XI. Заполните пропуски артиклями a/an или the , где необходимо, или неопределёнными местоимениями some/any. Переведите предложения.

1. George Bernard Shaw, ___ well-known English playwright, was born in ___ Ireland in 1856.
2. ___Africa is___ very large continent lying to ___ south of ___ Europe and to ___ southwest of ___ Asia to which it is joined by ___ Isthmus of Suez.
3. I knew ___ man who had travelled very much in his life. He had visited many --- countries in ___ east and in ___ west.
4. Put ___ sugar in her tea: she likes sweet tea.
5. Does she have ___ nephews or nieces? She has ___ nephews.
6. We bought ___ cucumbers at ___ market.
7. ___ 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as ___ XXII Olympic Winter Games or___ 22nd Winter Olympics, will be held in ___ Russian Federation for___ first time.
8. ___door opened and ___ man entered ___ room. He was ___ man of fifty years old.
9. Have you got ___ books on Dickens? I want to read ___ about him. I have read ___ books by Dickens and I am interested in the life of the writer.
10. There was ___ lady, ___ gentleman, ___ boy, and ___ girl in ___ room.
11. My son is ___ ournalist and he has been very successful.
12. Is your skirt made of ___ silk or ___ cotton?

XII. Определите время и залог сказуемого, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Close the window. It is raining and it has become very cold. The weather has changed greatly since yesterday.
2. When I came in, he put the book on the table and stood up to greet me.
3. I had been working about an hour when at last I saw a little house near the river.

XIII. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на форму сказуемого в главном и придаточном предложениях согласование времён.

1. He told me that he had seen them the day before.
2. We saw that the teacher was pleased with the results of our examination.
3. She said that they would discuss this question as soon as the manager returned from Moscow.