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1. What... lovely weather we are having today!
2. What... charming people your parents are!
3. ... Johnsons are going to visit... USA and ... Canada in ... summer.
4. ... wood is much dearer than it used to be. In fact, ... wood I used to make ... shelves in ... living room cost me a pretty pe
5. ... pollution is one of ... greatest problems facing ... mankind.
6. ... moon and ... earth both go round ... sun.
7. How delicious ... cake is!
8. They have two holiday homes, one in ... mountains and ... other at... seaside.
9. ... small room was crammed with ... furniture.
10 For ... further information phone ... number below.
11 Many people think that ... bears are ... gentle animals but they can be very aggressive.
12 As far as I know she didn't make ... very impressive progress.
13, Don't eat in this restaurant. ... food is awful there.
14. When I was at... school I was really bad at... History.
15. ... flood did a lot of... damage to ... monuments of... city.
16. ... chopsticks are used a lot in ... Japan.
17. I learnt... French at... school, but when I tried to speak it,... French didn't understand me.
18. It's more difficult to play ... violin than to learn to play ... te
19. ... government has promised to spend more on ... health and... education.
20. ... police showed him lots of photographs but he wasn't able to pick out... man who'd robbed ... bank.
21. They gave me ... incorrect information.
22. ... letter is from ... Browns with whom I stayed ... last summer.
23. ... time is ... money.
24. Oh, look at ... time, we'd better get moving.
25. It was ... only time I had ever seen her lose her temper.
26. It's ... time you were more serious.
27. ... film takes us back to ... time of... American war of ... Independence.
28. We are not going on ... holiday this year - we are trying to save ... money.
29. ... silence was suddenly broken by ... loud scream.
30. ... money he borrowed from his uncle was of little help.
31. ... shirts on ... washing-line must be dry now.
32. ... boiling kettle filled ... kitchen with ... steam.
33. l don't mind staying at ... home and looking after .. children this afternoon.
34. If you went to ... Indonesia for ... summer you would enjoy it there.
35. ... Royal Hotel was almost completely destroyed by ... fire last Saturday.
36. You can't expect... kindness and ... support from your family if you don't give ... same to them.
37. ... guests didn't have to clear up after ... party. ... staff did all ... cleaning ... next day.
38. ... birds can fly high in ... sky.
39. ... room was completely empty so some of us sat down on ... floor while ... others leaned against.. .wall.
40. They managed to arrive on ... time despite ... heavj snowstorm.
41. ... National Gallery is located in ... Trafalgar Square.
42. In spite of... fact that... music was quiet... neighbours complained.
43. We had ... lovely weather last weak.
44. He has just given me ... very helpful advice.
B. Dear Susan,
Well, I've been here in ... New York for two weeks now. I'm having ... time of my life. I am staying with my parents' friends, ... Browns. So far I'm not missing ... home at all. ... Americans are very different from ... English. I noticed this ... moment I arrived at... Ke
he has flue, He was going to drive us there but now we are going by ... bus instead. Give my love to your mother and father and ... family. Ill be ... home for ... Christmas. Love,
Caroline
Miscellaneous Practice
j What is ... capital of India? - Delhi. 2 What do you think of Margaret? - She is... extremely nice person.
3. I had ... cup of... coffee and some toast for breakfast this morning.... coffee was delicious.
4. He is trying to find ... job, but there isn't much work available at... present.
5. Would you like to travel round ... world?
6. It was ... excellent holiday. We had ... great fun.
7. I'd like ... hamburger, please.
8. Could you switch off... TV? Nobody is watching it.
9. Most of... land in this region belongs to ... small farmers.
10. I've got... book about... life of John Ke
11. ... architect designs ... buildings.
12. I enjoy talking to ... old people.
13. I find ... History ... interesting subject.
14. They studied ... history of the Spanish Civil War at... school.
15. ... instruction was so complex that I couldn't understand it.
16. You must contact ... manager and tell him about ... telegram. It is ... urgent telegram.
17. It's ... film about... homeless people.
18. Do you get on with ... neighbours who live next door?
19. Pauline asked me ... question to which I had no reply.
20. Noticing ... door was open, I decided to go in. It turned out to be ... museum.
21. Slamming ... door, Carol drove off in ... car her father had given her as ... present.
22. ... blind people often have ... excellent sense of... smell.
23. When Sally was on ... holiday in ... Alps, she broke her leg and had to stay in ... hospital for two weeks.
24. ... sweets were wrapped in ... silver paper.
25. Could you turn down ... music? It's too loud.
26. She looked at me with ... strange smile.
27. We never eat... white bread at home.
28. No news is ... good news.
29. ... air is very fresh today.
30. ... apple ... day is good for you.
31. I'm ... vegetarian. I don't eat... meat or ... fish.
32. Do you like ... English beer?
33. ... acting was poor, but we enjoyed ... music.
34. There's nothing like ... whipped cream for me.
35. ... vase is ... kind of pot for holding flowers.
36. Don't buy ... artificial silk, we must have ... real silk.
37. Do you have ... sleeping bag by any chance?
38. Being ... man of... fixed views he refused to listen to our arguments.
39. Have you heard ... news?
40. When I came in he was lying on ... bed.
41. ... nail went right through ... wall.
42. What... strange ideas you have!
43. As far as ... mathematics is concerned it was... complete failure.
44. Every Sunday he went to ... church.
45. Either ... Germany or ... Holland will win ... World Cup.
46. I have never seen such ... huge crowd of... people.
47. Many people eat in ... Chinese restaurants in ... London.
48 Several of... passengers were hurt and one of them was taken to ...hospital.
49 Measles, which is ... children's disease is dangerous for adults.
50. Mr Heyman was considered ... excellent music teacher.
51. Did you have ... good time at your dacha?
52. ... Prime Minister is to make ... statement tomorrow.
53. Mike became ... furniture salesman after leaving ... school.
54. They thought that... car was too expensive.
55. There were more people on ... beach than in ... water.
56. It's ... pity he made ... fool of himself.
57. Which do you prefer:... classical or popular music?
58. Amundsen was.. first man to reach ... South Pole.
59. He promised he would never bet on ... horses.
60. He used to tell such ... fu
61. ... family who live opposite our house are French.
62. Wait till... referee blows his whistle.