Exercise 9.5. Choose the correct option of the translation. Mind the use of articles with certain nouns in their phraseological use.

Уже 12 часов! Почему дети до сих пор не в постели?

It's twelve o'clock already. Why are the children still ________________?
1. out of bed
2. out of a bed
3. out of the bed
Мне не нравится перспектива сопровождать тетушку в церковь. Я там умру со скуки.

I am not looking forward to accompanying Auntie ________________. I'll be bored to death there.
1. to church
2. to a church
3. to the church
После окончания такой школы, как Харроу, тебе открыта дорога в любой университет.

After finishing ________________ as Harrow you may enter any university.
1. such school
2. a such school
3. such a school
4. the such school
Вся семья дома. Можно садиться за стол.

The whole family are at home. We can sit down ________________.
1. to table
2. to a table
3. to the table
Прежде чем выйти из дома, Анна присела к столу и быстро написала несколько записок друзьям.

Before leaving the house Anna sat down ________________ and quickly wrote several notes to her friends.
1. to table
2. to a table
3. to the table
Говорили, что за 70 лет существования тюрьмы ни один заключенный не сбежал из нее.

No convict was said to have escaped ________________ in the 70 years of its existence.
1. from prison
2. from a prison
3. from the prison
On board the plane I'm always airsick, but ________________ I never suffer from seasickness.
1. at sea
2. at a sea
3. at the sea
Родители заставляли ее ходить в музыкальную школу, которую она ненавидела всей душой.

Her parents made her go ________________, which she hated with all her heart.
1. to musical school
2. to a musical school
3. to the musical school
Утром, когда все едут на работу, на дорогах интенсивное движение.

There's a lot of traffic in the morning when everybody is going ________________.
1. to work
2. to a work
3. to the work
Поднявшись на палубу, она первым делом достала платок и принялась махать провожающим.

The first thing she did after coming up ________________ was to take out a handkerchief and wave to the people seeing her off.
1. on deck
2. on a deck
3. on the deck

Exercise 9.5. Choose the correct option of the translation. Mind the use of articles with certain nouns in their phraseological use.

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