АРТИКЛИ

I. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:

1. Our office is in (a / the) centre of (a / the) city.

2. Sorry! I’ve got (a / the) wrong number.

3. It costs (a / -) thousand euros.

4. I’ve run out of (- / the) money.

5. I can give you (a / the) lift to the station.

6. (- / The) Government resigned last week.

7. It was rather (a / the) delicate question. I didn’t dare to ask it.

8. The President will arrive in (a / -) couple of minutes.

9. Do you accept (- / the) credit cards?

10. There are six points on (- / the) agenda.

11. (A / The) businessman will catch at any chance of making (a / the) profit.

12. You must speak to (a / the) Managing Director about it.

13. I thought she got another job. But she said she worked for (a / the) same company.

14. I met him at (- / the) Grand Hotel.

15. The longest river in the United States is (- / the) Mississippi.

16. He works somewhere in (- / the) Southern Africa.

17. He made money working at (a / the) Stock Exchange.

18. (A / The) Prime Minister is to make a statement tomorrow.

19. In (a / the) North of Britain there are higher lands and mountains.

20. (- / The) Pennines is a chain of mountains which is known as the backbone of England.

II. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:

1. Where’s (a / the) fax the suppliers sent this morning? I can’t find it.

2. (A / The) presentation was (a / the) great success.

3. We must arrive at (a / the) decision as soon as possible.

4. I have (an / the) appointment at (a / the) bank.

5. (An / the) accountant’s job is to check (a / -) company’s financial affairs.

6. (The / -) money makes (the / a) world go round.

7. Employing and coaching (- / the) new staff is rather costly, so you must pick up (a / the) right candidate.

8. I’d like to clear out (a / -) few items in (a / the) contract.

9. In (the / -) near future videoconferences will replace many meetings.

10. Roger works as (an / the) accountant in (an / the) insurance agency in Brighton.

11. There was (an / the) interesting article about our competitors in (a / the) local newspaper.

12. They wouldn’t pay their debt, so we took them to (the / -) court.

13. We produce (a / -) detailed sales report three times (a / the) year.

14. Where’s (a / the) money? I left it on (a / the) table over there.

15. (The / An) unemployed get (an / the) unemployment benefit from (a / the) state.

16. (The / -) Hermitage is one of (a / the) richest art museums in (a / the) world.

17. Is there (a / the) bank near here? – Yes. There’s one next to (a / the) supermarket round (a / the) corner.

18. (The / -) Government should do more to help (the poor / the poor people).

19. “(The / -) Independent” is one of (the / -) UK’s most popular newspapers.

20. I left (the / -) school at 17, went to (the / -) Belarusian State Economic University and got (a / the) degree in (- / the) economics. – What did you say (a / the) name of (a / the) university was?

 

III. Заполните пропуски артиклями там, где это необходимо:

1. He is having … financial difficulties now.

2. I’ll send you … email. It’s best not to talk about such things on … phone.

3. … combination of … four P’s determines … marketing mix.

4. Every morning I had to sort out … mail and distribute … faxes, before I could have … cup of coffee.

5. George has … part-time job. He works three mornings … week.

6. He has just given me … very helpful advice.

7. I’ve invited five people to … business lunch. Out of … five people, only Mr. Lee and Ms Kerry could come, … others couldn’t.

8. The quality controllers are responsible for seeing that … finished goods are properly made.

9. What do you think of … discussion that followed … meeting?

10. … economic theories simplify … reality to let … people understand … basic economic principles.

11. … English of America differs from … English of Great Britain.

12. … scarcity is … imbalance between our desires and … means of satisfying them.

13. … unemployment is very high at the moment and it’s very difficult for … people to find … work.

14. John works for … IBM now. He used to work for … British Telecom at … start of his career.

15. Lots of people are without … jobs in … city, so … government has decided to give … unemployed … special benefits.

16. We landed at … Charles de Gaulle airport in … Paris and were met by … ambassador in … person.

17. You must contact … manager and tell him about … telegram. It is … urgent telegram.

18. You’ll find … information you need at … top of … page 15. For … further information phone … number below.

19. … cost of … living in … Sweden is higher than in … other countries of … Europe.

20. … recent survey showed that … Portuguese are very good negotiators, … French admire hard work, … Germans are competitive and ambitious, and … British prefer to work in the security of a group.