1. He is ... student of ... first year of studies.
2. She is ... second-year student.
3. They have ... flat in ... centre of ... city ... flat is large and light.
4. My sister studies at ... Musical Academy.
5. My mother works at ... theatre.
6. There is ... special book-keeping department.
7. Where are ... notes? They are on ... table.
8. Ann is his wife. She is ... singer.
9. Those are ... musicians. ... musicians are at ... concert hall. ... concert hall is large.
2. Fill in the gaps with articles definite or indefinite if it’s necessary.
Almost all famous musicians and performers communicate ... English. When ... German signer meets ... condactor from ... Greece to discuss ... new project and to sign ... contract, they talk to each other in ... English language. Everywhere companies producing musical instruments label their products in English. It is not because ... Britain and ... United States are ... biggest export markets in ... world, but because ... English has become ... international language.
3. Choose the correct form with or without the.
1. The British Prime Minister lives in Downing Street/the Downing Street.
2. One of the nicest parks in London is St James Park/the St James Park, which is very near Buckingham Palace/the Buckingham Palace.
3. Frank is a student at Liverpool University/the Liverpool University.
4. Mr. Jerkins reads Daily Telegraph/the Daily Telegraph but his wife reads Times/the Times.
5. If you want to buy some new clothes, the shop I recommend is Harrison’s/the Harrison’s.
6. We flew from London to Orly Airport/the Orly Airport in Paris.
7. Tate Gallery/the Tate Gallery is the main modern art museum in London.
8. My local pub is called Prince of Wales/the Prince of Wales.
9. Have you ever visited Tower of London/the Tower of London?
10. What hotel are you staying at? - At Sheraton/the Sheraton.
11. Diana and George got married in St Matthew’s Church/the St Matthew’s Church.
12. You must visit Science Museum/the Science Museum when you are in London.
13. Did you see the film at Classic/the Classic (cinema)?
4. Here are some geography questions. You have to choose the right answer. Sometimes you need the, sometimes not. Try and find out the answer if you don't know them.
Example: What is the longest river in the world? (Amazon/Rhine/Nile)
1. Where is Bolivia? (Africa/South America/North America)..............................
2. Where is Ethiopia? (Asia/South America/Africa).......................................
3. Of which country is Manila the capital? (Indonesia/Philippines/Japan)......…...
4. Of which country is Stockholm the capital? (Norway/Denmark/Sweden)...…..
5. Which country lies between Mexico and Canada? (Venezuela/EI Salvador/United States).......................................
6. Which is the largest country in the world? (United States/China/Russia)..……
7. Which is the largest continent? (Africa/South America/Asia)....................……
8. What is the name of the mountain range in the west of North America? (Rocky Mountains/Andes/Alps).................................
9. What is the name of the ocean between America and Asia? (Atlantic/Pacific/ Indian Ocean).....................................
10. What is the name of the ocean between America and Australia? (Atlantic/Pacific/Indian Ocean)................……………
11. What is the name of the sea between England and France? (Mediterranean Sea/English Channel/French Sea)...............……………
12. What is the name of the sea between Africa and Europe? (Black Sea/Red Sea/Mediterranean Sea)..............……………
13. What is the name of the sea between Britain and Norway? (Norwegian Sea/English Channel/North Sea)...........................
14. Which river flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade? (Rhine/Danube/Volga).......................................
15. What joints the Atlantic and Pacific ocean (Suez Canal/Panama Canal).................
5. Fill in a, an or the where necessary.
Last summer we went to 1) the Seaside Musical Festival for two weeks. Unfortunately, we hadn't booked 2) ... accommodation before we went, and we had 3) ... awful time finding 4) … room to stay in. 5) … only room we could find was very small, but it had 6) ... lovely view of 7) ... sea and was only two minutes from 8) … beach. 9) … weather was very hot, and on 10) ... first day I stayed out so long, I got 11) ... terrible sunburn and had to stay in bed 12) ... next day. After that, however, everything went well and we had 13) ... wonderful holiday.
6. Fill in the where necessary.
1) The Larkins are a very interesting family. 2) ... Mr. Larkin is a collector of folk music who has been all over 3) … world and written books about 4) ... China and 5) ... Chinese music. He has also published articles in newspapers such as 6) ... Times and 7) … Observer. 8) ... His wife, Sylvia, is a journalist who has interviewed people like 9) ... Prince of Wales and 10) ... President Reagan. At the moment, she is writing an article about 11) ... homeless. Their son. 12) ... Jack, is a professional guitar player who plays in 13) ... funk bank. He has been playing 14) ... guitar since he was a child. Jack met his wife, Sally, at 15) ... Chicago Airport 16) ... morning after he had left 17) ... home to live in 18) … States. She is a musician who plays 19) ... drums in a rock band. In 20) ... summer the whole family meet at 21) … Maxim's in 22) ... Paris, then travel by 23) ... car around 24) ... Europe for a month. 25) ... Last year they spent 26) ... whole month of 27) ... July in Portugal before going back to 28) ... work.
7. Fill in a, an or the where necessary.
In 1) the days before 2) ... invention of 3) ... radio or television, 4) ... majority of people made their own entertainment at home. Many 5) ... evenings were spent reading 6) ... novel, playing the piano or painting 7) ... picture. In many ways, people were almost forced to find 8) ... creative outlet in one form or another. Things have changed a lot since then, however. Now, 9) ... typical evening’s entertainment would be to spend 10) ... few hours in front of 11) ... television. This is not really 12) ... very productive use of one’s time or energy and has maybe contributed to 13) ... breakdown of communication within 14) ... family.
8. Fill in a, an or the where necessary.
1. The Tower of London is a popular tourist attraction.
2. Newcastle is ... town in ... north of ... England.
3. ... Princess lives in ... palace in ... London.
4. ... Buckingham Palace is where ... Queen of England officially lives.
5. She bought ... expensive necklace at ... Harrods.
6. They went for ... stroll around ... St James’ Park.
7. The supermarket is in ... Kendell Street opposite ... Lloyds Bank.
8. ... hotel where they held their wedding reception was called ... Grand Hotel.
9. Anna was born in ... Italy but she lives in ... USA now.
10. The convict is in ... prison on ... outskirts of town.
11. His favorite newspaper is ... Guardian.
12. ... Gatwick Airport is in ... southern England.
13. ... Duchess of York opened ... new hospital in ... centre of London.
14. He went on ... expensive holiday to ... Bahamas.
15. ... Statue of Liberty is in ... New York.
16. ... National Park was opened ... last week by ... mayor.
17. ... expedition to ... South Pole needs a lot of careful planning.
18. ... Odeon cinema is in ... Appleton Street just past... library.
19. Last month I saw ... film and then went to ... concert ... film was brilliant but ... concert was boring.
20. There are three cars parked outside: ... Mercedes, ... Jaguar and ... Fiat. Mine is ... Fiat.
21. ... Harrods is a huge department store near ... Kensington Gardens.
22. Sam lives in ... little flat in ... middle of the city. There is ... hotel nearby and ... noise keeps him awake at night.
23. ... Hilton Hotel is situated near ... River Thames.
24. I applied for ... job last week. ... job involved driving ... van around the country.
25. ... Tate Gallery is quite far from ... Science Museum, so you'd better take a bus.
26. ... Sales Manager has ... cold, so he can't come to ... meeting this afternoon.
27. I have ... appointment at ... dentist's this afternoon because I've got ... toothache.
28. We spent ... last summer on ... island of Crete.
9. Fill in the where necessary.
1. … Manila is the capital of the Philippines. 2. ... Andes is a mountain range in ... South America. 3. ... China is ... most populated country in ... world. 4. A tunnel has been built beneath ... English Channel. 5. The longest river in the world is ... Nile. 6. Many people have climbed ... Everest. 7. ... Sicily is an Italian island. 8. The capital of ... Italy is ... Rome. 9. ... Panama Canal joins ... Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 10. ... North Sea is between ... Britain and ... Norway. 11. Do you know where ... Rocky Mountains are? 12. ... Trafalgar Square is in ... London. 13. ... Severn Bridge is in ... Wales. 14. ... Australia is in ... southern hemisphere. 15. .... Hotel Ascot is situated in ... central London. 16. I learnt to play ... cello when I was at ... school. 17. She spent ... morning working in ... library. 18. I plan to study ... French at ... university ... next year. 19. ... Smiths have just bought a holiday home near ... Lake Geneva. 20. I usually go to ... work by ... bus. 21. A fire at ... Windsor Castle destroyed all ... Queen's paintings.
PRONOUNS
1. Fill in with this, that, these or those.
1. “Can you pass me ... book, please?” “Yes, of course. Here you are.” 2. “Have you seen ... film before?” “No. I hope it’ll be good.” 3. “Look at ... people playing at the corner of the street! They must be students!” 4. “Could you come here and hold ... wires for me, please?” 5. “Did you see Ken and Liz when they came?” “No, we were away ... weekend.”