OEGCI test11

• Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate TEST 11 • articles: a/an and the Name ● The basics Put in a, an, one or – (= no article) ▲ ▲ 10 – He’s a nice man I’m interested in – birds I bought Holly new coat for her birthday I have only sister: she’s two years older than me He has big nose and small eyes Please don’t use my pen as spoon for your cofee For my birthday, my parents bought me clothes and English dictionary day you will understand what it is like to be old ‘Did those shoes cost more than a hundred euros?’ ‘Yes hundred and seven, precisely.’ Just customer was in the shop at o’clock All the others had gone What beautiful dress! Where did you buy it? It’s such nice day! Let’s take break and go for walk ● The basics Put a/an, the or – in the gaps I’m married to a doctor She often has to work at night, so we don’t go out a lot But last week there was ilm we both wanted to see at cinema near our house name of ilm was Mamma Mia It was comedy musical, with songs by Swedish pop group Abba Normally, I don’t like pop music and I hate 10 music of Abba But 11 star of 12 13 ilm was Meryl Streep, who is my favourite actress Also, it was ilmed on 14 Greek island, and 15 my wife and I are going to 16 Greece next month for our summer holiday We arrived at 17 cinema and sat down While we were waiting for 18 ilm to start, 19 very tall man sat down in 20 seat in front of me I realised that I couldn’t see 21 screen We decided that 22 best thing to was to move But nearly all 23 other seats were full So we had to sit at 24 back of 25 cinema Afterwards my wife said, ‘It’s true that we 26 had bad seats, but at least we could hear all 27 songs.’ ● General or speciic? Circle the correct answer in italics I’m afraid I don’t understand nature / the nature of your problem Teenagers / The Teenagers often go to bed late and stay in bed in the morning She enjoys sort of / the sort of TV programmes that her husband doesn’t like watching Eleanor loves detective stories / the detective stories of Agatha Christie and other great crime writers Diana loves music / the music, but she can’t sing or play an instrument We don’t go to theatre / the theatre a lot We enjoy living in country / the country - it’s so quiet Do you like classical music / the classical music? Books / The books are often cheaper if you buy them online 10 Victor went to mountains / the mountains on holiday last year ➔ Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 11 • articles: a/an and the © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ● Place names Put in The or – Mount Everest Lake Geneva Science Museum Buckingham Palace Czech Republic Edinburgh South East Asia Apollo Theatre ● Mixed structures 10 11 12 13 14 15 United Arab Emirates Canada Savoy Hotel Regent Street Notre Dame Cathedral Indian Ocean Kalahari Desert Circle the correct answers Barack Obama was elected the / – President in 2008 I met the / – Prime Minister last month He was visiting my school ‘Where is the / – hospital?’ Take the / – second road on the / – left.’ I usually listen to the / – radio when there is nothing interesting on TV He’s an / – actor, but he’s working as a / – waiter at the moment ‘I irst met Gabrielle at the / – school.’ ‘Really? I didn’t know you went to the / – same school as her.’ I usually go to the / – work on the / – foot, but today I’m going by the / – bus She left the / – oice at lunchtime, and now she’s working at the / – home What a / – beautiful day! You mustn’t stay in the / – bed Get up! 10 More than a / – hundred pupils from our school have gone to the / – university this year ● Mixed structures Put a/an, one, the or – (= no article) in the gaps Amy: I love Jo: Chinese food Me, too I often cook it at this one home, but it’s nice to go to Amy: Can you use chopsticks or you prefer to eat it with Jo: I think Amy: What 10 12 Hospital It’s 14 Jo: 22 25 Jo: China on Great Wall of China wonderful holiday! I would love to go there 11 day Did you know that my brother’s wife is Chinese? She’s 13 doctor, and she works at Great Ormond Street hospital for 15 children in 16 centre of London Yes, I’ve heard of it That’s such 18 Amy: Tom’s 19 fork? chopsticks will be OK I learnt to use them last year when we went to holiday It was great! We visited Beijing and saw 17 really good Chinese restaurant like important job! And what does your brother do? historian He teaches 20 history at 21 23 expert in history of China He met his wife at 24 Shanghai ten years ago And they have 26 Amy: Yes, they have three sons and 27 got a lot of cousins Oxford University He’s concert in children? daughter We have just 28 son, Paul, so it’s nice that he has / 100 Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 11 • articles: a/an and the © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE