8. Choose the correct form.

Hello again from the rainforest. You won’t believe this, but I a) sit / am sitting on a small boat on a river in South America. I b) don’t know / am not knowing the name of the river in England, but now we c) travel / are travelling through the rainforest. It’s really hot, and water d)drips / is dripping from my face, so I e) apologize / am apologizing for my bad handwriting. The batteries of my camera f) run out / are running out too, so don’t expect many photos. The other problem here is the rain. It g) rains / is raining nearly every day, which is why they h) call / are calling it a rainforest I k) have / am having a really good time, and l) find out / am finding out a lot about the flora and fauna in the rainforest. The trees here m) grow / are growing to 60 metres, which n) makes / is making it very dark all the time in the forest. There aren’t really any paths, and people o) travel / are travelling everywhere by water, or by plane. Of course we ecotourists p) take / are taking this trip for fun, because we q) want / are wanting to. What else can I tell you? Well, everything r) smells / is smelling really bad here. And it’s very noisy because the birds and animals s) seem / are seeming to stay awake all night. Ugh, sorry, a horrible spider t) crawls / is crawling along my leg. That’s all for now!

9. Complete the following text with a/an, the or leave blank for zero article.

Cairo is 1) ……… capital city of 2) …….. Egypt. It has 3) ……… long and interesting history, and is still one of 4) ……… most exciting 5) ……… places to visit. The ancient Egyptians are most famous for building the pyramids, but their civilization achieved many other great things. They had 6) ……… writing in the form of hieroglyphics, which decorate 7) ……… tombs and monuments of their pharaohs, and they produced beautiful stone and metal objects which can be seen in 8) ……… Egyptian Museum. Pictures in the tombs of Giza and Saqqara show how the ancient Egyptians lived, the clothes they wore, and 9) ……… gods they worshipped. 10) ……… visit to Cairo isn’t complete without 11) ……… trip to 12) ……… big bazaar Khan Al Khalili, where you can buy everything from 13) ……… belly dancing costumes to dates, beautiful silver and gold jewellery and papyrus pictures of camels and pyramids. You can even have your name written in 14) ……… hieroglyphics!

10. 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 41) ……… largest cities 42) ……… the world. It is also one of the most densely populated, with an estimated 7.400.000 inhabitants. Manhattan is the 43) ……… popular area of the city with tourists and has 44) ……… interesting sights. There is also 45) ……… a large number of businesses in this area of the city, including the head offices of scene of many box-office hits, Carnegie Hall is one of the 48) ……… famous concert halls in the world and the city is also the home of several opera and ballet companies.some of the world’s leading companies. New York’s subway system provides transport for more 46) ……… 33% of the city’s work force.

New York is also regarded 47) ……… a centre of entertainment. Broadway is the

With 49) ……… choice of food, entertainment and social life than any other city, it is 50) ……… wonder that people flock to New York to experience life in the Big Apple.