I. Âûáåðèòå îäèí èç ïðåäëîæåííûõ âàðèàíòîâ îòâåòà:
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. Âûáåðèòå îäèí èç ïðåäëîæåííûõ âàðèàíòîâ îòâåòà:
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. Çàïîëíèòå ïðîïóñêè àðòèêëÿìè òàì, ãäå ýòî íåîáõîäèìî:
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.