Блох. артикль. Учебное пособие научный редактор М. Я. Блох Москва стелла 1993 удк 820815. 6 Предисловие рецензенты
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Exercise 34. Translate into English. 1. Разрешите представить Вам моего друга, художника. 2. Его жена, женщина лет 30, оказалась очень интересным че ловеком. 3. Нам очень понравился их дом, небольшое двух этажное строение на берегу реки. 4. Байрон, великий англий ский поэт, сражался за свободу Греции. 5. Агата Кристи, выда-ющйся мастер детектива, написала 80 романов. 6. Марк Твен, известный американский писатель, родился в маленьком го родке на Миссисипи. 7. Драйзер, известный американский пи сатель, является автором многих известных романов. 8. Ломо носов, великий русский ученый, основал университет в 1755 году. 9. Он был избран президентом. 10. У президента были переговоры с премьер-министром. 11. Вчера у меня был серь езный разговор с деканом.-А кто декан вашего факультета? 24
Exercise 35. Insert proper articles summarizing the cases already mentioned. 1. We heard her walking on ... stairs to ... cellar. 2. She tried to speak lightly, but there was ... lump in her throat and ... tightening at her heart. 3. When ... doctor falls ill, it's ... serious matter. 4. What ... strange eyes he had-like ... great cat's! 5. He turned to ... right towards ... Capel Street. 6. Nance hurried to ... door, and Grant to ... window. 7. Near ... door he saw ... man he had noticed in ... hotel lobby. 8. Do you mind if we talk for ... minute or two? 9. Jane took ... mirror out of her bag and looked at herself. "My God, what ... sight!" 10. He heard ... dog bark, ... cock crow, ... man singing ... endless song. 11. She came to ... town on ... Satur day afternoon, ... warm and beautiful afternoon in ... late September. 12. New gloves were of ... dark grey wool, all that Hilary had been able to find. 13. Ferris had ... pleasant voice on ... telephone. 14. In ... evening he went to ... cinema. 15. It was ... very clear warm evening. 16. Duncan spent ... evening alone. 17. It wasn't ... real night yet but ... blinds were down in ... dining-room. 18. Fairsen was gone when he came down to ... dinner. 19. ... next morning it was raining steadily and heavily. 20. ... next evening, half ... hour before ... dinner, I heard Francis Getliffe's heavy steps on ... staircase. 21. "You can come back ... next year," he said. 22. I'm coming to take you out again tomorrow and ... next day too. Exercise 36. Insert articles which are required by the context I. He gave ... door ... sharp push and they went into ... large shadowy hall where stairs went strongly up, turned at ... wide land ing, and rose out of ... sight. ... scene was illuminated by ... hum- cane lamp that stood on ... floor in ... corner. From ... side room came ... sound of soft drumming. II. ... hall was empty. I listened at ... other door, on ... further side of ... great cabinet, and could hear ... distant sound of ... kitchen noises, ... running water, ... clatter of ... plates. I decided to try ... stairs. ... first flight ended in ... long corridor, leading left and right, and above me was ... further flight to ... second floor. I hesi tated, then turned left along ... corridor. It was dark, lighted by ... single electric light bulb without ... shade. III. He was ... good-looking man, about fifty, as tall as Jesse, broader, with ... heavy shoulders. He had ... good square jaw, intelli gent dark eyes-it was ... individual face. He was conserva tively-and at … second glance expensively-dressed in ... navy suit. He had ... briefcase in one hand. Jesse shepherded him into... inner office and indicated ... chair and sat down at his desk... . "I under stand you want to make ... will, Mr. Manning." 25 IV In April 1564 ... son was born to John and Mary Shake speare at ... Henley Street, Stratford-on-Avon. His mother was ... daughter of Robert Arden of Wilcote, ... considerable landowner in ... county of Warwickshire; his father was ... prosperous citizen. V. Jamie found ... lodging at ... house at 32 ... Fitzroy Street. It cost ten shillings ... week, but it was ... cheapest he could find. He spent his days at ... docks, seeking ... ship that would take him to ... South Africa, and his evenings seeing ... wondrous sights of London town. One evening he caught ... glimpse of Edward, ... Prince of Wales, entering ... restaurant near Covent Garden by .„ side door, ... beautiful lady on his arm. She wore ... large flowered hat, and Jamie thought how nice it would look on his sister. Exercise 37. Comment on the use of articles paying special attention to set phrases. Trans- late the sentences into Russian. 1. Arm in arm they made their way to Bond Street. 2. I was still thinking of it when I came face to farce with Roger. 3. They moved from picture to picture. 4. Мог found himself looking from side to side expecting to see something strange. 5. They were walking side by side. 6. Hand in hand they followed the porter out of the terminal. 7. Then the comrade repeated, word for word, what he had just said. 8. The two men moved from group to group through the long hot night. 9. He put the telephone down, suddenly conscious that once again he was smiling from ear to ear. 10. Day after day they stood root to foot and fought first one and then the other, and bent from side to side till a well-aimed movement of the foot or a push threw the boy on his back, and ended the battle. 11. I hope you keep him properly humble. He wants suppressing from time to time. Exercise 38. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the article in adverbial phrases of manner. 1. "They have been wonderfully kind to me," said Dora with ... little smile. 2. Brown was looking at him with ... anxious glance.
15. His face was all puckered up with ... pain and as white as ... sheet of paper. 16. She went downstairs, like ... sleepwalker. 17. ... Tower of London was built as ... royal castle. 18. This last phrase was said in ... trembling painful little voice. 19. He had ... deep voice with ... London accent. 20. She is ... young actress, I know. She's as pretty as ... picture. 21. Her job as ... domestic science teacher was not badly paid. Exercise 39. Insert articles where necessary paying particular attention to their use in "with-", "like-", "in-" and "as-phrases". 1. She thought she was rather like ... mother, making sure ... child had eaten before going off to ... school. 2. She stormed around ... kitchen, like ... big fly shut in ... room on ... hot afternoon, banging herself against ... walls, ... corners of ... table and ... stove, not knowing what she did. 3. ... President of ... Board said with ... smile, "You're ... very eloquent young man, Mr. Fletcher. Excellent training." 4. He had ... easy manner and he talked tike ... gentleman. 5. If he is not here in ... quarter of ... hour I'll come straight back and put myself to ... bed like ... good girl. 6. It was with ... satisfac tion of ... competent workman who knows his job from A to Z that Kemire entered upon ... necessary explanations. 7. He was some sort of ... elf; ... quick clever little elf with ... swift eye and ... flashing smile and ... fast way of talking. 8. He was ... smallish man with ... cap on his head and ... big double-barreled shotgun under his arm. He never moved. He was like ... little post standing here. 9. With ... great sweep of ... arm he flung ... entire handful way over ... bushes into ... clearing. They fell with ... soft little patter, like ... raindrops on ... dry leaves. 10. This one was ... tall bony man with ... hard eye and ... hard cheek and ... hard dangerous hands. 11. And there was ... funny little white hat to match perched right on ... top of her head, like ... mushroom. 12. He left ... door of the Rolls open and came at us like ... charging bull. 13. Tom carried three or four small fish home to his mother with ... great joy. 14. He could find his way across ... country like ... fox. 15. I think it sounded more like ... fright than ... excitement. Exercise 40. Comment on the use or absence of articles with the nouns "school", "bed". "college", "town", "church", "hospital", "prison". 1. But now that I was five years old, there was the problem of school to think about. It was the law that parents must send their children to school at the age of five, and my father knew about it. 2. The children were in bed sleeping soundlessly, in the new night clothes Johnny had bought them that day. 3. II was not the eco nomic condition of the Craig family that prevented Craig from going to college, as the family was comparatively well off. Craig's father, Philip, certainly could have afforded to send his only child to college 26 12? when he reached the age to apply. 4. "And this is Sister Sylvia. She is principal of our school. As school opens next week I thought she should know the children. Perhaps you'd like to take them and show them the school". 5. She gave the impression of being not so much in a hospital as in some transit area. 6. For lunch he took them to the Runaway Beach Hotel which was not very far from town.
Exercise 41. Insert articles before the nouns "school", "college", "bed", "church", "hospital", "prison", etc if necessary. 1. I met a man only yesterday who was at ... school with Baresford. 2. Autumn means back to ... school - and not just for the kids. 3. "How long are you going to be in ... town?" - "Till after New Year's." 4. Alter that at ... school he was called by the names of all known, and some unknown animals. George was modest, and ... boys at ... school were merciless. 5. Every term parents are in vited to ... school to meet the teachers. 6. Jill isn't a religious per son. She never goes to ... church. 7. After their tour of ... hospital he took Andrew to ... basement common room where lights were al ready on. 8. Getting out of ... bed, he put on a dressing-gown and slippers and went to the window. 9. Julian was sitting up in ... bed reading the Sunday papers. 10. On the way to London we passed through a small village with ... old church. We stopped to visit ... church. It was a beautiful building. 11. He appeared to be a stranger to ... town, but he was not. 12. On Sunday morning he invited Jamie to accompany him and Margaret to ... church. 13. Klipdrift was not really ... town. It was a sprawling canvas village. 14. He's been in ... hospital three times. 15. They were chasing round ... town while she waited for them. 16. You see, Chris, even in quite ... small provincial town you could have a clinic. 17. In order to distract her mind she turned her villa at Monte Carlo into ... hospi tal for convalescent officers. 18. When Kate woke up the following morning, she saw the headline in the newspaper carried in with her breakfast tray. It read: "Rebel leader killed while trying to escape ... prison." She was at ... prison an hour later, in the superintendent's office. 19. Real despair did not hit Eve until the following afternoon when she moved in. It was ... prison. 20. And though he undressed and got into ... bed he could not sleep. 21. The children arc in ... bed," she said. 22. But was it worth while going to ... bed when he had to be up again at five? 23. Yes, he'd sit on ... bed beside him and watch turn for ... hours. 24. The doctor wanted her to go to ... hospital, but she refused in case Hilary should come. 25. I looked at the wall of ... hospital. 26. I was fifteen and had just come back from ... school for summer holidays. 27. Then the day came when I had to go back to ... school. 28. But they went to ... grammar school at Haversham and of course I couldn't possibly have anything to do with them. 29. ... public school will not be good for him. Exercise 42. Use the proper article. 1. ... second day was evidently like ... first. 2. Before I knew what had happened I read as far as ... page five. 3. They sat ... side by ... side on ... bench. 4. "Have you read ... book, ... Father?" "From ... cover to ... cover. And on every page there is ... poison." 5. Do you ever go by ... bus? 6. Sir Horace had arrived by ... car at ... tea time. 7. He was to shut up ... house and bring ... rest of ... family back to ... town, by ... train, ... next day. 8. I'm afraid it means walking, unless you'd like to take ... Metro. 9. When I had quite decided this I took ... seventy-three bus to ... Oxford Street 10. She came down to ... breakfast. 11. Elliot'll be back in ... min ute. He has gone to order ... dinner. 12. Shall we go in to ... tea? 13. I thought you might be glad of some coffee before you start back to your hotel. It is such ... cold night. 14. We by awake half ... night. 15. We've got ... long night ahead. 16. We often walked round ... streets at ... night. 17. Leila had learned to dance at ... boarding school. 18. You see, I was born in A - and went to ... school here, so I have many good friends in ... town. 19. She thinks she will stay in ... bed. 20. When ... hour later he opened his eyes again they fell on his nephew Adrian seated at ... foot of ... bed. 21. He had been in ... hospital five days. 22. And ... following day she telephoned that she was coming to ... hospital to see him. Exercise 43. Read the stories inserting articles which are required by the context Aesop and the Traveller. I. Aesop was ... very clever man who lived many hundreds of years ago in ... Greece. He wrote many fine stories. He was well known as ... man who was fond of ... jokes. One day, as he was enjoying ... walk, he met ... traveller, who greeted him and said: "... kind man, can you tell me how soon I shall get to ... town?" "Go," 28 29 Aesop answered. "I know I must go," protested ... traveller, "but I should like you to tell me how soon I shall get to ... town. H. "Go," Aesop said again angrily. "This man must be mad," ... traveller thought and went on. After he had gone some distance, Ae sop shouted after him. "You will get to ... town in two hours." ... traveller turned round in astonishment. "Why did not you tell me that before?" he asked. "How could I have told you that before?" answered Aesop. "I did not know how fast you could walk." A Gordian Knot. Gordius, ... peasant, being chosen ... King of Phrygia, dedicated his wagon to ... Jupiter, and fastened ... yoke to ... pole with ... rope so ingeniously that no one could untie it. Alexander of Macedonia was told that "whoever undid ... knot would reign over ... whole East." "Well then," said ... conqueror, "it is thus I perform ... task," and, so saying, he cut ... knot in two with his sword. Nowadays, ... difficult problem or task can be described as ... "Gordian knot" and is to get out of ... difficult or awkward position by ... single brilliant stroke. Exercise 44. Comment on the articles in the "of-phrases". 1. Why, I wouldn't say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house. 2. The crisis of the disease was safely past. He belonged to the world again. 3. They had been walking slowly over to the corner of the play-ground, where a church of no particular coloured stone was to be seen of the far sight of the road. The sight of it depressed Jenny. 4. He then took the arm of the First Lady. 5. Do you want me to tell the Director what the outline of the subject would be? 6. He shouted to an invisible woman in the back of the store to keep an eye on the cash register. 7. A wave of sympathy passed over him, for there was a great appeal in her personality. 8. A group of people rose from the lounge slats and made their way thankfully across the hall. 9. She noticed a trace of irritation in his voice. 10. Sitting with her arms locked round her knees, Jan felt a trickle of fear. 11. There must be a sense of loss, a feeling of the final parting with youth. 12. A conversation with him always stimulated a fresh flow of thought. 13. I had managed to swallow a piece of cheese but it felt like eating soup. 14. I ladled out a portion of salmon and we fell into pleasant conversation.
Exercise 45. Insert articles where necessary paying particular attention to the use of articles In "of-phrases". 1. I was out and it was ... clear moonlit night, and I happened to look up and suddenly I saw this tremendous tall person running along ... crest of ... hill. 2. He dived into ... pocket and pulled out ... handful of ... coins. 3. She looked just like ... big handsome sweet contented woman, ... efficient wife of ... well-known charmer. 4. We stopped outside ... illuminated window of ... shoe shop. 5. After ... while m. weeping subsided into ... series of ... long sighing sobs. 6. About half-way to ... gate ... sense of something behind me made me turn round. 7. She had ... manner of ... school-girl called to ... principal's office for disciplinary action. 8. He was befriended by Lady Anna Fitzwarren, ... daughter of ... duke and ... widow of ... distinguished statesman. 9. He was ... son of ... solicitor in ... Mid lands town, who had gone bankrupt when Jasper was half-way through his schooling at ... grammar school. 10. As he paused in front of ... mahogany door he no longer felt ... thrill of pride at ... sight of ... gold letters that proclaimed his function in ... world. 11. .Vernon was permitted ... use of ... adjoining chamber for meeting with his client. 12. ... hour later she stood before ... easel over which he had thrown ... rough piece of ... cloth. 13. ... morning sun had turned ... harbour to ... pool of ... shimmering light. 14. Across ... river were ... broken walls of ... old houses that were being torn down. IS. They reached ... theatre two minutes before ... curtain rose and as Julia appeared there was ... burst of clapping from ... audience. 16. His red hair was nice, but his pale lashes gave his face ... sort of ... empty look. 17. She attempted to smile back, but ... sudden stab of ... pain closed her eyes and made her arch back against ... seat. Exercise 46. Use the proper articles, summarizing the cases already mentioned. 1. He said in ... deliberately cheerful voice, "Now, when I was ... little boy, ... thing I liked best to eat was ... tried potatoes. When ever I could choose what I wanted for ... lunch, that was what I chose." 2. He called in for ... few minutes after ... breakfast on his way to pay ... visits round ... town. 3. You agree to our taking her up to ... town and putting her under ... best care? 4. ... next morn ing it was raining steadily and heavily. 5. ... next evening, half ... hour before ... dinner, I heard Francis Getliffe's heavy steps on ... staircase. 6. "You can come back ... next year," he said. 7. "I'm coming to take you out again tomorrow and ... next day too." 8. He was dark, like his mother, with ... handsome, sunburnt face always ready to break into ... smile. 9. Anna has ... contralto voice that would break your heart even over ... radio. 10. Matilda was ... tall, thin graceful fair girl, with ... rather large nose. 11. She was ... woman of about five and forty, I judged, with ... small face and ... 30 31 neat sharp features. 12. Dora shook her pretty head with ... decision. 13. ... door closed behind him and Jago turned to Arthur Brown with ... ravaged look. 14. She looked up into his face, ... small woman in her late twenties. 15. He told me, ... word for ... word, what Pilbrow had said. 16. She was like ... tea rose. 17. My cigarettes were as dry as ... bone, but my lighter wouldn't work and so I couldn't smoke. 18. "Oh, don't be silly," said Miss Carter in ... tired voice. 19. Pierre knocked at ... door. It was opened after ... moment by ... old woman so tall and square-shouldered that Hilary stared at her in ... amazement. 20. ... restaurant owner, ... stout motherly woman, called sharply to ... waiter. 21. Joseph Pervin, ... father of ... family, had been ... man of no education. 22. He could see that he was still on ... outskirts, and he stopped ... passer-by and asked, "Where is ... centre of ... town?" 23. He pressed his shoul ders against ... back of ... seat. 24. "Good God," muttered Jago, as Nightingale disappeared at ... bottom of his staircase. 25. This is Mr. Pinfold, ... passenger. He wants to inquire about ... radiograms he sent. Exercise 47. Use the proper article. Pay attention to uncountable nouns. 1. Would he come later and give some lectures on ... English Literature? His name was well known among ... younger writers of ... France. 2. But ... mathematics is not like ... literature: it is not ... common topic of conversation between ... friends. 3. "... poets are seldom interested in ... geometry," commented Monsieur Mercatel with ... smile at Hilary. 4. I used to like ... history better, but I don't seem to have much time for reading now. 5. Edwards' knowl edge of ... history of ... chemistry was immense. 6. I am not in mood tonight for ... silver twilights, or ... rose-pink dawns. I want to talk ... business. 7. ... happiness does make ... people selfish, I dare say, but so does ... sorrow. 8. She brought nun ... milk to drink, and ... food; he couldn't touch ... food, but he drank ... milk greed ily. 9. Hilary fetched ... plates of ... food and ... some beer, and sat facing Nelly across one of ... tables. 10. The Germans will be here. You must go while there's still ... time. 11. After all, it will be only for ... short time. 12. For ... first time his feeling about her was softened by ... regret. 13. Fortunately ... conversation turned to Mr. Pembroke and to ... education. 14. He had ... good education, too. 15. I must ask ... permission to take it home. 16. It was ... raw weather, and Mrs. Elliot watched over him with ... ceaseless tender ness. 17. ... splendid work these young scientists do, splendid. 18. ... bad news? Did you say you had had ... bad news? 19. One can't give ... advice in ... case like this, old boy. 20. Perhaps you will be good enough, then, to give me ... information on which I can act. 21. ... weather was pleasant, ... country attractive, and he was ready for little change 22.He has lost ... work that he loved, his friends, and his child. 23. "Oh, I've come with ... most tremendous 32 news!" he cried. 24. We have all ... information about it at ... Foreign Office. 25. Don't be afraid. I bring ... good news. 26. Here there was ... real work for him to do. 27. I have asked you here partly to amuse myself, but also to give you ... good advice. Exercise 48. Insert articles which are required by the context I. I sat quiet as mouse and waited. I waited for long time. Then I heard sound of motor coming back again in my direction. It was making terrific noise. Man whizzed past me like rocket Way he was running that motor told me he was very angry man. He must have been very puzzled man, too. Perhaps he was thinking he had seen ghost. Ghost boy driving ghost car. II. Kite caught wind and soared upward like huge blue bird. It was tugging and struggling at end of line like big fish. Up and up it went, rising very fast now in cool night air. It was like magic fire ball in sky.
V. We were in workshop when talk about school started. "When you grow up, I hope you will become famous designing engineer. For that you will need really good education. But I don't want to send you to school yet." Two more years had passed and time had come to start school. My school was in nearest village, two miles away. We didn't have car of our own. We couldn't afford one. But walk took only half hour and I didn't mind that in least... and when school ended my father was always there waiting to walk me home. I really liked those morning walks to school with him. Exercise 49. Comment on the use of articles with nouns used in a generic sense. Translate the sentences into Russian. 1. The apple tree and the grape are the oldest fruit-trees. 2. The orange tree is twenty feet high and it gives from 3 to 4 hundred oranges a year. The orange tree lives about a hundred years. The older trees give better fruit than the younger ones. 3. I suspect the apricot is the king of fruit. 4. The azalea is truly an adaptable shrub as it will grow in all climates. 5. The most beautiful and beloved member of the plant family, the rose, is one of the oldest flowers in cultivation. History has, indeed, put the rose in a unique position 33 among the flowers. No other has enjoyed such homage from so many different cultures and regions of the globe 6. "After we have won you must come to hunt."-"To hunt what? - The boar the bear, the wolf, the ibex." 7. White sheep from the mountains of the Jukon, Alaska, and the North-west territories are considered by many to be the world's most beautiful wild sheep. 8. Man is harsher than iron, harder than stone and more delicate than a rose. 9. The park has given way to a beautiful forest, where man comes, and goes as a visitor. 10. When ancient man banged two pieces of metal together and found that he liked the sound, he started a trend. Now, thousands of years later, people all over the world are still enjoying the music of bells. 11. Some streets were lighted by electricity, and Jamie heard that it was possible to talk to someone on the other side of the town by means of a wonderful new machine, the tele phone. Exercise SO. Translate into English. 1. Кит - млекопитающее, но он живет в море. 2. Страус -самая большая птица на земле. З.Слон живет в Индии и в Центральной Африке. 4. Жираф - самое высокое животное. 5. Мой любимый цветок - роза. 6. Во многих странах есть па мятники животным: в нашей стране - это памятник собаке, в Индии - памятник слону, в Соединенных Штатах - памятник обезьяне. 7. Когда и кем был изобретен телефон? 8. Велоси пед-прекрасное транспортное средство. 9. Гитара появилась в Испании в 13 веке. 10. Никто не знает, когда человек изобрел колесо. 11. Подлежащее и сказуемое - главные члены предло жения. 12. Детективный роман - один из литературных жанров. 13. Детективный роман помогает скоротать время в путешест виях. 14. Артикль - служебное слово, выражающее идею опре деленности и неопределенности. 15. Корова - священное живот ное в Индии. 16. Тюльпан - один из самых первых весенних цветов. 17. Доллар - денежная единица Соединенных Штатов. 18. У муравья шесть ног. 19. Волынка - музыкальный инстру мент, на котором играют шотландцы. Exercise 51. Insert the proper articles summarizing the cases already mentioned. 1. Next morning we went to station very early, before neighbours were about 2. "You are coming to dinner with me as arranged," said Fielding. 3. Good-bye, and don't forget to get yourself good din ner. 4. "Did he never talk of Literature?" he asked. 5. Look at sunset! I never saw one redder. You can always tell weather by sunsets. 6. First, how is family? It seems so long since I heard news of them. 7. Lying he spoke more quickly than when he told truth. 8. What- what if it's lie? 9. I came to Warley on wet September morning. 10. Main entrance was open all night. 11. I looked at my 34 watch. "What lovely morning!" 12. "Car is all right," she said in soft voice. 13. Together they ran back down road, Мог still gripping her arm in tight grip. 14. She unlocked door and thin man, with mean face, entered. 15. He walked as he had been directed, to out skirts of town. 16. "I wrote that book in spring of 1939," said Hilary savagely. "I was very young then." 17. He had singularly attractive smile. 18. You are as brave as lion. 19. It would be worse than hit ting child. 20. She said in perfect English, "I'm delighted that you have come, Mr. Wainwright." 21. She said laughingly, "We are al ways told that English make bad coffee." 22. After tea others went off to bathe. 23. They turned radio on for evening news. 24. It was lovely autumn. 25. "And I thought I was bringing tremendous news!" he cried. 26. Two school masters looked at Agnes for in formation. Exercise 52. Use the proper article, paying particular attention to the use of articles with geographic names. London Streets and Their Names Names of streets and districts are often connected with history of country and city. But very often names of streets are so old and so changed that only few people know how this or that street got its name. People who read books by English writers, listen to radio, see English films can't help knowing such names as Trafalgar Square, Soho, Piccadilly, Charing Cross, etc Let's begin with Piccadilly Circus. It is fine street which has seen much history over centuries. For generations Piccadilly has been heart of London. Nowadays it is such focal place that on special oc casions, such as Coronation or on New Year's Eve, as many as 50.000 people gather there. Actually it immortalized man who is now forgotten. Man was tailor who grew rich by making high collars called "piccadillies". He built grand house which he called Piccadilla Hall, and name, slightly changed, has lived on. Charing Cross is one of oldest spots in London. Once there was small village in that place. Villagers were charing wood, making charcoal of it. That is why village was named Charing. Centuries ago, Eleonor, English Queen, died outside London. Her husband wanted her body to be taken to Westminster Abbey and buried there. At every place where funeral procession stopped wooden cross was erected. The last place was at Charing and since then place is called Charing Cross. Reproduction of that last cross can be seen at entrance to Charing Cross Railway Station. Nowadays Charing Cross is known by its bookshops where one can buy books in different languages and of new and old editions. No one, however, can explain "Soho" convincingly. Legend goes, that in old days there used to be green fields there and people around went fox-hunting a great deal. When hunter saw fox he called to dogs "So-Ho", "So-Ho"! Now Soho is distnct where one can see people of different types, hear them speak different lan guages. It is famous for its different restaurants. There are some short streets in Soho ш which six or seven restaurants of different national cooking stand one after another in line. One can have breakfast in Greek restaurant, dinner in Italian and supper in Armenian. These are only few examples but all London's longpast history can be told by its streets and districts names. REVISION EXERCISES Exercise S3. Use the proper article. I. One fine afternoon I was sitting in my study in small town on west coast of England. It was five o'clock in afternoon. I had finished my work for day and was resting quietly in my armchair, thinking of days that had gone by, especially of happy days that I spent among coral islands of Pacific Six years had passed since day of my return to England! Where were my dear comrades Jack Martin and Peter Gay now? II. We had lost sight of each other soon after our return to England, and I had not heard of my friends during those six years. My thoughts were interrupted by knocking at door. It was my landlady. III. "Visitor to see you, Mr. Ralph," she said in mysterious voice. "He doesn't want to give his name. Maybe he is - ". But be fore old woman could finish her sentence quick step was heard on stairs and stranger burst into room. IV. He was small man with bright blue eyes and sunburnt face. "Your name is Ralph Rover and you were twenty-two yester day," cried my strange visitor without any other greeting. V. "Yesterday was my birthday and I am twenty-two," I ex claimed in surprise. "But may I ask you how you know all about me when I know nothing about you." "Several years ago you lived for some time on one of coral is lands of Pacific," stranger went on, "and there you knew boy whose name was - " "Peter Gay, Pete, dear Pete!" I cried springing up from my chair and rushing into arms of my old friend. (After Ballantyne) Exercise 54. Use the proper article. I. In summer of 1907 I was living in little cottage in country, at small distance from sea. Half mile from my cottage there was school-The Gables-where Harold Stackhurst, head-master, and sev eral other teachers taught students and prepared them for various professions. 36 Stackhurst and I were on friendly terms and he was only man in neighbourhood who sometimes called at my cottage. II. One day, at end of July, severe storm arose. Wind was very strong and waves rose high at base of cliffs, ft rained all day, but in evening wind fell. Next morning weather was fine again. Sea was calm, tide was out, but waves had left deep lagoon under cliffs. It was impossible to stay at home on such fine morning and I decided to take walk along path that led to beach. At short distance from cliffs I was overtaken by Harold Stackhurst "What morning, Mr. Holmes," he cried, waving his hand in greeting. "Very fine," I answered. "Going for swim, I see?" "Yes, McPherson went to beach some fifteen minutes ago and I want to join him there." McPherson was one of teachers. He was young and very good swimmer, though he suffered from weak heart. HI. I had worked in office till nine o'clock in evening and was very tired. I wanted fresh air and decided to walk home. It was warm night. My way lay along river. Night is best time there. You see lights on black river and warm wind brings you smell of far-off sea. I walked along slowly, and at last stopped to look at black wa ter of river. IV. "Warm night," said voice at my side. I turned my head, and saw profile of man standing near me. He, too, was looking at river. He had thin, pale face, and wore dirty old coat. He was unshaven and his hair was in disorder. I looked at him curiously. Who was he? If I answered him, would he ask me for some money for his breakfast? "Very warm," said I. V. "Yes," he said looking at water, "it's fine here. It is good to find such quiet place after day of hard work in London. You, too, must know little of hard work or you wouldn't be here baying evening walk like me. But I don't think you have ever been so tired as I am now. In fact I sometimes think the game is not worth can dle. But I cannot leave it.." VI. He stopped. I looked at him in astonishment This strange man spoke about hard work. What could his work be? Where did he work? I asked him. "You will not believe me, I know," said he, "but I will tell you. I have big undertaking on hand, very big undertaking. I have in vented how to make diamonds." Exercise 55. Use the proper article. I. I was born 30th of November, 1835, in almost invisible village of Florida. My parents removed to Missouri in early thirties; I do not remember just when, for I was not born then and cared nothing for such things. It was long journey in those days and must have 37 been rough and tiresome one. Village contained hundred people and I increased population by 1 per cent... II. Village had two streets, each couple of yards long; rest of av enues were lanes, with rail fences and cornfields on either side. Both streets and lanes were paved with same material - tough black mud in wet times, deep dust in dry. Most of houses were of log-all of them, indeed, except three or four... There were none of brick and none of stone. III. Country schoolhouse was three miles from my uncle's farm. It stood in clearing in woods and would hold about twenty-five boys and girls. We attended school with more or less regularity once or twice week, in summer, walking to it in cool of morning by for est paths. IV. All pupils brought their dinners in baskets and sat in shade of trees at noon and ate them. It is part of my education which I took back upon with most satisfaction. My first visit to school was when I was seven. Girl of fifteen, in customary sunbonnet and calico dress, asked me if I "used tobacco" - meaning did I chew it. I said "no". It roused her scorn. She reported me to all crowd and said: "Here is boy seven years old who can't chew tobacco." V. By looks and comments which this produced I realized that I was degraded object;: I was cruelly ashamed of myself, I determined to reform. But I only made myself sick; I was not able to learn to chew tobacco. (After M. Twain) Exercise 56. Use the proper article. 1. It was now only after midnight, but still extraordinary hour for someone to be ringing bell in that persistent series of three rings, pause, then three more rings. 2. It was early evening by local time, but hours past bedtime to which John's body was accustomed, when they went to restaurant for light supper of fried fish and salad. 3. For lunch he took them to Runway Beach Hotel which was not very far out of town. He had told her to bring their bathing kit and before lunch, they had swim, but did not try out their new masks. 4. He ate late hearty breakfast in deserted dining-room served by boy who had brought in his bags. 5. He went to small restaurant in old port for dinner. Alone. He had spoken to enough people that day. 6. At night when wind roars and child sleeps quietly in its wooden cot by chimney piece I light lamp and walk about, thinking of my friends. 7. Kite stayed up there all through night, and at breakfast time next morning small blue dot was still dancing in sky. After breakfast I hauled it down. 8. How often do you go out to dinner or to theatre on Monday night? 9. Some of our guests enjoy substantial breakfast in restaurant while they're on holidays. 10. Next day Herbert Macaulay telephoned me: Hello. I didn't know you were back in town till Dorothy told me. How about lunch?" 11. They had finished dinner and children were 38 in bed, and there was good hearty sound of Mrs. Burnsdale washing dishes in kitchen. Exercise 57. Use the proper article. I. "Brine two candles and take away lamp," the major said. Or derly brought two lighted candles each in saucer, and took out lamp blowing it out. (Hemingway) II. We were talking softly out on balcony. Moon was supposed to rise but there was mist over town and it did not come up and in little while it started to drizzle and we came in. (Hemingway) III. Night I was to return to front I sent porter down to hold seat for me on train when it came from Turin. Train was to leave at midnight. (Hemingway)
VII. Doreen went into kitchenette, and heard familiar pop of gas and clatter of cups. Then she was back again holding up teapot with half its spout gone. "Cup of tea from brown pot, eh?" (Cusack) Exercise 58. Use the proper article. I. I walked down damp gravel driveway looking at villa through trees. Windows were all shut but door was open. I went in and found major sitting at table in bare room with maps and typed sheets of paper on wall. (Hemingway)
IV. That night bat flew into room through open door that led on to balcony and through which we watched night over roofs of town. It was dark in our room except for small light of nights over town, and bat was not frightened, but hunted in room as though he| had been outside. (Hemingway) 39 Exercise 59. Use the proper article. I. That night I slept badly. In morning I was first-comer to bridge, as I lived nearest I hid my books in long grass near ash pit at end of garden where nobody ever came, and burned along canal bank. It was mild sunny morning in first week of June. (J. Joyce) П. She walked for about quarter of mile and then suddenly broke into oblique run up soft part of beach. She stopped short when she reached place where young man was lying on his back. (Salinger). III. In late summer of that year we lived in house in village that looked across river and plain to mountains. In bed of river there were pebbles and boulders, dry and white in sun, and water was clear and swiftly moving and blue in channels. (Hemingway) IV. Everything in room was dear and familiar- divans with their bright covers and cushions, pictures on wall, flower bowl on table. There was new chintz cover on her bed-delicate pink pat terned with cornflowers. She ran her hand over glazed surface of material, and looked up at Doreen with shining eyes. (Cusack) Exercise 60. Use the proper article.
Young man in his early thirties, neither short nor tall, came into room. His regular features, his short haircut, cut of his suit, pattern of his necktie gave out not real information. He might have been on staff, or trying to get on staff of news magazine. He might have just been on play that closed in Philadelphia. He might have been with law firms. |