Exercise 2.2

Put in a/an or the.

 

1. They bought … cooker and … fridge, but … cooker didn’t work.

2. … man and two women were sitting in the car. I think … man was French.

3. We didn’t enjoy our holiday. … hotel was cheap but uncomfortable.

4. … car is really dirty. I’m going to clean it tomorrow.

5. Carl and Cindy have got two children, … boy and … girl. … boy is eight years old and … girl is two. Carl works in … bank. Cindy doesn’t have … job now.

6. I like their house, but I don’t like … colour of … walls.

7. I turned off … music because I was tired and wanted to have … quiet evening.

8. What is … name of … company that you wanted to work for?

9. Daisy is … student. After she graduates, she wants to work as … interpreter. She lives with … friend in … flat near … university where she’s studying. … flat is quite large and comfortable.

10. I asked him to repeat … question because I didn’t understand it very well.

11. Josh gave me … expensive watch for my birthday. – Really? I never wear … watch.

12. I wanted to make … call, but … phone was broken.

13. We met … family who invited us to their house and told us a lot about … city.