Упр. 1. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. Bill Robins was... very rich man. He was... richest man in... village. 2. Pete is... tallest boy in our class. Nick is... shortest boy, but he is very... strong. He is... stronger than many boys who are... taller than he. I think Nick is... strongest boy in... class. 3. Granny often tells us... long stories. Today her story was still... longer. It was... longest story. She began telling it after... dinner and finished only before... supper. But... story was very interesting. I think it was... most interesting of Granny's stories. 4. Which was... most difficult exercise in... test-paper? 5. Which is... best season of the year? 6. February is... shortest month of the year. 7. Do you know... longest river in our country? 8. In... May... days are... longer than in... April.
Упр. 2. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1.... Moscow is situated on... Moscow River.... Moscow is a river that moves very slowly. There is... canal called... Moscow-Volga Canal which joins... Moscow to... Volga.... Volga runs into... Caspian Sea. 2. Several rivers run into... sea at... New York.... most important is... Hudson River which empties into... Atlantic Ocean. Besides... Hudson there are... two other rivers:... East River and... Harlem River. 3. In... Siberia there are many long rivers:... Ob,... Irtysh,... Yenissei,... Lena and... Amur. 4.... Altai Mountains are... higher than... Urals.
Упр. 3. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1.... Neva flows into... Gulf of... Finland. 2.... Pacific Ocean is very deep. 3.... Urals are not very high. 4.... Kazbek is... highest peak of... Caucasus. 5.... Alps are covered with... snow. 6.... Shetland Islands are situated to... north of... Great Britain. 7.... USA is... largest country in... America. 8.... Crimea is washed by... Black Sea. 9.... Lake Baikal is... deepest lake in... world. 10.... Paris is... capital of... France. 11. Lomonosov was born in... small village on... shore of... White Sea. 12. Gogol was born in... Ukraine in 1809. 13.... Caucasus separates... Black Sea from... Caspian Sea. 14.... Europe and... America are separated by... Atlantic Ocean. 15.... Baltic Sea is stormy in winter. 16. There are many small islands in... Pacific Ocean. 17.... North Sea separates... British Isles from... Europe. 18.... Balkans are old mountains. 19.... Nile flows across... north-eastern part of... Africa to... Mediterranean Sea. 20. Which are....highest mountains in... Russia?
Упр. 4. Поставьте следующие предложения во множественное число.
1. This is a bird. 2. Is that also a bird? -- No, it isn't. That is a cat. 3. Is that a good horse? — Yes, it is. 4. Is that cow big or small? - It is big. 5. This is an apple and that is a flower. 6. Where is the coin? It is in the box. 7. What colour is the box? - It is green. 8. What is it made of? - It is made of wood. 9. What is that man? - - He is a clerk. 10. Is he in the office? - - Yes, he is. 11. Is that woman a typist? -- No, she isn't. - - What is she? — She is a doctor. 12. Is his brother at home? - Yes, he is. 13. This house has a balcony looking out on the street. 14. The architecture of this building is quite modern. 15. This is a new district of St. Petersburg. 16. There is a shop, a cinema and a theatre in the new district. 17. He is a retired worker. 18.1 am a doctor. 19. We hear the sounds of a child's voice. 20. She is a nice girl
Упр. 5. Вставьте some, any, no, every или их производные.
1. Can I have... milk? - - Yes, you can have.... 2. Will you have... tea? 3. Give me... books, please. I have... to read at home. 4. Put... sugar in her tea: she does not like sweet tea. 5. Is... the matter with you? Has... offended you? I see by your face
that... has happened. 6. We did not see... in the hall. 7.... was present at the lesson yesterday. 8. He is busy. He has... time to go to the cinema with us. 9. Do you need... books to prepare for your report? 10. Have you... questions? Ask me... you like, I shall try to answer... question. 11.... liked that play: it was very dull. 12. If... is ready, we shall begin our experiment.
Упр. 6. Переведите на английский язык следующие пары слов.
Много тетрадей, много молока, много воды, много дней, много газет, много мела, много снега, много лет, много картин, много музыки, много мальчиков, много девочек, много чая, много лимонов, много мяса, много комнат, много учителей, много работы, много воздуха, много птиц, много машин.
Упр. 7. Вставьте much, many, little, few, a little или a few.
1. He had... English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books. 2. She gave him... water to wash his hands and face. 3. I'd like to say... words about my journey. 4. After the play everybody felt... tired. 5. Let's stay here... longer: it is such a nice place. 6. There were... new words in the text, and Peter spent... time learning them. 7. There was... hay in the barn, and the children could not play there. 8. There was... water in the river, and they decided to cross it. 9. My mother knows German... and she can help you with the translation of this letter. 10. When we walked... farther down the road, we met another group of students. 11. Have you got I... ink in your pen? 12. At the conference we met I... people whom we knew well. 13. There are very... old houses left in our street. Most of them have already been pulled down. 14. If you have... spare time, look through this book. You will find... stories there which are rather interesting. 15. There are... things here which I cannot understand. 16. Shall I bring... more chalk? — No, thank you. There is... chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough for our lesson.
Упр. 8. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных. Hot, long, short, clever, silly, great, red, black, white, thin, thick, fat, nice, warm, cold, merry, small, tall, high, weak, strong, heavy, light, green,; dry, clean, dirty, wide, deep, brave.
Упр. 9. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.
1. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 2. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 5. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 8. The island of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is (wide) than the straits of Gibraltar. 11. Russia is a very (large) country.
Упр. 10. Вставьте предлоги on, in или into.
1. Where is the book? - - It is... the table. 2. Where is the tea? — It is... the cup. 3. Put the plates... the table. 4. Put the book... the bag. 5. There is a beautiful picture... the wall. 6. He went... the room. 7. I like to sit... the sofa... my room. 8. Mother is cooking dinner... the kitchen. 9. She went... the room and sat down... the sofa. 10. There are many people... the park today. 11. There is a girl standing... the bridge. Why is she crying? - She has dropped her doll... the water. 12. There is no tea... my cup. 13. Pour some tea... my cup. 14. Put these flowers... the window-sill. 15. I saw many people... the platform waiting for the train. 16. We went... the garden and sat down... a bench. 17. The teacher hung a picture... the blackboard. 18. I opened the door and went... the classroom. The teacher was writing some words... the blackboard. The pupils were writing these words... their exercise-books. There were some books and pens... the teacher's table. There were two maps... the wall and some flowers... the window-sills. I saw a pen... the floor. I picked it up and put it... the table. 19. He put his hand... his pocket, took out a letter and dropped it... the mail-box which hung... the wall of the house. Then he got... his car and drove off.
Упр. 11. Вставьте глагол to be в Present Simple.
1. I... a pupil. 2. My father... not a teacher, he... a scientist. 3.... your aunt a doctor? - Yes, she.... 4.... they at home? - - No, they... not at borne, they... at work. 5. My brother... a worker. He... at work. 6.... you an engineer? - - Yes, I.... 7.... your sister a typist? No, she... not a typist, she... a student. 8.... your brother at school? - - Yes, he.... 9.... your sister at school? - No, she... not at school. 10. My... sister... at home. 11.... this your watch? • Yes, it.... 12. She... an actress. 13. This... my bag. 14. My uncle... an office-worker. 15. He... at work. 16. Helen... a painter. She has some fine pictures. They... on the walls. She has much paper. It... on the shelf. The shelf... brown. It... on the wall. Helen has a brother. He... a student. He has a family. His family... not in St. Petersburg, it... in Moscow.
Упр. 12. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глагол to be в Present или Past Simple,
1. Я ученик. 2. Он летчик. 3. Она доктор. 4. Мы школьники. 5. Вы рабочие. 6. Ты рабочий. 7. Они ученики. 8. Я дома. 9. Он в школе. 10. Она в кино? 11. Мы в парке. 12. Они в театре? 13.Она молодая? 14. Он старый. 15. Она не старая. 16. Они сильные. 17. Она больна. 18. Вы больны? 19. Он болен? 20. Я не болен. 21. Я был болен вчера. 22. Она не была больна. 23. Мы были в кино. 24. Они не были в кино. 25. Они не в школе. 26. Они дома. 27. Вы были в парке вчера? 28. Он был в школе вчера? 29. Он был рабочим. 30. Она была учительницей.