SUMMER EXAMINATIONS 1st year / ГРАММАТИКА летняя / article level 2 / The Article Level 2_3

The Article Level 2_3

The Article Level 2_3

I.Insert articles where necessary with miscellaneous proper names.

1.___Mall is a wide avenue leading from___Trafalgar Square to___Buckingham Palace, the residence of the English kings. 2. The centre of___City is represented by three buildings:___Mansion House,___Royal Exchange and___Bank of___England. 3. When will he arrive at ___Heathrow airport? 4.___ Bolshoi Theatre is famous for its ballet performances. 5. What is on at ___

"Pushkinsky"? 6.___Princess Diana stayed at___Hilton Hotel. 7. People coming to London often do shopping in ___Oxford Street. 8.___London Zoo is situated in___Regent Park in London. 9. If you are interested in churches and historical places, you should by no means see___ Westminster Abbey,___Houses of Parliament,___St. Paul's Cathedral and___Tower. 10.___British Museum is famous for its library, one of the richest in the world. 11. The English parks —___Hyde Park,___Kensington Gardens and___Kew Gardens where you forget that you are in the big city, struck me most of all. 12. Who founded___Tower of London? 13. Across the road from Westminster Abbey is___Westminster Palace, the seat of___British Parliament. 14. My train leaves from

___Waterloo Station at 2.10 a.m. 15.___West End is the symbol of a wealthy and luxurious life. 16. If you like art galleries you should go to___National Gallery and ___Tate. 17. Where do you live? — I live in___High Street. 18. On ___ Wednesday ___ Financial Times published an article about the situation in___North Korea. 19. Are you going to stay at___St. Marcus Hotel? — No, at___Plaza Hotel. 20. If you want to do shopping, go to ___Oxford Street or___Bond Street.

II. Complete these sentences from a guide to London.

1.The train to Paris leaves from ____ Waterloo Station.

2.___ National Theatre is south of the river.

3.You can take a trip by boat along ____ Thames.

4.The Serpentine is a lake in ___Hyde Park.

5.You can get to ____Heathrow Airport by underground.

6.Walk a little way along ___Westminster Bridge.

7.From there you can get a view of ____ Houses of Parliament.

8.The Queen lives at ___ Buckingham Palace.

9.Earl’s Court is in ___ West London.

10.____ M 1 motorway goes north from London.

11.___ Ritz is a very elegant hotel.

12.Wander along ___ Brompton Road to ___ Victoria and Albert Museum.

13.From ___ Russel Square catch a No.91 bus to ___ British Library.

14.___ Mall is the avenue between ___ Buckingham Palace and ___ Trafalgar Square. Near ___ Mall there are two royal parks: ___ Green Park and St. James’s Park.

III.Complete the conversation using the proper articles:

-Excuse me, can you tell me the way to ___ Millthorpe Station?

-Yes, go along here and turn left by ____ Little Theatre opposite a building called ____ Kingston House. The road is ____ Wood Lane. Go along there, straight across ___ High Street, past ___ Royal Hotel, and you will see the station in front of you.

-Thank you very much.

The Article Level 2_3

The Article Level 2_3

IV. Insert articles where necessary with geographical names.

1. They travelled by car around ___Europe last month. 2.___Great American Lakes are___Lake Huron, ___Lake Superior,___Lake Ontario,___Lake Michigan and___Lake Erie. 3.___north of___Scotland is known for its wild beauty. 4. Are___Urals higher or lower than___Alps? 5. It was Burns who wrote "My heart's in ___Highlands". 6.___Mediterranean Sea washes___Europe,___Asia and___northern coast of___Africa. 7. What oceans does___Panama Canal connect? — I suppose___Atlantic and___ Pacific Oceans. 8.___ Seine flows through___Paris to___Atlantic Ocean. 9. We get coffee mostly from ___ Brazil and ___ Columbia. 10.___Alaska is the biggest and coldest state in___USA. 11. Where are___Canaries situated? 12.___United Kingdom consists of four parts:___England, ___Scotland, ___Wales and___Northern Ireland, or ___Ulster. 13.___Himalayas are the highest mountains in___Asia. 14.1 went to___German Republic last summer, but I haven't been to___Netherlands yet. Of course, I would like to see___Hague. 15.___Thames is not the longest river in___Great Britain but it is rather wide and navigable. 16.___America consists of two parts,

___South and North America, doesn't it? 17. In___north there are___Cheviots. These are the mountains which separate___England from___Scotland. 18.___Brazil is the largest country of___South America. ___Amazon, the widest river in___world, flows there. 19. What city is the capital of___Philippines? 20.___Republic of China is the third largest country in___world after Russia and___Canada.

V. Complete the sentences with the phrases from the box. Pay attention to the use of articles in set expressions.

in private , in love, in mind, by mistake, in vain,	by air,
on time, at once, by hand , by good fortune,	in time,

in private, on my mind, by chance, on foot, by train, in love, at sea, at last, on foot, by name, on sale, off hand

1.Do you prefer travelling _____or ______?

2.If they start _____ they will be ____ for the meeting.

3.I miss you so much! You are always ____.

4.It was ____or ____ that she was saved.

5.This Persian carpet is made ____ .

6.Her son, a sailor, is most of the time_____ .

7.I know him ____ but not personally.

8.____ you have come! Where have you been?

9.It's a reliable airline. The planes are always ____.

10.— Is this book still _____? — No, it's out of print.

11.We can't say ____what will come out of it.

12.I must tell you____ that we've lost a first-rate teacher in Jim.

13.— Are they still _____? — Yes, they are going to get married on Sunday.

14.My car is out of order again; I'll have to go ___ to the office.

15.____ did the parents try to stop him. He wouldn't listen to them.

16.Sorry, I've taken your keys _______.

17.It's most important! Keep it _____, will you?