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I love __ cats, but I wouldn't like to have __ dog.
I love - cats, but I wouldn't like to have A dog.
The secret of healthy life is to walk a lots and eat a little bit of everything.
... walk a LOT..
The ___ lights seemed to stay red for a very long time. It was rather frustrating as I was late for work.
traffic
He doesn't get enough exercise, ___ explains why he's always so tired.
which
You are on a football match on the National Stadium. One of your friends talked during the national anthem. Many people standing around you were confused and angry. Later your friend asks:
'Did I do something wrong? '
How would you respond?
Yes, you did. No one talks during the national enthem, but don't worry- we can sort things out.
__ city I'd really like to visit is __ Budapest in Hungary.
A city I'd really like to visit is - Budapest in Hungary.
Unfortunately, no of the people working at the station understood English and I only knew a bit of Italian.
NONE of the people... / ..NOONE at the station understood..
If you have never driven in this city before, it can be quite confusing as there are a lot of one-way ____.
streets
Is he the man ___ son is working in Seattle?
whose
You are on a business meeting and one of your friends, who is new, sat on your boss's chair. Now he/she is embarrassed. Later he/she says:
'Sorry about that. I didn't know that was the boss's chair.'
How would you respond?
Don't worry about it. She didn't mind at all.
Is that __ girl who lives in __ flat next to yours?
Is that THE girl who lives in THE flat next to yours?
Don't worry. You won't miss your flight. We've got plenty time to get to the airport.
...plenty OF time..
After being single for many years, Jeff decided to join a few ___ ____. It didn't take him long to find a girlfriend.
dating sites
That's the restaurant ___ we went for my dad's birthday.
where
You invited one of your English friends to a party at your place. When he arrives, he says hello to everyone but shakes hands only with you and one person he had already known from your last meeting.
Later he says: 'My apologies. I didn't realise I had to shake everybody's hand.'
How would you react?
No problem. You said hello to everybody, so that's OK.
One night, fifty miles away from __ Solomon Islands, __ storm hit us and __ ship swayed like a drunk soldier.
One night, fifty miles away from THE Solomon Islands, A storm hit us and THE ship swayed like a drunk soldier.
Simon's problem is that he eats too many cakes and enough fruit.
..and NOT enough fruit...
Almost everyone who looks for information online uses ____ ____ to direct them to the best sites.
search engine
Our hotel in Las Vegas, ____ had 24-hour room service, had over 1000 bedrooms!
which
You have a very busy day and a lot of paperwork to do when suddenly, one of your colleagues approaches you. You are in a hurry. Your friend sees you and asks:
'Is this a bad time? I can come back another time.'
How would you react?
Can you come back tomorrow? I'm busy for the rest of the day.
We saw __ beautiful house in __ South of France but it didn't have __ very big garden.
We saw A beautiful house in THE South of France but it didn't have A very big garden.
All of the student in my class are really friendly and we often spend a lot of time together at weekends.
All the studentS..
Demi spends hours on ____ _____ ___ writing messages to her friends and commenting on their posts.
social networking sites
When I was in London, I met an artist __ painting of the Queen was displayed in the National Portrait Gallery.
whose
You were invited for you best friend's birthday party. You are going there with one of your colleagues. He/She calls you to ask for advice: 'Do I need to bring gifts?'
How would you respond?
It thinks it might be a good idea to buy a wine, or some chocolate box.