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A / AN / THE / Ø 1.

Choose 'a', 'an', 'the' or no article for the following sentences

1. Robert and Jessica went to …….party last night. 2. She has ………apple every morning for breakfast. 3. Can you tell me how to get to……….. cinema from here? 4. She had ………very fat dog. 5. I don’t understand ……….rules of this game. 6. I love……….Chilean food! 7. I always wanted to visit……….. England. 8. Do you want to play…………. game?

2. Choose 'a', 'an', 'the' or no article for the following sentences in the paragraphs below: a)

I was born in Seattle, Washington. Seattle is …..(1) city in the United States. It is near ………(2) border of Canada. I live in……… (3) town called Olympia, in……. (4) house in ……..(5) street in the countryside. (6)……… street is called "Bear Street" and…….. (7) house is beautiful but very old - more than 200 years old! I am ………(8) English teacher at ……..(9) school in the center of….. (10) town. I like books and taking photographs. I usually have………. (11) lunch at 1pm and go home by car. We have all kinds of food in Olympia. I like……… (12) Italian food very much. Sometimes, I go to…….. (13) Italian restaurant in Seattle. ……..(14) restaurant is called "Luigi's". Italian food is great!

b)

If you ever get ___ 8 computer virus, stop sending ________9emails immediately. If your monitor stops working, turn off ____ 10 computer and wait _____ 11 minute. One of ____ 12 most famous viruses was ____13 Love Letter, created in May, 2000. It was so dangerous that when ____ 14 people thought they had got rid of ____ 15 virus it sat waiting in ____ 16 unopened file to be spread all over ___17 world. The man who created it was from ___ 18 Philipines. _____ 19American programmer created ____20Melissa virus in 1999. He was in ___ 21prison for only 20 months. ____22 first virus to travel from ___23computer to ____ 24 computer was Brain, in 1986. I started going to ___ 25evening classes and soon I realised I was going to work with ____ 26computers for ____ 27 rest of my life.I’ve been very interested in ____28 smartphones and ____29 tablets for some time now.

c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n)

My cousin works for ___1 international airline in ___2 USA. Did she go to ______ 3 university? Yes. She has just graduated with ____ 4 first-class honours in psychology. Do you work for ____5 big company ? No, not yet. I’m still ____ 6 student but I can play ____7 violin very well. Do you sometimes listen to ____ 30 radio? Are you at ___ 31home? Would you like to go to ___ 32 theatre? I rarely see ___ 33 play. There isn’t ___ 34theatre in my town. Do you want ___ 35coffee? I’ve just put ___ 36kettle on. Have you had ___ 37 lunch? You look tired! Why don’t we spend the weekend in ____38 countryside?

I won’t go to ____39work tomorrow. I’ll stay _____ 40home and have some rest. I’ve got to go to _____ 41 hospital to visit __ 42 friend of mine this evening. o) Why is she in ___ 43hospital? p) ____ 44rich are always worried about their appearance. She had __45 cosmetic surgery. By the way, what ____ 46lovely dress you’re wearing! Are you still working as ___47 designer? q) Yes, I’ve just sold my summer collection to ___ 48 famous department store chain in ___ 49Ireland. r) Such ___ 50 lucky girl!

Fill in the blanks with A / AN / THE / Ø

1. _______ couple was sitting on ______ bench. _________ man was reading ______ book while _______ woman was knitting. 2. ________ cheetah is ________ fastest land animal. 3. What ______ nice view! 4. We went to ________ cinema and saw _______ very funny movie. We really had _______ good time ! 5. You should take _______ umbrella, it’s going to rain. 6. My father is ______ vet and my mum is ______ teacher. 7. I need ______ new pair of _______ shoes. 8. What _________ lovely shoes you have! 9. I am against ___________ drug consumption. 10. She dislikes __________ bananas. 11. _________ banana I ate this morning was ripe. 12. _________ dog is ________ pet she prefers; she thinks it is _____ faithful animal. Personally, I prefer _______ cats. 13. How much ________ luggage do they have? 14. He went to ______ school by _______ bike. 15. Put ________ oil in the pan. 16. Go past ________ school and then it’s on your right. You can’t miss it! 17. ______ prices have gone up lately. 18. Would you like ________ cup of _______ tea? 19. They play ______tennis twice ______ week. 20. She has _______ shower every morning. 21. Ann and Rob met by ________ chance on ______ train. 22. ________ boy who is sitting in _______ last row is my brother. 23. Will you pass me _________ salt, please? 24. _______ French are said to be presumptuous _______ people. 25. They live in _______ Belgium but they were born in ______ USA. 26. _______ Mount Everest is ________ highest mountain in ______world. 27. We had _______ romantic dinner cruise on ________ Seine. 28. _______ Himalayas form _____ border between ______ India and _____ rest of ________ Indian continent. 29. He is afraid of ________ death. 30. I want to know ________ truth. 31. Paul plays _________ soccer better than he plays ________ guitar. 32. _______ most boys are interested in ________ cars. 33. I heard on _______ radio that there had been ________ terrible earthquake in _____ California _______ last night. 34. Make _______ love, not ______ war!

35. Lynn goes to ________ university by ________ car; it takes her ______ hour to get there.