Put in A / AN or THE. Sometimes you don’t need either word – you leave it blank. 1. John Colloway is ……a……. bank manager. He works in ……a…… bank in ……the… center of ……… London. Every morning he gets up at seven o’clock, has ……… breakfast and ……… cup of ……….. coffee, and reads ……….”Times”. Then he goes to ………. work by …….. bus. In ………. morning, he usually makes ……….. telephone calls, sees ……….. customers and ………… dictates ………… letters. He has ………. lunch at ……….. restaurant near ……… bank. In ……….. afternoon he works until five or five-thirty, and then goes ………. home. He doesn’t work on ……….. Saturdays or Sundays; he goes to ………… cinema or reads. He likes …………. novels and ……….. history. He is not married. He has ……….. sister in ………. Oxford and ……….. brother in ……….. London. 2. Have you got ……….. camera? 3. You need ………. visa to visit ……….. foreign countries, but not all of them. 4. When we reached the city center, ………… shops were still open but most of them were already closed. 5. Jack has got ……….. very long legs, so he’s ……….. fast runner. 6. I’m looking for ………… job. And did Ann get ………. job she applied for? 7. Did ………. police find ………. person who stole your bicycle? 8. We went out for ………… meal last night. ………… restaurant we went to was excellent. 9. This morning I had ……….. boiled egg and toast for breakfast. 10. Tom always gives Ann …………. flowers on her birthday. 11. I went into the shop and asked to speak to ……….. manager. 12. There’s no need to buy any milk. …………. milkman brings it every morning. 13. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in ………… garden. 14. Jane is ……….. teacher. Her parents were ……….. teachers too. 15. Bill’s got ……….. big feet. 16. Would you like to be ……….. actor? C) Put a suitable article into the blanks: 1. My neighbour is ……….. photographer; let’s ask him for ……….. advice about colour films. 2. I had ……… very bad night; I didn’t sleep ………. wink. 3. He is ………… vegeterian; you won’t get ………. meat at his house. 4. ………… youngest boy has just started going to ……….. school; ………. eldest boy is at ………… college. 5. I went to ………… school to talk to ………… headmistress. I persuaded her to let Ann give up …………. gymnastics and take ………. ballet lessons instead. 6. There was ………. knock on ………. door. I opened it and found ………… small dark man in ………. check overcoat and ……… soft hat. 7. - Are John and Mary ……….. cousins? - No, they aren’t ………. cousins; they are ……….. brother and ……… sister. 8. ……….. postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be ………… dentist than ……….. doctor, because …………. dentists don’t get called out at ……….. night. 9. - Would you like to hear ………… story about ……….. Englishman, …………. Irishman and ………. Scotsman? - No. I’ve heard ……….. stories about ……….. Englishmen, ………… Irishmen and ………… Scotsmen before and they are all ……….. same. 10. “………. modern burglars don’t hide under ………. beds.” said her daughter. 11. ……….. most of ………… stories that ………… people tell about ……….. Irish aren’t true. 12. Like many women, she loves ……….. tea parties and ………… gossip. 13. On ……….. Sundays my father stays in …………. bed till ten o’clock, reading ………. Sunday papers. 14. I have ……….. little money left; let’s have dinner in ……….. restaurant. 15. - I hope you have ………… lovely time and ………… good weather. - But I’m not going for ………… holiday; I’m going on …………. business. 16. During ………. meal he gives her ………. instructions about ………. garden and she tells him ………. village gossip. 17. My mother goes to …………church in …………. morning, and in ………… afternoon goes to visit ………… friends.

1. John Colloway is a bank manager. He works in a bank in the center of London. Every morning he gets up at seven o’clock, has breakfast and a cup of coffee, and reads the “Times”. Then he goes to work by bus. In the morning, he usually makes telephone calls, sees customers and dictates letters. He has lunch at a restaurant near the bank. In the afternoon he works until five or five-thirty, and then goes home. He doesn’t work on Saturdays or Sundays; he goes to the cinema or reads. He likes novels and history. He is not married. He has a sister in Oxford and a brother in London.

2. Have you got a camera?

3. You need a visa to visit foreign countries, but not all of them.

4. When we reached the city center, the shops were still open but most of them were already closed.

5. Jack has got very long legs, so he’s a fast runner.

6. I’m looking for a job. And did Ann get the job she applied for?

7. Did the police find the person who stole your bicycle?

8. We went out for a meal last night. The restaurant we went to was excellent.

9. This morning I had a boiled egg and toast for breakfast.

10. Tom always gives Ann flowers on her birthday.

11. I went into the shop and asked to speak to the manager.

12. There’s no need to buy any milk. The milkman brings it every morning.

13. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in the garden.

14. Jane is a teacher. Her parents were teachers too.

15. Bill’s got big feet.

16. Would you like to be an actor?

C) Put a suitable article into the blanks:

1. My neighbor is a photographer; let’s ask him for advice about color films.

2. I had a very bad night; I didn’t sleep a wink.

3. He is a vegetarian; you won’t get any meat at his house.

4. The youngest boy has just started going to school; the eldest boy is at college.

5. I went to the school to talk to the headmistress. I persuaded her to let Ann give up gymnastics and take ballet lessons instead.

6. There was a knock on the door. I opened it and found a small dark man in a check overcoat and a soft hat.

7. - Are John and Mary cousins?
- No, they aren’t cousins; they are brother and sister.

8. The postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be a dentist than a doctor, because dentists don’t get called out at night.

9. - Would you like to hear a story about an Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman?
- No. I’ve heard stories about Englishmen, Irishmen, and Scotsmen before and they are all the same.

10. "Modern burglars don’t hide under beds." said her daughter.

11. Most of the stories that people tell about the Irish aren’t true.

12. Like many women, she loves tea parties and gossip.

13. On Sundays my father stays in bed till ten o’clock, reading the Sunday papers.

14. I have a little money left; let’s have dinner in a restaurant.

15. - I hope you have a lovely time and good weather.
- But I’m not going for a holiday; I’m going on business.

16. During the meal he gives her instructions about the garden and she tells him village gossip.

17. My mother goes to church in the morning, and in the afternoon goes to visit friends.