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ARTICLES
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Put a /an or
the in
each space, or leave the space blank.
Students
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We went by …..-... train
to...the ....
west of England.
2
….................... people
who................. live in Netherlands.............. are called Dutch.
3
…........................... judge
sent me to...................... prison for.......................
ten years.
4
….................. Columbus was
one of.......... first people to cross …...............Atlantic.
5
As..........
captain.of...................... ship, I
have.......................complete authority.
6
David learned to play....... violin
when he was at.................... university.
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…........................ Trafalgar
Square is near...........................Charing Cross Station.
8
Did you
read.............................book I lent you
last.................... week?
9
We’ll put
up........................... shelves and then go
to.................. cafe for.............something to eat.
10 Is
that...................... present Bill gave you for.................
Christmas?
2
Underline the
most suitable phrase in each sentence.
1
Is this a
person / the person
you told me about?
2
This is the
only cinema / an only cinema
in the area.
3
Philip has just bought
the Thames barge / a Thames
barge.
4
I’m going to the
British Museum / British
Museum this afternoon.
5
Are you going
to church / the church
on Sunday?
6
Do you have a
milk jug / milk jug?
7
The prime minister
/ Prime minister will
give a speech this afternoon.
8
The computer /
Computer has
already changed our lives dramatically.
9
I haven’t been to an
open-air theatre / open-air
theatre before.
10
Here is a thousand pounds /
the thousand pounds
I owe you.
3 Complete each
sentence with the most suitable word or phrase.
1
The butler was ….....c.............
I suspected.
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A
last person
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В a
last person
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С the
last person
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D
some last person
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2
Where................... you
borrowed last week?
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A
is scissors
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В are
the scissors
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С is
some scissors
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D
are scissors
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3
Why don’t we go to the
park............................. ?
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A
in the car
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В with
a car
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С with
car
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D by
the car
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4
Too much rubbish is being dumped in
…....................
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A
sea
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В the
sea
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С a
sea
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D
some
sea
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5
This is
exactly................................. I was looking for.
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A
job
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В a
job
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С some
job
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D
the job
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6
Of all these cars, I think I
prefer............................
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A
a Japanese
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В some
Japanese
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С the
Japanese one
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D
a Japanese one
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7
I try to go jogging at least four
times.............
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A
the week
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В of
the week
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С a
week
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D
of a week
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8
Sally spent six months out
of......................
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A
work
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В a
work
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С the
work
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D
some work
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4
Complete each sentence (1-9) with a suitable ending (а-i).
More than one answer may be possible.
1
Some people say that the
…...h...........
2
Most people think that a /
an ….......................
3
I don’t agree that
….......................
4
I feel that a …....................
5
I don’t believe that a /
an ….....................
6
I didn’t realize that the
…....................
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It’s incredible to think that a /
an …......................
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I didn’t know that
…..........................
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I think it’s quite unfair that
the …..........................
a
good job is an important part of life,
b
single injection can protect you from so many diseases,
с hundred
miles an hour is too fast even on a motorway,
d
the unemployed should receive more help from the state,
e
head of this company doesn’t pay any
income tax.
f
tiger may well become extinct very
soon,
g
third of a person’s income should be paid in tax.
h
English are difficult to get to know at first,
i
the Tower of London was built by
William the Conqueror.
5
Put a/an or the
in each space, or leave the space blank.
1
Neil Armstrong made ..the.......
first footprint on …......the.......
Moon.
2
There
was........................... accident yesterday at................
corner of............street.
3
I need
…........................time to think about.................
offer you made me.
4
.............................
recipe for.................... success is...................... hard
work.
5
............... people who live
in................... glass houses shouldn’t throw................
stones.
6
...................worst part
of................... living in a caravan is.................... lack
of space.
7
..................... book you
ordered........................ last week is now
in.............stock.
8
…..................dancing
is................ more interesting activity
than...............reading.
9
................... people we met
on..................... holiday in................... north of
England sent us..................... postcard.
10 ...................
little knowledge is.................... dangerous thing.
6 Each sentence has
one error. Either cross out an unnecessary article, or write the
missing article at the end of the line.
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Let’s go on holiday toy ^Greek
Islands
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2
I’d like one and half kilos of
mince, please.
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…......................
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3
I saw that film on DVD, not at
cinema.
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…......................
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4
Some people believe that the
love is the best thing in the world
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….......................
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5
I’m not afraid of many things,
but I really hate the spiders
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….......................
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6
Jim is in the bed with a bad
cold
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….......................
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7
We spent lovely day in the
mountains
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...........................
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8
Harry once crossed Atlantic on
an old passenger ship.
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…........................
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9
The train
travels at over 200 kilometres hour
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…........................
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10 We went to England on a train
through Channel Tunnel.
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…........................
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Students
7
Put a/an or the in
each space, or leave the space blank.
1
There is one problem here, and that’s the weather.
only
The
…...........only problem here is......... the weather.
2
There are no good films on this
week,
cinema
There
is
nothing...............................................................
this week.
3
Can’t you swim faster than that?
fastest
Is....................................................................................
can swim?
4
I haven’t been here before,
time
This
is.............................................................................
been here.
5
A lot of wine is drunk in France.
French
The
............................................................................
a lot of wine.
6
If you drive faster, it is more
dangerous,
the
The...................................dangerous
it is.
7
It is difficult to discover what is
true,
truth
The.................................................................
................... discover.
8
Are you a good pianist?
piano
Can
you...................................................................................
well?
8
Underline the
most suitable phrase in each sentence.
1
I was under an
impression / the
impression that you had left.
2
I have to go. I’m in
a hurry / in hurry.
3
I managed to sell the old
painting at a profit / at
profit.
4
I think I prefer the other
restaurant on the whole /
on whole.
5
How many hours do you work, on
average / on the average,
every week?
6
I was in
pain / in a pain
after I twisted my ankle.
7
Jack recovered from his
accident and is now out of danger
/ out of the danger.
8
Excuse me, but you’re in
the way / in a way.
9
Sue felt seasick on the
cross-channel ferry / a
cross the channel ferry.
10
The burglar hit me on my back of the
neck / the back of my neck.
9
Put a/an
or the in each space, or leave the space
blank.
1
What’s the use in taking
….......-......... medicine for ….a..............cold?
2
Is..........................
happiness of...............................majority more important
than
..................
rights of................ individual?
3
It’s
…..........................long way by..................... train
to........................ north of................ Scotland.
4
….................. philosophers
seem to think that.................... life
is..................mystery.
5
........................... most
cars start hadly on...................... cold mornings.
6
There was........time when I
enjoyed....................... skating.
7
Do you have............... reason
for............................ arriving late?
8
When I arrive........ …......home
I feel........................... sense of....................
relief.
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.................. end
of.......................... book is............ by
far.......................... best part.
10
................... friend always tells
me........................... answers to....................homework
we have.
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