I. insert articles where necessary. 1) mother wants her … daughter to learn to play …piano and her … son to play …hockey. 2) … highest peak of …british isles is …ben nevis , situated in …grampian montains of …scotland 3) …plants can’t grow without… water 4) …water in …lake is always …clean 5) … john looked out of … window and exclaimed: ”what …fine day ! what ..wonderful weather! ” 6) will you give me …cup of …tea with …milk and …sugar in it? 7) …longest river of …world is…nile , and …amazon is …second largest river. ii. put the verbs in the correct tenses . 1) i ( not to take) you to the cinema tomorrow if you (not to do) your homework 2) who usually (to cook) dinner in your family? 3) –hello , jack ! i ( to phone) you two hours ago but there ( to be) no answer . what you ( to do) at that time ? - i(to take)a bath and ( not to hear) the bell .-let’s go for a walk .- i’m sorry , i can’t , i ( to make) a report . 4) here you are! we (to wait ) for you for an hour . 5) how much salt you (to put )in the soup? it is so salty. 6) the boy (to fall ) and (to hurt ) himself while he ( to play )football , that’s why he (to take) to hospital 7) when nick found the bike at last , he (to understand )at once that it (to break ) by his little brother. 8) * the travellers ( to walk )in the rain for many hours when at last they saw a house. 9) * we can’t watch tv now : our tv set (to repair ) . we’ll have to wait for a while . 10) * it (to announce) on the radio yesterday that the ship already (to leave ) the port and it ( to come) to london in two days.

1) Mother wants her  daughter to learn to play the piano and her son to play hockey.
2) The highest peak of the British Isles is Ben Nevis , situated in the Grampian Montains of Scotland 
3) Plants can’t grow without water 
4) The water in the lake is always clean 
5) John looked out of the window and exclaimed: ”What afine day ! What wonderful weather!”
6) Will you give me acup of tea with milk and sugar in it?
7) The longest river of the world is the Nile , and the Amazon is the second largest river.
II. Put the verbs in the correct tenses .
1) I wil  not  take you to the cinema tomorrow if you do not do your homework 
2) Who usually cooks dinner in your family?
3) – Hello, Jack ! I phoned you two hours ago but there was no answer . What were you doing at that time ? - I was taking a bath and did not hear the bell . - Let’s go for a walk .-  I’m sorry, I can’t, I am making a report .
4) Here you are! We have been waiting for you for an hour . 
5) How much salt did you put in the soup? It is so salty.
6) The boy (to fall ) and (to hurt ) himself while he ( to play )football , that’s why he (to take) to hospital 
7) When Nick found the bike at last , he (to understand )at once that it (to break ) by his little brother.
8) * The travellers ( to walk )in the rain for many hours when at last they saw a house.
9) * We can’t watch TV now :our TV set (to repair ) . We’ll have to wait for a while .
10) * It (to announce) on the radio yesterday that the ship already (to leave ) the port and it ( to come) to London in two days.