Существительное. Артикль

Tест I

Выберите правильный вариант.

1. There is______sand in my shoes.

a) — c) the

b) a d) an

2. The news was______very depressing.

a) a c) —

b) the d) an

3.______man and______woman were sitting opposite me.

a) a, the с) а, а

b)the, a d) -, -

4. Paris is______capital of France.

a) the c) an

b)a d) -

5. Chinese eat______rice every day.

a) the с) а

b) - d) an

6. There were______very few people in the shops today.

a) an c) —

b) a d) the

7. What is______longest river in______world?

a) a, a c) the, a

b) the, the d) a, the

8. Did you hear______noise just now?

a) the с) а

b) - d) an

9. What did you have for______breakfast?

a) - с) а

b) the d) an

10. Have you got these shoes in______size 43?

a) the c) an

b) a d) -

11. Ken's brother is in______prison now for robbery.

a) the с) а

b) - d) an

12. Bob is_______seaman. He spends most of his time at

______sea.

a) a, — c) an, the

b) the, - d) a, the

13.______children team a lot from playing.

a) the c) -

b) a d) an

14.______giraffe is______tallest of all animals.

a) the, the c) an, the

b) a, a d) -, -

15. We had______very nice lunch.

a) - c) the

b)a d) an

16. We visited _____ Canada and______United States.

a) a, a c) the, the

b) -, - d) -, the

17. Jill has gone to______hospital to visit Jack.

a) the c) -

b) a d) an

[g. We took______ children to the Zoo.

a) - c) an

b) a d) the

[9. It can be dangerous to swim in_______sea.

a) - с) а

b) the d) an

10. Have you ever been to______British Museum?

a) a c) the

b) - d) an

Тест 2

Выберите правильный вариант.

1. There was ______ crisis in ______ American agriculture

in______1980s.

a) the, -, the c) a, the, the

b) a, -, the d) -, -, the

2. According to______New York Times________third of

______nation's family farmers are in______debt.

a) the, a, the, - c) the, a, —, -

b) -, the, -, - d) the, a, the, the

3.______1973 Arab oil embargo caused_______doubling

of______oil prices and______inflation.

a) the, the, -, - c) the, a, -, -

b) a, the, -, - d) the, the, -, the

4.______effects of air pollution on______environment

have been observed for years.

a) -, - c) -, the

b) the, - d) the, the

5. In______New York City area______East Riveris

______good example of______water pollution.

a) —, the, a, — c) the, the, a, —

b) the, the, the, - d) the, the, a, the

6. Mrs. Brown,______young woman with______fall of

______dark hair is______teacher.

a) the, a, —, a c) a, a, the, a

b) a, a, -, a d) a, a,______the

7. When______Europeans came,______Indians watched

with______horror as______forests were cut down.

a) -, -, -, the c) the, the, the, the

b) the, the, -, the , d) the, the, the, -

8. People always have______hopes for______better life in

______future.

a) -, a, the c) the, the, the

b)the,-,the d)-, -,the

9. Americans find it hard to accept_______idea of______

poor people who have no______hope and have to stay at

______bottom.

a) a, —, a, the c) an, —, —, the

b) the, —, —, a d) the, —, —, the

10._______Northeast is_______historic heartland of

______U.S. and______centre of______industry.

a) -, the, the, the, - c) the, the, -, the, -

b) the, a, the, the, - d) the, the, the, the, -

11.______Rockies is______great mass of______moun­tains running down______western side of the U. S.

a) -, the, —, the c) the, the, —, the

b) the, the, the, the d) the, a, -, -

12.______Salt Lake City was founded by______religious

group known as______Mormons.

a) -, a, the c) -, a, -Ц b) the, -, the d) -, the, -

 

3. Now______Salt Lake City is one of______cleanest

cities in______country.

a) the, the, the c) —, a, the

b) -, the, the d) -, the, a

14. To_______Mexicans America is still_______land of

______promise.

a) a, the, — c) the, a, -

b) -, the, - d) the, the, -

15.______United Nations claims that by______year 2010

______ten largest cities on______earth will be on

______Pacific.

a) —, the, the, —, the c) the, the, the, —, the

b) the, -, the, -, the d) the, the, -, -, the

16.______West Coast of the U. S. is proving already that

______ Pacific is______ocean of______future.

a) the, the, the, the c) the, the, an, the

b) -, the, the, the d) the, the, the, -

17. In______big cities______number of people from

______Vietnam and______Philippines is growing.

a) the, the, -, the c) -, the, the, -

b) -, a, -, the d) -, the, -, the

18. In California people arrive at______Crystal Cathedrat,

______huge glass church.

a) the, a c)the, the

b) —, a d) a, the

19.______advertisers understand______power of______

television.

a)the,the, - c) -, -, -

b) -, the, - d) -, a, -

20.______last part was______piece of______film about

Reagan's campaign for______presidency.

a) —, the, —, the c) the, the, the, a

b) the, a, a,the d)the,the/the, -

21. Every house has______garage,______separate bed­room for each child in______family and______bath­rooms.

a) the, a, the, - c) a, a, the, -

b) a, the, the, — d) a, the, -, -

22. For______Americans who own their own homes,______

never-ending rise in______house prices is______good

thing.

a) the, a, -, a c) the, -, the, a

b) -,-,-, a d ) the, the, -, a

23.______Wall Street is______place where______sun

never shines.

a) the, a, the c) -, a, -

b) -, -, the d) -, a, the

24.______people who work in______Wall Street area are

too busy to worry about______weather.

a) —, the, the c) the, —, the

b) the, the, the d) the, a, the

25. In the U. S. there is still______aluminum,______cop­per, ______oilfields in______north.

a) -, -, the, the c) -, -, the, -

b) the, the, the, the d) -, -, -, the

Тест 3

Выберите правильный вариант.

1.______Land and_______climate affect______social

and economic life,______population and______poli­tics.

2) - ,- ,- , - , c) - ,- , the,- ,

b) a, a, -, -, - d) -, -, -, -, the

2.______North is______cooler than______South.

a) -,the, - c)the, -, -

b) the, the, the d) the, -, the

3.______southeast Britain has always been______most

populated part of______island.

a) the, the, a c) —, the, the

b) —, the, an d) —, —, the

4. Britain is______island and______Britain's history has

been closely connected with______sea.

a) an, —, — c) the, —, the

b) an, —, the d) an, the, the

5.______ earliest method of tool making spread from

______Africa to______European part.

a) an, —, the c) the, —, the

b) the, the, the d) the, -, -

6. Some were ______ grammar schools independent of

______Church, while others were attached to______

cathedral.

a) the, the, the c) the, -, a

b) -, the, the d) -, the, a

7.______Latin was important because it was______edu­cated language of______almost all Europe.

a) -, the, - c) -, an, -

b)the,the, - d) -, the, -

8.______most English people could not speak______

Latin,______language of ______ Church and of______

education.

a) -, -, the, the, - c) -, -, a, -, the

b) the, -, the, the, - d) —, the, -, the, —

9.______fourteenth century was disastrous for Britain as

well as for______most of Europe because of______ef­fect of______wars.

a) the, —, the, — c) the, —, an, —

b) the, the, the, - d) the, -, the, the

10. England had______burden of______fighting______

Scots.

a) a, -, the c) the, the, the

b) the, -, the d) the, -, -

11. In______twelfth century,______practice of______

letting out farms had been______way of increasing

______landlord's profits.

a) the,-,-, a, — c) the, the,-, a, the

b) the, the, the, a, — d) —, the, -, a, the

12.______most important of these changes was______re­placement of______wool by______finished cloth.

a) the, the, —, the c) the, a, —, —

b) a, the, -, the d) the, the, -, -

13. By the end of______Middle Ages______serf from

______countryside could work in______town to be­come ______freeman in______town he lived.

a) —, a, the, a, a, the c) the, a, the, a, a, the

b) the, the, the, a, a, the d) the, a, a, a, a, the

14.______poor wore______simple clothes of______

leather or______wool.

a) the, -, -, - c) the, the, -, -

b) -, -, -, - d) the, -, the, the

15.______poor children started______work at______

age of six.

a) the, —, the c) —, —, the

b) —, the, an d) -, the, the

16. In______return for money______House of Commons

demanded______political power.

a) the, the, - c) —, the, the

b)-,the,- d)-,-,-

17.______first signs of______trouble between______

Crown and______Parliament came in 1601.

a) the, -, -, - c) the, the, -, -

b) -, -, the, the d) the, -, -, the

18. Parliament was supported by______Navy, by most of

______merchants and by______population of Lon­don.

a) —, the, the c) the, the, —

b) the, -, the d) the, the, the

19. From 1649 to 1660 Britain was______republic, but

______republic was not______success.

a) -, the, a c) a, the, a

b) the, the, a d) a, a, the

20.______English Parliament offered to remove______

trade limits, if______Scots agreed to______union

with England.

a) the, -, the, — c) the, the, the, —

b) -, -, the, - d) the, -, -, -

21.______political revolution during______Stuart age

could not have happened if there had not been______

revolution in______thought.

a) the, the, a, - c) the, -, a, -

b) -, the, a, - d) the, the, the, -

22. In 1666______Cambridge Professor of______Maths,

Newton, began to study______gravity.

a) -, -, - c) the, -, the

b) the, -, - d) the, the, the

23.______invention of______machinery created______

factories.

a) -, -, - c) the, -, the

b) -, the - d) the, -, -

24. In France______misery of______poor led to______

revolution in 1789.

a) -, the, - c) the, the, -

b) -, -, the d) a, the, -

25. Growing______animal food was______important

new development.

a) -, an c)the, a

b) -, the d) the, the

Тест 4

Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Over 75 countries in______world use______English as

______official language.

a)the, -, the c)the,the,a

b) a, —, the d) the, -, -

2. English is one of_______working languages of

UN and______International Olympic Committee.

a) -, the, the c) the, the, the

b)the, - ,the d)the,the, -

3.______President Pompidou recommended______re­turn to______totally unpolluted French without______

English words.

a) -, a, -, - c) the, -, -, -

b) the, a, —, — d) the, a, the, —

4. ______ Indian meal consists of______ meat dish,

______bread and______rice.

a) -, the, —, - c) an, -, the, the

b) an, -,-,-, d) an, a, -, -

5. ______ fruit rather than______desserts is served at

______end of______meal.

a) -, -, the, a c) -, -, an, a

b) the, -, the, a d) -, -, the, -

6. With______right hand______Indians break______

pieces of______bread.

a) a, -, -, - c) the,

b) the, the, -, - d) the, -, the, -

7.______Japan is______country of______eastern Asia

in______north Pacific Ocean.

a) the, a, -, the b) —, the, - , the

c) — a, the, the d) — , a, —, the

8.______country is crossed from______north to______

south-west by______mountain range.

a) the, the, the, a c) the, the, —, a

b) the, —, —, a d) the, the, the, the

9. Japan is______long country from_______north to

______south, so______weather varies widely.

a) the, —, —, the c) a, the, the, the

b) a, —, —, the d) —, the, the, —

10. Since______1960s Japan has been one of______lead­ing nations producing______electronic equipment and

______cars.

a) the, the, —, - c) the, -, —, —

b) -, the, -, - d) the, the, the, the

11. In______south of______Sweden______Swedes

grow______sugar beet and______potatoes.

a) the, the, the, —, — c) the, —, the, —, —

b) -, -, -, the, the d) -, -, -, -, -

12.1 eat______fruit every day for_______lunch:______

orange and______banana.

a) a, -, an, a c) -, -, the, the

b) -, the, an, a d) —, —, an, a

13.______worst thing is that I drink_______awful lot of

______coffee.

a) the, an, — c) the, a, —

b) a, an, — d) the, an, the

14.1 usually wake up looking forward to______day, but at

______moment I don't because I don't like______girl

I work with.

a) a, the, the c) the, a, the

b)the, the, the d)the,the, a

15. Even though he is______Brazilian he doesn't drink

______coffee, just______cup of______tea.

a) a, -, the, - c) -, -, a, -

b) -, the, -, - d) -, -, the, -

16. At______weekends I sometimes turn______television

on in______morning.

a) the, the, the c) the, —, the

b) -, the, the d) the, the, -

17. Game playing is______human characteristic, appear­ing with______earliest civilizations in every part of

______globe.

a) -, the, the c) a, -, the

b) a, the, the d) a, the, —

18._______children can visit______museums if they are

accompanied by______adult.

a) the, —, an c) -, -, the

b) -, -, a d) -, -, an

19. In______Japanese culture, writing is______most ad­mired of all______arts.

a) a, the, the c) —, the, the

b) -, -, the d) -, the, -

20. My friend and I went out for______meal yesterday and

______food was excellent especially______chicken.

a) the, the, the c) a, the, a

b) a, —, the d) a, the, the

21. We have bought______nice cottage in______country

with______views of______mountains.

a) a, the, -, - c) a, a, -, the

b) the, the, -, - d) a, the, the, -

22. "Would you like______glass of_______milk?" "No,

thanks. I don't like______milk."

a) the, -, - _C) a, -, -

b) a, the, - d) a, -, the

23.1 don't like______poetry, but there is______poem I've

really enjoyed.

a) the, a c) -, the

b) —, a d) a, a

24.______ people who live _______ next door work in

______ministry.

a) the, -, a c) the, -, the

b) -, the, - d) -, -, -

25. Would you like to read "______Times"? No, thanks. I

I am short of______time.

a) --, -- c) -, the

b) the, the d)The,-

 

Тест 5

Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Let me give you______good advice.

a) some c) one

b) a d) any

2. Do you know the______who lives next door?

a) men c) mans

b) man d) mens

3. Old Mr. O'Hara told a story of the______movement in

Ireland.

a) woman's c) women

b) women's d) woman

4. He was 19 and too young to know much about_____

life.

a) the с) а

b) - d) that

5. What______magnificent view!

a)the с)а

b) - d) an

6. How can we make sense of______story as this?

a) such c) a such

b) such a d) such the

7. My mother told me to buy two______eggs in the market.

a) dozen c) dozen of

b) dozens of d) dozens

8. There______always a lot of traffic in the rush-hour.

a) are c) it is

b) is d) was

9. There is a lot of reading in______class.

a) the c) -

b) a d) an

10. "Have you met Peter's sisters?" "I have met one. I didn't know he had______sister."

a) other c) the other

b) another d) the another

11. He was in despair, he had______money to live on.

a) little c) a few

b) a little d) few

12. In half______words he explained the situations.

a) and dozen c) dozen

b) a dozen d) of dozen

13. What______urgent information!

a) — c) the

b) an d) a

14. It's difficult to say how John will react to______news as

this.

a) such a c) a such

b) such d) the such

15. There are______cars in the city centre in the rush-hour.

a) quite a few c) much

b) many d) few

16. The______room looks very cosy.

a) children c) childrens

b) children's d) childrens's

17. Soon, they lost______patience and sent me to my par­ents in Dublin.

a) the c) -

b) a d) an

18. As usual, he had_______big breakfast and went to work.

a) — с) а

b)the d)that

19. He is a very successful businessman even though he has _______education.

a) very little c) quite a little

b) a very little d) the little

20. Unfortunately, I'm_______child in the family.

a) the only c) only a

b) an only d) the only a

Тест 6

Выберите правильный вариант.

1. We went to_______very nice restaurant last weekend.

a) the с) а

b) - d) an

2.1 clean my teeth with_______toothpaste.

a) the с) а

b) - d) some

3._______news was very depressing.

a) the с) а

b) — d) some

4. I've been walking for three hours. I've got_______sore

feet.

a) - c) the

b) a d) an

5. When we were on holiday, we stayed at_______hotel.

Sometimes we had our evening meal at_______hotel and

sometimes we went to_______restaurant.

a) a, the, the c) the, the, a

b) a, the, a d) —, the, a

6.1 hate going to_______dentist.

a) the с) а

b) - d) an

7. My best friend is_______doctor.

a) the с) а

b) - d) an

8. These two photographs are_______same.

a) the с) а

b) - d) an

9. Can you tell me where______Room 138 is, please?

a) the с) а

b) - d) an

10. Ken's brother is in______prison for robbery. Ken went

to______prison to see his brother.

a) the, the c) —, a

b) a, the d) -, the

11. We usually take______children to______zoo.

a) the, the c) —, a

b) a, the d) -, the

12. Do you think______rich should pay more taxes to help

______poor?

a) -, - c) the, a

b) the, the d) a, a

13. We visited______Canada and______United States on

our last journey.

a) the, - c) -, the

b) the, the d) -, -

14.______river Volga flows into______Caspian Sea.

a) the, - c) -, the

b) the, the d) -, -

15. It is expensive to buy apartments on_______Fifth Av­enue.

a) — с) а

b) the d) an

16. Have you ever been to______British Museum?

a) — с) а

b) the d) an

17.______University of London gives almost the same edu­cation as______California University.

a) -, - . c) -, the

b) the, the d) the, -

18.1 don't feel fine today. I have______sore throat.

a) the c) —

b) a d) an

19. You better not go to______work tomorrow, you look

very pale.

a) a b) the c) —

20. I'd rather stay at_______home and watch a football

match on______TV.

a) -, - c) -, the

b) the, the d)a, -

Тест 7

Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Many different combinations of______ can give us

______essentials we need for______adequate diet.

a) food, —, — c) foods, the, an

b) foods, —, the d) foods, —, an

2. My______cars are in the garage.

a) son's-in-law's c) sons-in-law's

b) sons'-in-laws d) sons'-in-law

3. Don't bother, I won't listen to your______will do me no

good.

a) advice, it c) advices, they

b) advise, it d) advises, they

4. For 30 years now I have been studying my______. I don't

know very much about them.

a) fellow-mens c) fellows-man

b) fellow-men d) fellows-men

5. The doctor's car is outside______house. Someone must

have fallen ill there.

a) the Browns c) Browns'

b) the Browns' d) The Browns' family

6. Travellers saw two______in a distance.

a) oases c) oasises

b) oasis d) oaseses

7. After______period of drought it started raining every day.

a) six month c) a six month's

b) a six months' d) the six month

8. If the______is left open, the optics will burn out.

a) machine's lid c) lid of the machine

b) lid of machine d) lid of a machine

9.1 need______before I make a decision.

a) more informations c) further information

b) a few more information d) many information

10. Though she was quite______credulous woman she

didn't believe all the______she heard about Arnold.

a) the, gossips c) -, gossip

b) a, gossip d) a, gossips

11. Before the game each______name is written on a card.

The______select a card and keep the name secret.

a) child, child c) children's, childs

b) child's, children d) child's, children's

12.______law is one of the basic laws in physics.

a) Archimedes c) Archimedes'

b) Archimede's d) Archimede

13. Money______so scarce that______could fairly be said

not to exist at all.

a) are, they c) is, they

b) were, it d) is, it

14. The news______so unexpected at the moment. We

don't know what to do about______.

a) is, it c) was, these

b) are, them d) were, it

15.______Hyde Park is______very beautiful and large

park in______central London.

a) -, a, - c) -, the, -

b) the, the, the d) the, a, the

16. Since my childhood I have been keen on travelling and adventurous life, in my dreams I often see myself climb-

ing _____ Mont Blanc, exploring ______ Azores,

swimming in______Pacific Ocean.

 

a) -, the, the с) the, -, -

b) the, -, the d) -, the, -

17.______life is very difficult for______unemployed these

days.

a) the, the c) -, the

b) -, - d)the, -

18. That magnificent______temple was constructed by

______Chinese.

a) eight-centuries-old, the

b) old-eight-centuries, —

c) eight-century's-old, a

d) eight-century-old, the

19. His advice______bad.______never helped me.

a) is, it has c) was, they have

b) are, they have d) were, it has

20.______President______election was widely forecast by

the polls.

a) the, Clinton c) -, Clintons

b) - , Clinton's d) the, Clinton's