Еще одной приличной книгой для подготовки к ЦТ и ЦЭ по является upgrade your english grammar. Сегодня мы закрепим знания по теме устойчивые выражения с артиклями вдохновившись этой книгой. К сожалению, книга «Набери 100 баллов!» от этих же авторов слегка устарела, но не потеряла актуальности на первоначальном этапе организации подготовки к централизованному тестированию и экзамену.
Упражнение на артикли по мотивам upgrade your english grammar
1.The task didn’t seem troublesome at ___ fist sight thus he agreed to bring it to ___ end.
2.On ___ other hand, there was ___ slim chance that they would solve the problem.
3.They were driving at ___ speed of 70 mph when the driver lost ___ control of the vehicle.
4.On ___ whole, there was still some room for ___ improvement.
5.The flat was in ___ complete mess when the parents paid ___ unexpected visit.
6.They failed to see the lighthouse in ___ distance and soon after they found themselves in ___ middle of nowhere.
7.He was offered to buy the house at ___ half price which aroused his suspicion.
8.As ___ matter of fact, they didn’t accept their defeat and they were going to give the problem another try.
9.As ___ rule, it took them half ___ hour to accomplish tasks of such ___ complexity.
10.If he knew English better he could have read the book in ___ original.
11.You are expected to finish doing up the house by Friday at ___ latest.
12.It is out of ___ question that I will run ___ risk by investing money in flights to ___ Mars.
13.He didn’t have ___ great deal of experience and he mishandled the situation.
14.Were he not in ___ hurry he would not have found himself in ___ dangerous situation.
15.They didn’t train hard enough and as ___ result they didn’t stand ___ chance against their mighty opponent.
16.They managed to have done ___ good deal of work by ___ appointed time.
17.By ___ chance he got ___ promotion and soon after that he became ___ wealthy person.
18.Unluckily, I don’t see ___ lot of her these days. I wish we met on ___ regular basis.
19.We stood at ___ distance of about 500 metres from ___ place where ___ crime was committed.
20.As he didn’t know all the rules and legislations by ___ heart he decided to turn to ___ professional lawyer.
21.At ___ moment, he is busy making ___ complaint about the service they were offered during the journey.
22.Ann flatly rejected my plan on ___ spot which was disastrous.
23.I’d personally prefer to live alone in ___ country. I have had enough ___ publicity in my life.
24.Alan said something in ___ low voice but I couldn’t make it out.
25.All ___ same, they had enough time to improve the situation for ___ better.
26.They didn’t have much in ___ common. However, they became true friends.
27.I am certain that there are ___ number of reasons for making such ___ risky decision.
28.Will you have some free time at ___ weekend? I want you to give me ___ hand with fixing my car.
29.Let’s have ___ well-deserved rest for ___ while. ___The task at ___ hand is completely done.
30.By ___ way, he was able to solve the problem within ___ short spell of ___ time.
31.All of ___ sudden, the door flew open and hit him. That was completely by ___ accident.
32.I can’t tell you at ___ glance how to react to ___ situation in ___ question.
33.Just to be on ___ safe side, he slowed down and checked the brakes.
34.Who is in ___ charge of ___ whole event? I have several suggestions to make in ___ connection with it.
35.In ___ end they reached ___ goal they had set ___ previous week.
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Ранее мы уже обращались к теме артикли по мотивам учебных пособий следующих авторов: Масловы, Зарембо, Карневская.