(a) Insert articles or some where necessary. (Articles with nouns of material) 1. We sipped __ tea so weak that it tasted like __ metal against the teeth. (Sn) 2. You will be wishing to have __ tea after your journey, I'm thinking. (Sh) 3. George said that we must take __ rug, __ lamp, __ soap, __ brush and __ comb, __ tooth-brush, __ tooth-powder and _ couple of big towels for bathing. (Jerome K- Jerome) 4. __ children of his age seldom have natural pleasure in __soap and water. EB) 5. He bought __ cold beef, and ___ ham, and __ French bread and butter, and came back with his pockets pretty heavily laden. (C D) 6. There were two bottles of __ wine, __ Opiate of __ oranges... with powdered sugar. (C D) 7. Here, have _ champagne, I quite forgot to offer you any, or would you rather have __ tea? (Mrd) 8. She made coffee. (Mrd) 9. __ coffee without __ bread could never honestly serve as supper. (Sr) 10. __ rest of us had finished eating, but Cave had cut himself another slice of __ cheese. (Sn) 11. Mrs. Leek... frankly gave way to __ soft tears while eating __ bread-and-butter. (Bt) 12. You've caught cold: I saw you shivering, and you must have__ gruel to drive it out. (EB) 13. She did not answer, but her face was hard and pale as __ stone. (Gls)
(b) Insert articles where necessary. (Articles with nouns of material.)
1. She hurried in again and found __ water almost boiled away. (Lnd) 2. ...__ blood is thicker than __ water. (Gls) 3. She went about looking into __ dining room, which… had been transformed into __ kind of jewel box glowing with __ flowers, __ silver, __ gold, __ tinted glass. (Dr) 4. Rosa tasted __ wine. It was harsh but refreshing. (Mrd) 5. You drank _ wine with breakfast, dinner and supper, and fifty people always drank it with you. (/. Sh) 6. She looked with __ eager, hungry eyes at __ bread and __ meat and __ beer that __ landlady brought her. (El) 7. ...Willows replied that he had made friends with __ sculptor in Pisa... and had commissioned this artist to make __ bust of himself in __ marble. (Hrd) 8. __ coffee was better than Dinny had hoped and very hot. (Gls) 9. Without giving her __ opportunity to protest any more, he went to __ telephone and ordered __ coffee and several sandwiches. (Cld) 10. She wears __ little sailor hat of __ black straw that has long been exposed to __ dust and soot of London. (Sh) 11. The mother was yellow in colour and her skin resembled __ leather. (Mrd) 12. The maid brought in __ pears, __ cold chicken, __ tongue, __ cheese. (Sn) 13. My heart... felt as heavy as __ lead. (Du M) 14. Every meal was __ bread and ___ coffee and __ cigarettes, and now he had no more bread. (Sr)
2) My test has been already checked by teacher
3) All the windows have been opened by him
4) The present have been already bought by us
5) This exercise has been just done by me
6) The key has been already found by them
7) Dinner is being cooked by somebody
8) The vase has been broken by somebody when I came
9) The letter was being written by somebody at 5 o`clock
10)The table is being laied by them at the moment
11) The chairs have been taken from the classroom by somebody
12) невозможно сделать пассив, возможно, предложение написано неверно
13) The fish had been caught by them befor we arrived