EXERCISE 1.

Complete with “a”, “an” , “the” or “-“ if no article

is needed.

1. John uses ______ Internet a lot.

2. She went to ______ zoo, but she didn't see ______ monkeys there. She hates
______ monkeys.
3. You won't like that restaurant. ______ food isn't very good there.
4. People don't write ______ letters nowadays. They write ______ emails. But I
haven't written ______ email for ages.
5. In England you must go to ______ school until you're 16.
6. Well Mary, here's ______ first question and it's ______ easy one.
7. Jerry works in ______ office in ______ centre of ______ London.
8. He lives in ______ apartment in ______ middle of ______ Bronx.
9. Statistics say that ______ women live longer than ______ men.
10. Jamaica is ______ island in ______ Caribbean Sea.
11. I saw ______ interesting documentary on ______ TV ______ other day.
12. I don't like ______ museums. I never go to any when I'm in ______ London.
13. My dad thinks ______ Italian food is better than ______ Spanish food.
14. I like ______ coffee but I don't like ______ coffee they make at ______ office.
15. She has ______ job in ______ shop in ______ Oxford Street.
16. Me friend Zoe went to ______ hospital to see her father.
17. Larry went to ______ bed very late last night.
18. She's looking for ______ work but at ______ moment she doesn't have any
hope of getting ______ job.
19. I have ______ aunt in Sydney and ______ few other relatives in ______ New
Zealand.
20. Jim wants to go to ______ USA.
21. Angela is looking for ______ romantic holiday somewhere in ______ south.
22. The man went to ______ prison because he had killed two women.
23. Paris is ______ capital of France. I’d like to visit it one day.
24. Bruce is the only boy at school who can speak ______ Chinese.
25. My grandmother has been playing ______ tennis since she was 12.
26. Anna’s cat is sitting on ______ window ledge looking at ______ moon.
27. When we were in Madrid we stayed at ______ Ritz, which is ______ very
expensive hotel.
28. ______ cats love ______ fish.
29. David always has ______ breakfast in ______ kitchen.
30. Smoking ______ cigarettes is unhealthy.
31. Mr and Mrs Jones go to ______ church on ______ Sunday.
32. ______ world is coming to an end on ______ Friday.
33. He goes to ______ work while Mrs Jones stays at ______ home.
34. ______ Queen will speak on ______ Christmas Day.
35. In Paris, we stayed at ______ George hotel, ate at ______ Maxim’s, and
visited ______ Louvre.
36. ______ Smiths were quite polite to us.
37. I can spell as well as __________ most students.
38. Hurry up. We don’t have __________ lot of time.
39. I don’t know at all = I don’t have __________ clue.
40. The US President lives in __________ White House.
41. Spain is one of __________ largest European countries.
42. I spoke with __________ Chinese film director that I told you about.
43. __________ Nile is the longest river in the world.
44. Denver is located at the foot of __________ Rocky Mountains.
45. I'm tired. I'm going to _____________ bed.