TEST B

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE, A/AN, OR 0 (ZERO)

Today, in 1) _THE__ music industry it isn’t extraordinary if 2)
_A_ new album comes out. There are new songs uploaded to
3) _0_ YouTube probably every three minutes and dozens of
new albums are born every day. However, it is certain that
most of the world becomes excited when 4) _THE_ 76-year-
old legend Sir Paul McCartney releases 5) _A_ new album.
Paul McCartney’s name must be familiar to almost every
generation. It is not a surprise. According to 6) _0_ statistics,
he is 7) _THE_ second most successful pop musician after
Elvis Presley which is truly impressive. He was born in 1942 in
Liverpool. Although his first instrument was 8) _THE_
trumpet, he preferred playing the guitar as he could sing and
play on that simultaneously. In 1956 he lost his mother which
significantly affected his life. For example, he became 9) _A_
vegetarian and 10) _A_ lifelong supporter of 11) _THE_ PETA
movement. Paul was only 15 when he met John Lennon at
12) _AN_ event and not much later, he joined 13) _0_ John’s
band, The Quarryman which later got 14) _THE_ name
Beatles in 1960. They had 15) _A_ fantastic career with many
huge hits. With the group, the names of McCartney and
Lennon also became more and more famous and they gained
16) _A_ worldwide reputation. 17) _THE_ Beatles was 18)
_THE_ most successful band of 19) _THE_ 20th century. After
their disbanding in 1970 they all had 20) _A_ promising
future. In 21) _0_ 1980 all the hope was lost for 22) _THE_
fans who wanted the band to reunite as Lennon was killed in
23) _AN_ assassination.