Блох. артикль. Учебное пособие научный редактор М. Я. Блох Москва стелла 1993 удк 820815. 6 Предисловие рецензенты
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Part П. ARTICLES IN REGULAR USE Exercise 61. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use of the article with the nouns "school", "university", "bed", "town". I. 1. Felicity certainly wants to leave school. 2. They had met through Labour Party activities when Мог had been teaching in school on south side of London. 3. "I suppose I can't give either of you lift back to school?" Invitation did not sound very whole hearted. 4. Demoyte was former headmaster, now retired, but still living in his large house near to school. 5. St. Bride's became, dare we say it, sound and reputable school of second class. 6. Mr. Loveday went to school to meet his son's teachers. 7. After my daughter leaves school, I want her to go to university. 8. What a shame! He seemed to forget completely way to university. 9. I hear Simon left university without doing his examinations. 10. Actually, many children hate school. Towards top of hill school was shut in by high wall. 11. Miss Carter might have gone into school to call on Ewy. 12. Donald's success was obviously pleasing to school. 13. She had known Jim for more than ten years, ever since her husband, who was teaching at that time in Grammar school in south London, had first made his acquaintance through Labour Party. 14. When scandal was over, he would start school of his own. II. 1. Then he found out that he could not stay in bed. 2. He went to bed and slept excellently. 3. He got into bed but could not sleep. 4. He found Dora lying on bed in their bedroom reading novel. 5. I'll bring you up some coffee and egg in bed. 6. Did you make bed on Saturday morning? 7. He sat up in bed and saw it was just daylight. 8. He jumped out of bed, and put on dressing- gown while I told him of Pilbrow. 9. "You look like miniature owl," said Alleyn, and sat on bed. 10. It was nine o'clock when he awoke and sat up in bed. 11. "Good night, Ellen," said Cassie, stooping over bed. 12. I put him to bed one night in old shirt of my hus band's and then I washed and mended and ironed every stitch he had on. 13. It will be too late to take him away that night. (What will he think as he lies for last time in hard iron bed?) In morning I will go and fetch him and take him to train to Paris. 14. She turned away from bed and passed on through dormitory. HI. 1. To him it was inconceivable that intelligent man should be happy to live in provincial town. 2. Dusk was falling in desert town of Eldorado when Bob Eden alighted from train. 3. He had some school business in London, and they had agreed that she should meet him after lunch when it was done and they should spend rest of day in town. 4. Eddie was in terrific rush when he got back to town. 5. How long have you been in town? 6. I must get back to town after dinner. 7. I'd been in town week and there was nothing in paper saying where I was staying. 8. We saw town with mist over it that cut off mountains. 41 Exercise 62. t Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use of the article with the names of meals. 1. I have cup of coffee and biscuit in morning and then dinner, but I never eat more than one thing for luncheon. 2. I hadn't slept well night before and, having eaten heavy lunch, was agreeably drowsy. 3. "Won't you both stay to dinner?" suggested Sally Jordyn. 4. Table was laid out for tea. 5. A young man, from his appearance perhaps clerk, was eating modest dinner at Chan's side. 6. The maids told me he hadn't been in to breakfast or lunch. 7. Still, If we have this girl at dinner we shall at last escape Miss Handforth. 8. "D'you want to go and wash?" she said. "Supper's ready." 9. When he had gone, Chan and Eden ate cold lunch in cookhouse. 10. Dinner was announced. 11. At end of dinner it suddenly struck her that she had been talking entirely of herself. 12. Before breakfast was served he had full hour for reflection. 13. "Lunch isn't over," said Nan, "just because you've finished eating." 14. They gave dinner nearly every week. So nice of them! 15. "Well, what am I to do about dinner?" said Miss Handforth. "Spoil it by overcooking or let it get cold?" 16. After lunch they went across garden to music-room. 17. Now, I understand that during dinner Miss Seacliff complained of headache. 18. They all went in to dinner. 19. Coffee was taken in library. 20. She turned to her son and said, "Bernard, will you pour out coffee." 21. Some hours later, while they waited for lunch, Bob Eden and Madden sat talking in big living-room. 22. That night they ate early dinner so that they could make first show at movie theatre. 23. "Thank you," he said, "for very pleasant lunch." 24. "1 must be off," he said. "I'll be back for lunch." 25. "We are eating jolly good dinner." He held up leg of chicken. 26. Dinner began in silence. 27. "What nice lunch!" said Clare, eating sugar at bottom of her coffee cup. 28. "Luncheon is served," said Leigh ton, but he said it too late. 29. There was to be ceremonial dinner, at a date not yet arranged, to honour presentation to school of portrait of Mr. De- moyte. 30. You mustn't take cup of tea and biscuit in place of regular dinner, because dinner happens to be a trouble. 31. I must say, I didn't notice it. He was being honest. He had had other problems to think about during and after dinner. 32. I think 111 just go and give Mr. Ocmerod a hand with dinner. 33. They had felt pretty hungry before, but when they actually saw at last supper that was spread for them, really it seemed only a question of what they should attack first where all was so attractive. В Exercise 63. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use of the article with nouns de noting tile parts of the day. 1. Night was still dark. 2. The wind of clear winter morning had put colour into her cheeks. 3. Day was chill, and there was promise of rain. 4. Morning passed quickly, and little before one o'clock Мог 42 set out on his bicycle for Mr. Everard's luncheon party. 5. Anyway she wouldn't come back in night. 6. Somewhere in the early hours of morning he dozed. 7. Then she began to wake up in night and speculate about what Bill was doing. 8. He usually wears corduroys and sports coat during day, and black trousers and velvet smoking-jacket in evening. 9. A Drown cupboard contained Donald's bed, which was folded up during day. 10. Мог had never seen it (the rose-garden) by night. 11. We travelled by day and stayed at hotels every night. 12. It was day later that she began to be afraid. 13. It was cold evening with hint of frost on air. 14. It was sunny morning with tang of autumn about it. 15. On sunny afternoon Constance arrived at the house in South Halkin Street, and rang bell. 16. "What lovely evening," Constance said. It wasn't really lovely evening but her happiness made it seem so. 17. Evening approached by time Fielding and Miss Quested met. 18. It was broad day when I awoke. 19. She did not get it (the telegram) until nearly midnight. 20. He turned in bed and looked towards window. It was early morning. 21. I awoke and It was still night. 22. Towards evening of following day, at a time when she was alone, letter arrived to herself. 23. Returning home in afternoon she became conscious of her own betraying radiance. 24. There's electric fire but I thought real one would be more cheerful on miserable day like this. 25. It was horrible day, dark and cold. 26. It was on day after this that Danny received note. 27. It's been wonderful evening for me. Exercise 64. Use tile proper article. Pay attention to the words in bold type. 1. We're sailing at dawn. 2. At sunrise Bart slipped quietly out of room. 3. I suppose he had pushed off at daybreak. 4. Why. only last week, when they were riding home at twilight from Fairhill, he said: "Scarlet, 1 have something so important to tell you that I hardly know how to say it." 5. Between beds were white curtains which were pulled back In day-time. 6. Like child he believed him self invisible in dark. 7. Alleyn's voice came quietly out of darkness: "I've seen her." 8. It was already getting towards dusk when he plunged without hesitation into the wood. 9. AD day a February rain had spattered over town, bringing early dusk. 10. They sped on through gathering dusk. 11. Dark had fallen by time I reached offi cers' quarters, where I was spending night. 12. We walked back to farm and sat down again in silence on straw, out of wind, which like animal seemed to know that dark was coming. 13. I had come in before dawn. 14. Gardener had been up since dawn. 15. It was cold after dark in Hanoi. 16. It was long after sunrise, but no one dreamed of going to sleep. 17. Look at sunset! I never saw one redder. 18. You'd have to meet me at station - if I walk through town In broad daylight, someone is lure to see us. 19. Sun was down now and air was denser with twilight, 20. They agreed that this weather was strange after such sunset. 21. My heart began to 4% beat fast, and though I was hidden by darkness I withdrew into shade of bushes. 22. She sat very still And train rattled on in dying twilight Exercise 65. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the "with-phrases" (attributive and ad verbial). I. l. He was slight crazy-looking boy with small head. 2, Marsh- ington was old village with fine broad main street. 3. Though he stooped now, he was still tall man and with head only just not grotesquely large for his body. 4. It was little pink house with white snow on roof and green windows and brown door. 5. She was tall woman with untidy brown hair, and very winning smile. 6. General Henderson was tall man, slim and erect, with lined bronzed face and white hair. 7. He was enormous man, over six feet in height and with shoulders and neck of bull. II. 1. Then she said with sudden gesture, "Oh, dear, it's no good," and turned away. 2. He left room again, closing door behind him with bang. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Bode followed their daughter with smile. 4. Brown was looking at him with anxious glance. 5. He si lenced her with good-humoured motion of his hand. 6. Girl shook her head, and with sudden movement slipped her arm out and dived away like swallow. 7. With shiver, though not of cold, she drew her wrapper close. 8. They watched them go with amusement. 9. Мог looked at her with approval. 10. Nan rose with determination, 11. "Oh, Harry?" cried lad with ripple of laughter. 1Z Hilary said with most careful casualness, "I wonder, old man, if you'd mind very much if I asked you to let me go." 13. Only so could he win what he wanted with desperation of a perishing man. Exercise 66. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the "like-phrases" (predicative and ad verbial). I. 1. He did not look quite like Englishman. 2. He looked like man who was used to these garments. 3. She looked like boy with her head turned shamefacedly away. 4. Poor Winifred was like fish out of water. 5. As he felt the big car purring quietly along under his control Мог felt like king. 6. She looked like child's picture herself, extremely gay and simple. 7. She was like little poem in herself. 8. Funny, Jane thought, he didn't look like musician, more like lawyer or doctor. 9. Now she looked elegant, like heroine in magazine illustration, and almost as unreal. 10. She spoke in very quiet pensive voice. It was like moaning of dove. II. 1. Miss Garter went up steps like bird. 2. Branches above her were murmuring like river. 3. Her heart beat like heavy bell. 4. He felt as if Nan would launch herself upon him like tiger as soon as he let her in, 5. Dulcia fascinates me like snake. 6. Sky shone pale, and one bird drifted high like dark fleck 44 in jewel. 7. Involuntarily she shut door, and advanced like great dangerous bird. 8. Marble floor glittered like water. 9. He lives like low-grade clerk. Exercise 67. Use the proper article. 1. About this time the memorable hero Robin Hood flourished in romantic manner. 2. He gazed at her in blank astonishment, then took a handkerchief from his trouser pocket. 3, "For God's sake, Johnny," began Dr. Stevens in weak stammer. 4. "There's nest on rafter here," she said in hushed voice, as though afraid of disturbing the birds. 5. Whole family gazed at her in mute astonishment. 6. She spoke in strong, rich, deep thrilling voice. 7. Hour went by in silence. 8. He lifted hand in eloquent gesture. 9. We waited in breathless suspense. There was not sound. 10. Emerging from flight deck, Janet called out in voice just loud enough to carry to the rows of passengers. 11. In abstract worried fashion, he drank little milk and nibbled at a sandwich. Exercise 68. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the article in prepositional adverbial phrases of manner. 1. He looked at little chap with feeling of doubt. 2. "It's lie, I tell you," he said in low, sharp voice. 3. He was like vessel, powerful and dangerous, but rolling without sail. 4. He looked at her in amazement 5. Carrie watched his every movement with pleasure. 6. "Well, you get it then," he said grimly, though in modified tone of voice. 7. She shook her head as if in deep thought. 8. I'll not argue with you," she replied with determination. 9. With grunt of disgust she picked up topmost letter from little pile on side of his desk. 10. like bear with sore head, that's what I am. 11. When he returned, hour later, his eyes were gleaming with peculiar excitement. 12. There were ten people. They met with indifference, and would part with relief. 13. He looked down in mild surprise. 14. He said we could sit down to eat with easy mind. 15. Rebecca spoke French with purity and Parisian accent. 16, Drouet was standing by dresser, gazing at her in comic manner. 17. She fascinates me like snake. 18. He slept like dead man. 19. With swift gesture he caught handle and flung door open. 20. She opened her mouth several times like fish gasping for air. 21. She would have kept my house like new pin. 22. Her mouth hung open in amazement. 23. Kay looked at him with astonishment. 24. New speaker began in dry crisp voice. 25. In cabin something was stirring like trout freshly caught. 26. He raised his hands in gesture of helplessness. Exercise 69. Use the proper article (noun-groups with "of-phrases"). I. 1. Here and there could be seen red roofs of tall Victorian houses. 2. It was indeed face of old man. 3. Jimmy's head was flat 45 upon floor and his feet were propped up on arm of chair. 4. Near by could be seen bundle and what looked like handle of some tool. 5. His eyes were small and intensely bright, eyes of young and lively man. II. 1. Rose garden was reached by flight of stone steps. 2. She began to wander between rows of stools. 3. "Shall I go and get it, sir?" said Ridden who was standing in group of boys just behind him. 4. It was like him to cloud his manoeuvres behind smoke screen of words. Ш. 1. There was loaf of bread, cheese and butter, and very sur prisingly, little jar of caviare. 2. On table bottle of port was ready for him. 3, Mrs. Henderson ladled spoonfuls of tea into tea-pot and poured hot water in. 4. Sun warmed her forehead and dried drops of moisture from her cheeks. 5. He always smokes cigarette with cup of coffee. IV. 1. Stepping inside, he found himself in what had once been sort of office. 2. Anyway, it's sort of thing one doesn't talk about to people one just has met. 3. What sort of boy has he grown into? Not like Robert, I hope? 4. And you know sort of man he is. V. 1. He had confused feeling of surprise. 2. Lad was continual source of worry and trouble to his father. 3. Mrs. Henderson gave her son glance of tender amusement. 4. He's got absolutely no sense of humour. 5. He looked hard at Alleyn, and then expression of great relief came upon him and he relaxed. Exercise 70. Use the proper article (noun-groups with "of-phrases"). 1. It's better to take risk than to fall into hands of Germans. 2. It is as plain as palm of my hand. 3. Doctor once told me my nerves were as sensitive as strings of violin. 4. Do you call yourself man? I despise you from bottom of my heart. 5. They were affected by depth of his feeling. 6. He asked her to sit down. She perched on edge of chair and stared fixedly at him. 7. Grove of pine trees swept past behind car. 8. Soft murmur arose from them as from hive of bees. 9. Demoyte lived at distance of three miles from school. 10. "You might cut me slice of bread, mother," said Stanley. 11. I'm afraid it's moon, looking so much like slice of melon, 12. Up amid platinum stars thin slice of moon rode high. 13. I long for lights about me that are bright. Little restaurant, few good fellows, bottle of mineral water on table. 14. He sat down gloomily and accepted glass of brandy. 15. It's dangerous sort of toy to have about. 16. You're sort of young man we want. 17. It was painted with kind of quiet thoughtfulness. 18. He looked at us with kind of cheerful cunning. 19. "It is surprisingly easy to face that kind of fact," he said. 20. She opened her eyes wide, look of ex treme horror came into her face. 21. This gave him sense of free dom. 22. There was look of mild astonishment on his large face. 46 Exercise 71. Use the proper article (noun-groups with "of-phrases"). 1. She put her hand on back of chair to steady herself. 2. There was in firmness of her chin, in decision of her mouth something that suggested strong will. 3. He saw very short youthful-looking girl, wearing black cotton blouse and necklace of large red beads. 4. As Bill descended stairs he saw little packet of books which he had left on hall table. 5. They were impressed by depth of his feeling. 6. There was raised terrace that ran along rear of house and it was reached by flight of steps. 7. There was loaf of bread, cheese, and butter. He ate with extreme hunger. He finished half loaf and great piece of cheese. 8. I brought bottle of whisky, syphon and jug of water. Jug felt as though water inside had been iced. I poured out whisky. 9. He was terribly thirsty and asked for glass of water. 10. I've got cup of coffee waiting for you. 11. Here's piece of bread with bit of meat in it. 12. Room was made for Jane to sit down and Mrs. Clark offered her cup of tea. 13. He was not only man of deep feeling but also man of passionate pride. 14. There was general gasp of astonishment. 15. She drew long breath of relief. 16. His Features were not particularly good, but when he smiled he showed set of very white, regular teeth. 17. Not breath of wind stirred leaves. 18. Slight feeling of uneasiness came over him. 19. There was just trace of hesitation in his manner. 20. There's no doubt that wife of man like Ashley Ferras must have had to suffer a good deal. 21. There is usually grain of truth in what people are saying. 22. Until then I'll keep key of door. 23. I was shocked by sight of her face. 24. I saw look of surprise creep into inspector's eye. 25. Then he came back once more to middle or room. His eye travelled round, searching everything in room with quick glance. Exercise 72. Use the proper article (noun-groups with "of-phrases"). 1. He knelt down by pond, bearing his arm to elbow, and low ered it in very slowly, so as not to disturb bottom of pond. 2. He was sort of man you could rely on, but he was sort of man you couldn't love. 3. We might be able to reach bank of river farther along. 4. Rain took flowers with exclamation of joy and held them to her face. 5. It's just sort of job that would suit me. 6. At dawn German tanks penetrated outskirts of village. 7. It was nothing less than flash of sheer genius that prompted me to ask question I did. 8. Towards Nan he felt no more of his former anger, only dull feeling of hostility mixed with pity and regret. 9. Under shade of huge oak cows were lying. 10. He is sort of man who always acts honourably. 11. She turned her head slowly and gave him look of joyful tenderness. 12. Having satisfied himself that each guest had plate of food and glass of water, he was anxious to make conversa tion. 13. She took jug of milk from tray. 14. There was no release in any kind of action, there seemed no end to their waiting. 15. She 471 looked pretty determined sort of woman. 16. She felt as child open ing door of dark room. 17. From other side of hill came gentle mu sic of sea. 18. She picked up her black dress lying over arm of chair. 19. I've always looked upon myself as very simple sort of chap. 20. He looked at groups of young girls walking arm in arm. 21. It had started to rain in loose light gusts, beating in noisy clouds against windows of bus. 22. Waitress brought their food; some tea without milk or sugar, few slices of dry toast, dish of unnaturally pink jam. 23. That was next piece of bad luck. He had died about three weeks after Jeanne was arrested. 24. We are, in fact, between gardens of group of houses in streets all around. 25. "Three years ago it was"-she broke off and stood still, her mouth set in rigid grimace of pain. 26. Being seven, her little brown velvet frock barely reached knees of her thin, brown-stockinged legs planted one just in front of other, as might be legs of small brown bird. Exercise 73. Use the proper article and point out the noun-groups with "of-phrases". I. It was evening and I sat reading by fireplace. There were few sounds to hear, for college was empty and quiet; I could just make out footsteps of porter, as he passed beneath window. Now and again his keys clinked, and clink reached me after sound of his foot steps had been lost in snow. П. I had drawn curtains early that evening. It was warm and cozy in zone of armchair and sofa which formed island of comfort round fireplace. Outside that zone, as one went towards walls of large room, draughts were bitter. HI. In blaze of firelight, when it shone into dark corners panelling on walls glowed softly, almost rosily, but no warmth reached as far, so in most part of room it was as cold as in open air, and one would hurry back to cozy island in front of fireplace, to pool of light from reading lamp on mantelpiece. IV. I was comfortable in my armchair. I was reading so intently that I did not notice steps on staircase, until there came quick re peated knock on door. (After Snow) Exercise 74. Use the proper articles, summarizing the cases already mentioned. 1. It was not beginning he had expected. 2. Why did his eyes fix her with stare that did not seem to see her? 3. I want you to ex plain disappointment we had this morning. 4. And then he would find place where they could live and she feel safe and happy.
48 and places which Anna had liked most in Paris. 11. As I was look ing this over, I heard wing doors which led onto main corridor be ing opened. 12. Gloomy guilty feeling crept through him, which changed into an exasperated misery. Everything was against him. 13. Never before had any one spoken to Hepsey in measured icy tone that was at once lady-like and commanding. 14. At corner of Oxford Circus Rosabel bought bunch of violets, and that was practi cally reason why she had so little tea. 15. The Englishmen, European movement, was rational and questioning challenge to traditional ways of perceiving the natural world and man's place in it 16. Exhibition serves as reminder of nearly forgotten school with central place in history of European art. 17. "Listen, officer," he said, "I have regular public pass for gallery, but I'm student from Yale doing research." 18. Excuse me, Miss Frazee. We need the facts. Who are three men that accused you? 19. While applause died down, President waited for twenty-one-gun salute to come to end. 20. Figure detached itself from black shape of tree and he knew it was woman whom he had passed in lobby coming out. 21. Even at moment of marriage she had not given thought to fact that price she was paying for safety of home was permanent exile for it. 22. Day she took first walk to road daffodils broke in flourish of golden flags. There was ecstasy in air, whole world was full of excitement and joy, and laughter was on her lips. |