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.
14) unorthodox, - traditional
unimportant, - acceptable
common, - sagnificant
to remain the same - modern
inaccessibility, - availability
freedom, - taboo, restriction
nonstandard, - normal
order, - disorder
falling - improve
15) 1. i disagree, as we all possess a genetic predisposition to a particular food
2. yes, i agree, because i think it's just a bad habit.
3. i think this sentence is true to life
16) 1. i learned a whole bunch of really interesting stuff, about normal healthy diet and some cultures and religious, it was really helpful for me.
2. in our country, we have a once traditional diet, when you couldn't eat for exaple meat, breadstuff, eggs and milk, but your could eat fish and drink wine.
3. in my opinion they have own reasons on the cultural ground or religion reasons, but on the other hand they have individual preferences.
17) 1. there is no doubt that this phrase is 100 per cent true, therefore we must to choose carefully what we eat.
2. personally, i think you must have plan b, if something happens.
3. the fact is that, the appetite comes before eating, if you have the opposite, i have bad news for you.
4. i think it's not my place to judge. if you're feeling good, well why not?
