Unit 2: ARTICLES




2 Complete the sentences with the, a/an or –.


1 ____ Masaryk University in ____ Brno was established in 1919.

2 ____ Faculty of Economics and Administration was founded on 1 January 1991 as the sixth faculty
of ____ Masaryk University.

3 ____ Madagascar is an island nation in ____ Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of ____
Africa.

4 ____ Sears Tower is a skyscraper in ____ Chicago, ____ Illinois. It has been the tallest building
in ____ United States since 1973.

5 ____ Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the centre of ____ Manhattan in ____ New York City.

6 ____ Aconcagua is the highest peak of ____ Andes, the longest mountain range of ____ South
America.

7 Steve Jobs is the co-founder and CEO of ____ Apple and was the CEO of ____ Pixar until its
acquisition by ____ Disney.

8 ____ Lake Victoria is the source of the longest branch of ____ Nile River, ____ White Nile.


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Complete the sentences with correct expressions in correct forms. Use each word once. (Sometimes
you have to change the word.)

CONTRACT, DELIVER, EMPLOY, HAGGLE, LAUNCH, NEGLIGENCE, RESPONSIBLE, SELECT


1 The factory owner was found to have acted ____________ in failing to follow safety procedures.

2 The new drug is scheduled for ____________ next month.

3 The manufacturer ____________ 112 new aircraft last year.

4 They have employed outside ____________ to install the new computer system.

5 The new sales manager will have ____________ for the European market.

6 The firm has over 500 ____________.

7 Lawyers were still ____________ over the terms of the deal.

8 You will have to be ____________ about which information to include in the report.