- A dog is an animal.
- A potato is a vegetable.
- A pencil is like a pen.
- A ruler is a thin rectangular wooden or plastic strip.
- A test-tube is a hollow glass tube.
- A writer writes a book.
- The man who is sitting there is my friend.
- The girl in that room is my sister.
- The boy does his work well.
II. Поставьте существительные в единственное число, сделав все необходимые преобразования в предложении.
- Horses are animals.
- Boots are kinds of shoes.
- Watches are small clocks.
- Novels are books.
- Children are not always good.
- Stockings are long socks.
- Schools are large buildings.
III. Поставьте а/an, где необходимо.
а/an | а/an | |
1 | I haven’t got computer. | Do you keep record of the results? |
2 | I am not chemist, I am biologist. | I work in theoretical research team. |
3 | You made very bad mistake. | I’ve got very good idea. |
4 | It is convincing result. | It is standard method. |
IV. Поставьте the , где необходимо.
- Which city is ___ capital of ___your country?
- What is ___largest city in ___world?
- Our apartment is on ___third floor.
- Help! Fire! Somebody, call ___fire brigade.
- Who was ___first man to walk on ___moon?
- "Where is ___your dictionary?" " It's on ___top shelf on ___right."
- We live in ___country, about five miles from ___nearest village.
- ___Prime Minister is ___most important person in ___British government.
- I don't know everybody in ___this photograph. Who is ___man on ___left?
- It was a very nice hotel but I don't remember ___name.
- I didn't like her ___first time I met her.
V. Поставьте a/an, the , где необходимо.
- I turned off ___ light, opened ____ door and went out.
- Excuse me, can I ask ____ question, please?
- Alan is ____ best player in our football team.
- How far is it from here to ____ airport?
- Enjoy your holiday and don’t forget to send me ____ postcard!
- Have you got ____ ticket for ____ concert tomorrow night?
- Yesterday I bought ____ jacket and ____ shirt.____ jacket was cheap but ____ shirt was expensive.
- What is ____ name of ____ director of ____ film we saw ____ last night?
- “Where are _____ children?” “They’re in ____ garden.”
- My sister’s _____ teacher in ____ school near Leicester. She has three children, two girls and ____ boy. ____ girls are in her class at school, but ____ boy isn’t old enough for school yet.
- Jane and Bill are ____ very nice couple. She has ____ clothes shop, and he works in ____ office in ____ centre of town.
- “Where are my shoes?” “On ____ floor in ____ kitchen.”
- “How much are the driving lessons?” “Fifteen pounds ____ hour.”
- When you come to bed, can you put ____ cat out and turn off ____ light?
- I went to ____ restaurant last night.
- What’s _____ name of ____ restaurant we went to last night?
VI. Выберите правильный вариант употребления артикля the.
Potatoes / The potatoes are not expensive.
- This is a good meal. Potatoes / The potatoes are very nice.
- Everybody needs friends / the friends.
- Jan doesn't go to parties / the parties very often.
- Children / The children learn things / the things very quickly.
- I enjoy eating in restaurants / the restaurants.
- I enjoy taking photographs / the photographs. It's my hobby.
- I must show you photographs / the photographs I took when I was on holiday.
Если перед такими существительными, как method, theory, effect, device и т.п. стоит имя собственное в притяжательном падеже, то артикль не употребляется:
Seitz's hypothesis, Whipple's model.
Если имя собственное стоит в общем падеже, то употребляется определенный артикль:
the Holl effect, the Boltzman factor, the Gerrish drive, the Coulomb field etc.
VII. Поставьте the, где необходимо.
- 1. The DNA was examined by ____ Klein-Smith method.
- 2. ____ Wilson's model has been applied.
- 3. ____ Hodgkin-Huxley equations modified by Dodge have been solved.
- 4. The system is studied by ___ Smith's method.
- 5. Measurements performed on Bi-Te alloys are compared with Seeback coefficients (S) using ___ Kelvin's second relation P=ST.
VIII. Поставьте a/an, где необходимо.
1. It is ___ pleasure to do ___ business with such ___ efficient organization.
2. I have ___ headache. I have ___ pain in my shoulder.
3. You must be strong in ___ mind and body.
4.If they had ___ mind to, they could easily get it published.
5. Oh, I know there’s no danger, but I’m ____ little frightened all the same. ___
6. Little of the equipment was standardized.
7. It is possible to make ___ very good living from being a businessman.
8. The quality of ___ urban living has been damaged by excessive noise levels. 9.
He was one of ___ few men of science who never terrified me, probably because he never behaved like ___ doctor.