1 b (The Smiths have a dog and a cat. )
2 a (He knows how to work on a computer. )
3 c (She was the first woman to swim across the English Channel.)
4 c (Go down_ Kingston Street and turn left into Oxford Street.)
5 a (I don’t like milk in _ tea.)
6 b (At the end of a busy day, sleep is the best way to restore your energy.)
7 c (We’ll go for a walk if the weather is fine. )
8 a (Could you give me the information I asked for in my letter? )
9. b (War is a terrible thing. )
10 b (I spent a very interesting holiday in England.)
2. Fill in the correct article.
1. "Is this your _ friend?” — "No, it isn’t my_ friend, it is my sister”.
2. I have a sister. My_ sister is a teacher. My sister’s _ husband is a pilot.
3. I have no _ car.
4. She has got a terrible _ headache.
5. They have a dog and two _ cats.
6. My _ cousin says he is going to be a manager one_ day.
7. Would you like an apple?
8. This is a tree. The tree is green.
9. I can see three _ children. The children are playing in the yard.
10. I have a car. The car is white. My _ friend has no _ car.
3. Fill in the articles in the proverbs if necessary.
1. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
2. Appetite comes with eating.
3. A good beginning makes a good ending.
4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
5. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
6. Brevity is the soul of wit.
7. A cat has nine lives.
8. Charity begins at home.
9. Clothes make the man.
10. Curiosity killed the cat.
2. When I got to the cinema, the film had started.
3. The students entered the classroom five minutes after the bell had rung.
4. After she had locked and bolted all the doors, she went to bed.
5. The students did the exercise very well after the teacher had shown them how to.
6. The little boy told a lie five minutes after he had promised to tell the truth.
7. When the plane landed, the sun had set.
8. She felt sick after she had eaten a whole box of chocolates.
9. After the doctor had examined the child he had a talk with the mother.
10. When I called on my friend, he had gone out.
11. Mary had finished her homework when her father came home from his office.
12. I threw away the newspaper after I had read it.
13. After she had spent all her money she asked her father to help her.
14. The teacher gave back the exercise-books after he had corrected them.
15. The sun had risen when the farmer started work.