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1. Yesterday, I met ... interesting boy. ... boy has ... parrot on his shoulder. ... parrot was singing ... song. ... song was in French.

2. My brother found ... wallet in the street but no name. Then he saw ... policeman and gave ... wallet to him. ... policeman thanked him and promised to give him ... reward.

3. Our neighbour Tom is ... very active person. In ... morning he jogs for ... hour and in ... evening he works out his garden. At ... weekend he plays football with us. You'd never say he's 75.

4. Grandma has had ... cold for two weeks now. I think she should go to ... doctor's.

5. We went to ... cinema last night and saw ... exciting film. ... number of famous actors were in it. Actually, I think it's ... best film I've seen in years.

6. ... most important thing for my parents is how I'm doing at school. "How was school today?" is ... first question they ask me when I come home.

Правильные варианты с артиклями:

1. Yesterday, I met an interesting boy. The boy has a parrot on his shoulder. The parrot was singing a song. The song was in French.

Объяснение:

• an interesting boy — впервые упоминаем одного мальчика, слово interesting начинается с гласного звука.

• the boy — уже говорим о конкретном мальчике, которого встретили.

• a parrot — впервые упоминаем попугая.

• the parrot — это уже тот самый попугай.

• a song — одна песня, упоминается впервые.

• the song — конкретная песня, о которой уже говорим.

2. My brother found a wallet in the street but no name. Then he saw a policeman and gave the wallet to him. The policeman thanked him and promised to give him a reward.

Объяснение:

• a wallet — кошелёк упоминается впервые.

• a policeman — один полицейский, впервые упоминается.

• the wallet — тот самый кошелёк.

• the policeman — тот самый полицейский.

• a reward — какая-то награда, впервые упоминается.

3. Our neighbour Tom is a very active person. In the morning he jogs for an hour and in the evening he works out his garden. At the weekend he plays football with us. You'd never say he's 75.

Объяснение:

• a very active person — Том является одним из активных людей.

• in the morning / in the evening / at the weekend — устойчивые выражения с определёнными периодами времени.

• an hour — перед словом hour используется an, потому что оно начинается с гласного звука.

4. Grandma has had a cold for two weeks now. I think she should go to the doctor's.

Объяснение:

• a cold — простуда как заболевание, впервые упоминается.

• the doctor's — устойчивое выражение «к врачу» (буквально — в кабинет/к месту работы конкретного врача).

5. We went to the cinema last night and saw an exciting film. A number of famous actors were in it. Actually, I think it's the best film I've seen in years.

Объяснение:

• the cinema — с названиями мест, когда имеется в виду конкретное учреждение (кинотеатр).

• an exciting film — фильм упоминается впервые, exciting начинается с гласного звука.

• a number of — устойчивое выражение «ряд, несколько».

• the best film — превосходная степень требует the.

6. The most important thing for my parents is how I'm doing at school. "How was school today?" is the first question they ask me when I come home.

Объяснение:

• the most important thing — превосходная степень (most important) требует the.

• the first question — порядковые числительные (first, second, third) употребляются с the.

Итоговый текст полностью:

1. Yesterday, I met an interesting boy. The boy has a parrot on his shoulder. The parrot was singing a song. The song was in French.

2. My brother found a wallet in the street but no name. Then he saw a policeman and gave the wallet to him. The policeman thanked him and promised to give him a reward.

3. Our neighbour Tom is a very active person. In the morning he jogs for an hour and in the evening he works out his garden. At the weekend he plays football with us. You'd never say he's 75.

4. Grandma has had a cold for two weeks now. I think she should go to the doctor's.

5. We went to the cinema last night and saw an exciting film. A number of famous actors were in it. Actually, I think it's the best film I've seen in years.

6. The most important thing for my parents is how I'm doing at school. "How was school today?" is the first question they ask me when I come home.