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Fill each gap with one suitable collective noun from the table. Mind the articles.



a group, a gang, a crowd, a shoal, a swarm, a set, a pack, a flock, a bunch

1) There are swarms of mosquitoes in the forests of Scandinavia in the summer.

2) As we looked over the side of the boat, we saw ….. of brightly coloured fish swimming just below the surface.

3) There was ….. of youths standing on the corner; they didn't look at all friendly.

4) You'll see ….. of cards on the bookshelf. Will you fetch them for me, please?

5) The government has appointed ….. of biologists to look into the problem.

6) There is ….. of people waiting outside.

7) ….. of sheep had escaped from a field.

8) She gave me ….. of six sherry glasses.

9) She gave me ….. of beautiful roses.

 

2.9. Correct any errors. Put in a/an or nothing.

1) Last time there was fog here a plane crash-landed on the field near the airport. The crew had lucky escape. A man broke his leg. The rest were unhurt.

2) You've been great help to me; a day I will repay you.

3) My car broke down near bus stop. There was one man waiting for a bus so I asked him for an advice.

4) He took one quick look at my car and said, " Buy new one".

5) – There was one woman here. The rest were men. – There shouldn't have been even a woman. It was meant to be stag party.

6) Don't tell one soul! Not even your wife! – Of course not! I'd never tell a secret to one woman.

7) Most of the staff had been there for only very short time, but a man had been there an year and one half, so he knew little more than the rest.

8) Could you lend me one dictionary, please? I'm trying to do crossword puzzle. – I'm afraid I've only got a dictionary, and Tom's borrowed it.

2.10. Rewrite these sentences with rather a/an or quite a/an.

1) The book was rather interesting – It was rather an interesting book.

2) The house we lived in was quite big.

3) The film was quite exciting.

4) My childhood was rather sad.

5) The car was rather expensive.

6) The school is quite good.

7) I met a man who was quite interesting.

8) When she was a child she was rather naughty.

9)  The problem was rather difficult.

10) The letter she wrote him was quite rude.

 

Now rewrite sentences 1), 4), 5), 9) with a rather:

1) It was a rather interesting book.

2)  etc.

 

2.11. Put in a/an or some or nothing.

1) I've seen some good films recently.

2) Have you got ….. headache?

3) Are most of your friends ….. students?

4) Have you got ….. camera?

5) Would you like to be ….. actor?

6) Bill's got ….. big feet.

7) Do you collect ….. stamps?

8) Tom always gives Ann ….. flowers on her birthday.

9) Those are..... really nice trousers. Where did you get them?

10) What ….. beautiful garden!

11) My neighbour is ….. photographer; let's ask him for ….. advice about colour films.

12) We had ….. fish and chips for ….. lunch. That doesn't sound ….. very interesting lunch.

13) I had ….. very bad night; I didn't sleep ….. wink.

14) He is ….. vegetarian, you won't get ….. meat at his house. He'll give you ….. nut cutlet. – Last time I had ….. nut cutlet I had ….. indigestion.

15) ….. travel agent would give you ….. information about hotels.

 

2.12. Answer these remarks using the words in brackets, as in the example. Mind the articles.

1) Oh dear! I've split water on the floor! (to mind, cloth; to wipe up) Never mind! Here is a cloth; just wipe it up.

2) How did you get that puncture in your tire?  (to be; glass; road)

3) I was surprised to hear that old Mrs Jones doesn't live with her family any more. (to live; home- дом престарелых )

4) What do you think my son should do? He's just left school and he's not really academic. He needs a job. (to get; trade)

5) Why did you choose this house in the end? (to have; land)

6) Mum, what's the Mona Lisa? (work; art; painting)

7) Now can I find out what the restrictions are on this car insurance? (to look at; policy)

 

2.13. Fill the gaps with a/an, or some where necessary.

1) We had some delicious food last night.

2) We had ….. delicious meal last night.

3) There is ….. beautiful furniture in that shop.

4) There is ….. beautiful table in that shop.

5) I'm thirsty. I need ….. drink.

6) I'm thirsty. I need ….. water.

7) She's just bought ….. expensive clothes.

8) She's just bought ….. expensive dress.

9) They booked ….. room in advance.

10) They booked …..accommodation in advance.

 

2.14. You are talking about the holiday you had with a friend. Use these words:

accommodation, awful journey, beautiful scenery, chair, fun, good weather, meal

Mind the article!

1) (It was quite easy to book a place to stay.) – Booking accommodation was quite easy. But my room wasn't very nice. It didn't even have a chair in it.

2) (You were in a beautiful part of the country.) – It was a lovely place. There was ….. all around us.

3) (The weather was good.) – And we had ….. while we were there.

4) (One evening you went to a restaurant with some other people.) – One evening we had ….. with some people we met.

5) (You enjoyed yourselves at the disco.) – We went to a disco. We had ….. there.

6) (Travelling home was awful.) – We had ….. home last Saturday.

 

2.15. Complete each sentence with one suitable word from the list. Use each word once only.

accommodation, bread, cookery, lightning, spelling, advice, cash, information, luggage, parking

1) I can't cut this loaf. Do you have a proper bread knife?

2) I'm afraid that " neice" is ….. mistake.

3) There's usually ….. space opposite the church.

4) We need..... box to keep the money in.

5) The tourist board have built ….. centre near the castle.

6) We decided to put ….. conductor on the roof.

7) Marjorie used to write ….. column in a magazine.

8) These suitcases are heavy. We must find ….. trolley.

9) I must rush. I'm going to ….. lesson.

10) Julie found her flat through ….. agency.

 

2.16. Complete these sentences using the noun in brackets in the singular or plural form. Mind the article!

1) He gave me a box of my favourite chocolates. (chocolate)

2) His favourite food is ….. . (chocolate)

3) She bought ….. on her way to work. (paper)

4) He placed all the important ….. in his briefcase. (paper)

5) I need some ….. to write this message on. (paper)

6) Hurry up! We don't have much …... (time)

7) She has visited us several …. (time)

8) He has no ….. but he is keen to learn. (experience)

9) We went for a walk in ….. after lunch. (wood)

10) His desk is made of …... (wood)

2.17. Choose one word from the words below to complete each sentence. Mind the article if the word is countable or make it plural as appropriate.

chicken, dislike, improvement, language, life, success, education

1) Mary used to keep chickens in her garden until they started to get out.

2) A score of 40% may not be very good but it's certainly ….. on her last mark.

3) After so many previous ….. it was inevitable that one of his films would be unpopular.

4) ….. is too short to worry about keeping your house spotlessly clean.

5) I've had ….. of green vegetables ever since I was a child.

6) Our students study both ….. and literature in their English degree.

7) I had to go through very strict and traditional …...

 

2.18. Translate form Russian into English.

1) Они были здесь час назад.

2) Большое количество молодых людей поступают в высшие учебные заведения.

3) Не спеши! У нас много времени!

4) Раз в год мы стараемся навестить наших родителей.

5) Врач велел ему есть все без соли и пить больше воды.

6) Никто не любит плохую погоду.

7) Жизнь невозможна без воды и воздуха.

8) Он прожил долгую жизнь.

9) У него глубокие знания по истории. Знания можно приобрести упорным трудом.

10) Передайте соль, пожалуйста!

11) Не сидите у окна, вы простудитесь.

12) Он указал на маленькое окно на пятом этаже.

13) Погода была прекрасная.

14) Я не могу плавать в такой холодной воде.

REVIEW EXERCISES

 

2.1. Complete the sentences. Put in a/an, or some

1) I really ought to do some housework.

2) The people who camped in the field have left ….. rubbish.

3) I've been working on the business plan. I've made ….. progress.

4) The visitors are here for two nights. They are booking for ….. accommodation.

5) That shop has ….. nice sofa.

6) You'll have to pay extra for the taxi because you've got ….. luggage.

7) The flat is quite empty. I need ….. furniture.

8) I can't possibly fit this guitar into ….. suitcase.

9) You need ….. luck to win at this game.

 


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