Задание 1. Заполните пропуски в предложениях неопределенным или определенным артиклям, где это необходимо.

1. When spring comes to ___ Moscow, it is already summer in ___ south, while in ___ north it is still winter. 2. When the temperature in ___ northern parts of ___ Siberia is 50°C below zero, roses are in bloom in ___ western Georgia. 3. ___ hottest part of ___ country is ___ Central Asia. 4. ___ Russia has ___ extremely varied climate. 5. Kazakhstan has vast deposits of ___ coal, ___ oil, ___iron, ___ tin, ___ copper, and large quantities of ___ non-ferrous metals. 6. ___ Russian Federation is nearly two and a half times the size of ___ United States, seven times as big as ___ India, 60 times as big as ___ Japan, and 90 times as big as ___ Great Britain. 7. Moscow is ___ port of five seas - ___ White Sea, ___ Baltic Sea, ____ Sea of Azov, ____ Black Sea and ___ Caspian sea. 8. ___ Eastern Siberia alone has ___ more coal than all European countries taken together. 9. Look at ___ stars. ___ Bright star is ___ North Star. It shows the way ___ north. If we know the way to ___ north, we know the way to ___ south.

Задание 2. Заполните пропуски в предложениях неопределенным или определенным артиклями, где это необходимо.

1. Jason’s father bought him ____ bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday. 2. _____ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from _____ France to ____ United States. 3. Rita is studying ____ English and ____ Maths this semester. 4. Please, give me ____ cup of ____ coffee with ____ cream and ____ sugar. 5. No one in ____ Spanish class knew ____ correct answer to ____ Mrs. Perez’s question. 6. My _____ car is four years old, and it still runs well. 7. When you go to _____ store, please buy _____ bottle of _____ chocolate milk and _____ dozen of oranges. 8. There are only ____ few seats left for ____ tonight’s musical at _____ university. 9. John and Marcy went to _____ school yesterday and then studied in _____ library. 10. ____ Lake Erie is one of ___ Five Great Lakes in ____ North America. 11. ____ Mount Rushmore is the site of ______ magnificent tribute to _____ four great American presidents. 12. What did you eat for ______ breakfast this morning? 13. Louie played _____ basketball and ____ baseball at ____ Boys’ Club thus year. 14. Rita plays ____ violin and her sister plays ____ guitar. 15. While we were in ____ Alaska, we saw _____ Eskimo village. 16. Phil can’t go to ____ movies tonight because he has to write ____ essay. 17. David attended ____ Princeton University.

Задание 3. Выберите правильный вариант ответа.

1. You know, we are going to ____ tea with ___Smiths today.

A _, _ C _, the

B the, _ D a, the

2. ___cats are domestic animals; _____ cat was domestic many centuries ago.

A _, the C _, _

B The, a D _, a

3. ____people next door have invited us over for ____ drink.

A _, _ C a, the

B the, a D the, _

4. What you think is _____ rubbish today, might be ____ treasure tomorrow.

A the, the C _, _

B _, a D the, _

5. I need ___ visa to __ Sudan.

A _, _ C a, the

B the, the D _, the

6. There are ___theaters and ___ Savoy Hotel in ___ Strand.

A the, the, the C _, the, the

B _, _, the D the, the, _

7. It is ___ pleasure to do ___ business with such _____ efficient organization.

A _, the, _ C a, _, an

B the, the, an D _, _, _