Prison, school, bed, sea, hospital

1. The minute we reached the beach, the children ran into _________. 2. My brother is in the navy. He is at _______ for months sometimes. 3. I usually go to _________ about 11 pm to get a good night’s sleep. 4. The cat is sleeping on ________. 5. The Prime Minister visited _________ yesterday and talked to the prisoners. 6. The man who robbed the bank is in ________ now. 7. The ambulance took the injured people to _________. 8. I must go to _________ to visit my aunt. She’s had an operation. 9. We saw the children in their classrooms as we walked past _________. 10. I want to go to university when I leave __________.

3. Choose the correct alternative.

1. Catherine loves cats / the cats. 2. Look at cats / the cats. 3. I don’t like coffee / the coffee but I like tea / the tea. 4. You cut cake / the cake and I’ll pour coffee / the coffee. 5. Life / The life will be different in the future. 6. Life / The life of a mayfly is extremely short. 7. I enjoy swimming / the swimming in the sea. 8. Children / The children usually like playing games. 9. Children / The children have gone to the park. 10. All people / the people in this room are my relatives. 11. All people / the people should have freedom of speech. 12. Villages / The villages in this part of the country are very beautiful 13. Breakfast / The breakfast is the most important meal of day / the day. 14. Paul was only / the only person who remembered me. 15. In Stone Age / the Stone Age, people lived in caves. 16. I would like to travel to Spain / the Spain. 17. We travelled to London by train / the train. 18. He is learning to play flute / the flute.

4. Fill in ‘the’ where necessary.

1. Shall we have ….. lunch at …. home or go to ….. Royal Oak? 2. …. Prince Philip visited …. Royal Albert Hall yesterday. 3. ….. Peter’s Bar is situated in ….. Terminal 1 at …. Heathrow Airport. 4. …. Browns were …. first to leave ….. party at midnight. 5. We landed at … Charles de Gaulle airport in … Paris and were met by ……. ambassador in person. 6. Tim’s gone to … hospital to pick up …. results of …. tests …. Mum had …. last week. 7. …. most world maps are out of date now, due to …. political events which have taken place recently. 8. …. Chicago Bulls, from …. USA are one of ….. best-known basketball teams. 9. When … Berlin Wall was pulled down it was … great moment in … history. 10. Lots of people go for … exotic holidays in Asia, but you must take care not to catch …. malaria. 11. We decided to go to …. island of Sicily last summer and we’ve decided to go to an island again this year; either to …. Rhodes or … Canaries. 12. In …. Jerusalem we visited …. Dome of the Rock and ….. Church of the Holy Sepulchre and saw the site of …… Solomon’s Temple. 13. Lots of people are without jobs in …. city, so …. government has decided to give … unemployed special benefits. 14. Tarzan, …. Lord of …. Jungle, had a friend called …. Cheetah. 15. Many people go climbing in …. Alps or …. Himalayas. 16. … English spend their holiday in hot countries because they enjoy going to …. beach. 17. …. royal yacht sailed across ….. Indian Ocean. 18. You’ll find my house if you walk along … Green Street and turn right into … High Street. 19. Many of …. England’s young men died in ….. First World War. 20. … Vatican City is one of … most beautiful places in … Rome. 21. …. people from …. Brazil dance …. samba really well. 22. We went to …. pub rather than … cinema because …. Father wanted to.

5. Fill in the correct article.

A) …. football team who have won …. World Cup ….. most times is …. Brazil. They have won ….. competitions four times. …. team also hold … record for …. greatest number of ….. goal scored overall and have played in every one of …. tournament’s finals.

B) …. tallest man in …… world was born in …. USA in 1918. His name was … Robert Wadlow and … last time he was measured, in 1940, he had reached a height of 2.72 m. His hands were 32.4 cm from ….. wrist to tip of ….. middle finger.

C) …. David was waiting at … King’s Cross Station. He was about to travel to ….. Newcastle by …. train for …. job interview. However, … train was late and he had been standing on … platform for over … hour.

D) I take … bus to … school every day I leave … house at eight o’clock in … morning. It is … five-minute walk from my house to … bus-stop. … journey to school takes about … quarter of …. hour.

E) … Queen is going to visit …. Bridgeford next week to open … new hospital which has been built in … town. It will be …. exciting event which all ….. local people will attend.

F) …. Stuart has got …. cold, so he has to stay in … bed. His mother has made him…. bowl of soup and he has got … box of tissues on his … bedside table. He will probably spend most of … day sleeping.

6. Read the following proverbs and fill in a, an, the or -.

1. … Rome wasn’t built in … day. 2. …. actions speak louder than … words. 3. …. apple … day keeps … doctor away. 4. When in …. Rome, do as Romans do. 5. When there is .. will, there is … way. 6. You can’t teach … old dog …. old tricks. 7. You can’t get … blood from … stone. 8. You can’t make omelette without breaking … eggs. 9. …. more you get, …. more you want. 10. …. more …. merrier. 11. … home is where … heart is. 12. Fire is …. good servant but …. bad master.