SYLLABUS/TOPIC: Articles
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
After every 20 questions, the answers are provided.
1. On ___ bright January morning ___ telephone kept ringing in my
office.
A) the/the
B) a/the
C) -/-
D) -/the E) the/-
2. On ___ first day they stopped at ___ river and decided to make
___ camp.
A) the/a/a
B) the/-/a
C) the/an/a
D) -/the/-
E) the/an/an
3. At ___ first they began to look for ___ dry place.
A) the/a
B) -/a
C) a/the
D) an/a
E) the/-
4. To climb ___ tree is not to climb ___ mountain.
A) a/a
B) a/the
C) the/the
D) -/-
E) the/-
5. Where there’s ___ will, there’s ___ way.
A) a/a
B) -/-
C) the/the
D) a/the
E) the/a
6. ___ man always went to ___ same bar at ___ same time every
day and asked for two glasses of ___ soda.
A) A/the/the/-
B) A/the/the/a
C) A/the/-/-
D) -/the/the/-
E) A/-/the/a
7. ___ weather was rainy and we made ___ bet whether you would
come.
A) The/a
B) -/the
C) A/a
D) -/a
E) An/a
8. - Are you afraid of ___ him?
- Not ___ bit.
A) the/a
B) -/a
C) -/-
D) the/-
E) an/a
9. ___ USA is ___ country. It is in North America.
A) -/a
B) the/a
C) the/
D) the/the
E) -/-
10. If ___ guest has to leave ___ table during ___ meal he always
asks his hostess, “Will you please excuse me for ___ minute”.
A) a/the/a/a
B) -/the/a/-
C) the/the/-/the
D) an/the/a/a
E) -/-/-/a
11. ___ most favorite game is cricket, which is called by ___ English
“___ greatest game in ___ world”.
A) the/the/the/the
B) the/a/the/the
C) -/the/-/the
D) a/the/-/the
E) the/an/-/the
12. In his childhood he lived with ___ grandfather, ___ poor tailor.
A) a/the
B) -/the
C) the/a
D) a/a
E) the/the
13. ___ night being sharp and frosty, we trembled from ___ foot to
___ head.
A) the/the/the
B) the/-/-
C) a/-/-
D) -/a/a
E) -/-/-
14. My ___ friend likes to listen to ___ good story.
A) -/the
B) a/a
C) the/the
D) -/a E) a/-
15. ___ idea of helping ___ man was unpleasant in itself.
A) -/the
B) the/the
C) the/a
D) -/-
E) a/a
16. When I lived in Paris some years ago I used to buy ___ copy of Le
Monde every evening at ___ same local newspaper kiosk.
A) -/a
B) a/the
C) a/a
D) the/a
E) the/the
17. ___ death of her husband resulted in ___ loss of her home also.
A) -/-
B) -/the
C) the/the
D) a/-
E) a/a
18. Peter is on ___ night duty. When I go to ___ bed, he goes to ___ work.
A) the/-/a
B) -/-/-
C) a/a/a
D) the/the/-
E) -/the/a
19. R.Peary was ___ famous American polar traveler. He was ___ first to reach ___ North Pole in 1909.
A) a/the/the
B) the/the/-
C) a/the/a
D) -/the/-
E) an/the/a
20. He likes to have ___ rest in ___ country.
A) -/-
B) -/the
C) the/-
D) a/-
E) a/the
ANSWERS :
1-B
2-A
3-B
4-A
5-A
6-A
7-A
8-B
9-B
10-A
11-A
12-C
13-B
14-D
15-B
16-B
17-C
18-B
19-A
20-E
21. Don’t stay outside in ___ cold; come in by ___ fire.
A) the/the
B) the/a
C) -/a
D) the/-
E) a/the
22. It’s ___ pity that my birthday comes only once ___ year.
A) a/-
B) the/a
C) a/a
D) an/the
E) -/a
23. ___ boy was shy and always looked down when ___ grown-ups spoke to him.
A) a/the
B) the/-
C) an/-
D) -/a
E) the/a
24. There was ___ good restaurant near ___ cinema and Joan decided to have ___ dinner there.
A) the/a/-
B) -/the/-
C) an/-/the
D) a/a/the
E) a/the/a
25. Kate ate ___ meat with ___ vegetables for ___ second course.
A) -/-/the
B) a/the/-
C) the/a/the
D) -/an/-
E) an/-/a
26. I’ll never forget ___ first time I saw ___ real American Christmas tree.
A) a/the
B) an/-
C) -/a
D) the/a
E) the/-
27. “___ English cannot make ___ good coffee”, she thought leaving ___ restaurant.
A) the/a/an
B) an/-/the
C) -/the/the
D) a/-/a
E) the/-/the
28. At ___ first it was difficult for her to drive ___ car in ___ London.
A) -/the/-
B) the/the/-
C) -/-/the
D) a/-/the
E) a/a/-
29. ___ few days later I entered ___ reading room of ___ public library.
A) A/the/the
B) The/the/the
C) -/the/-
D) A/a/-
E) -/a/-
30. ___ book is always ___ acceptable gift.
A) A/an
B) The/
C) The/the
D) An/the
E) -/a
31. Sofia is ___ capital of ___ Bulgaria.
A) -/-
B) the/the
C) the/-
D) the/a
E) -/a
32. Many years ago ___ Tower Bridge of London was ___ fortress.
A) -/a
B) the/the
C) a/-
D) the/-
E) the/a
33. ___ youth of Great Britain wants to have ___ better life for ___ British people.
A) -/-/the
B) the/a/the
C) the/the/the
D) the/-/the
E) -/the/-
34. ___ Moon has no ___ light. It is bright because ___ Sun shines on it.
A) The/-/the
B) The/a/the
C) -/-/the
D) The/the/the
E) A/an/the
35. ___ shortest man in ___ world and ___ tallest man in ___ world live in ___ Africa.
A) The/the/the/the/-
B) The/the/-/an/an
C) -/the/-/an/an
D) The/a/-/-/an
E) The/-/-/-/-
36. Hope is ___ good breakfast, but ___ bad supper.
A) a/a
B) the/the
C) a/the
D) a/an
E) a/-
37. I always wear sunglasses when I go ___ beach. ___ sun bothers my eyes.
A) the/the
B) a/the
C) -/a
D) an/a
E) the/a
38. She ordered ___ fried chicken with ___ green salad and black coffee for ___ dessert.
A) -/-/-
B) the/-/-
C) an/the/
D) -/a/the
E) a/an/the
39. My aunt lived on ___ ground floor of ___ old house on ___ River
Thames.
A) the/an/the
B) -/the/a
C) the/the/-
D) -/an/the
E) a/an/a
40. On the New Year Eve some of ___ pupils stayed at ___ school
later than usual.
A) the/-
B) the/the
C) -/the
D) a/a
E) the/a
ANSWERS :
21-A
22-C
23-B
24-E
25-A
26-D
27-E
28-A
29-A
30-A
31-C
32-E
33-B
34-A
35-A
36-A
37-A
38-A
39-A
40-A
41. ___ best runner in the race was ___ young girl.
A) a/an
B) the/an
C) -/the
D) the/a
E) the/the
42. The first of ___ January is ___ great holiday in many countries.
A) the/a
B) -/an
C) -/a
D) the/-
E) the/the
43. On ___ Sundays my father stays in ___ bed till ten o’clock reading
___ Sunday papers.
A) the/the/-
B) -/-/the
C) an/-/-
D) the/the/the
E) -/-/-
44. After ___ fourth lesson English pupils have ___ break of ___ hour
and ___ half for dinner.
A) a/a/a/a
B) the/a/-/a
C) a/the/an/a
D) the/a/an/a
E) -/-/an/a
45. On ___ day of___ race many people came to the skating.
A) -/-
B) a/the
C) the/a
D) the/-
E) the/the
46. ___ Sahara is in the northern part of Africa.
A) -
B) a
C) an
D) the
E) any
47. ___ fog was so thick that we couldn’t see ___ side of ___ road.
A) a/the/a
B) the/-/-
C) the/the/the
D) -/the/a
E) the/a/a
48. I remember an episode in ___ my life when I had to spend ___
month in the country.
A) a/-
B) the/a
C) -/an
D) -/a
E) an/the
49. In ___ afternoon ___ wind increased and they soon found
themselves in ___ difficulties.
A) the/the/-
B) an/a/the
C) -/the/-
D) the/the/the
E) the/a/the
50. They took part in ___ demonstration in ___ Independence Square.
A) -/the
B) a/a
C) the/-
D) -/-
E) the/the
51. And what ___ beautiful picture there is over there on ___ wall!
A) -/a
B) a/the
C) a/-
D) the/a
E) a/a
52. Roger looked at him and, without ___ word, gave him ___ ten-dollar note.
A) a/a
B) -/-
C) -/the
D) the/- E) a/-
53. ___ longest river in ___ world is ___ Mississippi.
A) a/the/an
B) the/a/the
C) he/an/the
D) an/the/the
E) the/the/the
54. It took us ___ hour and ___ half to do shopping and we got ___ home at 4.
A) an/a/-
B) the/an/the
C) on/the/the
D) an/the/a
E) a/the/the
55. ___ apple ___ day keeps ___ doctor away.
A) an/a/the
B) an/-/a
C) the/a/a
D) a/a/the
E) an/the/the
56. We had ___ good talk with him about ___ weather, ___ literature and other things.
A) -/the/the
B) a/the/-
C) a/-/the
D) the/the/a
E) a/a/-
57. ___ girl from ___ farm came once ___ week to help to clean ___ house.
A) a/a/the/the
B) the/a/the/the
C) the/the/a/the
D) the/a/a/a
E) the/the/the/a
58. ___ questions Ann asked always seemed to be ___ questions which Paul knew ___ answer.
A) a/the/the
B) the/a/a
C) the/-/a
D) the/-/the
E) -/the/the
59. Before the New Year we usually have ___ wonderful party at ___ school.
A) a / the
B) the / the
C) a / -
D) an/ -
E) - / the
60. There is ___ hair in my soup and ___ plate is dirty.
A) -/-
B) the/the
C) a/the
D) the/a
E) -/the
ANSWERS :
41-D
42-C
43-B
44-D
45-E
46-D
47-C
48-D
49-A
50-C
51-B
52-A
53-E
54-A
55-A
56-B
57-C
58-D
59-C
60-C
61. Soon our team scored ___ goal and won ___ game.
A) the/the
B) a/a
C) a/the
D) the/a
E) an/the
62. Let’s have ___ good breakfast and start the day
A) the
B) -
C) any
D) a
E) an
63. ___ youngest boy has just started going to school, ___ eldest boy is at ___ college.
A) the/the/-
B) the/-/the
C) the/-/the
D) -/-/-
E) a/-/a
64. -Did you come by ___ air?
-No, I came by ___ sea. I had a lovely voyage on ___ Queen Elizabeth II.
A) an/the/the
B) -/-/the
C) an/a/a
D) the/the/the
E) -/-/a
65. We have a very good train service from here to ___ city center and many people go to ___ work by train.
A) a/a
B) the/the
C) -/-
D) the/-
E) an/a
66. - I didn’t recognize you. You look different.
- I know I lost ___ lot of ___ weight.
A) a/-
B) an/the
C) a/the
D) the/a
E) the/the
67. ___ sun came out right after ___ rain and there was ___ beautiful rainbow in ___ sky.
A) The/the/a/the
B) The/a/the/the
C) A/a/the/a
D) The/the/the/a
E) A/the/a/the
68. I always have ___ breakfast at 8 a.m. Today I had ___ very nice breakfast.
A) a/the
B) -/a
C) -/-
D) the/-
E) a/-
69. He was ___ very tall man with ___ dark hair.
A) a/the
B) a/-
C) the/the
D) -/-
E) a/a
70. Would you like to be ___ English teacher at ___ college.
A) the/-
B) the/the
C) a/-
D) an/-
E) the/a
71. We had ___ very nice meal. ___ vegetables were especially good.
A) -/-
B) -/the
C) a/-
D) a/the
E) the/the
72. All ___ books on ___ top of the shelf belong to me.
A) -/a
B) the/-
C) the/the
D) -/the
E) on/with
73. If you live in ___ foreign country you should try and learn ___
language.
A) a/the
B) -/-
C) -/a
D) the/the
E) the/a
74. Washington is situated on ___ Potomac River in ___ District of
Columbia.
A) -/-
B) the/-
C) -/the
D) the/the
E) a/an
75. David picked up ___ nut from ___ hole.
A) the/the
B) a/an
C) a/the
D) the/a
E) an/a
76. Once ___ pupils of ___ fifth form read ___ book about Robin
Hood.
A) -/the/a
B) a/an/the
C) the/the/a
D) an/a/the
E) -/the/an
77. ___ concert began with ___ song about ___ peace and ___ work.
A) the/a/-/-
B) a/the/the/the
C) a/the/-/-
D) the/the/a/a
E) a/a/-/-
78. ___ Penguins live in the South Pole.
A) a
B) an
C) -
D) the
E) some
79. France covers ___ area of 551000 sq kms.
A) the
B) a
C) -
D) an
E) one
80. Open ___ books at ___ page 20 and read ___ text.
A) -/the/the
B) the/-/the
C) -/-/the
D) the/-/a
E) -/the/a
ANSWERS :
61-C
62-D
63-A
64-B
65-D
66-A
67-A
68-B
69-B
70-D
71-D
72-C
73-A
74-C
75-D
76-C
77-A
78-C
79-D
80-B
81. You realize that ___ time to choose one job out of ___ hundreds
has come.
A) the/-
B) a/the
C) the/a
D) an/a
E) -/the
82. There were ___ three shelters on ___ cliff.
A) -/the
B) -/a
C) the/the
D) a/a
E) a/the
83. I saw ___ good deal of him during ___ war.
A) -/a
B) the/the
C) a/a
D) the/-
E) a/the
84. He sat down at ___ piano and played ___ piece that he had played in the morning.
A) a/a
B) a/the
C) the/the
D) the/a
E) the/-
85. ___ doctor says ___ child must eat ___ apple ___ day.
A) the/the/a/a
B) a/a/the/a
C) the/the/an/the
D) a/a/an/a
E) the/the/an/a
86. ___ Browns invited me to ___ dinner.
A) -/the
B) the/a
C) -/a
D) the/-
E) the/an
87. They went on ___ expedition to ___ North.
A) a/the
B) an/the
C) -/the
D) the/the
E) the/a
8. ___ Rome was not built in ___ day.
A) the/a
B) -/the
C) -/a
D) -/-
E) an/a
89. The beautiful child gave Pinocchio ___ some medicine and ___
piece of sugar.
A) a/the
B) the/a
C) -/a
D) the/the
E) a/an
90. Italy is in ___ South of ___ Europe, isn’t it?
A) an/a
B) the/-
C) the/the
D) the/an
E) an/the
91. ___ West End is ___ richest part of ___ capital.
A) a/an/the
B) the/a/a
C) the/the/the
D) the/-/the
E) the/the/
92. -When will ___ next bus be?
-___ next will be tomorrow morning.
A) -/-
B) the/the
C) a/a
D) a/the
E) the/a
93. ___ Latin America is on ___ South of America.
A) the/a
B) -/the
C) the/the
D) -/-
E) the/-
94. Spring is ___ best season of ___ year.
A) the/a
B) I/the
C) a/a
D) the/the
E) a/-
95. ___ long walk in ___ country is very interesting.
A) a/the
B) the/a
C) the/the
D) a/a
E) -/the
96. ___ Smiths enjoyed their rest at the coast of ___ Black Sea last
summer.
A) -/the
B) the/the
C) the/
D) the/a
E) a/a
97. “___ Queen Mary” is one of ___ biggest ships in the world.
A) -/a
B) -/the
C) the/the
D) -/-
E) the/a
98. They stayed only ___ day at the hotel.
A) a
B) the
C) an
D) -
E) some
99. It is ___ holiday of all European people. ___ people have ___ two days’ holiday.
A) -/-/-
B) a/-/the
C) the/-/the
D) the/the/a
E) a/the/a
100. This is ___ lion that I saw in the circus yesterday.
A) a
B) -
C) the
D) an
E) any
ANSWERS :
81-A
82-A
83-E
84-C
85-E
86-D
87-B
88-C
89-C
90-B
91-C
92-B
93-B
94-D
95-A
96-B
97-C
98-A
99-D
100-C
