1. John Colloway is a bank manager. He works in a bank in the center of London. Every morning he gets up

1. John Colloway is a bank manager. He works in a bank in the center of London. Every morning he gets up at seven o’clock, has breakfast and a cup of coffee, and reads the «Times». Then he goes to work by bus. In the morning, he usually makes telephone calls, sees customers and dictates letters. He has lunch at a restaurant near the bank. In the afternoon he works until five or five-thirty, and then goes home. He doesn’t work on Saturdays or Sundays; he goes to the cinema or reads. He likes novels and history. He is not married. He has a sister in Oxford and a brother in London.
2. Do you have a camera?
3. Do you need a visa to visit foreign countries, but not all of them?
4. When we reached the city center, the shops were still open but most of them were already closed.
5. Jack has very long legs, so he’s a fast runner.
6. I’m looking for a job. And did Ann get the job she applied for?
7. Did the police find the person who stole your bicycle?
8. We went out for a meal last night. The restaurant we went to was excellent.
9. This morning I had a boiled egg and toast for breakfast.
10. Tom always gives Ann flowers on her birthday.
11. I went into the shop and asked to speak to the manager.
12. There’s no need to buy any milk. The milkman brings it every morning.
13. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in the garden.
14. Jane is a teacher. Her parents were teachers too.
15. Bill’s got big feet.
16. Would you like to be an actor?
C) Put a suitable article into the blanks:
1. My neighbor is a photographer; let’s ask him for advice about color films.
2. I had a very bad night; I didn’t sleep a wink.
3. He is a vegetarian; you won’t get any meat at his house.
4. The youngest boy has just started going to school; the eldest boy is at college.
5. I went to school to talk to the headmistress. I persuaded her to let Ann give up gymnastics and take ballet lessons instead.
6. There was a knock on the door. I opened it and found a small dark man in a check overcoat and a soft hat.
7. — Are John and Mary cousins?
— No, they aren’t cousins; they are brother and sister.
8. The postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be a dentist than a doctor, because dentists don’t get called out at night.
9. — Would you like to hear a story about an Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman?
— No. I’ve heard stories about Englishmen, Irishmen, and Scotsmen before and they are all the same.
10. «Modern burglars don’t hide under beds,» said her daughter.
11. Most of the stories that people tell about the Irish aren’t true.
12. Like many women, she loves tea parties and gossip.
13. On Sundays, my father stays in bed till ten o’clock, reading the Sunday papers.
14. I have a little money left; let’s have dinner in a restaurant.
15. — I hope you have a lovely time and good weather.
— But I’m not going for a holiday; I’m going on business.
16. During the meal, he gives her instructions about the garden and she tells him village gossip.
17. My mother goes to church in the morning, and in the afternoon goes to visit friends.