CURSO: INGLES PROF. JOHN F.
GUEVARA PINTO
PRACTICE (Advanced level)
COMPLETE THE GAPS USING a, an, the, or X (nothing).
READ CAREFULLY.
1.
Most people outside ___ United States have never heard of ___
Great Serpent Mound in ___ Adams County, Ohio. One of ___
most mysterious monuments in ___ America, ___ mound is ___
ancient Native American construction built to look like ___ snake.
While there are ___ mounds built in many parts of ___ Midwest
and ___ South, not many look like ___ animals. Researchers refer
to this type of mound as ___ "effigy mound".
2.
Over 1,348 feet long, scientists agree ___ it's very impressive
monument, but there is ___ disagreement over who built ___
structure. Some people think ___ Adena people built ___ mound;
others think it was ___ Fort Ancient culture.
3.
Sometimes, ___ names can be confusing in ___ different
languages. Much to ___ confusion of many ___ English learners,
___ Europa is not the name of ___ continent, but rather ___ moon
which orbits ___ Jupiter. And although many people have never
heard of it, it is ___ especially important moon. Scientists have
discovered that ___ surface is entirely covered with ___ ice, but
researchers hope that beneath ___ frozen layer lies ___ ocean.
Nobody knows if ___ center of the moon is frozen solid or if it is
___ liquid water.
4.
If some vast, undiscovered ocean does exist, it would be ___ cold
and harsh environment; however, some scientists believe that ___
life might exist there just like it does at ___ bottom of Earth's
oceans. Some say that ___ only way to find out is to send ___
probe to drill down into ___ ice and see what's there. Such ___
mission would be ___ expensive project indeed.
5.
A: Excuse me, do you know if there's ___ subway station around
here? I'm supposed to meet ___ couple of friends at ___
restaurant near ___ Chrysler Building.
B: Actually, ___ closest subway station is ___ little far from here.
Do you have ___ map?
A: No, I don't. I just have ___ smartphone, but unfortunately, ___
battery is dead. What am I going to do? I need to be there at ___
noon.
B: Do you know ___ name of ___ restaurant?
A: No, I don't. I remember it's ___ Italian restaurant. Oh, wait ___
minute, I have ___ name written down on ___ piece of paper in
my wallet. (Checks wallet.) It's called DeVino's.
B: Oh, I think you're headed in ___ wrong direction. DeVino's is
near ___ Time Square. If you are in ___ rush, you should take ___
taxi.
7.
I just received a postcard from ___ Robinsons, a family I met last
year. It made me start thinking: When was ___ last time I actually
sent ___ letter or ___ postcard to someone? It's strange, ___
postal service has been part of ___ daily life for ___ centuries.
And suddenly, within ___ single generation, ___ postal system is
on its way to becoming ___ thing of ___ past. These days, ___
few people send ___ letters.
Today, ___ email is ___ far more common way to communicate
with ___ friends and ___ family. It's also ___ faster and cheaper
way to communicate. When I send ___ email to ___ friend in ___
distant country, ___ friend will receive ___ email almost
immediately. What's more, I can attach ___ photograph, ___
video, or ___ MP3. And I don't even have to buy ___ expensive
stamp.
6.
Dear Judy,
Sorry that I didn't email you earlier to tell you about ___ trip, but
I've had ___ bunch of things to do since we got back. We had ___
fantastic time in ___ South Africa. Although this is ___ first time
I've ever traveled to ___ foreign country, I feel confident saying
that it's one of ___ most beautiful places on ___ planet.
We began ___ trip in ___ Cape Town as you suggested. It's such
___ beautiful city. And I'm so glad you recommended that we take
___ cable car up ___ Table Mountain. While we were taking in
___ spectacular views, we met ___ man who runs ___ lodge just
outside ___ Kalahari National Park. He invited us to stay in ___
lodge for free, so we rented ___ car and slowly drove up ___ West
Coast to ___ park and spent our time exploring ___ Kalahari
Desert. What ___ adventure!