Prepositions and Articles
I
Once there was a boy called Dickon. His family lived (1)_____ poverty
and he had to take care (2)_____ his mother and younger sisters. (3)_____ summer the boy
stayed (4)_____ the open air all days long working hard (5)_____ the fields. (6)_____ one
(7)_____ the summer days he was late (8)_____ supper and his mother waited (9)_____ him
standing (10)_____ front of their small cottage. She was afraid (11)_____ the king’s men
who were angry (12)_____ the poor slaves. (13)_____ the long run Dickon appeared (14)_____
the corner of the village street. He got tired (15)_____ his job and he asked his mother
(16)_____ something to eat. During supper the woman drew her son’s attention (17)_____
the fact that the king’s deer had eaten all their crops. The boy was impressed (18)_____
the news and insisted (19)_____ killing the king’s deer. (20)_____ night somebody
knocked (21)_____ the door of their cottage. The boy got (22)_____ and left the house. He
knew (23)_____ sure that the king would not listen (24)_____ his words and would punish
him. Dickon was just (25)_____ time. Judging (26)_____ the noise, the king’s deer were
eating their vegetables. Dickon looked (27)_____ the biggest deer and shot his arrow. The
deer fell down (28)_____ the ground. According (29)_____ the king’s law Dickon was to be
punished. But Dickon was proud (30)_____ his deed; he was good (31)_____ shooting. But he
could not stay (32)_____ home and the boy left (33)_____ Sherwood Forest to become an
outlaw.
Keys: 1. in; 2. of; 3. In; 4. in; 5. in; 6. On; 7. of; 8. for;
9. for; 10. in; 11. of; 12. with; 13. In; 14. at; 15. at; 16. for; 17. to; 18. by; 19. on;
20. At; 21. at/on; 22. up; 23. for; 24. to; 25. in; 26. by; 27. at; 28. on; 29. to; 30.
of; 31. at; 32. at; 33. for
II
In (1)_____ central square of (2)_____ London there is (3)_____ tall
column with (4)_____ monument on its top. It is (5)_____ monument that is famous all over
(6)_____ world. (7)_____ Admiral Nelson was born on (8)_____ 29th of (9)_____ September in
1758. During his life he took part in (10)_____ lot of sea battles and as (11)_____ luck
was usually on his side, he won. He was (12)_____ real genius. He fought in (13)_____
Atlantic ocean and in (14)_____ Pacific ocean and never lost (15)_____ single battle. Not
once did he save (16)_____ pride of (17)_____ United Kingdom.
But it is not only this that he is famous for. (18)_____ world knows
him for such (19)_____ romantic love story, that (20)_____ films were made about it, and
(21)_____ books were written. They say (22)_____ gods envy (23)_____ people when they have
such (24)_____ hеаvеnlу (небесный) love, so in 1805 (25)_____ England was at
war against (26)_____ France and of course Nelson led (27)_____ fleet (флот). In
(28)_____ battle at Trafalgar (29)_____ admiral won (30)_____ last victory of his life,
but he himself got (31)_____ deadly wound (paнa). Of course there was no chance of taking
Nelson to (32)_____ hospital, but before he died (33)_____ heroic admiral had made
(34)_____ last act of bravery: he was carried up on a deck (пaлyбa) so that (35)_____
sailors of (36)_____ ship knew that he was with them. (37)_____ square in (38)_____ centre
of London is now called (39)_____ Trafalgar Square and it is (40)_____ heart of (41)_____
city.
Keys: 1. the; 2. – ; 3. а; 4. a; 5. the; 6. the; 7. –; 8. the; 9. –;10.
a; 11. the; 12. a; 13. the; 14. the; 15. a; 16. the; 17. the; 18. The; 19. a; 20. –; 21.
–; 22. the; 23. –; 24. a; 25. –; 26.–; 27. the; 28. the; 29. the; 30. the; 31. a;
32. a; 33. the; 34. the; 35. the; 36. the; 37. The; 38. the; 39. –; 40. the; 41. the
By Julia Borzova,
Nina Kondrakova,
School No. 1208, Moscow
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