1. Read the dialogue. Tick the correct answers.
Paddy What are you doing at 1) ______ weekend?
Ellie I’m going caving. There’s 2) ______ great place for it in the mountains near uncle’s house.
Paddy It’s 3) ______ dangerous hobby, isn’t it?
Ellie Not really. uncle is 4) ______ rock climbing instructor. He says 5) ______ caving is safer than 6) ______ climbing.
Paddy I’d love to learn how to climb.
Ellie uncle could teach you, but he charges £25 7) ______ hour.
Paddy I can’t afford that. But I think there’s 8) ______ indoor climbing wall in town. I could practise there.
1) a the
2) a no article
3) a the
4) a no article
5) the no article
6) the no article
7) an no article
8) an the
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1) the 2) a 3) a 4) a 5) no article
6) no article 7) an 8) an
2. Complete the text with a / an, the, or no article (-).
This man is inside 1) a cave. He’s 2) ____ professional caver, but he’s still feeling nervous. Why? Because 3) ____ cave is much bigger than it looks. In fact, it’s 4) ____ deepest cave in the world. It’s called 5) ____ Krubera Cave, and it’s near 6) ____ Black Sea. It is 7) ____ only cave on Earth that is more than 2 km deep. Caves like this are fascinating places for 8) ____ explorers because there are always new parts to discover. In 2005, 9) ____ Ukrainian caver called Alexander Klimchouk organised 10) ____ expedition into the cave. 11) ____ expedition involved 56 people and went deeper than 2 km. In 2012, a Ukrainian diver called Gennady Samokhin went even deeper by diving down through the muddy water at 12) ____ bottom.
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2) a 3) the 4) the 5) the 6) the 7) the
8) – 9) a 10) an 11) The 12) the
3. Circle the ending that is more natural.
1) ‘There’s somebody at the door.’ ‘OK,
a I’m going to answer it.’
b I’ll answer it.’
2) ‘These boxes are too heavy. Look out –
a I’m going to drop them!’
b I’ll drop them!’
3) ‘Would you like something to drink?’ ‘Yes,
a I’m going to have a glass of water, please.’
b I’ll have a glass of water, please.’
4) ‘Show me your picture. I promise
a I’m not going to laugh.’
b I won’t laugh.’
5) ‘What are your plans for the afternoon?’
a ‘I’ll stay in and watch TV.’
b ‘I’m going to stay in and watch TV.’
6) ‘We’re going to the Caribbean this year.
a It will be first visit.’
b It’s going to be first visit.’
7) ‘I’ve forgotten pencil case.’ ‘Don’t worry,
a I’ll lend you a pen.’
b I’m going to lend you a pen.’
8) ‘That’s a fantastic pass!
a They’ll score a goal!’
b They’re going to score a goal!’
9) ‘I’m going to the cinema tonight.’ ‘Really?
a What will you see?’
b What are you going to see?’
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1) b 2) a 3) b 4) b 5) b 6) a 7) a 8) b 9) b
4. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of will or going to and the verbs in brackets.
Jack I 1) _________ (go) ice skating on Saturday evening with Luke. Would you like to come?
Annie Yes, please. Where 2) _________ (you / meet)? At the ice rink?
Jack No, at the bus stop near house.
Annie I live really near to the ice rink, so I 3) _________ (see) you there. What time?
Jack Six o’clock in the evening. I think it 4) _________ (be) quite busy.
Annie Yes, definitely. It’s more expensive on Saturday evenings, isn’t it?
Jack Don’t worry. I 5) _________ (get) a ticket for you. I’ve got some vouchers, so it 6) _________ (not cost) too much.
Annie Thanks! I 7) _________ (see) you on Saturday, then.
Jack At six o’clock.
Annie I 8) _________ (not be) late, I promise.
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1) ’m going to go 2) are you going to meet 3) ’ll see
4) ’s going to be 5) ’ll get 6) won’t cost 7) ’ll see
8) won’t be
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