Существительное - упражнение №1

Complete the sentences below using the correct alternative from those marked A, B, C, or D.

1. When I came into ________ cottage, the family ________ sitting round the table playing draughts. Draughts ________ their favourite game. They like to play ________ in the evenings.






2. When he was going through a narrow passage between two ________ , he heard ________ . These were his neighbours, two ________ girls.






3. They decided to open a season. Though it was a fashionable party and the walls were decorated with ________ and ________ , the majority of the guests ________ wearing jeans and T-shirts.






4. The ________ wife was wearing a plain white dress with a string of pearls that cost more than my ________ salary.






5. He pulled off his gloves and put ________ onto the dressing table. She noticed that ________ brand new. So was his hat.






6. He conducted a lot of ________ into ________ but ________ a failure.






7. The proceeds of the campaign ________ been spent on the construction of the Children's Care Centre. Roadworks ________ being held there to build a new ________ crossing.






8. Look, Mary is playing with the scissors! Take ________ away from her, ________ may cut into her fingers.






9. Here ________ the pocket money my uncle has sent me today. ________ will be enough to settle all my debts.






10. The criteria ________ too vague. If there were a sharper ________ to make our choice, I would be happy.






11. The latest news from the Middle East countries ________ disturbing. A close-up camera showed a man running somewhere. His face was bruised and his clothes ________ torn.






12. The premises ________ big enough, but the inspection took them a lot of ________ , and they had to drive home at ________ .






13. The price for ________ has increased by ten ________ in the last quarter. Lodgings ________ very expensive nowadays.






14. That species of birds ________ migrant and ________ found in Africa in winter. Our surroundings ________ too severe for such birds and they leave ________ early in September.






15. The crossroads at our supermarket ________ a dangerous place. The traffic lights will help both pedestrians and drivers to avoid accidents. The police ________ to set ________ here.






16. Measles ________ a dangerous disease and a lot of children catch ________ at an early age.






17. This ________ the most effective means of production and ________ can be adjusted to your business in ________ time.






18. The Azores ________ are dark blue species that require ________ cultivation in temperate regions.






19. Reliable ________ about everyday clothing from the past ________ hard to obtain.






20. These species ________ protected in national parks and ________ .