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The Article Level 2_4

The Article Level 2_4

Miscellaneous practice

I. Fill in gaps with articles.

A. Dear Susan,

Well, I've been here in ... New York for two weeks now. I'm having ... time of my life. I am staying with my parents' friends,… Browns. So far I'm not missing ... home at all. ... Americans are very different from

... English. I noticed this ... moment I arrived at... Kennedy Airport, where ... most people were very friendly. I've done a lot of sightseeing since I arrived. I've seen all... famous sights. ... ones I liked best were ... Statue of Liberty and ... Times Square. We are going to ... Washington ... next week. I'm looking forward to visiting ... President's home, ... White House. Mr. Brown won't be able to come with us as planned though, because he has flue, He was going to drive us there but now we are going by ... bus instead. Give my love to your mother and father and ... family. I’ll be ... home for ... Christmas.

Love, Ann

B.

-We’ve just been to ____ United States, to ____ New York.

-Oh, really? I was there at Christmas. Were you on holiday?

-Yes, and we really needed a break. It was wonderful. We saw ___ Statue of Liberty, and we walked in ___ Central Park. We did all the sights. We spent a day in ____ Metropolitan Museum of Art. And we walked along ___ Broadway and around ____ Macy’s department store.

-Where did you stay?

-In a small hotel near ____ Washington Square, not far from ___ New York University.

-Last time I was there I stayed at ___ Paramount. It’s a nice hotel close to ____ Broadway.

II. Fill in gaps with articles.

1. What... lovely weather we are having today!

2. What... charming people your parents are!

3. ... Johnsons are going to visit... USA and ... Canada in ... summer.

4. ... wood is much dearer than it used to be. In fact, ... wood I used to make ... shelves in ... living room cost me a pretty penny.

5. ... pollution is one of ... greatest problems facing ... mankind. 6. ... moon and ... earth both go round ... sun.

7. How delicious ... cake is!

8. They have two holiday homes, one in ... mountains and ... other at... seaside. 9. ... small room was crammed with ... furniture.

10 .For ... further information phone ... number below.

11. Many people think that ... bears are ... gentle animals but they can be very aggressive. 12. As far as I know she didn't make ... very impressive progress.

13. Don't eat in this restaurant. ... food is awful there.

14. When I was at... school I was really bad at... History. 15. ... flood did a lot of... damage to ... monuments of... city. 16. ... chopsticks are used a lot in ... Japan.

17. I learnt... French at... school, but when I tried to speak it,... French didn't understand me. 18. It's more difficult to play ... violin than to learn to play ... tennis.

19. ... government has promised to spend more on ... health and... education.

20. ... police showed him lots of photographs but he wasn't able to pick out... man who'd robbed ... bank. 21. They gave me ... incorrect information.

22. ... letter is from ... Browns with whom I stayed ... last summer. 23. ... time is ... money.

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24. Oh, look at ... time, we'd better get moving.

25. It was ... only time I had ever seen her lose her temper. 26. It's ... time you were more serious.

27. ... film takes us back to ... time of... American war of ... Independence. 28. We are not going on ... holiday this year - we are trying to save ... money. 29. ... silence was suddenly broken by ... loud scream.

30. ... money he borrowed from his uncle was of little help. 31. ... shirts on ... washing-line must be dry now.

32. ... boiling kettle filled ... kitchen with ... steam.

33. I don't mind staying at ... home and looking after ... children this afternoon. 34. If you went to ... Indonesia for ... summer you would enjoy it there.

35. ... Royal Hotel was almost completely destroyed by ... fire last Saturday.

36. You can't expect... kindness and ... support from your family if you don't give ... same to them. 37. ... guests didn't have to clear up after ... party. ... staff did all ... cleaning ... next day.

38. ... birds can fly high in ... sky.

39. ... room was completely empty, some of us sat down on ... floor while ... others leaned against...wall. 40. They managed to arrive on ... time despite ... heavy snowstorm.

41. ... National Gallery is located in ... Trafalgar Square.

42. In spite of... fact that... music was quiet... neighbours complained. 43. We had ... lovely weather last week.

44. He has just given me ... very helpful advice.

45.___ Everest was first climbed in 1953.

46.Milan is in ____ north of Italy.

47.___President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

48.Do you know ___ Wilsons? They are a very nice couple.

49.___ President is the most powerful person in ___ United States.

50.Jim has traveled a lot in ____ Middle East.

51.Next year we are going skiing in ____ Swiss Alps.

52.____ Seychelles are a group of islands in ___ Indian Ocean.

53.Do you know _____Professor Brown’s phone number?

54.Which newspaper shall I buy: ____ Independent or ____ Herald?

55.- Which cinema are you going to this evening? - ___ Classic.

56. Every Sunday he went to ... church.

57. It's ... film about ... homeless.

58. Don't buy ... artificial silk, we must have ... real silk.

59. They studied ... history of the Spanish Civil War at... school. 60. Either ... Germany or ... Holland will win ... World Cup.

III. Correct the following sentences if necessary:

1.Sri Lanka has the wonderful climate.

2.The organization’s aim is to educate the public about the danger of smoking.

3.We need an environment free from pollution.

4.She has worked in a fashion industry since she left school.

5.The wind is blowing dust all the way from Africa.

6.We can look forward to a warm southerly wind this weekend.

7.The USA is a country with the high level of immigration.

8.How can we combine economic growth and respect for an environment?

9.Car exhaust emissions are having a major effect on a world’s climate.

10.That’s Terry – he’s the third person on the right.

11.She has become the important figure in Norwegian politics.

12.When Sally was on a holiday in Alps, she broke her leg and had to stay in a hospital for two weeks.

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