="justify">. What's ... matter? Have you lost ... keys again?
. What s ... date today? Where s ... .calendar?
. What s ... time? I ve left ... watch at home.
. Describe ... situation to us, will you?
. Put ... dictionary in its place.
. Are уоu going to lay ... table?- Yes, but where is ... table-cloth?
. I think we must put ... fridge in the corner.4. Complete the sentences with the right article.
. I have ... family.... Family is not big, but friendly.
. This is ... wonderful car ... car is my brother's.
. Jane bought ... dictionary. She paid much for ... book.
. The policeman saw ... strange man near the bank. He recognized ... man.
. It s ... beautiful flower. I am sure, Mary left ... flower here.
. They arrived at ... very old house .... house looked dark and unfriendly.
. What ... funny little dog. Is ... dog yours?
. Once upon a time there lived ... greedy king .... king was not popular.
. They found ... cottage in the forest. Not ... sound came from ... house.
. They entered ... old-fashioned room and in ... room there sat a strange figure.5. Use the article if necessary. Laquo; s mother sent him to ... shop to buy ... rice, ... fish and ... bread. She also told him to get ... salt ... sugar and ... vegetables. When he got back home with ... purchases, his mother was dissatisfied. Look at ... products, Ben, she said, ... fish isn t fresh, ... rice is old and full of weevils and ... bread is stale. There are ... lumps in ... salt, ... vegetables are not fresh and ... sugar is dirty .... food is expensive and now I ll have to throw away some of ... things you ve bought. Next time be more careful, Ben! 6. Complete the sentences with an appropriate article.
. Who was ... first teacher you had at school?
. This is ... suit John bought in Paris.
. It was ... moment I'll never forget.
. Here is ... present you have been dreaming of.
. Meet Mike. He is ... man I told you about.
. The Hermitage is ... richest museum in Russia.
. Young people like to walk in ... centre of Moscow.
.... Whole group passed the exam successfully.
. You are ... whole world to me.
. This is ... thing you must do now.
. If you take ... left turn you'll get to ... right place.
. Detroit is ... sixth largest city in the USA.
. My mother is ... main person in my life.7. Complete the sentences with an appropriate article.
. She has papers everywhere: on ... table, on ... floor, in ... kitchen and even in ... bathroom.
. Let's take the children to ... circus on Sunday morning.
. He was born in ... small Siberian village.
. I got into ... plane for my first flight.
. If you look at ... sky, you'll see a lot of stars.
. Shall we meet at ... library?
. She 'lay on ... sofa listening to pop music.
. She works in ... bank, in ... centre of ... city.
. In summer she likes to have tea in ... garden.
. Susan rents ... top half of the house.
. He lives in ... small town in Alaska.8. Comment on the use of the articles in the following sentences. Translate them into Russian.
. Asia Minor is a great peninsula in Western Asia. It i's washed by the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean in the south, and the Aegean Sea in the west. It is occupied today by Turkey.
. If you want to visit a city within the Arctic Circle go to Murmansk, which is on the Barents Sea.
. San-Marino, which lies in the Apennine Mountains near the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, is Europe's oldest existing state. It has a population 6f less than 20,000 people, most of whom speak Italian.
. The Virgin Islands (the Caribbean Islands) were bought by the United States from Denmark in 1 917 and are now popular tourist centres.
. Mount Ararat in the eastern Turkey is mentioned in the Bible as the place where Noah's Ark came to rest.
. The Blue Nile, and the White Nile meet in ...
