Exercise 1
1. I would live to live by _____ sea
a. the b. a b. an d. f
2. Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at______ see.
a. a b. an c. the d. f
3. There are billions of stars in ______ space.
a. a b. an c. f d. the
4. He tried to park his car but______ space wasn't big enough.
a. the b. a c. an d. f
5. We often watch______ television
a. the b. a c. an d. f
6. Can you turn off______ television, please?
a. the b. a c. an d. f
7. We had______ dinner in a restaurant.
a. a b. an c. f d. the
8. We had______ meal in a restaurant.
a. a b. an c. the d. f
9. Thank you. That was______ very nice lunch.
a. a b. an c. the d. f
10. Where can______ people buy everything they need?
a. the b. a c. an d. no article is needed
11. Her parents are now working in ______ Europe.
a. the b. a c. an d. no article is needed
12. He majors______ in English.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article is needed
13. Mark Twain, ______ American writer, wrote "Life on the Mississippi River".
a. an b. a c. the d. no article
14. Paris is splendid by ______ night.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
15. We might be able to catch______ last train if we hurried.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
16. ______ used razor blade is______ useless thing.
a. The/ the b. A/ a c. An/ an d. no article
17. We live at______ third house from the church.
a. the b. a c. an d. no article
18. My aunt has______ interesting novel.
a. the b. an c. a d. no article
19. It was______ best film I had ever read.
a. the b. an c. a d. no article
20. A video lab is______ useful means for language learning.
a. the b. an c. a d. no article
Exercise 2
1. Mrs. Lan went to ______ school to meet her son's teacher.
a. f b. a c. an d. the
2. The workmen went to ______ church to repair the roof.
a. f b. the c. a d. an
3. Carol went to ______ prison to meet her brother.
a. the b. a c. an d. f
4. 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
5. My parents have ______ cat and ______ dog. The dog never bites the cat.
a. a/ a b. a/ the c. the/ the d. the/ a
6. We live in______ big house in ______ middle of the village.
a. a/ a b. a/ the c. the/ the d. the/ a
7. I'm looking for ____ job. Did Mary get_____ job she applied for?
a. a/ the b. the/ a c. a/ a d. the/ the
8. Did______ police find ______ person who stole your bicycle?
a. a/ a b. the/ the c. a/ the d. the/ a
9. We went out for ______ meal last night ______ restaurant we went was excellent.
a. a/ a b. the/ the c. a/ the d. the/ a
10. As I was walking along the street, I saw ______$10 note on ______ pavement.
a. a/ a b. the/ the c. a/ the d. the/ a
11. The Soviet Union was______ first country to sent a man into ______ space.
a. the/ the b. f/ f c. f/the d. the/ f
12. Did you watch "Titanic" on ______ television or at______ cinema?