1 Fill in the right article: x / the.

21p/

1. I went skiing in ________ Alps.

2. There is a tunnel under ________ English Channel.
3. ________ Buckingham Palace is one of the Queen's many residences.
4. He went to study at ________ Harvard University.
5. The ship disappeared somewhere in ________ Pacific.
6. They had a small cabin near ________ Lake Winnipeg.
7. The American president lives in ________ White House.
8. There was a rock concert in ________ Hyde Park.
9. I'd like to go on holiday to ________ Australia.
10. The highest mountain in New Zealand is ________ Mount Cook.
11. I'd like to go on holiday to ________ Australia.
12. The river flows into ________ Mediterranean.
13. ________ Hawaii is an American state.
14. The tallest building in New York is ________ Empire State Building.
15. There are many theaters in ________ Broadway.
16. The story took place in ________ Southern France.
17. The capital of ________ United Kingdom is London.
18. Mark Twain wrote about ________ Mississippi River.
19. The lowest place in the USA is ________ Death Valley.
20. The plane crashed somewhere in ________ Sahara.
21. They went on honeymoon to ________ Niagara Falls.

2 Fill in the right article, use x / a / an / the 10p/

1. Oh yes, he's ________ O'Brian, no doubt about that. He's just like his father and his
father's father.
2. There was an interview with ________ famous Bono Vox.
3. I first met ________ Steven Ford when I was living in Paris.
4. His name's Dan Brown, but not ________ Dan Brown who wrote The Da Vinci Code.
5. Oh, look at the painting! It's ________ Picasso.
6. ________ Smiths are a nice and friendly family.
7. I'm trying to learn to sing but I think I'll never be ________ Michael Stipe.
 8. There's ________ Mrs. Plath on the phone and she wants to talk to you.
9. A friend of mine was at a party where he met ________ writer Kurt Vonnegut.
10. I read an interesting book about ________ President Bush.

3 Use the correct article in each gap. 34p/

1. ___ aloe is ___ sort of useful plants.

2. This is ___ school for ___ deaf.

3. ___ Neva is one of ___ most famous rivers in Russia.

4. ___ epidemic of ___ cholera broke out here ___ few months ago.

5. I met my cousin at ___ library half ___ hour ago.

6. – How often do you go to ___ church? – Twice ___ month.

7. Is ___ new boy in our school from ___ Philippines?

8. ___ mammoth was ___ kind of animal that lived long ago.

9. ___ Bahamas are located in ___ Caribbean Sea.

10. ___ Mount Everest is ___ world's highest mountain.

11. It is impossible to count all ___ stars in ___ sky.

12. ___ bones of dinosaurs have been found in ___ Gobi Desert.

13. I had ___ pizza and ___ orange for lunch. ___ pizza wasn't very good but ___
orange was sweet.

14. She left ___ house without ___ umbrella.

15. There isn't ___ drop of ___ water on ___ moon.

16. They had a picnic on ___ Paradise Island and then caught ___ ferry to ___ Misty
Island.

17. My nephew works for BBC so he took us to visit ___ radio station in ___ London
 at ___ weekend.

18. The ferry across ___ River Jordan is not far from ___ Quiet Hill.

19. ___ Philippine Islands are in ___ Pacific Ocean about 1450 miles away from ___
Singapore.

20. ___ holidays will start on ___ sixth of ___ October. I shall leave for ___ Bangkok
on ___ first day of ___ holidays. I have ___ uncle there who works in ___ flour
mill. He is ___ manager of ___ mill.

21. My brother caught ___ cold when he played ___ volleyball in ___ rain. He did not
dry himself properly after ___ game.

22. We shall have ___ dinner in ___ moment even if ___ girls are not ___ home by
then. ___ food is nearly ready.

23.My brother said that ___ results of ___ examination will appear in ___ newspaper
in ___ few days' time.