I. Complete the sentences with a, an, the or zero article. 1. She is going to visit …… India and …… USA. 2. …… life is getting easier for …… rich. 3. …… accidents are generally caused by people driving too fast. This is certainly true of …… I had last year. 4. Caroline plays …… violin really well. 5. …… park has many examples of …… wild life …… especially …… birds and …… deers. 6. …… pollution is destroying …… environment. 7. We have nothing to fear but …… fear itself. 8. …… price of …… petrol is going up. …… I bought yesterday was …… cheapest in …… area. 9. …… wood is much dearer than it used to be. In fact, …… wood in used to make …… shelves in …… living room was $6 …… meter. 10. She’s …… fascinating woman. Did you know she’s …… leader of …… opposition party? II. Correct these sentences by adding or deleting articles. 1. The most people in the US have two cars. 2. Mary works in university. 3. Did you have the n ice time at a school today, Amanda? 4. Beatles is most wonderful group I’ve ever heard. 5. What did you think of book I lent you? 6. My sister’s going to be a doctor. 7. They have two holiday houses, one in mountains and one at seaside. 8. All people who live in this town work at car factory. 9. Where’s Mary? She is in sitting room talking on phone. 10. She’s wearing jeans. In fact they’re jeans she wore last week. Complete the sentences using one of the following nouns or names. Use a, an, the or zero when necessary. France – cinema – moment – music – North Street – office – phone – problem – tennis – time 1. Last night we wanted to see a film, so we went to ……… 2. He’ll be here soon; just wait ……………… 3. I’m sorry I haven’t written lately. I just haven’t had ……………… 4. Last summer they spent their holiday in ………… 5. The new house is near a sport center, so we can swim and play ……………… 6. If you come around to my place this evening, we can do our keep-fit exercises together and listen to ……………… 7. Ed’s trying to finish a report, so he’s still at … 8. Don’t worry about it. I promise it won’t be …… 9. I need to ring someone. Do you mind if I use … 10. Sorry, which road do you live in? In …………… Match the adjectives in column A with their synonym in column B. A B 1. amazed 2. confused 3. determined 4. exciting 5. frightened 6. glad 7. shocked 8. dull 9. annoyed a. dreary b. delighted c. astonished d. indignant e. bewildered f. scared g. persistent h. horrified i. thrilling Complete the sentences with the following adjectives. Delighted – dreary – hazardous – delightful – effective – generous – disappointing 1. Surfing can be risky, but hang-gliding is a far more ……………… pastime. 2. There are many good ways of keeping fit and jogging is a particularly ……………… way of keeping in shape. 3. I was ……………… too meet my old friends again. It was wonderful to have the chance to talk about old times. 4. It was very ……………… of you to offer to help, but the work wasn’t particularly demanding. 5. We went for a walk at the weekend, ending up at a ……………… restaurant. 6. The original novel was entertaining, but the film they made of it was ……………… 7. The meal we had last night was delicious, but the wine was ……………… Read the text and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning. Tom Cruise At (1) ……… age of thirty, Tom Cruise had made fifteen films and earned millions (2)……… dollars. It is interesting that Cruise, (3) ……… many other successful and ambitious actors, found stardom only (4) ……… a difficult childhood. Cruise was the third child and the only boy in a (5) ……… of four children brought (6) ……… by parents who worked hard but (7) ……… stay long in one town: his father, an engineer, went around the US looking (8) ……… work. Cruise had been to half a dozen schools in as (9) ……… years. He had to fit (10) ……… quickly at each new schoool and moving about did not help his education, but he was good at sports, which could be carried on from one school to (11) ……… His parents divorced when he was twelve, and his father died some years later (12) ……… seeing any of his son’s films. His mother (13) ……… charge of the family, and all the children had to find a job after school to help the family (14) ……… by. Now Cruise has made (15) ……… much money that he never (16) ……… to work again, but this is not (17) ……… option he is likely to consider seriously for many years to come. . than it used to be. In fact, …… wood in used to make …… shelves in …… living room was $6 …… meter. 10. She’s …… fascinating woman. Did you know she’s …… leader of …… opposition party? II. Correct. live in this town work at car factory. 9. Where’s Mary? She is in sitting room talking on phone. 10. She’s wearing jeans. In fact they’re jeans she wore last week. Complete the sentences using. Don’t worry about it. I promise it won’t be …… 9. I need to ring someone. Do you mind if I use … 10. Sorry, which road do you live in? In …………… Match the adjectives in column A with their synonym