4. Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the box.

The first is done for you.

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a) Mr Bradly has been elected mayor of Greenswold for the third time.

b) The government has introduced a __________ outlining its plans for the coal industry.

c) Hello, I'm conducting a __________ about leisure habits.

d) According to the latest opinion __________ , the National Party are well ahead of their nearest rivals, the Co-operative Party.

e) Although there is an elected assembly, it is generally recognised that General Domenico wields the real __________ .

f) There is a locally elected __________ which has responsibility for roads, street lighting, and other facilities.

g) The king enjoyed a long __________ , and was eventually succeeded by his son, George.

h) The __________ were slow to take control of the situation after the earthquake.

i) The Leader of the Opposition proposed a __________ of no confidence in the government.

j) The Prime Minister called a top-level meeting with the Finance Minister, the Foreign Minister, and other members of the __________.

Use of Articles 2

We use a/an to say what a person’s job is, was, or will be: She was a company director when she retired. Against her parents’ wishes, she wants to be a journalist. However, when we give a person’s job title, or their unique position, we use the or zero article, not a/an. Compare: She’s been appointed (the) head of the company. And I’m a production manager at Fino. (=there may be more than one production manager) After the position of, the post of, or the role of we use zero article before a job titile: Dr Simons has taken on the position of Head of Department.

1. Make sentences combining words from a and b. Add a connecting verb and а/an or

the. If zero article is an alternative for the, write the /- . The first one is done for you.

A B

1	Barcelona
2	Javier Perez de Cuellar
3	Le Monde
4	France
5	Ghana
6	Wall Street
7	Nelson Mandela
8	The Great Wall of China
9	Greenland

a largest island in the world.

b member of the European Union.

с president of South Africa in 1994.

d site of the 1992 Olympic Games.

e only constructed object visible from space.

f important financial centre.

g newspaper published in France.

h republic in 1957.

i Secretary General of the UN from 1982 to 1991.

Example: 1 Barcelona was the site of the 1992 Olympic Games.