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Articles(test)
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1 Put a /an or the in each space, or leave the
space blank.
1 We went by.......train to ......... west of
England.
2 ....... people who live in........
Netherlands are called.........Dutch.
3 .......... judge
sent me to.....prison for....... ten years.
4.......Columbus was
one of........ first people to cross......... Atlantic.
5 As....... captain of.........ship, I
have...........complete authority.
6 David learned to play............violin when
he was at......... university.
7 ........ Trafalgar Square is near..........
Charing Cross Station.
8 Did you read............book I lent you...........
last week?
9 Well put up...... shelves and then go to...... cafe
for something to eat.
10 Is that..... present Bill gave you
for....... Christmas?
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2) Underline
the most suitable phrase in each sentence.
1 Is this a person
/ the person you told me about?
2 This is the only
cinema /an only cinema in the area.
3 Philip has just bought the
Thames barge / a Thames barge.
4 I'm going to the
British Museum / British Museum this
afternoon.
5 Are you going to
church / the church on Sunday?
6 Do you have a
milk jug / milk jug?
7 The prime
minister / Prime minister will give a
speech this afternoon.
8 The computer /
Computer has already changed our lives
dramatically.
9 I haven't been to an
open-air theatre / open-air theatre
before.
10 Here is a thousand pounds
/ the thousand pounds I owe you
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3 Complete each sentence with the most
suitable word or phrase.
1 The butler was....... ................
I suspected.
A last person В a
last person С the last person
D some last person
2 Where........................ you borrowed
last week?
A is scissors В are
the scissors С is some scissors
D are scissors
3 Why don't we go to the
park......................... ?
A in the car В with
a car С with car
D by the car
4 Too much rubbish is being dumped
in..............................
A sea В the
sea С a sea
D some sea
5 This is
exactly....................... I was looking for.
A job В a
job С some job D
the job
6 Of all these cars, I think I
prefer.............................
A a Japanese В some
Japanese С the Japanese one
D a Japanese one
7 I try to go jogging at least four
times.............................
A the week В of
the week С a week
D of a week
4 Complete each sentence (1-9)
with a suitable ending (a-i).
More than one
answer may be possible.
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1 Some people say that the..........
- 2 Most people think that a /
an.........
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3 I don't agree that............
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4 I feel that a.........
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5 I don't believe that a /
an.................
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6 I didn't realize that the...............
- 7 It's incredible to think that a /
an........
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8 I didn't know that.............
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9 I think it's quite unfair that the...........
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a good job is an important part of life.
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b single injection can protect you from so many
diseases.
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с hundred miles an hour is too
fast even on a motorway.
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d the unemployed should receive more help from the
state.
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e head of this company doesn't pay any income tax.
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f tiger may well become extinct very soon.
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g third of a person's income should be paid in tax.
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h English are difficult to get to know at first.
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i the Tower of London was built by William the
Conqueror.
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5 Put a/an or the in each space, or leave the space blank.
1 Neil Armstrong made......... first footprint on
…...Moon.
2 There was......... accident yesterday at.......
corner of.......street.
3 I need......... time to think about..........
offer you made me.
4........... recipe
for....... success is.......... hard work.
5...... people who
live in......... glass houses shouldn't throw.......stones.
6 .......... worst part of....... living in a
caravan is.......... lack of space.
7 ....book you ordered........ last week is now
in............ stock.
8 ............ dancing is............. more
interesting activity than.......... reading.
9 ......... people we met on.......... holiday
in......... north of England sent us......... postcard.
10 ......... little knowledge is.......... dangerous
thing.
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6 Each sentence has one error.
Either cross out an unnecessary article,
or write the missing article
at the end of the line.
1 Let s go on holiday to Greek
Islands..........................
2 I'd like one and half kilos of mince,
please..................
3 I saw that film on DVD, not at
cinema.......................
4 Some people believe that the love is the best thing
in the world...........................................
5 I'm not afraid of many things, but I really hate
the spiders..........................
6 Jim is in the bed with a bad
cold.........................
7 We spent lovely day in the
mountains..................
8 Harry once crossed Atlantic on an old passenger
ship.
9 The train travels at over 200
kilometres hour........................
10 We went to England on a train through
Channel Tunnel.........................
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7 Put a /an or the in each space, or
leave the space blank.
1 There is one problem here, and that's the
weather.(only)
The
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the weather.
2 There are no good films on this week.
(cinema)
There is
nothing..................................................................................
this week.
3 Can't you swim faster than that?( fastest)
Is........................................................................................................
can swim?
4 I haven't been here before.( time)
This
is................................................................................................
been here.
5 A lot of wine is drunk in France. (French)
The................................................................................................
a lot of wine.
6 If you drive faster, it is more
dangerous.(the)
The.............................................................................................
dangerous it is.
7 It is difficult to discover what is true.(
truth)
The........................................................................................................
discover.
8 Are you a good pianist? (piano)
Can
you.......................................................................................................
well?
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Underline the
most suitable phrase in each sentence.
1 I was under an impression / the impression
that you had left.
2 I have to go. I'm in a hurry / in hurry.
3 I managed to sell the old painting at a profit /
at profit.
4 I think I prefer the other restaurant on the
whole / on whole.
5 How many hours do you work, on average / on the
average, every week?
6 I was in pain / in a pain after I twisted my
ankle.
7 Jack recovered from his accident and is now out
of danger / out of the danger.
8 Excuse me, but you're in the way / in a way.
9 Sue felt seasick on the
cross-channel ferry / a cross the channel ferry.
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The burglar hit me on my back of the
neck / the back of my neck.
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Answers:
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1 1-,the.
2 the, the, the. 3 the, -, -. 4 -, the, the. 5 the/ -, the, -.
6 the, -.
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7 -, -. 8 the, -. 9 the, the, -. 10
the, -.
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2 1 the person.
2 the only cinema. 3 a Thames barge. 4 the British Museum.
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5 church. 6 a milk jug. 7 The prime
minister. 8 The computer. 9 an open air theatre.
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10 the thousand pounds.
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3 1 C. 2 B.
3 A. 4 B. 5 D. 6 C. 7 C. 8 A.
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4 (Suggested
answers)
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1 h. 2 a. 3 d. 4 c. 5 g. 6 f. 7 b.
8 I. 9 e.
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5 1 the, the.
2 an, the, the. 3 -, the. 4 the, -,-. 5 -, -,-. 6 the,-,
the.
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7 the, -, -. 8 -, a, -. 9 the, -, the,
a. 10 a, a.
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6 1 Let's go on
holiday to the Greek Islands.
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2 one and a half kilos of mince.
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3 not at the cinema. 4 the love is the
best thing in the world.
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5 I really hate the spiders. 6 Jim is in
the bed. 7 We spent a lovely day.
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8 Harry once crossed the Atlantic. 9 200
kilometres an hour.
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10 a train through the Channel Tunnel.
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7 1 only
problem here is. 2 good on at the cinema. 3 that the fastest
you.
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4 the first time I have. 5 French drink. 6
faster you drive the more.
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7 truth is difficult to. 8 play the piano.
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8 1 under the impression. 2 in
a hurry. 3 at a profit. 4 on the whole. 5 on average.
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6 in pain. 7 out of danger. 8 in the way.
9 the cross-channel ferry. 10 the back of
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my neck.
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