2. Choose the correct form of the nouns to complete the sentences below.

Example: 1 – friend’s;

1. Where are you going to stay in New York? – At my friend's.

2. Where is today’s newspaper? I haven’t read the latest political news yet.

3. My father-in-law’s library is very rich.

4. We usually buy fresh buns at the baker’s opposite our house.

5. These students’ papers in mathematics were rather difficult.

6. Phil is on business abroad now. We hope to see him only in two years’ time.

7. Should a six-year-old child be able to read?

8. We are invited to Jack and Susan’s wedding. The ceremony will take place on Saturday.

Articles

1. Choose the correct combination of articles to complete the following sentences.

Example: 1 – c;

1. …car burst into flames but … driver managed to escape.

a) A, a

b) The, a

c) The, the

2. … new study group has been set up by … United Nations.

b) A, the

3. If it hadn’t rained last Sunday we could have taken … children to … Zoo.

c) -, the

4. There’s been … extraordinary improvement in computer design over … last 20 years.

c) an, the

5. … vase is definitely not genuine, but … very good imitation.

c) The, a

6. Tourism has grown at such … rate in … last twenty years that it has become … problem.

c) a, the, a

7. Before applying for … job, she attended … course on … Word Processors.

a) a, the, the

8. … letter is from abroad. There’s … foreign stamp on … envelope.

a) A, a, an

b) The, the, the

c) The, a, the

9. … summer I spent in … USA was one of … best in my life.

c) The, the, the

10. It’s … great pity that … exhibition was cancelled at … last minute after all your work.

c) a, the, the

11. … English spoken in the USA and … Australia differs from … English language spoken in Britain.

b) -, - , the

12. Today most people all over the world are obsessed by … television. They are criticized by some experts for … amount of time they spend in front of … television.

a) -, the, the

13. Stories of … monster living in … Loch Ness date back to … 6^th century, but most zoologists deny … fact.

c) the, the, the, the

14. … old people are always saying that … young are not what they were. … same comment is made from generation to generation. Every new generation is different from … one that preceded it.

b) -, the, the, the

2. Fill in the articles where necessary.

After 1. the exams were over, my friend and I decided to go to 2. a picnic. It was 3. a very big mistake and everything went wrong from 4. the very beginning. 5. The place we wanted to go to was 6. a two-hour drive from 7. the city centre. It was Saturday and there was 8. a heavy traffic which held us up. After driving for 9. an hour 10. a car broke down and we had to call Paul, 11. a friend of ours, who is 12. a mechanic, to come to our rescue. It took Paul two hours to repair 13. the car. By 14. the time we arrived at our picnic spot, it was late afternoon and 15. ---- weather was quite cloudy. We got all 16. --- food out of 17. the car but were immediately invaded by 18. --- insects that wanted to share 19. the picnic. Then it started to rain heavily and we had to put everything back in the car and drive back home.