II Complete the sentences using a/an, the or – (zero)

1. We usually have …...…dinner at about eight, but yesterday we had …....…early dinner and went
to …....….cinema.
2. We went for ______ walk along _______ Sava.
3. _______ week form today you will be flying to _______ States, in fact to _______ Chicago.
4. ______ Philippines and _______ Marshal Islands are in _______ Pacific Ocean.
5. Mary, ______ friend of mine, will take you to _______ library where you can get________ book
you want.
6. They have sent Cyril to ….......prison for hitting ….......policeman on …........head. I’ll go to
….........prison tomorrow to take him …......books.
7. _______ Soviet Union was _______ first country to send a man into space.
8. Did you see the film on _______ television or at _______ cinema?
9. What is _______ highest mountain in _______ world?
10. Look at _______ apples on that tree. They're very large.
11. In Britain _______ coffee is more expensive than _______ tea.
12. We had a very nice meal. _______ cheese was especially good.
13. I know someone who wrote a book about _______ life of Gandhi.
14. Are you interested in _______ art or _______ architecture?
15. I hate _______ violence.
16. John himself doesn't go to _______ church.
17. After _______ work Ann usually goes home.
18. When Ann was ill, we went to _______ hospital to visit her.

1. I need _________ little bit of time to think about _________ offer you made.
2. _________ President of _________ United States is going to give _________ interesting
speech tonight.
3. Where are _________ scissors you borrowed from me last week?
4. Jake took out _________ bottle of beer from __________ fridge.
5. Emma looked at _______ letter she received from ______ company she wanted to join.
6. She is on _________ diet, so she ordered _________ low-calorie meal.
7. We left_____ Rome and flew across _________ Alps to Munich.
8. Our friends, the Millers, moved to _________ Netherlands last winter.
9. Our children go to _________ school by _________ bus.
10. _________ Amazon is South America’s largest river.
11. Austria was ruled by _________ Habsburgs for many centuries.
12. I had to stay in _________ hospital for two weeks in order to recover.
13. _________ oranges and apples have a lot of vitamins.
14. This is _________ most wonderful present I’ve ever had.
15. _________ President Bush is from Texas.
16. I’m not very hungry. I had _________ big breakfast
17. Peter lives in Tokyo, _________ capital of Japan.
18. In Britain, drinking _________ tea is more common than drinking _________ coffee.
19. She is such _________ clever girl. She’s bound to go to _________ university later on.
20. They got married but ______ marriage wasn’t very successful.
21. Do you know any of ______ people who live across ______ road?
22. After ______ work the boss usually invites his staff to ______ pub.
23. Kate has been talking to ______ customer who has just come into ______ shop.
 24. John uses ______ Internet a lot.
25. She went to ______ zoo, but she didn't see ______ monkeys there. She hates ______
monkeys.
26. People don't write ______ letters nowadays. They write ______ emails. But I haven't written
______ email for ages.
27. In England you must go to ______ school until you're 16.
28. Jamaica is ______ island in ______ Caribbean Sea.
29. I like ______ coffee but I don't like ______ coffee they make at ______ office.
30. She has ______ job in ______ shop in ______ Oxford Street.
31. Me friend Zoe went to ______ hospital to see her father.
32. Jim wants to go to ______ USA, but he hasn't got ______ money for ______ trip.
33. Angela is looking for ______ romantic holiday somewhere in ______ south.
34. The man went to ______ prison because he had killed two women.
35.

I Complete sentences with A/AN, THE or nothing:

1. Henry left ___ office to have ___ lunch at ___ snack bar.

2. Go straight, ___ hospital is just round the corner.

3. I lay down on ___ ground, and looked up at ____ sky.

4. My friends live in ___ old house in ___ small village. There is ___ beautiful garden behind ___
house.

5. ___ Volga is not only ___ largest river in ___ Russia, but also in ___ Europe.

6. ____ Mac Donald’s is in ___ Slavia Square very near ___ Slavia Hotel.

7. The old bridge in Visegrad, ___history of which inspired ___ Nobel-Prize-Winner Ivo Andric to
write his famous novel “ The bridge on ___ Drina”, is frequently visited by ___ tourists.

8. ___ life is all right when you have ___ job, but things are not easy for ___ unemployed.

9. ___ship you were speaking about has just come into ___port. She has been at __sea for __long
time .Look! ___captain has just come on ___deck.

10. ___book on that shelf is ___interesting one about ___history.

11. Masies travelled in __second -class carriage with ___Americans.

1. I don’t believe him. He is ___ liar. He is always telling ___ lies.

 2. ___ nature is very beautiful in ___ spring.

3. Nora works as ___ cleaner in ___ hospital.

4. We went for ___ walk along ___ Sava.

5. ___ week form today you will be flying to ___ States, in fact to ___ Chicago.

6. ___ Philippines and ___ Marshal Islands are in ___ Pacific Ocean.

7. Mary, ___ friend of mine, will take you to ___ library where you can get___ book you
want.

8. ____ Jonsons were ____ family of ____ farmers. They lived next to ____ River Erewash.

9. I went to ____ post office in ___ Church Street to buy some stamps.

10. I want ___ tin of peaches, ___sugar, and ___pound of ___raspbery jam.

11. It’s pleasant to play___game of ___tennis on __summer afternoon.

12. They have sent Cyril to ___prison for hitting __policeman on __head. I’ll go to __prison
tomorrow to take him ___books.

1. Jane is ___ teacher. Her parents were ___ teachers, too.

2. I’ll have just ___ bread and ___ butter with ___ cup of tea for ___ breakfast.

3. ___ Philippines and ____ Marshal Islands are in ___ Pacific Ocean.

4. Where did you learn to play ___ saxophone? I learnt it from ___ private teacher.

5. ___ Seychelles are ___ group of islands in ___ Indian Ocean.

6. She’s ___ friend from ___ school. In fact, she’s ___ best friend I have from there.

7. Next year we are going skiing in ____ Swiss Alps.

8. __ few people still live in ___centre of __ city but rents are more than $150 ___ week so most
___ people can’t afford it.

9. We usually have ___ dinner at about eight, but yesterday we had __ early dinner and went to ___
cinema.

10. Do you prefer ___book of poetry or ____stories of adventure?

11. ___butcher opposite ___library sells __good meat.

 12. Look outside. ___ sky is getting very dark.

1. A: I'm going out for __walk. Have you seen my shoes?

B: Yes, they're on ___floor in ___kitchen.

2. A: Would you like ___tomato? There's one in ___fridge.

B: Oh, yes please. I'll make myself ____ cheese and tomato sandwich.

3. ____ Jonsons were ____ family of ____ farmers. They lived next to ____ River Erewash.

4.I went to ____ post office in ___ Church Street to buy some stamps.

5.I want ___ tin of peaches, ___sugar, and ___pound of ___raspbery jam.

6.It’s pleasant to play___game of ___tennis on __summer afternoon.

7.They have sent Cyril to ___prison for hitting __policeman on __head. I’ll go to __prison tomorrow to
take him ___books.

8.We usually have ___ dinner at about eight, but yesterday we had __ early dinner and went to ___
cinema.

9. ___ship you were speaking about has just come into ___port. She has been at __sea for __long time
.Look! ___captain has just come on ___deck.

10.Masie travelled in __second -class carriage with ___Americans.

1.I had ….amazing experience last night. I saw ….dinosaur eating ….meat pie.

2.I’ll pay you ….thousand …..year.

3.I had …..lunch with …old friend on Saturday.

4. …..youngest boy has just started going to ….school.

5.She is …..Indian but her husband is ….European.

6.He went to ….bed with ….bad cold.

7.In ….autumn of ….1985 we went on ….excursion to …..Shetlands.

8.Peter is at ….office but you can’t get him on …..phone.

9. ….nature is more wonderful than …works of ….. man.

10.Have you rung ….hospital to ask how he is?

11.He came to see me ….last week and said it was ….last opportunity he would have.

12.In ….last week of …year we had …lot of …snow.

13. …..dictionary is ….great help to ….students with …bad memories.

14.I want ….assistant with ….knowledge of French.

15.What is …matter? You look as if you had seen ….ghost.

16. ….life is ….education in itself.

17.I asked him for ….information. He gave me ….advice as well as …information that I needed.

18.We were served with …bread and …butter and …jug of ….delicious cream.

19.I came here by …car, as ….friend of mine offered to give me ….lift.

20.Our air hostess said: “ ….rack is only for ….light articles. ….heavy things such as …..bottles
must be put on ….floor.”

21.Lend me ….hand, will you? I have bought ….furniture for ….drawing room and I want to
arrange it before ….family return home.

22.You can travel by ….rail or ….road; you will find that ….former is less expensive but
….latter is ….more rapid way.

23.Pour ….sauce over …potatoes.

24.I should like to have …house in …country.

25. …weather was dreadful at …noon.

26.Would you prefer …book of …poetry or ….stories of …adventure.

27.He crossed …..Atlantic in …record time.

28…..Alps are ….highest mountains in ….Europe.

29.She travelled in ….second class carriage with … Japanese and arrived on …3rd of April.

30.In …England …traffic keeps to …left but on ….Continent it keeps to ….right.

1. _______ couple was sitting on ______ bench. _________ man was reading ______
book while _______ woman was knitting.
2. ________ cheetah is ________ fastest land animal.
3. What ______ nice view!
4. We went to ________ cinema and saw _______ very funny movie. We really had
_______ good time !
5. You should take _______ umbrella, it’s going to rain.
6. My father is ______ vet and my mum is ______ teacher.
7. I need ______ new pair of _______ shoes.
8. What _________ lovely shoes you have!
9. I am against ___________ vivisection.
10. She dislikes __________ bananas.
11. _________ banana I ate this morning was ripe.
12. _________ dog is ________ pet she prefers; she thinks it is _____ faithful animal.
Personally, I prefer _______ cats.
13. How much ________ luggage do they have?
14. He went to ______ school by _______ bike.
15. Put ________ oil in the pan.
16. Go past ________ school and then it’s on your right. You can’t miss it!
17. ______ prices have gone up lately.
18. Would you like ________ cup of _______ tea?
19. They play ______tennis twice ______ week.
20. She has _______ shower every morning.
21. Ann and Rob met by ________ chance on ______ train.
22. ________ boy who is sitting in _______ last row is my brother.
23. Will you pass me _________ salt, please?
24. _______ French are said to be presumptuous _______ people.
25. They live in _______ Belgium but they were born in ______ USA.
26. _______ mount Everest is ________ highest mountain in ______world.
27. We had _______ romantic dinner cruise on ________ Seine.
28. _______ Himalayas form _____ border between ______ India and _____ rest of
________ Indian continent.
29. He is afraid of ________ death.
30. I want to know ________ truth.
31. Paul plays _________ soccer better than he plays ________ guitar.
32. _______ most boys are interested in ________ cars.
33. I heard on _______ radio that there had been ________ terrible earthquake in _____
California _______ last night.
34. Make _______ love, not ______ war!
35. Lynn goes to ________ university by ________ car; it takes her ______ hour to get
there.