14. What has been the longest period of ... peace in ... history? 15. If you study ... History, you've got to read a lot. 16. .... fasting during ... Ramadan is more difficult in the summer months. 17. .... journeys to unknown places require a lot of preparation. 18. ... lives of ... poets and ... musicians have often been unbearably difficult. 19. .I'm not interested in the price of ... silver or the price of ... gold.

Прочитайте текст вслух, вставив, где необходимо, артикли:

I usually get up at ... 7 o’clock in ... morning. It is pleasant to get up early in ... spring and in ... summer. I air ... room, do ... my morning exercises and make ... my bed. Then I go to ... bathroom. I take ... shower and dress. At ... half past seven I am ready for ... breakfast. At ... quarter to ... eight I leave ... home. ... lectures at ... University begin at ... half past ... eight. On ... Sunday I usually go to ... country. How nice it is to walk in ... forest, to lie in...sun or to swim in ... river!

Test 1

Выберите артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. I have ... lot of English books.

2. His father is ... old.

3. She is ... architect.

4. My brothers are ... doctors.

5. These are ... nice ties.

6. That is ... clever plan.

7. The plans are on ... table.

8. ... my plates are good.

9. Close ... window, please.

10. There is ... map on the wall.

11. There are many ... flowers in the park.

12. Give me ... your text, please.

13. What colour is ... floor?

14. Give me ... some water, please.

15. It’s ... English textbook.

16. These are ... foreign magazines.

17. Open ... door, please.

18. This picture is on ... page 7.

19. Where is ... your plan?

20. Are those ... English books?

Test 2

Выберите артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. Russia is ... large country.

2. Which is ... largest state in the USA?

3. Minsk is ... nice city.

4. We have our lessons in ... morning.

5. It’s warm in ... summer.

6. Let’s meet on ... Friday.

7. I do my work at ... home.

8. He is …mining engineer by profession.

9. We’ll go to ... Malay Theatre next Saturday.

10. His name is ... George Brown.

11. What are you? I am ... teacher.

12. He is ... twenty.

13. Look at ... picture!

14. «War and Peace» is...famous novel.

15.... Moon was rising in the sky.

16. …milk is white.

17. ... butter is yellow.

18. At... present we read nothing.

19. I want to speak to you at ... work.

20. Let’s meet at ... school.

Test 3

Выберите артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. ... State University is not far from here.

2. It costs …lot of money.

3. What …surprise!

4. I’m sure you are telling…lie.

5. When does …Congress of the USA start its sessions?

6. Are you going to have…shower?

7. I’ll be back in… hour and…half.

8. I want to make …speech.

9. He told …truth.

10. In England they drive on…left.

11. In summer they don’t go to…school.

12. I was born on…12^th of August.

14. He lives in…south of Africa.

15. I like to be in … centre of everything.

16. Nature is so beautiful in ...winter.

17. The Pacific is … largest ocean in the world.

18. Do you still remember… spring when you first told me of your love?

19. ….British Museum is famous all over the world. .

20. My friend is ... good student.

21. Is she ... teacher or ... doctor?

Test 4

Выберите артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. Is he from ... England or from ... Russia?

2. ... dress isn’t red. It’s ... black.

3. Is it ...telephone? Yes, it’s ... new telephone. ... telephone is of modern design.

4. Kate is my ... friend.

5. Is this ... office?

6. Are these ... old shelves?

7. It is...chalk.

8. This city is in ... Europe.

9. Is it ... Lesson 10?

10. We learn ... English.

11. They learn....English language too.

12. London is...capital of Great Britain.

13. ...full name of the country is ...United Kingdom of...Great Britain and ...Northern Ireland

14.It costs ...lot of money.

15.What...surprise!

16.What...shame!

17.I’m sure you are telling...lie.

18.Did you have...good time?

19.I’d like to have...snack.

20.He made...mistake.

Test 5

Выберите артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. Could you give me...lift to the shop?

2. Have...look at it.

3. Are you going to have…shower?

4. ...Variety Show is one of the best theatres of the town.

5. I’ll be back in… hour and…half.

6. ...City is the commercial heart of London.

7. Henry...VIII had six wives.

8. Stay at...home tonight.

9. The Russians like...good hard winter with plenty of ...snow and frost.

10.Here...spring is wet,... winter is cold and snowy.

11.It was...late spring.

12.…winter of 1996 was warm.

13....spring makes people feel young.

14.I like autumn ...best.

15.Where do you usually go in...summer?

16.…Tverskaya street is in...centre of Moscow.

17. ...rest of the group left…classroom.

18....National Gallery faces...Trafalgar Square.

19.When did you arrive at...Heathrow airport?

Test 6

Выберите артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. What is on at...”Kosmos”?

2. ...Bolshoy Theatre is famous for its ballet performances.

3. We are going to stay at...Hilton Hotel.

4. London Zoo is situated in...Regent Park.

5. Where is...Tate Gallery?

6. What is...British Museum famous for?

7. It was...morning.

8. ...wines of...Crimea are excellent.

9. It is...warm autumn day.

10.…evening was cold.

11.Let’s meet in...afternoon.

12.It was...early morning.

13.…night came.

14.We’ll get home before...sunset.

15.It was...warm night.

16. ...Adriatic Sea, which is between the coasts of...Italy and...Yugoslavia, is

...arm of...Mediterranean Sea.

17. ...Swiss Alps are very picturesque.

18.“My heart is in...Highlands”.

19. ...Chicago River flows towards...Gulf of...Mexico.

20. ...Panama Canal connects...Atlantic and...Pacific Oceans.

21.The village is situated near...Atlas Mountains.

22....official language of Brazil is Portuguese.

23.What is...third largest country in the world?

24.The children received...permission to go.

Test 7

Выберите артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. ...Alaska is...biggest state in...USA.

2. ...Volga flows from ...Valdai Hills to...Caspian Sea.

3. Where are...British Isles situated?

4. The student showed...Europe,...Asia, ...North and South America, ...Africa on

...map.

5. What...witty man!

6. What...children!

7. What...nice dress!

8. What...wonderful news!

9. What...nasty weather!

10.What...strange letter!

11.What...valuable information!

12.What...beautiful hair!

13.What...wonderful flowers!

14. I hope we shall have... pleasure of seeing you again.

15.Let’s do everything before...lunch.

16.What do you usually have for...breakfast?

17.Is...dinner ready?

18.How much did you pay for...dinner?

19.They had...delicious lunch at the restaurant.

20.When...tea is ready, we shall call you.

21.They met at…noon.

22. …MBA Program is a success with the businessmen.

Test 8

Выберите артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. …certain Mary Brown starred in the film.

2.…Hermitage was nearby.

3. It was…different Paris.

4. He spoke in… low voice.

5. … rich prefer to build their houses in the suburbs.

6. He is of … age.

7. The metro station is…five-minutes’ walk.

8. I prefer to see… Uspensky Cathedral.

9. We did it in…hurry

10. …Moscow Underground is considered the most beautiful in the world.

11. … famous English writer Dickens is one of our favourite writers.

12. …Civil War burst out at the beginning of the century.

13. … McDonalds are...great family.

14. …late Mr. Jones was his guardian.

15. The sportsmen covered…half…mile.

16. Our group has ten English lessons…week.

17. …Argentine is the birthplace of ... tango.

18. It’s rather…long queue.

18. James was…typical Forsyte.

19. Where is… Congo situated?

20. All he felt towards the man was…hatred.

21. The students often go to…Belinsky Library.

22. …Government is headed by the Prime Minister.

Test 9

Выберите артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. The reporters worked in… Lebanon,

2. .…Ruhr is an industrial district.

3. We’ll be on holiday…next month.

4. The poet was born in… Ukraine.

5. Have you ever been to …Crimea?

6. They spent... holiday in…Caucasus.

7. Don’t make much noise: ...children are in…bed.

8. Do you know where…? Transvaal is?

9. …West Indies are the islands.

10. There are a lot of fashionable resorts near… Riviera.

11. … Soviet Union was a great powerful state.

12. The tourists left…United States in a week.

13. …United Kingdom of Great Britain consists of many large and small islands.

14. …Hague is one of the political centres of Europe.

15. The man went to…sea at the age of...twenty.

16. Have you ever been to …Canary Islands?

17. …green is my favourite colour.

18. …Sahara looks magnificent on the geographical map.

19. …English language is spoken all over the world.

20. …boat sailed into…open sea.

21. …Moscow is…capital of…Russian Federation.

22.… British Parliament starts its work in autumn.

23. … Times is one of the most popular paper nowadays.

Test 10

Выберите правильные артикли для следующих предложений (отсутствие артикля обозначается значком 0):

а) a b) an c) the d) 0

1. …English is…world language.

2. She has more…hair than…wit.

3. He often suffers from …headaches.

4. His grandfather graduated from… University of Oxford.

5. His father studied at…London University.

6. I recommend you to stay at…Hilton.

7. The students take…English Literature at the Institute.

8. …competition is organized by… National Tennis Club.

9. First of all I advise you to see…National Gallery.

10. Their mansion is in…High Street.

11. … wounded were taken to the hospital.

12. Thank you for all…help you gave me.

13. I like to be on…board…ship.

14. This is the portrait of…Queen of…England.

15. …concert will be held at…Albert Hall.

16. I’d like to visit… Lincoln Memorial.

17. …life is not bed of roses.

18. They all got together at… Luzhniki Stadium.

19. I don’t like…fish for…breakfast.

20. The girl has made…great progress in her study.

21. … film is about the tragedy of…Titanic.

22. …Conservative Party formed the Government at that period.

23.… House of Commons is the largest chamber of the Parliament.

Вместо пропусков поставьте соответствующие предлоги:

1. We have a little court…the yard. 2. The light switch is…the door. 3. Don’t forget to switch the TV…when you go…bed. 4. I don’t like to get up early, and I never get up…eight. 5. …ten o’clock everyone was asleep. 6. Stay…us…the weekend. 7. Let’s have our picnic…this fine tree. 8. Please come…my place…your brother. 9. This is a letter…my sister. 10. There were red lights…front…my car. 11. Call me…the evening as I’m usually out…the day. 12. There is a telephone box…the street. 13. I usually phone…her…Wednesday morning. 14. My wife’s parents will stay with us…next Monday. 15. I want to clean the house…top…bottom. 16. What holiday is…this week? 17. Will you sit…me? 18. I go…work…train every day. 19. The family is…the table. 20. There is a big jug…milk…the table. 21. He has a piece…cake…his hand. 22. The library has a large number…books. 23. My shelves are full…books. 24. My chair is…the desk and the window. 25. Mrs. West is going…the shops. 26. Look…the picture…the actress…the next page. 27. Frank will be away…Tuesday. 28. I’ll wait foe you…nine o’clock. 29. She usually has an apple…lunch. 30. Let’s meet…the usual time. 31. She is not…home, she is…work. 32. The plane arrives…London…three o’clock. 33. We arrived…the theatre ten minutes later. 34. We guarantee the delivery…tree weeks. 35. Is the weather the same…your country? 36. I’ll see her…the afternoon. 37. They got married…2000. 38. I found you…difficulty. 39. Go…the corridor, the office is…the left. 40. The Information desk is…the right. 41. The plane was late…of the bad weather. 42. I haven’t seen him…2002. 43….of buying something useful she always buys sweets.