PRACTICE EXERCISE 3.

A. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the correct answers.
1. Is this a person / the person you told me about?
2. This is the only cinema/an only cinema in the area.
3. Philip has just bought the Thames barge / a Thames barge.
4. I’m going to the British Museum /British Museum this afternoon.
5. Are you going to church / the church on Sunday?
6. Do you have a milk jug / milk jug?
7. The Prime Minister / Prime Minister will give a speech this afternoon.
8. The computer / Computer has already changed our lives dramatically.
9. I haven’t been to an open-air theatre / open-air theatre before.
10. Here is a thousand pounds / the a thousand pounds I owe you.
11. I was under an impression / under the impression that you had left.
12. I have to go I’m in a hurry/ hurry.
13. I managed to sell the old painting at a profit / at profit.
14. I think I prefer the other restaurant on the whole / on whole.
15. How many hours do you work, on average / on the average, every week?
16. I was in pain / in a pain after I twist my ankle.
17. Jack recovered from his accident and is now out of danger / out of the danger.
18. Excuse me, but you’re in the way / in a way.
19. Sue felt seasick on the cross- channel ferry / a cross- channel ferry.
20. The burglar hit me on my back of the neck / the back of my neck.

II. Complete each sentence with a, an or the.

1. What’s .......................... matter? Are you all right?
2. Kate has bought .......................... new car.
3. Some people think that .......................... moon is made of cheese!
4. I’m collecting money for .......................... poor.
5. Brian hasn’t found .......................... job yet.
6. Can you play .......................... guitar?
7. Don’t forget to turn off .......................... television.
8. There’s .......................... knife in .......................... second drawer.
9. .......................... art museum is in .......................... city center.
C. READING
I. Read the following text, and fill in the blanks with the suitable words given.
built that houses which

located history opened year

 Duong Lam Village is (1) in Duong Lam Commune at a 45 km distance from Ha Noi. It is the
birthplace of two kings in the (2) of Vietnam, Phung Hung (or Bo Cai Dai Vuong) andNgo Quyen,
who (3) up the long-term self-control and independence period of Viet Nam after Bach Dang Victory
in the (4) 938.
All houses, gates, village gates and wells are (5) of laterite creating an architectural complex, a
unique village (6) is typical for villages in the midlands in the North of Vietnam.
At present, there are still nearly old 200 (7) and many other historical monuments such as
Phung Hung Temple, Ngo Quyen Royal Tomb, Mong Phu Communal House, Ho Gam Hill at (8)
Phung Hung killed tigers to rescue villagers and the temple at which the diplomat Giang Van Minh is worshiped.
II. Complete the with the correct answer, using the given words.
start decided tired looked on sky mountain shouted

nobody into down in arrived above stopped

Terence Magee likes walking in the mountains. Last week, he was (1) ...................... holiday with his family
(2) ...................... Scotland. One afternoon, he was on his way (3) ...................... a mountain when he
(4) ...................... at a chairlift. There was (5) ...................... on it. But Mr Magee was (6) ......................, so he
jumped (7) ...................... one of the chairs and the chairlift lifted him up into the (8) ...................... A few seconds
later, the lift (9) ...................... Mr Magee waited, but the lift didn’t (10) ...................... again.
He (11) ...................... down. He was about fifteen metres (12) ...................... the ground, so he (13) ......................
that it wasn’t a good idea to jump down. He waved and (14) ......................, but it was no good. There was nobody on
the (15) ...................... Soon it was dark and it was very cold.
D. WRITING
I. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Your work is better than mine.
 My work ________________________________________________________
2. Dick is the youngest in the family.
 Nobody _________________________________________________________
3. I lose the key, so I cannot get into the house.
 If ______________________________________________________________
4. They are too young to join the army.
 They are not _____________________________________________________
5. She won’t come unless you invite her
 If ______________________________________________________________
6. We can’t hang the picture on the wall. It is heavy.
 The picture ______________________________________________________
7. They were tired. They were hungry.
 They were not only _______________________________________________
8. They finish their work. They went home.
 Finishing________________________________________________________
9. She goes out in the rain. She gets wet.
 If ______________________________________________________________
10. Tom can’t lift the table. He isn’t strong enough.
 Tom is _________________________________________________________