(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)
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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)
My favourite film is a science fiction trilogy The Matrix. The first part was shot in 1999, the second and the third – in 2003. I like this movie because it is dynamic, captivating and deeply philosophical at the same time. In my opinion, any good movie should be a combination of a touching story, bright visualization and clever ideas.
The Matrix is a cyberpunk story. The setting is the future where intelligent machines have enslaved the humanity. People are held on gigantic plantations and are used as a source of energy. They cannot fight against their enslavers because they are connected to a virtual reality called the Matrix.
They think that they live in the peaceful twenty-first century. But there is a small group of rebels who managed to escape from the Matrix. They try to destroy the machines. The main character Neo also becomes one of the rebels and uses his special powers in this war. In the end, though, he and his love Trinity die and the world of machines continues to exist.
The Matrix is directed by The Wachowskis – two talented and famous screenwriters and directors. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss play the roles of the main characters in the trilogy. The actors’ work is great, they show bright and plausible emotions. The computer visualization techniques are innovative (at the time) and very impressive.
I find the ideas of The Matrix deep and interesting. After watching the movie, I thought about it a lot. What if our world is a fake? If we have lived in a virtual reality from the first days of our life, how can we understand it? And finally, if we understand it, should we refuse from our ordinary life and fight? I think that these are deep philosophical questions. The Matrix is a grand movie that gave food for thought to millions of its viewers.
Dear editor!
I would like to tell you about a terrible event. Yesterday in the evening I went for a walk with my girl-friend. We were wandering in the park when suddenly I heard a strange noise. I saw a silvery spaceship which looked like a flying saucer. It landed. A green woman with blue hair and yellow eyes leaved it and came up to me. She touched my forehead and I felt a strange warmth in my body. Then the woman went to the spaceship and it flew away.
The strange thing is that my girl-friend didn't see anything!
But I feel that the green woman's touching gave me some new abilities! I can read thoughts of other people and see their diseased organs. You must test me and I will demonstrate you everything.
This is my telephone number -
Best regards.
XYZ.