Insert articles where necessary.

1. ___ room itself was filling up, so was ___ staircase.

2. Though ___ earth was cold and wet, ___ sky was clear and ___ Sun rose bright and        beautiful.

3. He made them provide not one car, but half ___ dozen.

4. ___ compass was invented in ancient China.

5.        Not ___ word was spoken, not ___ sound was made.

6. ___old couldn't help___young. ___ sky outside ___ window was already dark, all was quiet.

7. Edward remained ___ week at ___ cottage.

8. Danny looked up at ___ house; and suddenly saw ___ face in ___ window of ___dining-room.

9. You know I never cared for ___ drama.

10.  Roger looked at him, without ___ word, took out his wallet and gave him ___ ten-shilling note.

11. It was Sunday afternoon, and ___ sun, which had been shining now for several hours, was beginning to warm ___ earth.

12.  I have ___ long story to tell you. Come and sit down on ___ sofa and let us have      ___ comfortable chat.

13.  And what ___ beautiful moth there is over there on ___ wall.

14.  She had___key of her own.

15. He was ___ short, plump man with ___ very white face and ___ very white hands. It was rumoured in London that he powdered them like ___ woman.

 

 

Insert articles where necessary.

It is ___ pleasure to see you.

He has taken his death very much to ___ heart indeed.

All seemed perfectly at their ease, by no means in ___ hurry.

He decided that he would not at ___ present explain to her who he was.

Somebody important must have been arriving from Europe by ___ air

___ rain had stopped: and we went on __ foot to __ Ebury Street. 

Am I dealing, young people, with ___ case of ___ love at ___ first sight?

Rosa was well aware that she had never taken ____ trouble to get to know Annette.

 He held ___ very guarded conversation with her on his way home, for fear that she would take ______ additional offence.

 Behind __ house was ___ large garden, and in summer, __ pupils almost lived out of ___ doors.

 You will go to ___ sea and forget all about me in ___ month.

I saw ____ good deal of him during ____war.

 They started at ___ dawn, and ___ boy I sent with them didn't come back till ____ next day.

 Mr John Smith could play __ violin.

 All of __ sudden, his face had become stony.

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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

Find the right word.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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