9. Insert articles where necessary.

1. I've always understood ___ Dark Ages to refer specifically to ___ Medieval Europe

2. Ferguson has travelled everywhere from ___ Central Asia to ___ Arctic.

3. I've been to ___ Brazil and ___ Argentina, but I've never been to ___ USA.

4. I'd love to do a tour of European capitals and visit ___ London, ___ Paris, and ___

Vienna.

5. What's your address? - I live in ___ Montague Road, number 27.

6. I could never afford to stay at hotels like ___ Brown's or ___ Hilton.

7. Karl was born in ___ Bavaria, but he now lives in ___ Ohio.

8. You can't visit ___ London without seeing ___ Buckingham Palace.

9. I've been climbing in ___ Alps, but I've never managed to get up ___ Mont Blanc.

10. A lot of people have tried to cross __ Sahara without being properly prepared.

11. I'd love to travel down ___ Nile as far as ___ Luxor.

12. There is a splendid view of ___ Lake Geneva from this hotel.

13. We had an early dinner at ___ Leoni's and then went to a play at ___ Globe Theatre.

14. Go down ___ Oxford Street till you come to ___ Oxford Circus, then turn right.

15. Do you know the song about ___ London Bridge?

Vocabulary

1. Find the right word.

1. Sue came first in the 5000 meter competition /game /race.

2. Jack and Eddie arranged to meet outside the football ground /field /pitch.

3. Brenda goes jogging every morning to keep exercised /fit /trained.

4. Our team beat/defeated/won the match by two goals to nil.

5. The local stadium isn't large enough for so many audience /viewers /spectators.

6. I'm afraid I don't find basketball very interested /interesting.

7. Collecting matchbox labels is Rebecca's favourite leisure /occupation /pastime.

8. Norman won first medal /prize /reward in the cookery competition.

9. All competitors /rivals /supporters for the relay race should make their way to the track.

10. The final result was a/an draw /equal /score.

2. Complete each sentence with a word from the list:

handlebars racket rope glasses net costume

whistle saddle rod club ice

1. Skiing can be dangerous if you don't wear dark …………… .

2. Iona’s bike crashed into a tree, and she was thrown over the …………… .

3. Suddenly the referee blew his …………. and pointed to the penalty spot.

4. I learned to ride a horse without using a ……………….. .

5. I had to play the doubles match with a borrowed ………………….. .

6. Emma tried to hit the golf-ball with her ……………., but missed it.

7. After the tennis match, one of the players jumped over the …………. .

8. Terry went fishing with the new …………….. his parents gave him.

9. A mountain-climber's life may depend on their ……………….. .

10. Open-air skating can be dangerous if the …………….. is too thin.

11. When Brenda entered the swimming competition she bought a new ……. .

3. Replace the word or words underlined in each sentence with a word from the list.

arranged outdoors record captain postponed referee side

champion professionally score spare

1. Mary plays tennis as a way of earning her living.

2. Tomorrow's hockey match has been put off for another time.

3. In motor racing last year William Green was the best driver of all.

4. The player with the lowest number of points wins the game.

5. A match between the teams has been fixed for next month.

6. I like going swimming in my free time.

7. Who is the player in charge of your football team?

8. She won all her matches this season, which is a best ever performance.

9. Charles was sent off for punching the person who controls the match.

10. We decided to hold this year's dancing competition in the open air.

11. Everyone agreed that United were the best team.