Put in articles where necessary.

ask, build, choose, dig, forgive, lose, play, quit, ring,
spend, steal, talk.

1. The phone … eight times before anybody answered it. 2. “Oh
my gosh! Call the police! Someone … my car.” 3. The architectural
firm that I worked for designed this building. My brother’s construction company … it. It took them two years to complete it.
4. The children … baseball until dark and didn’t want to stop for
dinner. 5. After I gave a large bone to each of my three dogs, they
went to separate corners of the backyard and … holes to bury their
bones. 6. A: Why isn’t Bill here for the meeting? He’s supposed to
give the weekly report. B: I… to him last night on the phone, and he
said he’d be here. 7. After looking at all the chairs in the furniture
store, I finally … the red one. It was a difficult decision. 8. A: How
are you getting along in your relationship with Ann? B: Not bad.
Last night I … her again to marry me, and she said “maybe.” 9. The
players are depressed because they … the game last weekend. Next
time they’ll play better. 10. A: How can you take a three-month vocation? What about your job? B: I won’t be going back to that job
again. I … yesterday. 11. I can’t afford a new car because I … all my
money on new furniture for my apartment. 12. A: Is Maggy still
angry with you? B: No, she … me for what I did, and she’s speaking
to me again

и ещё одно предложение: you, a, own, Have, room, got, of, your?

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous or Present Continuous
1. Have you read/Have you been reading that newspaper yet? Can I have it?
2. How long have you been cleaning/have you cleaned that car? Haven't you finished/ Have you been finishing it yet?
3. How long have you known/have you been knowing Rosa?
4. He is living/has been living in Manchester since 1990.


5. She has liked/has been liking you since
she saw you at that party.

because they grow up in such an unreal atmosphere. Their parents are ambitious, and the children are part of the parents' ambitions. Parents pay for extravagant parties, expensive cars, and designer clothes. When every dream can come true, kids learn the value of nothing because they have everything. A
13-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards, and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants. 'One day, I'll earn more than my Dad,' he boasts. Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves. Amanda's mother employs a personal trainer, a nutritionist, a bodyguard/ chauffeur, a singing coach, and a counsellor to look after all her 15-year-old daughter's needs. Often there is no parent at home most days, so children I decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants, when to watch television or do homework. They

All flights--Hungary arrive--Budapest airport.Another possibility is to fly--Vienna and--there go to Hangary--train.The offical tourist season begins-- the first of May and is over the end of November. July is the most popular month--tourist nevertheless.

dark on... landing. 5. Do you like ... dogs? 6. Don't tease... dog. 7. Never try to stroke ( гладить ) ...dog if you don't know it. 8. ...fountain-pen won't write. 9. Have you got... fountain-pens on sale. 10. Where can I have... coat made to order ( назаказ ). 11. In this store they always have a wide choice in ... coats and... suits. 13. ... suits are ready-made. 14. Where is... key? 15. How many flats are there in... house? 16. How much are... dinner-sets ( сервиз )? How many articles ( приборов ) are there in... set? 17. How much are... dinner-sets today?

home town. 2. I generally take the bus when I get about… town. 3. .. bus lines in our city connect … centre with suburbs. 4. Wen I go to… institute I most often use… second bus line. 5. Is there… good library in your home town? 6… chief adornment of …city is … opera-house. 7. My… friends live in Odessa in… Lenin Street. There is… trolley bus running along …street. …Lenin Street crosses… main street… of city,… Deribasovskaya Street. 8…. name of… river that flows through… Leningrad is… Neva. It is… beautiful river with …granite embankment and …five bridges… parks and… squares of… Leningrad are really picturesque… population of… city plant… flowers in… squares. 9. Moscow is the capital of… USSR. It is… large cultural centre of our… country. You can find many… institutes, …mills and …factories there …University is …multistoried building with… lecture halls,… libraries,… laboratories and… rooms for… students. 10... tram No.4 will take you to… Central Post Office. 11. He usually goes to his home town by … air.

1. They used to make ... wonderful parties at their estate. 2. ... Clown appeared first in ... English circus. 3. Last year he bought ... house he had dreamed of. 4. His cousins live in ... village. 5. Helen is looking for ... job. 6. ... apple ... day keeps ... doctor away. 7. ... Computer games are very popular with ... children. 8. He plays ... tennis, but he is not ... extra-class player. 9. Have you been dropped from ... moon?