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Tem//. Tom has become a ... .

a) custom officer b) customs officer

2. t witt buy myself that blue ... .

a)three-pieces suit b)three-piece suit c) three pieces suit

3. Susan has just offered me a huge bunch of ... .

a)forget-me-nots b)forgets-me-not c) forgets-me-nots

k. fUy sister does her ... in the morning.a) homework b) homeworks c) homeswork

c) Dominoes

c) billiards table

c) a nonsense

c) the outskirtes

S. ... is a fascinating game for children.a) Domino b) Dominos

O. Can you see the man at that ... .

a) billiards-table b) billiard-table

7. they are always talking ... .

a) nonsenses b) nonsense

B. wr. Brown lives on ... of Paris.

a) the outskirt b) the outskirts

9. those ... are well-known for their hits.

a) man singers b) men singer c) men singers

/O. nis wife worked in ... for ten years.

a)The Public Relation Departmentb)The Public Relations Departmentc) The Public Relational Department

11. *ey both went to the ... two days ago.

a) Brown b) Browns' c) Brown's

12. mey all know her... desire.

c) custom-officer

a) heart b) heart's c) hearts

a)the minutes b)the minute

16. t bought all this at the ... .

a) grocer (shop) b) grocers (shop) c) grocer's (shop)

f7. tne example that contains a mismatched pair is:

a)formula - formulasformulae; medium - media/mediumsb) virtuoso - virtuosos/virtuosi; cactus - cacti/cactusesc) bureau - bureaux/bureaus, ox - oxes/oxen

/8. Granny went to the grocer's to buy ... flour.a)a piece of b) a bag of c) a drop of

da9. tsthere ... paper in your printer?a)some b) any

20. ffre famous ... always in the spotlight.a) is b) are c) stays

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13. ttelen is five ... tall.a)foot b) feet

/k. Look at him! He is always in good ... .

a)spirit b) spirits

lS. you willfind the information you need in

c) feets

c) spirites

... of our meeting.c)the minutiae

15. a "the minutes" - plural, accompanied

by"thd'when it refers to the writtenrecord of a meeting

1. b always plural for this meaning cus-

tom (obicei) - countable2.b 3.a4. a "homeworlC'- an uncountable noun

that has no plural5.c6.b

7.b8.b

accompanied by "the'9. c r0. b r1. b l2.b r3.b14. b 'tpirits" - always pluralwhen it refers

to someone's mood

"billiard (table)" - as an adjective,

"billiards" - the uncountable noun"nonsense' - uncountable

"the outskirts" - always plural and

The plural for'bx' is'bxeni'.

abag offlour/sugar (see other phrases

with'bf " before uncountable nouns:

a bar of chocolate, a bar of soap, a

bunch ofgrapes, a pack ofwolves)

We use the determiner "any''beforeuncountable nouns in questions and

negatives.

Adjectives used as personal nouns("the famous'') use a plural verb.

16. c

17. c

18. b

19. b

20.b

Gm2l. ... sudden gust of wind blew out ... candle on ... table.al0; a;the b) A; the; a c) A; the; the

2. lohn was ... cold, remote person, who was difficult to talk to.al0 b) the c)a

3. fhey looked out of ... plane window as they flew over ... range of ...mountains.a) the; the; A b) a; the; the c) the; the; the

k. Mary holds a Bachelor's degree from ... university outside the uK.a) an b) the c)a

S. these are ... books which have been made into ... films.a)the;0 b)the; the d A; A

6. oigital cameras don't need ... film.a) the b)a c)0

7. Parents say ... event was not ... success.a) the; a b) an; the c) the; the

8. He would like to drive ... car with ... powerful engine.a) 0;0 b) a; the c) a; a

9. n lot of ... Russian children have ... fair hair.al O;0 b) the; a c) the; the

/O. Some digital cameras use up ... batteries at ... alarming rate.al0; an b)the; the d A; a

ll. -..learning to drive gave her... sense of ... independence and ... con-fidence.a) A; a; the; the il @; a; A;0 c) The; the; the; the

12. telling... stories has always been ... part of my lifu.a) the; the bl0; a c)0; the

13. their baby had ... few hairs.

a) a ilA c) the

fl+. t have always had tea ... for ... breakfast.

al6; @ b) the; the

lS. varge has ... fear of dogs.

a) a b) the

c) a; the

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16..ala b) the

We should drink ... water every day.

c)a

Bank?c)a;a

l& Peter and Emily have just come back from '.. odeon.a)the dA c)an

19. rn"y took ... picture in front of ... Houses of ... Parliament.

al a;the; @ b)the; Q;the c) an; the; @

20. nis mother was asked to go to ... school.

a)the ilA c) a

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f7. Have you got ... money in ...a) 0; the b) the; a

l. c Whenweusethedefinitearticle"thd'to speak about a specific candle, theonly candle on a specific table (no

other candle).Lc fohn is one of many such persons,

therefore we use an indefinite article.3. a Arange of + mountains/hills - zero

article before the noun "mountains'1

We can also say'ta mountain/hillrange".

4- c'?'+nounbeginningwithaconsonantor awordbeginningwith "u" onlyifpronounced /ju:/ ('h universif)

((fiIm" - as an uncountable noun )it cannotbe usedwith the indefinitearticle "d'. Moreover, here "fiInt'' is

used to talk about things generally,

therefore without an article.

7. a "to be a success"

8.c9.a We talk about Russian children in

general, as a rule, therefore we dontuse any articles; moreover, hair =uncountable, so it cannot be used

with the indefinite article'h''.10.a "an" + a noun/adjective beginning

with avowell l. b "a sense ofindependence/confidence/

liberty etcl'12.bf3. a/b'hairs' - countable use ofthe noun

*hair", in the plural ("fire de pir");'h fev/' + countable noun = enough(hairs = ,,chtevafire de pdf'); "feu/' +countable noun = not enough (hadrs

= ,,pu{inefire depdr")

5. alc5.c

14. a "to have tea/toast, etc. for breakfast/lunch/dinner"

15. a fear - an abstract uncountable nounthat in this case has a countable use+ therefore we use "d'.

16. a @ aticle before uncountable nounslike "water"

17. a @ article before uncountable nounslike "money"; the definite article"the" before a noun preceded bya preposition (in the bank, on thetable)

18. a names of theatres, cinemas, hotels,restaurants - always accompaniedby the definite article "thd'

19. c the Houses of Parliament; the WhiteHouse

20. a we use "the" before a noun meaninga place, not an institution; when wetalk about the institution (a place foreducation), we use the zero article:be at school, go to school (= learn in aschool).

Gsr 3/. fhe ... I drove, the ... petrol I used.a)fastest; more b)faster; more c) fast; more

2. tiving in Bucharest is just ... expensive ... living in prague.

a) as; as b) so; as c) so; so

3. Sfre doesn't look ... her elder sister.a) old than b) older than c) oldest than

k. tter brother is five years ... than she (is).a) elder b) older c) oldest

S. fnat house is ... more expensive than I thought.a) most b) much c) lots

6. As I started feeling ... I decided to go to bed at once.a) more and more tired b) most and most tired c)tired and tired

7. lt'sgood/nice ... you, Karen!a)seeing b) see c) to see

8. lt was nice ... her yesterday.a)to meet b) meeting c) meet