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ARTICLES
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentences below
1. I would like to live by _____ sea.
A. the
2.

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

B. an

C. Ø

D. the

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

Where can_____ people buy everything they need?
A. the

1.

D. the

Thank you. That was _____ very nice lunch.
A. a

1.

C. Ø

We had _____ meal in a restaurant.
A. a

6.

B. an

We had_____ dinner in a restaurant.
A. a

5.

D. Ø

Can you turn off _____ television, please?
A. the

4.

C. the

We often watch _____ television.
A. the

3.

B. an

He tried to park his car but ____ space wasn't big enough.
A. the

2.

D. Ø

There are billions of stars in _____ space
A. a

1.

C. an

Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at _____ sea.
A. a

3.

B. a

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

Her parents are now working in ______ Europe.
A. the

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

C. the

D. Ø

12. He majors in _____ English.
A. a

B. an

13. Mark Twain, _____ American writer, wrote "Life on the Mississippi River."
A. an

B. a

C. the

D. Ø

C. the

D. Ø

14. Paris is splendid by_____ night.
A. a

B. an

15. We might be able to catch _____ last train if we hurried.
A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø


16. _____ used razor blade is _____ useless thing.
A. The/ the

B. A/ a

C. An/ an

D. Ø/ Ø

17. We live at _____ third house from the church.
A. the

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

C. a

D. Ø

C. an

D. Ø

18. My aunt has _____ interesting novel.
A. the

B. an

19. It was _____ best film I had ever read.
A. the

B. a

20. A video lab is _____ useful means for language learning.
A. the

B. an

C. a

D. Ø

21. Mrs. Lan went to _____ school to meet her son's teacher.
A. Ø

B. a

C. an

D. the

22. The workmen went to ____ church to repair the roof.
A. Ø

B. the

C. a

D. an

23. Carol went to _____ prison to meet her brother.
A. the

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

24. This morning I bought a newspaper and a magazine. _____ newspaper is in my bag but I don't know
where ___ magazine.
A. A/a

B. A/ the

C. The/ the

D. The/ a

25. My parents have ____ cat and _____ dog. The dog never bites the cat.
A. a/ a

B. a/ the

C. the/ the

D. the/ a

26. We live in ______ big house in ____ middle of the village.
A. a/ a

B. a/ the

C. the/ the

D. the/ a

27. I never listen to _____ radio. In fact I haven't got ____ radio.
A. a/ a

B. a/ the

C. the/ the

D. the/ a

28. It was a beautiful day, __ sun shone brightly in ___ sky.
A. a/ a

B. a/ the

C. the/ the

D. the/ a

29. There is _______ new English book on the desk.
A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

C. an

D. Ø

30. Life is not so easy for _____ unemployed.
A. the

B. a

31. Manny people were killed in the accident. The bodies of _____ dead were taken away.


A. the

B. a

C. an

D. Ø

C. an

D. Ø

32. My friend wants to be _______ astronaut.
A. the

B. a

33. I didn't have much success in finding _____ job.
A. the

B. an

C. Ø

D. a

34. Is that ____ present Bill gave you at Christmas?
A. Ø

B. the

C. a

D. an

II.Complete each of the sentences below with suitable articles a/ an/ the or no article needed (Ø)
1. Salem doesn’t like _________ talkative people.
2. It’s true that _________ rich lead a different life from the poor.
3. Mary lives in _________ Canada near Lake Ontario.
4. The explorer crossed _________ Pacific Ocean in a canoe.
5. She has been playing _________ piano for ten years.
6. For breakfast we usually have _________ coffee and toast.
7. I like _________ blue T-shirt over there than _________ red one.
8 Barbara hopes to go to _________ university next year.
9. Carol’s father works as _________ electrician.
10. Sarah thinks _________ life is more difficult in a foreign country.
11. The judge sentenced the thief to six months in _________ prison.
12. Ben has _________ terrible headache.
13. A volcano has erupted in _________ Philippines recently.
14. _________ examinations always make him nervous.
15. We went to _________ cinema twice a month.

KEY TO ARTICLES
I.
1.A
11.D
21.D
31.A

2. D
12. D
22. B
32. C

3.C

13.A
23.A
33.D

4. A
14. D
24. C
34. B

5. D
15. C
25. A
35. C

6. A
16. A
26. B

7. C
17. A
27. D

8. C
18. B
28. C

II. …..
1. Ø

2. the

3. Ø

4. the 5. the

6. Ø

7. the / the

8. Ø

9. an

10. Ø

9. A
19. A
29. A

10. D
20. A
30. A


11. Ø

12. a

13. the

14. Ø

15. the