2.4.

EXERCISES

ADD THE BEFORE THE FOLLOWING wORDS AND READ THEM ALOUD.
1. shop; 2.
open door; 3. uniform; 4. aspirin; 5. cup; 6. Indian boy;
. uncle; 8. holiday; 9. record; 10. house; 11. hour; 12.
13. M.P, 14. week; 15. umbrella;
exam; 16. B.B.C.; 17. heir; 18. comedy, 19. old
woman; 20. youth; 21. U.F.O.; 22.
engineer
2. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE SINGULAR. UsE THE ACCORDING TO THE
MODEL
Roses are ilowersS.
The rose is a flower.
1. Carrots are vegetables. 2. Women are
3. Birds careful drivers than men.
more
can fly. 4. Locusts
harmfui. 5.are
Rabbits run very fast. 6.
Whales are the biggest mammals. 7.
are insects. 9. Elephants never forget. 8. Flies
Wolves are cruel animals. 10. Plums are
very sweet.

3. WORK Ihave a letter and some

ON THE
MODEL (from my family) postcards.
The letter is from my family.
1. John has a pear and an
orange. (in his hand)
2. You have a car and
3. Jack has a bicycle. (in the car-park)
a

cigarette
4. Mary has a dres and
and a glass of
whisky. (in the ashtray)
a dol. (modern)
5. You have a
diçtionary and
6. We have a cat and two
bag. (useful)
a

7.I have a house and

dogs. (under the table)
a flat. (in the country)
8. Father has an umbrella and a
hat. (on his
9.I háve a son and two head)
daughters. (at home)
10. Your friend has a brother and two
sisters. (younger)

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 China)
(grown in
refreshing.
Tea can be China is
refreshing.
in
grown
THE
MQDEL: The tea
WORK ON
4.
(of ABBA)
can be inspiring. this region)
1. Music dangerous. (in
be o u r office)
Roads can please. (in Parliament)
2. difficult to H o u s e s of
be the
3. People
can
be impressive. (of
Architecture may me)
4.
be helpful. (you give collection)
5. Money may
be valuable. (in
my
6. Stamps may this district)
be expensive. (in
Houses.can
7. ridiculous. (of
this boy)
can be
8. Ideas have eaten)
fresh. (we
be very
9. Bread may delicious. (mother
has made)
can be
10. Pudding
SPACES ONLY
THE INTO THE
SENTENCES BY PUTTING
FOLLOWING
COMPLETE THE
5.
WHERE NECESSARY:

me where....
theatre is?
1. "Excuse me, can you tell
"It'son. left, just museum.
after....
that honesty is not.... best policty.
2. This thing proves once again . . .

Sometimes.... diplomacy is.... more successful.

first man into.... space?
United States
3. "Do you know who put....
. . . .

of America or . . . .
Russia?"
Americans were.... first on moon."
".. Russia, but ...
....

4. "What is on ... TV this evening?"

"It's a comedy andI don't like.... comedies very much."
5. What.. present Government has done up to now is that it has made
... rich richer and... poor poorer."
6. "Who is.... man over there talking to.... Woman with.... grey hair?"
"Oh, that's Mr. Williams. He's one of ... teachers in our school. He
came to our town.. month before last."
7. "My sister believes that Women are better drivers than
....

men." ....

"Not necessarily. Some of worst drivers I know are women."

....

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW USING THE WITH

THESE ADJECTIVES: ACCUSED;
AGED; BIND; DEAD; DEAF; DISABLED; GREYHAIRED; INJURED,
OLD; POOR; RICH; SICK;
UNEMPLOYED; YOUNG.
1.. read with their fingers.
can
2. shoud be held in great respect by
3. They say one should everyone.
never speak ill of
4. The numbers of ...

are
increasing.
.... still
5. Only....
can buy such expensive cars.
6. He gave lot of his
away
a
money to...
 7. were permitted to make their last wishes.
8. She spent her life
visiting. in the hospitals.
9... have to wear hearing aids.
10. One ought to help
11. This is a
.
hospital for ...

12... uSualy don't understand the present-day problems of .

. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THESE PLACES

WORK ON THE MODEL
:Britain
The British
1. Ireland; 2. China; 3. England; 4.
Japan; 7. France; 8. Wales; 9. Switzerland; 5. The Netherlands; 6.
Malta; 10. Portugal; 11. Spain.
8. USE THE FOLLOWING PHRASES CONTAINING THE
IN SENTENCES OF YOUR
n the
OWN.
end; by the way; for the time
in the
morning; in the being; on the whole; at the beginning:
the verge of; to tell the afternoon; in the evening; on the other hand; on
of; on the time; to run the risk, to tell the
contrary; many happy returns of the truth; in the middle
the day after
tomorrow; in the seventh heaven.day; behind the scenes
9. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWwING
SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH USING THE WHERE
Noi cei din vest NECEGSARY
suntem cu adevrat
noi srcia
adevrat, noroco_i. Cât de des am cunoscut
noi, este destul de oprimarea sau dezasirele
naturale? Viaia, pentru
oameni din întreaga usoar în
comparatie cu viata dus de milioane de
lume. Am cltorit în lung
am vzut-o în unele si-n lat si srcia pe care
de foame si de boliletri
este de
neimaginat. fiecare zi oamenii mor
cauzate de foamete.
In
nevoie urgent de alimente Oamenii din aceste
si tri
nevoie de bani: banii medicamente i ei
au
avem ne cer
dumneavoastr. ajutorul. lar noi
alimentele si medicamentele de care au Nu putem
cumpra
ei nevoie fär
dati dumneavoastrastzi. banii pe care îi
Asa c vå rugm fiti
genero_i. V multumim.
10. PuT A/AN BEFORE COUNT
NOUNS AND SOME BEFORE
MASS NOUNS:
1. bag; 2. egg; 3. car, 4. luggage, 5.
bread; 10. water; 11. flour; 12. pen; apple; 7. hour; 8. butter:
9. 6.
15. furniture; 16. bone; 17. orange; 13. electricity; 14.
pencil; 18. chalk; 19. bov:
21. sugar; 22. shoe; 23. niece; 20. arm:
advice, 24, flower, 25.
27. milk; 28.
country; 29. heir; 30.
icecream; 26. dollar
33. information; 34. carrot; 31. money; 32.
picture; 35. rice; 36. child; 37. window; ox;
39. blood; 40. question 38. airport;

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 11. PUT INTO THE SINGULAR. WORK ON THE MODEL: Swallows are birds.
A swallow is a bird.
1.Onions are vegetables.
2. Cakes are sweet.
3. Wives are women.
4. Singers sing songs.
5. Boxes have lids.
6. Birds can fly.
7. Cows give milk.
8. Writers write books.
9. Cats have tails.
10. Girls wear skirts.
11. Doctors are men or women.
12. Leaves are yellow or
13. Trains are rusty in autumn.
14. Planes are
means of transport.
faster than cars.
15. Foxes are
sly.
16. Lions can be
17.
Butchers sell meet.
dangerous.
18. Dogs are
19. Big cities
domestic animals.
are
20. Quartz fascinating.
watches don't last for ever.
12. UsE A/AN
WITH THE
ABBREVIATIONS OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDS.
WORK ON THE MODEL.
a Member of
an MP
Parliament
1. an
2. a
Automobile Association
3. a
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Law
4. a
Criminal
5. a Disc Investigation Department
Jockey
6. a
Justice of the Peace
7. a Local Education
8. a
Master of Arts Authority
9. a Post Office
10. a Public
11. a
Relations Officer
Royal
12. a State Automobile Club
13. a
Royal Registered
Catholic
Nurse
14. an
Unidentified
15, a Ven Imr Flying Obiet
13. PUT A OR AN BEFORE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING IF NECESSARY
1. Does mother take... coffee? 2. You have... hou
Sugar in ...

. . our a
half for your lunch. 3. Mr. Jones has.. little money left. 4, Sh
travel by plane this time. 5. book on psychology is not
. .

wil
interestin.
...

for. child. 6. Father sting

always smokes CIgarette with...
morning. 7. I have paid... lot of money for... Cup of
. .

coffee in the
today. 8. Does your sister need.. notebook? 9. John can Rembrande
because he has
sore hardly SDeal
week. 11. My wife throat. 10. The rubbish is collected
....

twice
would like coffee and.. sandwich.
....

likes playing football 12.... bov

that you might be better than studying. 13. Ive found item of . .

interested in. 14. I think she has news

15. They heard made... big mistake
down
....
sudden noise. 16. The old
by woman was
pain in her shoulder. knocked
car.
Jane has got
...
17.
need... visa. 19. . .

18. You
My friend is looking for
accident this morning when... car job. 20. Mother saw ...

crashed into tree. ....

14. COMPLETE THE EXCLAMATIONS

WITH A/AN ONLY WHERE
1. What... sad story! NECESSARY
2.What.... good news!
3.What.... interesting idea!
4. What... well-behaved
5. What.... terrible noise! kids!
6. What... fine
7. weather!
What.... beautiful
8.What... kind people! day!
9. What... awful
10. What ...
experience!
heavy luggage.
15. JoIN THE SENTENCE PAIRS BELOW
USING SUCH
He made a noise. (A/AN). WORK ON THE
She woke us
MODELS
He made such up.
a noise that she woke us
She plays tennis with up.
much skill. She
She plays tennis with
such skill that beats everybody.
she beats everybody.
1. The box
2.
was heavy. She
couldn't carry it.
Mary was a busy
3. The boy has a person. She didn't have time
to
4. Jack had difficult problem. He
a lot of can't do it. talk to ús.
5.
trouble with his car. He
It was an intricate decided to sell it.
question. Only few
6. It is a simple
exercise. John asks for students could answer it.
7. Chris has known Deborah for something more difficult.
a long time. He has
got used to her,
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 Lde gr dinar. 29. Ateapta un minut; am de tradus o propozitie
juca rolul de
din din par.
30. Nu da vrabia (proverb)
mana
pe cea 31. la loc si
dificil.
dific
încã o datä ce s-a întâmplat.
explic-mi
OR THE IF THEY
ARE NECES`ARY:
91 SuPPLY A/AN
Lake Ontario is one of .... five Great Lakes in... North America.
to School yesterday and then studied in
Andrew and Alice went
. . .

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home. 3. There are only.... few seats leftfor
library before returning
tonight's musical at university. 4. When you go to.... supermarket,
please buy.... bottle of ... chocolate milk and.. dozen oranges.
old and it still runs well. 6. No one in
5. Your... car is five years
. . . .

German class knew... correct answerto... Mr. Gruber's.... question.

7 . . red books on table are for our Geography class. 8. Please
. .

give me... Cup of coffee with cream and.... sugar. 9. . . . judge

asked witness to tell... truth. 10. Margaret is studying.... Physics
and .. Chemistry this term. 11. ... Statue of Liberty was a gift of
friendship from... France to... United States. 12. Peter's father bought
him ... ball that he had wanted for his birthday. 13. COur cousin is in. .
hospital so we wentto visit him.. last night. 14. . . Queen Elizabethl
monarch of ... Great Britain. 15. On our trip to Brazil, we crossed
. Atlantic Ocean. 16. While Ted was in Alaska, he visited .. Eskimo
village. 17. ... Declaration of independence was drawn up in 1776.
18. armchair she is sitting in is broken. 19. ... Civil War was fought
in.. United States between 186i and 1865. 20. Two nights ago there
was....bird singing outside our house. 21. George can't go to... cinema
tonight because he has to write . . essay. 22. Scientists hope to send
.expedition to.... Mars during.... 1990s. 23. John has been admitted
to... School of Medicine at... Cambridge University. 24. Emma plays
.... guitar and her brother plays... violin.

22. SUPPLY A/AN OR THE BEFORE THE FOLOWING ABBREVIATIONS WHERE NECESSARY:
1. We hope that our country will belong to ... NATO (= North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation)
2. George has got . B. Sc. (= Bachelor of Science) from Cambridge
University.
3. My son has finally learned ... BASIC (= Beginners' All-purpose
Instruction Code)
4. My sister has bought.... L. P. (= Long Playing record)
5.I have heard this newS on..BBCEBritish Broadcasting Corporation)
6. My neighbour pretends she saw.... UFO(=Unidentified Flying Object)
yesterday.
7. We are happy that our cousin has become . . MP (= Member of
Parliament)
8. . EC (= European Community) has helped a lot of developing
COuntries.
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 Triena to
6. A dog is a good 17. A monkey is an
animal.
man.
7. A soldier is a brave 18. An apple grows
on a tree.
eat.
8. An orange is good to 19. A room has a door.
9. A carrot is a vegetable.
furniture. 20. A bee is an insect.
10. A chair is a piece of
SENTENCES OF
cONTAINING THE ZERO ARTICLE IN
24. USE THE FOLLOWING PHRASES

YOUR OWN
atlast/length; at night; hand in hand; for good; on
at random; atdawn;
word of mouth; in
end; by train/bus/plane; bag and baggage; by ear; by
at sunrise
keeping with; side by side; by mistake; at noon; at midnight; husband
at dusk; by day; by night; by sea; by land; on foot; arm in arm;
and wife; light and dark; pen and ink; to make fun of; to come to light;
from top to the bottom; face to face; to keep in mind; in debt; in trouble;
in place of; in sight of; in order of; beyond reach; beyond hope; under
cover of; in case of; to set foot on; to shake hands with; to keep house
for; to set sail; to catch fire; on board ship; at home; out of doors; for
love; for money; at anchor

25. SuPPLY THE OR "":

1. More and more people don't eat meat. 2.
.... meat you bought
....

yesterday was fat. 3. She is not interested in the price of... gold. 4.
English say that .... time is.. money. 5. She will never forget.... time
she spent in that camp. 6. Alice spends long hours listening to.... music.
7. Hob learned.... French at school but French he learned proved
....

to be useless to him. 8. Blue is her favourite colour, but she

....

doesn't
like . .blue dress I have bought today. 9. You are very tired so you
should go to .... bed. 10. Why is your tie under bed? 11. .. cars
....

have become very expensive. 12. Most of cars in this exhibition

....

have been made in Japan. 13. After graduating from... School, she will
goto.... university. 14. When I was crossing.. London Bridge, I met
... Browns. 15. From . . hotel room we had... splendid view of
Lake Huron. 16. We start. work at 7 o'clockin the morning. 17. Grannie
goes to.. church every Sunday morning. 18. . church we visited last
last