TEST 5

1. Insert the articles when necessary in the following sentences:

1. Like all ... old he didn't care for the future.

2. ... White Nile River originates in ... Lake Victoria.

3. I am tired to death of ... Europe, and we can come back in ...

early fall.

4. He greeted me and moved a little to make ... room for me to

sit.

5. The messenger repeated ... word for word what he had been told. 6. Could you tell me ... time, please?

7. I'll never forget ... dinner my daughter cooked when she was only seven.

8. ... Meetings should be conducted at least twice ... month. 9. ... Knowledge is ... power.

10. Where is ... money I put on the table a minute ago? 11. ... Time is ... money.

12. ... evils we bring on ourselves are hardest to bear.

2. Insert the articles when necessary in the following texts:

Graham Mackay is ... engineer. He works on ... oil rig in ...

North Sea. He works on ... rig for two weeks and then has two weeks at ... home in ... Glasgow. ... rig is 100 miles off ... coast of Scotland. ... oil company' helicopter flies him to and from ... Aberdeen Airport. He does ... important job, and he's paid over 350 pounds ...

week.

Graham works 12 hours ... day. His shift finishes at ... midnight, when he goes to ... bed. Although ... work is important, it's rather ... boring job. He shares ... cabin with three other men. One of them is ... friend of his, ... American called Lee Driver, who comes from ... New Mexico.

... men aren't allowed to drink ... alcohol, so Graham has ...

milk ot ... tea with his meals. Most of ... men smoke cigarettes.

... weather can be pretty bad. Sometimes there are ... storms. Everyone's always glad to get back to ... mainland.

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