II.                Fill in the blanks with the suitable articles.

1.       English is __________ important subject.

2.       Sue is __________ middle school student.

3.       Lucy and Lily are in _________ same school.

4.       Children must go to ________ bed early every day.

5.       Is __________ boy in blue your classmate?

6.       Let’s go and play __________ table tennis. But where are __________ bats?

7.       __________ American scientist is going to visit our school tomorrow?

8.       Class is over. Have __________ break, children.

9.       He used to be __________ teacher, but now he has become __________ engineer. 

10.   We shall be late if we don’t take __________ taxi.

11.   Some modern planes can fly at over two thousand miles __________ hour.

12.   For __________ breakfast we usually have ________ bread and ________ eggs.

13.   We are __________ neighbours. What __________ coincidence!

14.   __________ sun rises in __________ east and sets in __________ west.

15.   ________ performance by ________ Russian artists will take place on __________ fourteenth of __________ April.

16.   __________ books on __________ table are mine.

17.   Helen is __________ Australian girl.

18.   Look! There is __________ puppy near the lamp post. It’s lovely.

19.   __________ students over there is our monitor.

20.   My brother likes playing __________ tennis and I like playing __________ piano.

21.   Perhaps this is __________ shortest way to __________ Science Museum.

22.   Firemen put out __________ fire at last and save the girl.

23.   Kitty is __________ lovely girl. She is always with __________ smile.

24.   Jack has been__________ airline pilot for ten years.

25.   He got __________ ‘A’ in the exam last year.

26.   The book on the desk is __________ useful book.

27.   A mouse is __________ animal. It’s __________ small animal.

28.   Mr. Jackson, _________ honest man, will come to see me in _________hour.

29.   There is __________ ‘h’ in word ‘heater’, but your spelling is wrong.

30.   The Browns are going to have __________ BBQ this Saturday.

31.   Professor Li always has __________ umbrella with him.

32.   __________ morning is __________ best time for __________ work.

33.   When I heard my aunt was in __________ hospital, I went to see her.

34.   In autumn, we often go for __________ picnic together.

35.   I caught __________ bad cold and had to stay in bed.

36.   This is __________ empty bottle. Could you give me __________ full one?

37.   Have you got __________ E-mail address?

38.   We saw __________ elephant in the zoo. The elephant was from India.

39.   I have never met __________ clever boy like him.

40.   Excuse me, is there __________ park nearby?

41.   The cartoon “Mulan” is __________ interesting film.

42.   This is __________ used car which is often used by Mr. Green.

43.   Taiwan is __________ island to the south of East china Sea.

44.   My English teacher talked with me about my English study for __________ hour and __________ half yesterday.

45.   I don’t think this is __________ unusual dictionary.

46.   Mr. Smith always gives me __________ hand when I am in trouble.

47.   I bought __________ expensive watch yesterday, but it doesn’t work now.

48.   There is __________ ‘M’ and __________’Y’ in the word ‘my’.

49.   English is __________ useful language. It is often used as __________ second language.

50.   This is a story about __________ one-eyed captain.

51.   The teacher told us to write __________ 800-word composition.

52.   There is __________ piano in the hall.

53.   Take this medicine three times __________ day.

54.   Some shops are still open even late at __________ night.

 

III.             Choose the best answer

(    ) 1. --- May I open ________ bag, sir?

              --- Of course, but it’s full of ________ dirty clothes.

       A. the, /                        B. the, the                     C. /, /                    D. a, /

(    ) 2. ________ family often eat ________ supper together.

       A. /, /                           B. The, the                   C. The, /               D. A, a

(    )3. My father never lets us go to ________ movies ourselves.

       A. /                              B. a                              C. the                    D. some of

(    ) 4. --- Have you ever been to ________ Netherlands?     

              --- No, but I have been to ________ France.

       A. the, the                    B. /, /                           C. /, the                 D. the, /

(    ) 5. As there is no bridge over the river, people have to cross it ________.

       A. in boat                            B. on the boat               C. by a boat           D. by boat

(    ) 6. ________ girl at ________ checkout was too busy to answer my question.

       A. The, the                   B. A, the                       C. The, a               D. A, a

(    )7. Peter always came home from ________ school very late.

       A. /                              B. the                           C. a                      D. an

(    ) 8. Sam sold ________ pictures every day, and all ________ pictures in his shop were cheap.

       A. /, the                        B. /, /                           C. the. /                 D. the, the

 

 

(    )9. ________ enjoy watching ________ Mickey Mouse on TV.

       A. Most children, /                                           B. The most children, the            

       C. Most children, the                                        D. Most of children, /

(    ) 10. Many rivers in our country run from ________ west to ________ east.

       A. the, the                    B. /. /                           C. the, /                 D. /, the

(    ) 11 --- What’s ________ postage for ________ parcel, sir?

              --- I’ll weigh it first.

       A. a, the                       B. a, a                          C. the, the             D. the, a

(    ) 12 ________ dictionary is ________ useful book.

       A. A, a                         B. The, an                    C. /, /                    D. A, the

(    ) 13 You can’t keep this book for more than two weeks. This is ________ only copy in our      library.

       A. the                           B. /                              C. an                     D. a

(    ) 14 --- Don’t make any noise, ________ children. Your father is at ________ work.

       A. /, the                        B. /, /                           C. the, /                 D. the, the

(    ) 15 It’s very warm today, ________ warm day is almost like ________ early summer.

       A. A, the                       B. The, /                       C. /, the                 D. A, a

(    ) 17. He is a student of ________ history, and he studies ________ history of Canada.

       A. the, the                    B. the, /                        C. /, /                    D. /, the

(    ) 18. Which language do you speak better, ________ English or ________ Japanese?

       A. the, the                    B. the, /                        C. /. The               D. /, /

(    ) 19. I prefer going by ________ sea to going in ________ train.

       A. /, /                           B. /, the                        C. /. a                   D. the, a

(    ) 20. ________ Oxford Street is one of ________ busiest streets in London.

       A. /, /                           B. /, the                        C. The, the            D. The, /

(    ) 21. One of Harry’s feet was bigger than ________ other, so he could never find ________ shoes for his feet.

       A. the, the                    B, the, /                        C. /, /                    D. /, the

(    ) 22. It’s ________ very long way from our world to ________ moon.

       A. a, the                       B. the, a                       C. the, the             D. a, /

(   ) 23. We have ________ computer room in our school, and we are going to build ________second one.

       A. a, the                       B. the, the                     C. a, a                   D. the, a

(    ) 24. He telephoned his wife to tell her ________ name and address of ________ hotel.

       A. the, a                       B. /, /                           C. the, the             D. /, the

(    ) 25. When it began to rain, we ran to find ________ place to hide from ________ rain.

       A. a, the                       B. the, a                       C. a, /                   D. the, /

(    ) 26 It’s a pleasant to travel along ________ Nile on ________ ship.

       A. /, the                        B. the, /                        C. the, a                D. /, a

(    ) 27 They will have ________ meeting in ________ that room.

       A. the, the                    B. a, /                           C. /, a                   D. /, /

(    ) 28 My grandpa used to have ________ walk in the garden after ________ supper.

       A. a. a                          B. /, a                           C. a. /                   D. /, /

(    )29 There is ________ “h” in the word “honest”.

       A. a                             B. an                            C. the                    D. /

(    )30 Which ocean is larger, ________ Pacific or ________ Atlantic?

       A. the, the                    B. a, a                          C. /, /                    D. the. /

(    ) 31 Tom likes playing ________ piano while Tim likes playing ________ football.

       A. the, the                    B. /, the                        C. the, /                 D. /, /

 

(    ) 32 ________ young are willing to serve ________ old.

       A. The; the                   B. /, /                           C. A, the                D. A, an

(    ) 33 ________ Whites are watching TV after supper every evening.

       A. /                              B. The                          C. A                      D. An

(    ) 34 ________ Yellow River is ________ second longest river in our country.

       A. The, /                      B. /, the                        C. /, /                    D. The, the

(    ) 35 Joe is now studying in ________ United Kingdom of Great Britain.

       A. a                             B. an                            C. the                    D. /

(    )36 --- Where is Jenny?

              --- She has gone to ________ cinema.

       A. a                             B. an                            C. the                    D. /

(    ) 37 First we should dig ________ hole and then put the young tree into it.

       A. a                             B. an                            C. the                    D. /

(    )38 At ________ age of five Mozart began to learn playing ________ piano.

       A. a, the                       B. the, the                     C. the, /                 D. a, /

(    ) 39 The war broke out in ________ summer of 1941.

       A. a,                            B. an                            C. the                    D. /

(    )40 What ________ fun it is to have a picnic in the country!

       A. a                             B. an                            C. the                    D. /

(    ) 41 ________ more exercise you take, ________ healthier you will be.

       A. A, a                         B. The, a                      C. A, the                D. The, the

(    ) 42 The little boy often has ________ big breakfast, so he looks really strong. 

       A. a                             B. an                            C. the                    D. /

(    )43 We made Michael ________ monitor of the class.

       A. a                             B. an                            C. the                    D. /

(    ) 44 It is said that George was ________ richest man in _________ town.

       A. a, a                          B. the, /                        C. the, the             D. /, /

(      ) 45.Which sentences is different in meaning from the other three?

    A. A computer is a useful machine               B. Computers are useful machines.

       C. The computer is a useful machine           D. The computers are useful machine.

(      )46. Sientists from _________ United States live in _________ Ninth Street.

    A. the, the                    B. /, the                 C. /,/                                   D. the,/