8. Complete the sentence with a/an or the, or leave blank for zero article.

1. … British are famous (or notorious) for …… amount of …… fast food they eat.

2. We went on ……field trip to …… Lake District as part of ……final year geography course.

3. Jim is at ……work at …… moment. He’s …… personal trainer.

4. ……story begins on …… quite afternoon at …… end of ……July.

5. Can I have …… coffee in …… glass with …….milk, please.

6. Helen works at ……hospital at ……end of ……road.

7. Peter was in ……bed with ……attack of ……flu.

8. ……film was shot on ……location in ……Philippines.

9. On me way to ……work in ……morning I usually buy ……paper before I get on ……bus.

10. When he’s on the duty at ……prison, Jack has to wear ……uniform.

9. Complete the text with a verb from the list in each gap.

agreed announced begged decided invited ordered persuaded pointed out reminded swore thanked volunteered

The wooden horse of Troy.

Agamemnon a) ….invited…. all the Greek generals to come to his tent to discuss the situation, and b) ………………… that he was considering abandoning his attempts to capture Troy. He c) ………………….. everyone for their efforts, but said that they had tried everything and the task seemed impossible. Then Odysseus stepped forward and d) ……………………….. the king to try one last idea. Agamemnon e) …………………………… him that his plan was different, and involved using the giant wooden horse filled with men. After a long discussion, he h) ………………… the generals that his plan would succeed and then asked him. They j) ……………………. to conquer the city of Troy from the inside, or die in the attempt. Agamemnon thought about this, and finally k) ………………… that they would try Odysseus’s plan, so he l) ………………… his men to build the giant wooden horse.

10. Rewrite the sentences as reported speech, beginning as shown, and backshifting tenses.

1. ‘I wouldn’t land my car to just anyone,’ Andy said. Andy said …….he wouldn’t lend his car to just anyone…

2. ‘I’m not very satisfied with my job,’ said Peter. Peter said ………………………………………………………….

3. ‘I’m not going to worry about the money until I hear from the bank,’ said Elaine. Elaine said ……………………………………………………….

4. ‘I don’t know where Bill is living at the moment,’ said Nicky. Nicky said …………………………………………………………………..

5. ‘Emma hasn’t had her operation yet,’ her brother told me. Emma’s brother ………………………………………………………………………..

6. ‘If you eat too much, you’ll feel ill,’ my mother told me. My mother told me ………………………………………………………………..

7. ‘We’ll be waiting to you later this week,’ they told Maria. They told Maria …………………………………………………………………….

8. ‘The prices won’t rise before the end of the year,’ Mrs Devlin said. Mrs Devlin said ……………………………………………………………

9. ‘If the police had noticed Jack’s car, they would have arrested him,’ explained the lower. The lower explained that if …………………………………………………..

10. ‘I’ll let you know if I have any more problems,’ Carol told me. Carol told me ……………………………………………………………………