Fill in the gaps with one of the words from the list adding 'the' where necessary. Use each word twice.

Prison, school, bed, sea, hospital

1. My brother is in the navy. He is at__________ for months sometimes.

2. I usually go to___________ at about 11 pm to get a good night's sleep.

3. The cat is sitting on_____________.

4. The Prime Minister visited ____________yesterday and talked to the prisoners.

5. The men who robbed the bank are in __________ now.

6. The ambulance took the injured people to __________.

7. I must go to ___________ to visit my aunt. She's had an operation.

8. We saw the children in their classrooms as we walked past ____________.

9. I want to go to university when I leave____________.

Choose the correct alternative.

1. Catherine loves cats/the cats.

2. Look at cats/the cats! They are chasing a bird.

3. I don't like coffee/the coffee. but I like tea/the tea.

4. You cut the cake/cake and I'll pour coffee/the coffee.

5. Life/The life will be very different in the future.

6. Life/The life of a mayfly is extremely short.

7. I enjoy swimming/the swimming in the sea.

8. Children/The children usually like playing games.

9. Children/The children have gone to the park.

10. All people/the people in this room are my relatives.

11. All people/the people should have freedom of speech.

12. Villages/The villages in this part of the country are very beautiful.

13. Breakfast/The breakfast is the most important meal of day/the day.

14. Paul was only/the only person who remembered me.

15. In Stone Age/the Stone Age. people lived in caves.

16. I would like to travel to Spain/the Spain.

17. We travelled to London by train/the train.

18. He is learning to play flute/the flute.

Fill in a, an or the where necessary.

1. A: Shall we go to... the... cinema tonight?

B: Yes. It's a long time since I saw ________ film.

2. A: Have you ever been to_______ Copenhagen?

B: Yes. I think it's _________prettiest city in Europe.

3. A: Did you see all ________sights in Paris?

B: Yes. but _______ Eiffel Tower and _______ Louvre were my favourites.

4. A: What did you have for ________ lunch today?

B: I had _______ sandwich in _______ office canteen.

5. A: Do you buy _________newspaper every day?

B: Yes. I usually buy _______ Independent and my wife reads _______Times.

6. A: Danny plays_______ golf very well. doesn't he?

B: Yes, he practises every weekend with his friends.

7. A: Which station are you meeting John at?

B: _______Waterloo Station. It's ________ big place.

I hope I find him easily.

8. A: Are you going on holiday this summer?

B: Yes. We've booked ________holiday for three weeks in _____Canary Islands.

9. A: What did you see on your tour today?

B: _________Buckingham Palace and _________Houses of Parliament.

10. A: _______ Duponts, who live next door to us are French.

B: ________ French are very friendly people, aren't they?

11. A: That's ________beautiful dress. Where did you get it?

B: In _____ summer sale at _____Harrods. actually.

12. A:Who is going to open ______ new shopping centre?

B: I heard that _________ Queen is going to do it.

 

Use the articles where necessary.

1. We always go to... Russian Museum on... Sunday. 2. On... Saturday she usually goes to... Philharmonic. 3. In... August he has his... birthday. He is planning to have... nice party with his... friends. 4. There are three rooms and... kitchen in our new flat. 5. My new dress is made of... silk. 6. If you want to write something on... blackboard, you must have... piece of... chalk. 7. Are there any pupils in... classroom? 8. I have... new English book.... book is very interesting. 9. There is... garden in... front of our school.... garden is not large, but it is very nice. 10.... May is... fifth month of the year. 11.... Saturday is... sixth day of the week. 12.... Sunday is... day off. 13. Today is... ninth of... May. Anton has got... new mobile phone. He is going to make... phone call to his... grandfather. 14. This is... nice place. In... June we are going there for... holiday.

 

5.

1. For... breakfast I have... coffee with... milk and... sugar. I have... jam, too. There are... different things on... dinner table. There is... bread,... butter and... ham. There are... cups and... glasses there. There is... jug on... table.... milk in... jug is hot. There is... teapot on... table. There is... tea in... teapot.... tea is hot, too. There are... plates,... forks and... knives on... table. 2.... lamp is on... table. 3. There is... lamp on... table. 4. Is there... lamp on... table? 5. Is... lamp on... table? 6. Is there... clock on... wall? 7. There are two... shelves on... wall. 8. Where are... shelves? —... shelves are on... wall. 9. They have... large flat. There are... four rooms in... flat. 10. Is... newspaper on... table? 11. Is there... newspaper on... table? 12. There is... butter on... plate. 13. Where is... butter? —... butter is on... little plate. 14. There is... white and... brown bread on... table.

6.

1.... English is... world language. 2. I study... English. I attend... English classes in... evening. On... days when I have no... classes, I stay at... home and do some work about... house. I have... dinner with my... family. After... dinner I talk to... members of my... family, watch... TV and read... books,... newspapers and... magazines. I go to... bed late at... night. 3. I am thirsty. Give me... water, please. 4. There is... book on... table. Give me... book, please. 5. I enjoy listening to... music but I don't really like... music that that man plays on his... guitar. 6. What did you have for... lunch? — I only had... tuna sandwich. 7. He is... wonderful... teacher. He teaches... history.

7.

1.... Moscow is situated on... Moscow River.... Moscow is a river that moves very slowly. There is... canal called... Moscow-Volga Canal which joins... Moscow to... Volga.... Volga runs into... Caspian Sea. 2. Several rivers run into... sea at... New York.... most important is... Hudson River which empties into... Atlantic Ocean. Besides... Hudson there are... two other rivers:... East River and... Harlem River. 3. In... Siberia there are many long rivers:... Ob,... Irtysh,... Yenissei,... Lena and... Amur. 4.... Altai Mountains are... higher than... Urals. 5. There is... splendid... view of... Lake Geneva from this hotel. 6. My... friends have travelled a lot. This... year they are going to fly to... Canary Islands. 7. Which river flows through... London?

8.

Once there lived... man who was very fond of... gold. He used to say, "While I have my gold, I am... happiest man in... world." And so all his life he saved... money. One day he was travelling in... desert of... North Africa. He lost his way. He had no... food or... water. He was almost dying of... hunger. He was so weak that he could not walk, he could only crawl.... heat was terrible. There were only... stones and... sand around. Just then he saw... bag lying on... sand. He hoped that he would find... food in it and... water, too. He crawled up to... bag and opened it. He saw that... bag was full of... gold. What is... use of... gold to... hungry man in... desert? He left... bag on... hot sand, crying bitterly, "I am... most unhappy man in... world."

9.

Three men came to... New York for... holiday. They came to... very large hotel and took... room there. Their room was on... forty-fifth floor. In... evening... friends went to... theatre and came back to... hotel very late. "I am very sorry," said... clerk of... hotel, "but... lifts do not work tonight. If you don't want to walk up to your room, we shall make... beds for you in... hall." "No, no," said one of... friends, "no, thank you. We don't want to sleep in... hall. We shall walk up to our room." Then he turned to his friends and said, "It is not easy to walk up to... forty-fifth floor, but we shall make it easier. On... way to... room I shall tell you some jokes; then you, Andy, will sing us some songs; then you, Peter, will tell us some interesting stories." So they began walking up to their room. Tom told them many jokes; Andy sang some songs. At last they came to... thirty-sixth floor. They were tired and decided to have... rest. "Well," said Tom, "now it is your turn, Peter. After all... jokes, I would like to hear... sad story. Tell us... long and interesting story with... sad end." "... story which I am going to tell you," said Peter, "is sad enough. We left... key to our room in... hall."

10.

... train stopped at... little station.... passenger looked out of the window of... train carriage and saw... woman selling... cakes.... man had not had... breakfast in... morning. He was hungry and wanted to buy... cake.... woman was standing rather far from... carriage.... man did not want to go and buy... cake himself because he was afraid to miss... train. He saw... boy who was walking along... platform near... carriage. He called... boy and asked him, "How much does... cake cost?" "Three pence, sir," answered... boy.... man gave him a six pence and said, "Bring me... cake, and with... other three pence buy... cake for yourself."... boy took... money and went to... woman. A few minutes later... boy returned. He was eating... cake. He gave... man three pence change and said, "... woman had only one cake, sir."

11.

Once there lived... king. His name was Midas. He had... little daughter. They lived in... beautiful palace with... wonderful garden around it. Now... king was very fond of... gold. He loved... gold more than anything else in... world. One day, when... king was looking at his gold,... young man appeared before him. "You are... very rich man, Midas," said... young man. "Yes," said... king, "but I would like to be richer. I would like to have... golden touch. I want everything that I touch to turn into... gold."... young man was... magician, and he gave... king... golden touch which he wanted to have.... king was very happy. He touched... table, and... table became gold. He went into... garden. There were... beautiful roses in... garden. He touched... roses, and they also became gold.... king's daughter, who loved... roses very much, saw it and began to cry. "Don't cry,... dear daughter," said... king and touched his daughter's head.... next moment... girl turned into... beautiful gold statue.

12.

Last Tuesday... evening, when... whole family was at... home,... burglar came into... house and stole $500! When we discovered... theft, we called... police. Because... burglar's... shoes were wet and dirty,... detective could follow his... footprints. Here is what... burglar did. He broke in through... front door. It was locked, so he broke... lock. Dad was reading... newspaper in... study near... front door. He was facing... big window, so he didn't see... man, and because he was also listening to... loud... music, he didn't hear him. It was raining and there was... thunder, so there was... lot of... noise outside, too.... burglar crossed... hall to... kitchen. Mum was making... pot of... tea, so he didn't go into... kitchen.... man went back across... hall and looked into... dining room. No one was in there. He looked through all... drawers and found $300. But this wasn't enough. He came out of... dining room and went upstairs. Tom was doing his... homework in his... bedroom and listening to his... Walkman.... burglar went past Tom's... room. Sally was taking... shower and singing at... top of her... lungs. He went into... TV room. He opened everything but found nothing. Then he left... TV room, went back down... stairs and into... kitchen. Mum was sitting in... living room with Dad.... burglar was very quiet! He found $200 in... old... teapot on... top shelf of... left kitchen cupboard. Then... man went out through... French window in... dining room. It wasn't locked, so it was easy to get out.... police couldn't believe it! We never heard... burglar!

13.

Until near... end of... 19th century it was the law in... England that if... man was unable to pay... debt, even... small one, he could be imprisoned. This imprisonment might very well be for... life, as it was impossible for... people in prison to work at their ordinary occupations and so make... money to repay... sum they had borrowed. If they had... friends who could bring them... materials to work with, they might work with their hands, sewing or making... boots, for instance.

... great English novelist Charles Dickens knew... great deal about the debtors' prisons from per­sonal experience, for when he was about ten, his fa­ther was imprisoned for debt, and... whole family had to go and live with him in... prison because they had nowhere else to live.... mother and... children, however, could leave... place when they wished; but at ten o'clock every evening... great gates were shut for the night, and no one could leave or enter until morning. Dickens described... life in the debtors' prisons in some of his novels. It was largely because of Dickens' sharp criticism that... English Govern­ment was finally forced to do away with... debtors' prisons.