5. Fill in “the” where necessary.

1. We went to ……… America for ……… Easter and ended up staying ……… whole summer.

2. My grandfather is from ……… Scilly Isles, which are some of ……… most remote islands in Britain.

3. Jane went to ……… cinema yesterday after ……… work and saw a film about ……… First World War.

4. Whenever we go to ……… London we take ……… train; it’s ………. most convenient way to travel.

5. James has got ……… measles so he won’t be coming to ……… school today.

6. While ……… princess was in ……… Hong Kong, she visited many of the designer shops there.

7. Mary is in ……… hospital with pneumonia. She became ill while in ……… Scotland over ……… Christmas holidays.

8. ……… most beautiful place I’ve ever been is ……… Thailand. It has some of ……… best beaches in ……… world.

9. Sarah really likes ……… swimming in ……… sea, but most of ……… time it’s too cold to.

10. Let’s meet in ……… Macey’s restaurant.

11. ……… May is my favourite month of ……… year.

6. Read the text and fill in the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

New York City is one of 1) ……… largest cities 2) ……… the world. It is also one of the most densely populated, with an estimated 7.400.000 inhabitants. Manhattan is the 3) ……… popular area of the city with tourists and has 4) ……… interesting sights. There is also 5) ……… a large number of businesses in this area of the city, including the head offices of some of the world’s leading companies. New York’s subway system provides transport for more 6) ……… 33% of the city’s work force.

New York is also regarded 7) ……… a centre of entertainment. Broadway is the scene of many box-office hits, Carnegie Hall is one of the 8) ……… famous concert halls in the world and the city is also the home of several opera and ballet companies.

With 9) ……… choice of food, entertainment and social life than any other city, it is 10) ……… wonder that people flock to New York to experience life in the Big Apple.

7. Complete the gaps using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets, making any necessary changes.

When I was a student I 1) ……… (have) have several holiday jobs. The one I 2) ……… (remember) most vividly 3) …….. (be) as a waitress in a small hotel where the landlady 4) ……… always ……… (remind) us how to behave. Since then I 5) ……… (work) in several restaurants and I 6) ……… (find) her advice very useful.

Last year I 7) ……… (begin) this job, as Catering Manager in this hotel. Every day I 8) ……… (be) responsible for the day-to-day running of the restaurant. At the moment I 9) ……… (order) the provisions for the next month. Later I 10) ……… (interview) new staff.