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Ex. 1.   Change the nouns in the following sentences into the plural and make all the necessary changes.

1. She is a truly good person. 2. I have a special treat for tea today, a strawberry cake. 3. Never trust a stranger! 4. It’s a question of principle, of ethics. 5. She is a most dependable business partner. 6. The girl was wearing a sheepskin coat. 7. That’s a sensation, sir. 8. There is a small difficulty, madam. 9. He is a tea-taster. 10. Robert is a loving family man. 11. What an exotic creature! 12. The city has a proud history. 13. You are a romantic fool. 14. It’s a medieval saga. 15. This young man is such a virtuoso at playing the piano.
2. They are truly good persons. 2. I have special treats for tea today, strawberry cakes. 3. Never trust strangers! 4. These are questions of principle, of ethics. 5. They are the most dependable business partners. 6. The girls were wearing sheepskin coats. 7. Those are sensations, sirs. 8. There are small difficulties, madams. 9. They are tea-tasters. 10. Robert and Oleg are loving family men. 11. What exotic creatures! 12. The cities have proud histories. 13. You are romantic fools. 14. These are medieval sagas. 15. These young men are such  virtuosos at playing the pianos.

Ex. 2.   Insert the article if necessary.

2. Bill is a workaholic. 2. It was a long-term agreement. 3. He is an eccentric. It’s in his nature. 4. In my opinion you deserve a medal.  5. Amanda had a passion for an order. 6. Marigold. It’s such a lovely name for a child. 7. Lord, what a day! 8. Mum gave me a list of things to do about the house which was a mile long. 9. He is making a film about Everest. 10. Saunas give a good impression of how — turkey must feel on Christmas Day.
3. Keep — cool head, stay calm, she cautioned herself. 12. — A penny for your thoughts! — You can have them for nothing! 13. The life is a gift, the life is for you to enjoy it. 14. Alex kissed him on the cheek and gave him a bear hug. «I love you, the daddy of mine!» «And I love you too, the daughter!» 15. She took a deep breath. 16. England had made a lasting impression on her. 17. She made a trip from Paris to New York to visit a client. 18. I’m Mrs. Stratton. You don’t know me. I’m a friend of the friend.

Ex. 3.   Insert the article if necessary.

1. New York is the most exciting city. 2. She could afford it, since she was a millionairess in her own right. 3. Are you trying to be a matchmaker? 4. She was a good looking woman with a great deal of personal style. 5. There was, after all, the supersonic flight on the time­table. 6. The general register office is a place of records, and it’s a mine of — information. 7. You’ve won, and I’d like to drink a toast to that. 8. Patrick O’Shea was a tall man, well-built, with — graying hair and — pleasant manner. 9. If you have an afternoon sleep, you’ll have — headache. 10. There is a good progress in her studies, I’m sure. 11A washing machine saves a lot of time and energy. 12. We brought a thermos of — iced tea. 13. You are a very special woman. I’ve never met anyone like you. 14. Richard had a quick wit and a good sense of humour. 15. «You are a dark horse,» he grinned. 16. She had an enormous capacity for a work. 17. She was not a troublemaker. 18. It was a three-hour operation, but she came through it well. 19. She made a mental note to cancel the flight. 20. This writer has a sharp eye for detail.

Ex. 4.   Insert the right article.

1. — most windows are made of glass. 2. the glass of my watch is broken, and one of the hands is missing. 3. the first concern of any government should be — education of — people of a country. 4 the stars are very bright tonight. 5. the president said that he didn’t want a trouble, but the troubles of a country had to be settled quickly. 6. the trees in our garden bear a lot of fruit every year. 7. the audience was stone silent. 8. the girl is really a great talker. 9. In America «neighbour» has a friendly connotation, in England it is a chilly word, nearly always a stranger. 10. the rain was still beating on the windows. 11. the road snaked its way across — hills. 12. Emma hoped a baby would be a girl. 13. the Queen smiled. She had told a black He. 14. In the middle of the year he made the second trip to Fairley Hall. 15. — I don’t like — policemen. — Neither do I. But I do like the English policemen. 16. the village where my relatives live is such an idyllic place. 17. the bell rang the third time to indicate the beginning of the class. 18. the girl is a born peacemaker.

Ex. 5.   Translate into English.

1. Он прожил безгрешную жизнь. 2. Жизнь такова, какой вы ее делаете. 3. Это неизбежно. Это вопрос времени. 4. Это было очень счастливое время. 5. Упор­ный труд принесет вам успех. 6. Она делает очень красивые поделки. 7. Если с ее головы упадет хоть один волосок, то ты об этом очень пожалеешь. 8. Ус­пехи, которые сделал Максим, радуют его родителей. 9. Успех улучшает (to improve) характер. 10. Язык имеет большую силу. 11. У меня нет опыта работы с детьми. 12. Это был очень печальный опыт. 13. У него есть воля и честолюбие. 14. Она очень волевой чело­век. 15. Он говорит, что хочет составить завещание. 16. Татьяна нашла у себя несколько седых волосков и очень расстроилась. 17. Он начал работать в ран­нем возрасте. 18. Это книга для людей всех возрас­тов. 19. Сто лет тебя не видела, как ты? 20. Любви все возрасты покорны.
2. He lived a sinless life. 2. Life is what you make it. 3. This is inevitable. It is the matter of time. 4. It was a very happy time. 5. Working hard will bring you success. 6. She makes very beautiful crafts. 7. If even one hair falls from her head, you will regret it very much. 8. Ushepeh, which made Maxim, delight his parents. 9. Success improves (to improve) character. 10. Language has great power. 11. I have no experience working with children. 12. It was a very sad experience. 13. He has the will and ambition. 14. She is a very strong-willed person. 15. He says he wants to make a will. 16. Tatiana found some gray hairs and was very upset. 17. He began working at an early age. 18. This is a book for people of all ages. 19. I have not seen you for ages, how are you? 20. Love for all ages.

Ex. 6.   Translate into English.

1. Это был грандиозный обед, были приглашены мно­гие знаменитости. 2. Сколько мы должны заплатить за обед? 3. Я еще не решила, что приготовить на обед. Боюсь, что у нас будет поздний обед сегодня. 4. Обед готов, пожалуйста, садитесь все к столу. 5. Горнич­ная поставила завтрак на поднос и понесла его в спальню госпожи. 6. Он обсуждает все важные воп­росы после ужина. 7. Боюсь, у нас сегодня будет очень простой ужин. 8. Она не завтракает по утрам, зато устраивает себе основательный второй завтрак. 9. Время ланча. Давай заглянем в «Елки-Палки» на Тверской. 10. Дети, вы вымыли руки перед обедом? 11. Посольство дает званый завтрак в честь праздни­ка. 12. Ужин в китайском ресторане был очень ост­рым. 13. — Сколько здесь стоит комплексный обед? — Очень дешево. 14. Поздний завтрак — это нечто сред­нее между завтраком и ланчем. 15. Какой вкусный обед! Вы замечательный повар.
2. It was a grand dinner, many celebrities were invited. 2. How much should we pay for lunch? 3. I have not decided what to cook for lunch. I’m afraid we will have a late lunch today. 4. Dinner is ready, please sit down at the table. 5. The maid put breakfast on a tray and carried it to the mistress’s bedroom. 6. He discusses all the important questions after dinner. 7. I’m afraid we will have a very simple dinner today. 8. She does not eat breakfast in the morning, but she arranges herself a substantial second breakfast. 9. Lunch time. Let’s take a look at «Yolki-Palki» on Tverskaya. 10. Children, did you wash your hands before dinner? 11. The Embassy gives a dinner party in honor of the holiday. 12. Dinner in a Chinese restaurant was very spicy. 13. — How much does a complex lunch cost here? — Very cheap. 14. Late breakfast is something between breakfast and lunch. 15. What a delicious lunch! You are a great cook.

Ex. 7.   Translate into English.

1. Ночь.Скоро наступит рассвет. 2. Мой сосед — фо­тограф. Он обычно проявляет пленки по ночам. 3. Мы встали ранним утром, чтобы увидеть восход солнца. 4. Дети обещали вернуться домой к вечеру. 5. На моих часах полночь. Вот и закончился день. 6. Это произошло осенью прошлого года. 7. Поздняя осень — время, когда природа готовится к зиме. 8. Была мо­розная январская ночь. 9. Мы встретились в одну из пятниц. 10. Какая волшебная ночь! 11. Он трудился день за днем, как муравей. 12. Говорят, будет ранняя весна. 13. Ночь перед Рождеством — самое чудесное время. 14. После заката всегда становится холоднее. 15. Большинство людей предпочитает отдыхать в лет­нее время.
2. It’s night. Dawn is coming soon. 2. My neighbor is a photographer. He usually shows films at night. 3. We got up early in the morning to see the sunrise. 4. Children promised to return home in the evening. 5. My watch is midnight. That ended the day. 6. This happened last fall. 7. Late autumn is the time when nature prepares for winter. 8. It was a darling January night. 9. We met on one of the Fridays. 10. What a magical night! 11. He labored day after day, like an ant. 12. They say it will be early spring. 13. The night before Christmas is the most wonderful time. 14. After sunset it always gets colder. 15. Most people prefer to relax in summer time.

Ex. 8   Insert the right article.

1. an azalea is truly an adaptable shrub as it will grow in all climates. 2. a rose is one of the oldest flowers in cultivation. 3. a man is harsher than iron, harder than stone and more delicate than a rose. 4. Nobody can decide which came first — a hen or an egg. 5. a circus makes people remember their childhood. 6. the television was invented by the Scottish engineer John Baird in 1926. 7. a postmark first appeared in England in 1840. 8. a sea cow is not a cow at all. 9. the dragon symbolized evil in fairy tales. 10. The apple tree and a grape are the oldest trees on the Earth. 11. The primary speech organ, the birthplace of our words is a human heart. 12. a speaking watch will soon be on a market. 13. the apple is a symbol of New York City. 14. a pen is mightier that a sword, and considerably easier to write with.

Ex. 9.   Insert the right article.

I.Maxim left the Ritz Hotel after their dinner at the Annabel’s and walked home crossing — Picadilly and heading through — Half Moon Street into — Mayfair. 2. the Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean was discovered in 1722.  It is one of the most mysterious spots on the earth. 3.1 flew to the UK on the Concorde. I had hardly had a chance to eat a snack, relax and read my book when we were landing at — Heathrow. 4. the Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current which flows from the Gulf of Mexico, along the south-east coast of the United States, and north-eastwards in the Atlantic Ocean. 5. The waters of the Seine trembled in the hazy sunshine. 6. In the vicinity of the house were the Rodin Museum, the French Academy, and the Hotel des Invalides, housing the tomb of Napoleon I.  T.George had planned  a cruise to the Greek islands as a surprise for his family. They would be sailing around the Aegean Sea for about a fortnight.  8. The two young women had attended — Sorbonne at the same time. Their fathers, as it turned out, had been at — Oxford University. 9. The highest peak  in   — North America is   — Mount McKinley. 10. the Monterey Peninsula juts out into the Pacific Ocean halfway up — California coast. 11. The travellers saw an oasis in the Gobi, but it was a mirage. 12. If you want to see the Lake Victoria and — Mount Kilimanjaro, go to — Kenya. 13. There is a project to turn the Baikal area into the Russian Alps.

Ex. 10.   Insert the right article.

2. The hunters got lost in the Rocky Mountains. 2. the Buckingham Palace, the Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London,  the Tower Bridge, the National Gallery are the usual sights in  the English capital. 3. The six island countries of — West Indies are — Bahamas, — Barbados, — Cuba, — Dominican Republic, — Haiti and — Jamaica. 4. In the mornings she used to read … «Vogue» and he usually read the «Mirror». 5. — Berlin she had been born in, and where she had grown up, no longer existed. 6. — Low Countries include   the Netherlands, — Belgium, and — Luxembourg. 7. the Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon. 8. The names of the following streets have the definite article: — Mall, — Strand, — Wall Street, — Unter den Linden. 9. — England of the 21st century will be very different from — England of our days.  10. This producer got  the Nika for this film.
3. Chaucer would have had difficulty in recognizing — London of Queen Elizabeth, just as Shakespeare would have been  lost  in  —  brick-and-stone  London  of D.R. Johnson, while Dickens, well as he knew — London, would have been bewildered by — steel and concrete London of today.

Ex.11.   Translate into English.

1. Этот сыщик пытается добраться до сути дела. 2. На­чиная с ранней весны, крестьяне встают с первым про­блеском зари. 3. Мораль сей басни очень поучитель­на. 4. Стая голубей устроилась на крыше собора. 5. У моего друга обостренное чувство справедливости. 6. Неужели ты веришь, что в том, что он говорит, есть хоть слово правды? 7. Шекспир верил в колесо форту­ны. 8. Круговорот жизни бесконечен, и он никогда не меняется. 9. Судьба человека зависит от очень мно­гих вещей. 10. Высоко в небе мы увидели арку раду­ги. 11. С вершины холма можно увидеть панораму Флоренции. 12. Сердце женщины непредсказуемо. 13. Группа второкурсников изучает итальянский язык. 14. У меня сломалась машина, и теперь мне нужна кругленькая сумма денег, чтобы отремонтировать ее. 15. На рояле стояла фигурка солдата. 16. Фигура ма­некенщицы должна соответствовать определенным требованиям.
2. This detective is trying to get to the bottom of the matter. 2. Starting in early spring, the peasants stand up with the first glow of dawn. 3. The moral of this fable is very instructive. 4. A flock of pigeons settled on the roof of the cathedral. 5. My friend has a heightened sense of justice. 6. Do you really believe that what he says is a word of truth? 7. Shakespeare believed in the wheel fort. 8. The cycle of life is infinite, and it never changes. 9. The fate of a person depends on a lot of things. 10. High in the sky, we saw the arch of the rainbow. 11. From the top of the hill you can see the panorama of Florence. 12. The heart of a woman is unpredictable. 13. A group of sophomores studying Italian. 14. My car broke down, and now I need a tidy sum of money to repair it. 15. On the piano was a figure of a soldier. 16. The figure of a mackerel should meet certain requirements.

Ex. 12. Translate into English

1. Синоптики сообщают, что погода наконец-то меня­ется к лучшему. 2. Мой друг — неисправимый роман­тик. Он верит во все лучшее в людях. 3. Сейчас я чи­таю роман Ф. Достоевского «Униженные и оскорблен­ные». 4. Чем раньше ты примешь решение, тем лучше. 5. Не говорите плохо об отсутствующих. 6. Чем сильнее буря, тем скорее она пройдет. 7. Он из другого мира, он один из избранных, из привилеги­рованных. 8. — Я космополит. — А я консерватор. 9. Небо было бледно-голубого цвета, а море — темно-зеленого. 10. Моя подруга работает в школе для глу­хонемых. 11. Я смотрю новый сериал — «Дерзкие и красивые». 12. Все мы ищем в этой жизни идеал. 13. У молодых и у старых, у бедных и богатых есть свои радости и свои проблемы. 14. Молодец, ты зас­луживаешь пятерку.
2. Weather forecasters report that the weather is finally changing for the better. 2. My friend is an incorrigible romance. He believes in all the best in people. 3. Now I am reading F. Dostoevsky’s novel “Humiliated and Insulted”. 4. The sooner you make a decision, the better. 5. Do not speak badly about the absent. 6. The stronger the storm, the sooner it will pass. 7. He is from another world, he is one of the elect, from the privileged ones. 8. — I am a cosmopolitan. — I’m a conservative. 9. The sky was pale blue and the sea was dark green. 10. My girlfriend works at the school for those who are laudable. 11. I am watching a new series — “Bold and beautiful”. 12. We are all looking for an ideal in this life. 13. Young and old, poor and rich have their joys and their problems. 14. Well done, you deserve the top five.