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1 Harold is ______ most obnoxious person I know.
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2 Diana is ______ very nice person.
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3 Last night we went out for ______ meal.
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4 Tonight we are probably going to eat in ______ hotel restaurant and then get to bed early. I hate staying in hotels but it's part of the job.
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5 I cannot remember if I saw that film on television or at ______ cinema.
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6 Make sure you put your name at ______ end of the report.
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7 I'm sure it won't be long before people are living and working in ______ space.
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8 Have you already had ______ lunch?
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9 I spoke to several people at the cocktail party. Was John ______ one with the red hair?
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10 I'd like to invite him to ______ dinner next week, if that's OK with you.
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11 Could you close ______ door, please? It's really cold.
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12 We have got new offices near ______ centre of the city.
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13 Have your new offices got ______ canteen?
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14 For lunch I had a sandwich. I cannot remember what filling was in ______ sandwich.
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15 When you come out the lift, you'll see two doors, ______ red one and ______ blue one. My door is ______ red one.
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16 We need to do more for ______ poor.
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17 The greatest invention of the 20th century is ______ computer.
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18 I'm looking for ______ new job.
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19 I saw ______ man going into the office. I don't know who ______ man was.
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20 When you're ready, I'll take you to ______ airport.
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21 ______ United Nations
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22 ______ U.S.A.
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23 ______ U.S.
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24 ______ Spain
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25 ______ British Airways
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26 ______ N.A.T.O.
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27 ______ Far East
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28 ______ Japan
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29 ______ Times Square
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30 ______ World Bank
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