In the following sentences supply the articles (a, an, or the) if they are necessary. If no article is neces­sary, leave the space blank.

1. Jason's father bought him ... bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday. 2. ... Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from ... France to ... United States. 3. Rita is studying ... English and ... math this semester. 4. ... judge asked ... witness to tell ... truth. 5. Please give me ... cup of... coffee with ... cream and ... sugar. 6. ... big books on ... table are for my history class. 7. No one in ... Spanish class knew ... correct answer to ... Mr. Perea's question. 8. My ... car is four years old and it still runs well. 9. When you go to ... store, please buy ... bottle of ... chocolate milk and ... dozen oranges. 10. There are"only ... few seats left for ... tonight's musical at ... university. 11. John and Marcy went to ... school yesterday and then studied in ... library before returning home. 12. ... Lake Erie is one of ... five great Lakes in ... North America. 13. On our trip to ... Spain, we crossed ... Atlantic Ocean. 14. ... Mount Rushmore is the site of ... magnificent tribute to ... four great American presidents. 15. What did you eat for ... breakfast this morning? 16. Louie played ... basketball and ... baseball at ... Boys' Club this year. 17. Rita plays ... violin and her sister plays ... guitar. 18. While we were in ... Alaska, we saw ... Eskimo village. 19. Phil can't go to ... movies tonight because he has to write ... essay. 20. David attended ... Princeton University. 21. Harry has been admitted to ... School of Medicine at ... Midwestern university. 22. Mel's grandmother is in ... hospital, so we went to visit her ... last night. 23. ... political science class is taking ... trip to ... Russia in ... spring. 24. ... Queen Elisabeth II is ... monarch of ... Great Britain. 25. ... Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776. 26. Scientists hope to send ... expedition to ... Mars during ... 1989. 27. Last night there was ... bird singing outside my house. 28. ... chair that you are sitting on is broken. 29. ... Civil War was fought in ... United States between 1861 and 1865. 30. ... Florida State University is smaller than ... University of Florida.

16. Put in a(n) or the if necessary.

1. She wants to be ... architect. 2. What's ... time? 3. I like ... music. 4. "What's your husband interested in?" " ... cars and ... money." 5. I went to get ... photos, but they weren't ready. 6. "Who broke the window?" "I don't know. Somebody threw ... stone at it." 7. "Do you know ... people in ... house next door?" "Not very well." 8. ... food is really expensive these days. 9. My daughter wants to study ... engineering at university. 10. Would you like ... drink? 11. I can remember ... faces, but I can never remember ... names 12. "Can I borrow your car?" "Yes, sure. Here are ... keys."

17. Put in a, an, or the.

SUNRAYCER

I read recently in ... Times that the big American company, General Motors, has developed ... vehicle that uses ... power of ... sun instead of petrol. ... vehicle is called Sunraycer. Sunraycer has just taken part in ... race against 25 solar-powered vehicles. ... route of ... race was from Darwin to Adelaide, ... immense dis­tance. Sunraycer covered ... distance in 45 hours at ... average speed of 41 miles ... hours in temperatures as high as 48 °C. It beat all other cars by two and ... half days! Sunraycer ("ray of the sun" + "raycer") is certainly ... car of ... future!

18. Put in a, an, the or "—".

FOOD FIT FOR A KING!

... seeds dating from 1325 B.C. have been found at ... Kew gardens in ... London. "It's ... exciting discovery, "... Professor Arthur Bell, ... Director, said yesterday. ... seeds were found in 30 cardboard boxes by ... French student, ... Christian Tutundjian de Vartavan. ... seeds come from ... tomb of ... King Tutankha-mun. Inside ... tomb were shawabtis, that is model human beings who would serve ... King after ... death. Inside ... Tutankhamun's tomb, there was ... wheat for making ... bread, ... barley, perhaps for brewing ... beer, and spices like ... coriander, ... cumin and ... sesame, as well as ... grapes and ... tropical fruits. ... food had to be suitable for ... King's last journey, but it was very tasty, too.

19. Insert the definite or the indefinite article.

I. What ... easy exercise! 2 We have chosen ... easiest exercise. 3 Do you know which is ... shortest day in ... year? 4. We have holidays four times ... year. 5. There are nearly ... thousand pupils in our school. 6. ... baby is playing in ... hall. 7. It caused ... great deal of trouble. 8. ... fifth month of ... year is May. 9. It is ... lovely month. 10. ... ground is white in winter. 11. London is on ... River Thames. 12. ... Volga is ... important waterway. 13. Can you tell me ... time? 14. Are you in ... hurry? 15. It is ... shame to be late. 16. ... few of ... old people lives over ... hundred years.

20. Insert the articles.

1. ... beef is kind of ... meat. 2. ... beef we had for dinner last night was excellent. 3. Jack is wearing ... straw hat today. 4. Jack likes to wear ... hats. 5. ... hat is ... article of clothing.

6. ... hats are ... articles of clothing. 7. ... brown hat on that hook over there belongs to Mark. 8. Everyone has ... problems in ... life. 9. My grandmother had ... long life. 10. Tommy wants to be ... engineer when be grows up. II. John Roebling is ... name of ... engineer who designed the Brooklyn Bridge. He died in 1869 from ... infection. He died be­fore ... bridge was completed. 12. The Brooklyn Bridge was designed by ... engineer. 13. ... people wear ... jewellery to made themselves more at­tractive. 14. ... jewellery Diana is wearing today is beautiful. 15. Mary is wearing ... beautiful ring today. It is made of ... gold and ... rubies. ... gold in her ring was mined in Canada. ... rubies came from Burma. 16. One of the first things you need to do when you move to ... new city is to find ... place to live. Most ... newspapers carry ... advertisements (called "wantads") for ... apartments that are for rent. If you find ... ad for ... furnished apartment, ... apartment will probably contain ... stove and refrigerator. It will also probably have ... furni­ture such as ... beds, ... tables, ... chairs, and may be ... sofa. 17. My wife and I have recently moved to this city. Since we're going to be here for only ... short time, we're renting ... furnished apartment. We decided that we didn't want to bring our furniture with us. ... apartment is in ... good location, but that's about the only good thing I can say about it. Only one burner on ... store works. ... refrigerator is noisy, and ... refrigerator door won't stay closed unless we tape it shut. ... bed sags in the mid­dle and creaks. All of the rest of ... furniture is old and decrepit, too. Nevertheless, we're still enjoying living in this city. We may have to look for ... another apartment, however.

21. Supply a, an, the or "—".

1. Jim got ... B.Sc. from Durham University in 1988. 2. Celia is sure she's seen ... UFO. 3. ... EC does a lot of trade with the rest of the world. 4. I don't know how much ... MP (Member of the Parliament) earns. 5. Which countries belong to ... NATO? 6. ... H₂O is the chemical formula for water. 7. I've used my computer to learn ... BASIC. 8. ... NASA had a setback in 1986.

22. Supply a, an, the or "—".

1. I'm really tired and I'm going to ... bed. 2. Your shoes are under ... bed. 3. Tim's been in ... bed for hours. 4. We've bought ... lovely new bed. 5. We took some photos outside ... church. 6. We always go to ... church on Sunday. 7. Have you ever worked in ... factory? 8. Susan's in ... class at the moment. 9. My father went to ... sea when he was 14. 10. When do you hope to go to ... university? 11. Martha's been taken to ... hospital. 12. How long will she be ... hospital? 13. There's a strike at ... hospital. 14. We've got ... fine new hospital. 15. When do you get home from ... office? 16. John's at ... work at the moment.

23. Put a, an, the or "—".

HIGH FLYER

I travel all over ... world on business and my neighbour thinks my life is one long holiday. You know what ... business travel is like: up at ... dawn to catch ... plane; ... breakfast in ...London, ... lunch in ... New York, ... luggage in ... Bermuda. When you're in ... sky, you see only snow in. ... Arctic or ... Greenland. You have glimpses of ... Andes or ... Pacific. You're always exhausted. Your wife or husband complains you're never there to take ... children to ... school or put them to ... bed. When you get home, your neighbour says, "Another nice holiday, eh?" Give me Home Sweet Home any day!

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