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EXERCISES
EXERCISES
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56.1 Write a or an in the spaces. (A)
(A)
Write a or an in the spaces.
1 bees unreasonable decision 8 8 ......universal problem
universal
problem
unreasonable decision
eucalyptus
2 vee unit of work 9 9 ......eucalyptus tree
tree
unit of work
3 bees honourable man 10 10 ....... X-ray
X-ray
honourable man
4 ee UFO 11 11 ....... T-shirt
UFO
T-shirt
happy girl
5 Looe happy girl 12 .......H-bomb
H-bomb
12
hospital
elephant
6 6.. ceed elephant 13 .......hospital
13
BBC programme
UNESCO
worker
7 7... bee BBC programme 14 14 ....... UNESCO worker
56.2 Correct the sentences if necessary, or put a S. In which sentences are both one and a/an
56.2
Correct the sentences ifnecessary, or put a W. In which sentences are both one and a/an
possible? (B & C)
possible? (B & C)
I teach four days one week.
1 1 I teach four days one week.
Jenny's baby is only one week old.
2 2 Jenny's baby is only one week old.
please?
Have you got one match,
3 3 Have you got one match, please?
You won't believe this, but it cost over one thousand pounds.
4 4 You won't believe this, but it cost over one thousand pounds.
5 5 One summer, we must visit Sweden again.
One summer, we must visit Sweden again.
They cost $10 one kilo.
6 6 They cost $10 one kilo.
I've known him for one year or so.
7 7 I've known him for one year or so.
she retired.
She's already written one novel since
8 8 She's already written one novel since she retired.
Help! There's one mouse in the cupboard!
9 9 Help! There's one mouse in the cupboard!
She's one cousin of the king's.
10 0 She's one cousin of the king's.
When you get to my age, you just take one day at
11 1 When you get to my age, you just take one day at
a time.
a time.
Cross-country skiing is easy. Just put one foot
12 Cross-country skiing is easy. Just put one foot
12
front of the other.
in in front of the other.
Can I have one little more rice?
13 Can I have one little more rice?
13
from
escaped
the tank.
One large quantity of petroJ
14 One large quantity of petroJ escaped from the tank.
14
baseball bat, so we had to use one tennis racket.
We hadn't got one
15 We hadn't got one baseball bat, so we had to use one tennis racket.
15
7 5 ABWN 2 I only asked for.......: pizza - I didn't want three of them.
I had one last look around the house,
locked the door, and left.
16
16 I had one last look around the house, locked the door, and left.
a/an and one are possible, write them both.
a/an or one? If both
56.3 Which is correct or more likely, alan or one? Ifboth a/an and one are possible, write them both.
Which is correct or more likely,
56.3
(B&C)
(B&C)
It weighs over
kilos.
hundred kilos.
It weighs over....... hundred
1 eH
of them.
pizza - I didn't want three
I only asked for
of mine
to
I wouldn't allow
be treated in that way.
child
3 I wouldn't allow........ child of mine to be treated in that way.
drive to
week to
Greece.
It only took us
4 It only took us....... week to drive to Greece.
silver-coloured car.
always wanted to own
I've
I've always wanted to own....... silver-coloured car.
four
sandwich isn't enough.
five.
or
I usually eat
6 6. bees sandwich isn't enough. I usually eat four or five.
differ
from
state to
another.
Policies differ from....... state to another.
7 Policies
hour later,
Less than three quarters of
she was home.
8 8 Less than three quarters of....... hour later, she was home.
exception.
All of the competitors completed the race, with just
9 9 All of the competitors completed the race, with just....... exception.
seen
left home late
morning
and hasn't
She
since.
been
10
10 She left home late.......: morning and hasn't been seen since.
The best way to learn
musical instrument is to
11 The best way to learn......: musical instrument is to find enthusiastic teacher.
11
_find......enthusiastic teacher.
bell rang.
Somewhere in the distance,
12
12 Somewhere in the distance,....... bell rang.
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