III. Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or zero article (Ø).

1. John and Mary went to school yesterday and then studied in library before returning home.

2. Lake Erie is one of five great Lakes in North America.

3. On our trip to Spain, we crossed Atlantic Ocean.

4. Mount Rushmore is the site of magnificent tribute to four great American presidents.

5. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

6. David played basketball and baseball at Boy’s club this year.

7. Rita plays violin and her sister plays guitar.

8. While we were in Alaska, we saw Eskimo village.

9. Ton can’t go to movies tonight because he has to write essay.

10.David attended Princeton University.

II. Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or zero article (Ø).

1. John and Mary went to school yesterday and then studied in library before returning home.

2. Lake Erie is one of five great Lakes in North America.

3. On our trip to Spain, we crossed Atlantic Ocean.

4. Mount Rushmore is the site of magnificent tribute to four great American presidents.

5. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

6. David played basketball and baseball at Boy’s club this year.

7. Rita plays violin and her sister plays guitar.

8. While we were in Alaska, we saw Eskimo village.

9. Ton can’t go to movies tonight because he has to write essay.

10. David attended Princeton University.ư

II. Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or zero article (Ø).

1. John and Mary went to .... school yesterday and then studied in ..........library before returning home.

2.........Lake Erie is one of ......... five great Lakes in ................. North America.

3. On our trip to ......................Spain, we crossed .............Atlantic Ocean.

4.................Mount Rushmore is the site of .............. magnificent tribute to.............four great American presidents.

5. What did you eat for ............... breakfast this morning?

6. David played .........basketball and ................. baseball at............Boy’s club this year.

7. Rita plays.........violin and her sister plays..........guitar.

8. While we were in..........Alaska, we saw..............Eskimo village.

9. Ton can’t go to............movies tonight because he has to write...........essay.

10. David attended ...........Princeton University.

IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct form or tense of the verbs play, go, do, watch, like, have, take, see.

1. They are planning to _______ fishing in the Lake Erie.

2. The first World Cup _______ place in Uruguay.

3. We went to the city centre and _______ dinner last night.

4. Which activity do you prefer, doing aerobics or _______ tennis?

5. Jonathan _______ the sports channel every weekend.

6. He can _______ karate, but he’s not very good at it.

7. Did you _______ the London Bridge when you visited England?

8. Robert doesn’t play sports. He _______ reading comics.

IV. Fill in each space with a, an, the, or zero article (Ø). (10 pts)

1.    Yesterday, I had to stand in __________ long queue for half __________ hour.

2.    __________ Mount Everest is in __________ Himalayas.

3.    __________ summer I spent in __________ Netherlands was fantastic.

4.    After __________ accident, he was taken to __________ hospital.

5.    She clearly has __________ intention of taking part in __________ next English competition.

6.    Most __________ students enjoy listening to __________ pop music.

7.    Have you got __________ latest record by __________ Walls?

8.    This weekend we’ll have __________ picnic in __________ country.

9.    __________ Nile flows right through __________ city.

10. She takes __________ great pride in being __________ good cook.

* Complete the sentence with a / an or the, or write Ø for zero article.
1. Albany is ……………capital of ……………New York State.
2. ……………film was shot on location in ……………Philippines.
3. I lived on ……………Main Street when I first came to ……………town.
4. ……………Norway is ……………country on ……………Scandinavian Peninsula.
5. ……………British are famous for the amount of ……………fast food they eat.
6. Where did you put ……………plane ticket that I gave you on ……………Monday?
7. While I was in Japan, I stayed in ……………hotel with walls made of ……………paper.
8. My brother likes to have ……………breakfast in ……………bed on ……………Saturday morning.
9. Because there was ……………huge rainstorm, the flight was delayed for more than ……………hour.
10. You can sit on the beach and watching ……………sun go down over ……………Arabian Sea and it’s
quite wonderful.
11. I don’t know why you always put ……………sugar in your coffee if you are trying to lose ……………
weight.
12. A year after ……………hurricane, ……………tourists are gradually beginning to come back to
……………region.
13. At ……………last minute, David decided to go away for ……………few days and stay in ……………
hotel by ……………sea.
14. We organize tours to ……………wide range of countries in ……………Europe, and also other tours in
……………USA, and ……………South Africa.
15. We spent ……………week in Paris and had ……………great time going up ……………Eiffel Tower, and taking ……………trip along ……………Seine in ……………open boat.

Fill in each blank with the correct article: a, an, the or zero article Ø.
26. In Brazil, it is bad luck to let your wallet or purse touch ______ floor, and if it happens, ____________ belief is that you will become ________ poor man.
27. Some people in Italy are said to fear Friday _______ 17th because _______ Roman numeral XVII can be arranged to make _______  word "VIXI" which means "my life is over" in ________ Latin.
28. In Viet Nam, when giving gifts for brides and grooms on their wedding day, avoid giving _______ single item because it is believed that it will cause bad luck that ________ marriage is
not expected to last long.
29. In Japan, it is believed that if _______  beggar ever comes to your doorstep, you're supposed _________ throw ______ salt to your entry way where ________ beggar has been.
30. _________ French believe that handling _________ loaf of bread upside-down or placing it upside-down on ______ table will brings hunger and bad luck to both ________ giver and _______ recipient.

VII. Read the text quickly and complete the information in the table.

GREAT LAKES OF THE WORLD

The oldest lake in the world Lake Baikal is 25-30 million years old-the oldest lake in the world. It holds 20 percent of the planet's surface freshwater. It is 650km long and nearly 2km deep.

Lake Baikal is in eastern Shiberia where the winters are very cold. Temperatures average minus 20 degrees. The lake freezes for five months or more of the year. The ice is 1,2m thick, and trucks drive across the lake when it freezes.

The lake has more than 1,200 species of animals and 1,000 species of plants.

It is home to the world's only freshwater seal, the nerpa. There are approximately 50,000 nerpas in the lake. Nerpas can dive down 300m to catch fish!

Giant Lakes

The world's largest lake in the Caspian Sea in south-west Asia. It is 370,000 sq km. It is salt water and not freshwater. The world's largest freshwater lake is Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes of North America. These lakes are the biggest mass of freshwater in the world.

Stories about lakes

Scotland's Loch Ness is famous for its 'monster', and is only 230m deep. But Lake Nicaragua in Central America is home to the dangerous bull shark, which is more than 3m long. The sharks swim up and down the San Juan River into the Caribbean Sea.

Read the text again and answer the questions:

6. How old is Lake Baikal?

7. How long is Lake Baikal?

8. What happens to Lake Baikal in the winter?

9. What is the name of the seal that lives in Lake Baikal?

10. Why does the seal dive deep into the lake?

11. Is Lake Superior freshwater ỏ salt water?

12. What is Loch Ness famous for?