* Replace the underlined words/phrases with a word from the list: exceedingly,
thunderstruck, impressions, reflections, genre.
1 The teacher asked the students for their
thoughts on the novel.
2 I could see the marks of many people's feet
on the ground.
3 Crusoe was extremely happy to see the
ship.
4 The style of literature like best is science
fiction
5 I was very surprised to see my lost friend in
front of me.
3. Mexico, New York, Tokyo are the biggest and the most polluted
cities in the world. 4. The capital of the Republic of San-Marino is San-
Marino. 5. The Thames is the most popular river in London.
V. Which of the words are used with the article?
A. 1. Kilimanjaro 2. Yenisei 3. Bermudas 4. Elbrus 5. Laptev Sea
6. Urals 7. Kalahari 8. Volga 9. Carpathians 10. Indian Ocean 11. English
Channel 12. Olympus 13. South Pole 14. Suez Canal 15. Swallow Falls
16. Sicily 17. Kara-Kum 18. Lake Chad 19. Amur.
B. 1. United Arab Emirates 2. Sudan 3. Far East4. Brussels 5. Netherlands
6. Hague7. Northern Europe 8. Middle East 9. Southern Africa
10. Roman Empire 11. Republic of Ireland 12. Alaska 13. Central Asia.
VI. Insert an or the where it is necessary.
Australia is (2) an interesting country. (3) Australians are very
friendly, happy people. Some of (4)the strangest animals of (5) the world live there. In (6) the Great Victoria Desert you can find (7) kangaroos and (8) koala bears. (9)The most famous city in (10) Australia is (11) Sydney.
VII. Insert a necessary article.
1. Is Lisbon the capital of Portugal? 2. Is Malta in the Mediterranean?
3. Is Paris in the United Kingdom or in France? . Where is the
Sahara Desert? 5. What is the biggest island in Greece? 6. What is the
capital of Italy? 7. Is the Indian Ocean bigger than the Atlantic Ocean?
8. Is Everest the highest mountain in the world? 9. Where are Malta and
Corsica? 10. Where are the Mississippi River and the Thames?
I really enjoy going to the cinema; it is one
of the favorite pastimes even though I don’t
really go that often. Fortunately, the cinema
isn’t too far away from where I live and I
can get there by bus within ten minutes. I
am very lucky to live in a big town because
it means that I have a choice of cinemas and
a wider choice of films.
Watching films is always very relaxing and
entertaining. The convenience of the cinema
is that you can choose what time you want
to go because there are usually a number of
showings.
You know, it is popular to go out
somewhere first and then go on to a late-
night film. The cinema is particularly
popular among students because they don’t
have to pay full price for some films and is
therefore a reasonably cheap form of
entertainment.
There are a variety of films available today.
I especially like comedies or love stories.
Detective stories with a lot of action and
suspense grab my attention also. I
particularly enjoy films where you become
so involved with the story that you forget
you are sitting in a cinema.
The last film I went to see was an American
comedy (Thriller called «Who’s Watching
the Baby-sitter? »). I really enjoyed it
because it was funny, it had a lot of action
in it and the end was so unexpected.
Nowadays cinemas are so comfortable that
it is almost like being at home so it is a
luxury to go to the cinema.