1. Put in A/AN or THE.

1. This morning I bought ___ newspaper and ___ magazine. ___ newspaper is in my bag but I don't know where I put ___ magazine.

2. I saw ___ accident this morning. ___ сar crashed into ___ tree. ___ driver of ___ car wasn't hurt but___ car was badly damaged.

3. There are two cars parked outside: ___ blue one and ___ grey one. ____ blue one belongs to my neighbours; I don't know who ___ owner of ___ grey one is.

4. My friends live in ___ old house in ___ small village. There is ___ beautiful garden behind ___ house. I would like to have ___ garden like that.

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2. Put A/AN or THE.

1. a This house is very nice. Has it got ___ garden?

    b It's a beautiful day. Let's sit in ___ garden.

    c I like living in this house but it's pity that ___ garden  is so small.

2. a Can you recommend ___ good restaurant?

    b We had dinner in ___ very nice restaurant.

    c We had dinner in ___ most expensive restaurant in town.

3. a She has ___ French name but in fact she's English, not French.

    b What's ___ name of that man we met yesterday?

    c We stayed at a very nice hotel - I can't  remember ___ name now.

4. a There isn't ___ airport near where I live. ___ nearest  airport is 70 miles away.

    b Our plane was delayed.  We had to wait  at ___ airport  for three hours.

   c Excuse me, please. Can you tell me how to get to ___ airport?

5. a "Are you going away next week?"  "No, ___ week after next."

    b I'm going away for ___ week in September.

    c George has a part-time job. He works three mornings ___ week.

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3. Put in A/AN or THE in the sentences where necessary and rewrite it.

     1. Would you like apple?

     2. How often do you go to dentist? 

     3. Could you close door, please?

     4. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that. It was mistake.

     5. Excuse me, where is bus station, please?

     6. I've got problem. Can you help me?

     7. I'm just going to post-office. I won't be long.

     8. There were no chairs, so we had to sit on floor.

     9. Have you finished with book I lent you?

    10. My sister has just got job in bank in Manchester.

    11. We live in small flat near city center.

    12. There's small supermarket at end of street I live in.

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4. Answer the questions about yourself. Where possible, use the structure Once a week/ Three times a day  etc.

     1. How often do you go to the cinema?

     2. how much does it cost to hire a car in your country?

     3. How often do you go away on holidays?

     4. What's the speed limit in towns in your country?

     5. How much sleep do you need?

     6. How often do you go out in the evening?

     7. How much television do you watch (on average)?

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   5. Put in THE or A/AN where necessary.  If  no  word  is  necessary, leave the space empty (-).

     1. A: Where did you have ___ lunch?

         B: We went to ___ restaurant.

     2. A: Did you have ___ nice holiday?

         B: Yes, it was ___ best holiday I've ever had.

     3. A: Where is ___ nearest shop?

         B: There's one at ___ end of this street.

     4. A: Do you often listen to  ___ radio?

         B: No. In fact I haven’t got ___ radio.

     5. A: Would you like to travel in ___ space?

         B: Yes, I'd love to go to ____ moon.

     6. A: Do you to ___ cinema very often?

         B: No, not very often. But I watch a lot of films on ___ television.

     7. A: It was ___ nice day yesterday, wasn't it?

         B: Yes, it was beautiful. We went for a walk by ___ sea.

     8. A: What did you have for ___ breakfast this morning?

         B: Nothing. I never eat ___ breakfast.

     9. A: Can you tell me where ___ Room 25 is, please?

         B: It's on ___ second floor.

    10. A: We spent all our money because we stayed at ___ most expensive hotel in town.

        B: Why didn’t you stay at ___ cheaper hotel?