12. Fill in a, an, or the where necessary. A) The football team who have won ___ World Cup ___ most times is ___ Brazil. They have won ___ competition four times. ___ team also hold ___ record for ___ greatest number of ___ goals scored overall and have played in every one of ___ tournament’s finals. B) ___ tallest man in ___ world was born in ___ USA in 1939. His name was Robert Wadlow and he was ___ last time he was measured in 1940. His hands were 32.4 cm from ___ wrist to ___ hip. C) ___ David was waiting at ___ King’s Cross station. He was about to travel to ___ Newcastle by ___ train for ___ job interview. However, ___ train was late and he had been standing on ___ platform for over ___ hour. D) I take ___ bus to ___ school every day. I leave ___ house at eight o’clock in ___ morning. It is ___ five-minute walk from my house to ___ bus stop. My school takes about ___ quarter of ___ hour. E) ___ Queen is going to visit Bridgford next week to open ___ new hospital which has been built in ___ town. It will be ___ exciting event which all local people will attend. F) Stuart has got ___ cold, so he has to stay in ___ bed. His mother has made him ___ bowl of soup and he has got ___ box of tissues on his bedside table. He will probably spend most of ___ day sleeping. 4) When in ___ Rome, do as ___ Romans do. 5) Where there’s ___ will, there’s ___ way. 6) You can’t teach ___ old dog ___ new tricks. 7) You can’t get ___ blood out of ___ stone. 8) You cannot make ___ omelette without breaking ___ eggs. 9) ___ more you get, ___ more you want. 10) ___ more ___ merrier. 11) ___ home is where ___ heart is. 12) Fire is ___ good servant but ___ bad master.

Перевод задания: Вставьте a, an, the там, где это необходимо.

A. The football team who have won the World Cup the most times is — Brazil. They have won the competition four times. The team also hold the record for the greatest number of — goals scored overall and have played in every one of the tournament’s finals.

B. The tallest man in the world was born in the USA in 1939. His name was Robert Wadlow and he was the last time he was measured in 1940. His hands were 32.4 cm from his wrist to his hip.

C. — David was waiting at — King’s Cross station. He was about to travel to — Newcastle by — train for a job interview. However, the train was late and he had been standing on the platform for over an hour.

D. I take a bus to — school every day. I leave the house at eight o’clock in the morning. It is a five-minute walk from my house to the bus stop. My school takes about a quarter of an hour.

E. The Queen is going to visit Bridgford next week to open a new hospital which has been built in the town. It will be an exciting event which all local people will attend.

F. Stuart has got a cold, so he has to stay in — bed. His mother has made him a bowl of soup and he has got a box of tissues on his bedside table. He will probably spend most of the day sleeping.

Пословицы: 4) When in — Rome, do as the Romans do. — В Риме поступай как римляне. 5) Where there’s a will, there’s a way. — Было бы желание, а возможность найдётся. 6) You can’t teach an old dog — new tricks. — Старую собаку новым фокусам не научишь. 7) You can’t get — blood out of a stone. — Из камня кровь не выжмешь. 8) You cannot make an omelette without breaking — eggs. — Нельзя приготовить омлет, не разбив яиц. 9) The more you get, the more you want. — Чем больше получаешь, тем больше хочешь. 10) The more, the merrier. — Чем больше, тем веселее. 11) — home is where the heart is. — Дом там, где сердце. 12) Fire is a good servant but a bad master. — Огонь — хороший слуга, но плохой хозяин.