Food fit for a king!

_____ seeds dating from 1325 B.C. have been found at _____ Kew Gardens in _____ London. ‘It’s _____ exciting discovery’, _____ Professor Arthur Bell, _____ Director, said yesterday. _____ seeds were found in 30 cardboard boxes by _____ French student, _____ Christian Tutundjian de Vartavan. _____ seeds come from _____ tomb of _____ King Tutankhamun. Inside _____ tomb were shawabtis, that is, model human beings who would serve _____ King after _____ death. Inside _____ Tutankhamun’s tomb, there was _____ wheat for making _____ bread, _____ barley, perhaps for brewing _____ beer, and spices like _____ coriander, _____ cumin and _____ sesame, as well as _____ grapes and _____ tropical fruits. _____ food had to be suitable for _____ King’s last journey, but it was very tasty, too!

Revision Test on Article

Fill in the gaps with appropriate articles.

1. _____ youngest brother is at _____ school now. If you want to go to _____ school, you must take _____ bus number 6.

2. In _____ winter we go to _____ bed earlier than in _____ summer.

3. I want to have _____ room with a comfortable bed.

4. _____ bed on _____ left is mine.

5. I usually have _____ breakfast at 8 o’clock.

6. Can you play _____ piano?

7. Will you play _____ chess with me?

8. What _____ lovely song!

9. _____ earth goes round _____ sun.

10. _____ USA is _____ 4-th largest country in the world after _____ Russia, Canada and _____ Republic of _____ China.

Noun

1. Make the following nouns plural.

Car, potato, dictionary, baby, roof, child, man, boy-friend, toothpaste, boy, sheep, person, mouse, mother-in-law, shelf, fox, fish, year, money, man-servant, day, knife, tape-recorder, information, address, institute, hair, foot, story, wolf.

2.Choose the correct verb is / are. Mind the noun (singular or plural).

1. Ladies and gentlemen. Here _____ the news.

2. Where _____ my jeans?

3. Further information _____ available in the office.

4.The stairs _____ over there, Sir.

5. The furniture in our classroom _____ uncomfortable.

6. The USA _____ a very nice country.

7. Your sunglasses _____ on the table.

8. Homework _____ boring.

9. The scissors on the table _____ mine.

10. Physics _____ not easy.

3. Make selected nouns plural. Don’t forget to make other changes in the sentences.

1. His child studies very well. 2. This man works at our office. 3. There is a new house in our street. 4. This story is very interesting. 5. The roof of the house is covered with snow. 6. I have hurt my foot. 7. That car has been sold. 8. He keeps his toys in the box. 9. In our country a woman is equal to a man. 10. Put this knife on the table.

4. Choose the correct word in brackets.

1. My hair (is, are) clean.

2. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (is, are) not sharp enough.

3. There (is, are) hair in my soup.

4. I’d like 3 (dozen, dozens) of eggs.

5. Knowledge (is, are) power.

6. I need my glasses. Where (is, are) the glasses?

7. The police (is, are) looking for the stolen car.

8. Money (is, are) not everything.

9. Last Saturday we went fishing, but we didn’t catch many (fish, fishes).

10. Some people (is, are) always late.

11. Mathematics (is, are) an exact science.

12. The (louse, lice) were caught.

13. The news (is, are not) very bad today.