Day, Night, Morning, Evening.
1. I payed my first visit to his house on______ clear February night. 2. It was nearly______
sundown. 3._____ night outside seemed very quiet. 4. During_______ evening we played
innumerable games of piquet... 5. It was______ evening, and he was walking across the
school grounds on his way home. 6. He wondered what hour it was._____ sun seemed to
indicate____ late morning ... 7._____ morning was cold and sharp and sunny. 8. It is____
early morning. 9. We are going to have_____ ideal night. 10._____ night being sharp and
frosty, we trembled from______ head to______ foot. 11. It was early in_______ afternoon.
12._____ night came and he sent his sadness into his sleep. 13. I was up at six in_______
morning. 14. She has had____ bad night, probably_____ rather delirious night. 15. Arthur
did not pass_____ sleepless night; he slept long and well. 16. It was about ten o'clock at
_____ night. 17._____ fine September afternoon was dying fast. 18. It was_____ morning
after Roger had talked to me in____ Park, and Margaret and I were sitting at____ breakfast.
19. On_____ bright January morning____ telephones kept ringing in my office. 20.1 cannot
describe to you_____ intense silence of_____ night.
Ex. 4. (В, С) Insert articles where necessary.
Names of Meals.
1. The invitations to_____ dinner for sixteen people were sent out. 2. He came in one
morning when I was having____ breakfast on_____ terrace of_____ hotel and introduced
himself. 3. I saw to it that he had______ good dinner. 4. He was giving_____ big lunch on
____ following day and at____ end of_____ week_____ grand dinner. 5. Mr Wayne settled
back in his chair, savouring his drink, expecting___ good dinner. 6._____ dinner was very
sound. 7. But____ hot bath and_____ good dinner fixed him up. 8. They had____ supper
in silence. 9."_____ dinner will be ready in____ few minutes," she said.
Ex. 5. (В, С) Translate into English.
1. Утро было холодное и ветреное.
2. Был теплый летний вечер.
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3. Настала ночь, и путешественники решили отдохнуть.
4. Он пишет с утра до ночи.
5. Он переночевал у приятеля.
6. Он провел бессонную ночь и был очень бледен.
7. Приятно поехать за город в ясный летний день.
8. И днем и ночью он думал об одном.
9. Было прекрасное утро, солнечное и тихое.
10. Было раннее утро, все в доме еще спали.
11. На дворе (outside) была ночь.
12. Была теплая летняя ночь.
13. Я думаю, день будет ясным и теплым.
14. Машины на фабрике работали день и ночь.
15. Я убедил его провести ночь в нашем доме и отдохнуть.
16. Я никогда не забуду вечер, который мы провели в Лондоне.
17. Вечер был холодным и туманным.
5. THE USE OF ARTICLES WITH NOUNS IN SOME SET EXPRESSIONS
I. THE USE OF THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE WITH NOUNS IN SET EXPRESSIONS
1. in a hurry - второпях
2. to have a mind to do smth - иметь желание что-либо сделать, быть склонным ...
3. to fly into a passion - прийти в бешенство
4. to fly into a fury (rage) - прийти в ярость
5. to take a fancy to - проникнуться симпатией, почувствовать расположение
6. in a low (loud) voice - тихо (громко)
7. a great many (with countables) - много; a great deal (with uncountables) - много
8. it's a pity - жаль
9. it's a shame - стыдно; жалко
10. it's a pleasure - приятно
11. as a result - в результате
12. to have a good time - хорошо провести время
13. to be at a loss - быть в растерянности (недоумении)
14. at a glance - сразу, одним взглядом
15. to tell a lie - говорить неправду
II. THE USE OF THE DEFINITE ARTICLE WITH NOUNS IN SET EXPRESSIONS
1. it's out of the question - об этом и речи быть не может
2. to take the trouble to do smth - потрудиться
3. in the original - в оригинале
4. to play the piano (the violin, the harp) - играть на пианино, скрипке, арфе
5. to keep the house - сидеть дома, не выходить (особ, по болезни)
6. to keep the bed - соблюдать постельный режим
7. on the whole - в целом
8. the other day - на днях
9. on the one hand - с одной стороны; on the other hand - с другой стороны
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10. to tell the truth - говорить правду
11. to be on the safe side - для верности, на всякий случай
12. at the bottom/top of - внизу/вверху