7. Fill in the gaps with the correct article.

1. Last Sunday before … baseball game, we had … tail-gate party in … parking lot. 2. Is there … good-looking man in your club? 3. There was … standing ovation when Pavarotti sang. 4. Robbie Williams brought down … house when he sang “Feel”. 5. My father said … toast and everyone clinked … glasses. 6. She stood there with … armful of flowers and rather … happy smile on her pretty face. 7. What is … cover charge at that club? 8. We took … ferry boat from Britain to France. 9. This is … postcard. 10. Mark is … real gambler. 11. I looked up and was amazed: there was … book I had been looking for in vain for … week. 12. Jeff hit … jack pot at … casino – he won £9000. 13. These are … magazines. 14. … final game in American football is called Superbowl. 15. You can pay that bill at … bank. 16. Italy won … 2006 World Cup. 17. She looked at … newspaper on her lap without really seeing it. 18. I played … round of golf with my friend on Sunday. 19. … King of Great Britain is not … absolute ruler. 20. My uncle Bob has got … yacht. 21. I entered … room and saw … man standing at … window. … man turned round and greeted me. 22. … brunette says to … blonde "Look! … dead bird!" and … blonde looks up and says "Where?" 23. There are … big trees in … garden. 24. Roger is … beach bum. 25. Surgeons at … main USAF base hospital in Europe are tested for the AIDS virus once … year, it emerged yesterday. 26. … good bowler knocks all … pins down. 27. She and her husband have only recently moved into their marital home and their first child is due at Christmas, but they don't even know where they'll be living this time … next week. 28. Andrei Malakhov is one of … most popular talk show hosts.

8. Fill in the gaps with the correct article.

1. How long is … performance? 2. … parallelogram is … type of quadrilateral with opposite sides equal and opposite angles equal. 3. Michael and I sat in … same box. 4. My garden's looking lovely now that … daffodils are in flower. 5. … artist can take on … new manager who can take commission on all new projects, while … former manager continues to earn from all previous albums for a specified time 6. Let … dead bury their dead. 7. Would you like … orange? 8. We went on … guided tour in Madrid. 9. We went to … restaurant yesterday. 10. Do you know how to use … chopsticks? 11. My flat is on … second floor. 12. … previous 12 months saw taxable profits of £13 million. 13. Peter Jackson’s King Kong is … last remake of … film about … huge gorilla. 14. … film has … sad ending. 15. However, … principal debate concerned plans for enhanced economic co-operation. 16. Star Wars III: The revenge of the Sith was … biggest office hit. 17. I left my glasses at home so I could not read … subtitles. 18. I went to … opening performance of Swan Lake yesterday. 19. We took … children to the puppet show in … park. 20. I love going to … zoo and feeding … animals. 21. Buy … dog … toy and it will play with it forever. Buy … cat … present and it will play with … wrapper for 10 minutes. 22. Mandy! Don’t put your finger in … wild monkey cage. 23. We went to … amusement park yesterday. 24. In Los Angeles, California, it is not legal to bathe two babies at … same time in … same tub. 25. I bought some cotton candy for … children at … amusement park yesterday and then we went to … roller coaster. 26. Aerton Sena was … great Formula – 1 racing car driver. 27. We went to Brighton for … weekend and in summer we went to … seaside. 28. … veterans say they'll continue to fight for the truth to be revealed about what they say was the “crime against … humanity”. 29. Many children want their parents to buy them … rollerblades. 30. I’d rather go on the Safari … next year. 31. How shall we cure … infected? 32. Excuse me, where is … cloakroom? 33. I told him … captain was out walking, and … man waited, like … cat waiting for … mouse. 34. Are we allowed to take … pictures in the Russian State Library? 35. I sent my parents … post card from Australia. 36. … man can’t be that cruel. 37. After … storm comes calm. 38. We stayed in … luxury suite in Turin during the Olympiad. 39. Did you enjoy yourself at … party? 40. Old Mrs. White got seriously ill and decided to make … will.