Артикли в английском-9

Без артиклей разговаривать нельзя, поэтому мы продолжаем рубрику — Артикли в английском-9. Употребляем артикли в беглой речи. А также смотрите — Артикли-1. Артикли-2. Артикли-3. Артикли-4. Артикли-5. Артикли-6. Артикли-7.

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Артикли в английском-9

Упражнения на тему — Артикли в английском-9-I

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Once upon ___ time, ___ wooden boy named Buratino left his quiet village. And headed for ___ huge magical city. He had heard so much about ___ city: that ___ streets sparkled at night, ___ air smelled of cinnamon and enchanted pastries. And ___ people were constantly moving ___ hush pace because everyone was late for some urgent spell‑matters.

When he finally arrived, ___ first thing he saw was ___ enormous floating market. “Wow,” he whispered ___ delight, “this must be ___ palace of wonders!”

Inside, ___ tiny stall was for ___ sale, and ___ sign said it was offered ___ trial basis to test if ___ magic paint really worked: if ___ owner of ___ paint puts it on ___ thing, ___ thing will turn out talkable for ___ couple of minutes. And ___ different tints responded to ___ voices: thin or think, male or female, childish or adult.

Buratino stood ___ quandary: should he buy it with the few coins he had or save them ___ shoestring?

He walked past ___ food court where ___ giant gingerbread house was on ___ fire. And three bakers were running around ___ flutter. “Don’t take___ heart!” one shouted highly. “We’ll take ___ action ___ jiffy!” Buratino decided to assist, and soon the fire was out. The head baker, who was ___ charge of the whole kitchen, praised:

“You’re ___ rare helper—we’ll give you ___ golden cookie!”

Упражнения II

Next, he spotted ___ newsstand with ___ Guardian and ___ Times on display. Buratino picked up ___ newspaper and asked:

“How much for ___ world’s news?”

He had a desire to get to know about ___ world miraculous events. The vendor smiled and responded: “Just ___ pound, little wooden man! But in ___ case it’s ___ prophecy, it’s worth ten!”

Then he decided to take ___ subway to see more of ___ city. At ___ station, ___ whole place was ___ lull —the trains were ___ strike and the platform was empty. Buratino stood ___ loose end, not knowing what to do. “Maybe I should have gone ___ foot,” ___ thought crossed his mind.

On ___ way, he noticed ___ elderly lady struggling with ___ heavy bag. Without thinking twice, Buratino hopped up to her and offered:

“Let me help ___ poor lady!” She gently grinned and nodded to him, pronouncing, “You’re ___ kind soul — I felt ___ funk when I thought I’d never get ___ home.”

Later, he passed ___ police officer directing ___ traffic. Buratino stopped ___ loss ___ words: ___ stream of ___ vehicles obeyed him as ___ single whole and wondered:

“Are you ___ king of ___ street?”

The officer chuckled and replied:

“No, I’m just ___ person trying to keep things moving while half the city is ___ strike.”

As ___evening fell, ___ sky turned purple and orange. And ___ city lights began to twinkle like fairy dust.

Buratino sighed, gladdened with ___ thought:

“I think I got an instant liking to ___ city… But I quite miss ___ quiet evenings by ___ Papa Carlo’s fireplace.”