MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS* (Articles) Mark

Nguyen Dinh Quang 7A6

Name: ………….....……….………………… Class: ……….. Total: ……./ 25.
1 We might be able to catch______ last train if we hurried.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ф
2. Tim was sent to ______ prison for six months.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ф
3. Carol went to ______ prison to see her brother.
a. the b. a c. an d. Ф
4. The workmen went to ______ church to repair _____ roof.
a. Ф / a b. the / a c. the / the d. Ф / the
5. I never listen to ______ radio. In fact I haven't got______ radio.
a. a / a b. a / the c. the / the d. the / a
6. ______ video lab is______ useful means for language learning.
a. The / the b. A / a c. A / an d. Ф / Ф
7. Life is not so easy for______ unemployed.
a. the b. a c. an d. Ф
8. Did______ police find ______ person who stole your bicycle?
a. a / a b. the / the c. a / the d. the / a
9. Lan has been ______ nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for ______ sick.
a. the / the b. a / the c. a / Ф d. the / Ф
10. My parents have ______ cat and ______ dog. ______ dog never bites _____ cat.
a. a / a / The / the b. a / the / A / the c. the / the / A / the d. the / a / The / a
11. She is threatening to take me to ______ court for not paying ______ bill on time.
a. the / the b. a / the c. Ф / Ф d. Ф / the
12. Terry has got _______ flu and Jane has got ________ headache.
a. a / a b. a / Ф c. Ф / a d. Ф / Ф
13. Many people were killed in _____ accident. _______ bodies of ______ dead were taken away.
a. the / The / the b. a / The / the c. an / The / the d. the / Ф / the
14. We went out for ______ meal last night. ______ restaurant we went was excellent.
a. a / A b. the / The c. a / The d. the / A
15. As I was walking along ______ street, I saw ______$10 note on ______ pavement.
a. a / a / a b. the / a / the c. a / a / the d. the / a / Ф
16. _____ Soviet Union was______ first country to send _____ man into ______ space.
a. The / the / a / the b. Ф / the / a / the c. Ф / the / a / Ф d. The / the / a / Ф
17. Did you watch ____ "Titanic" on ______ television or at______ cinema?
a. the / the / the b. Ф / Ф / Ф c. Ф / Ф / the d. the / Ф / the
18. After______ lunch, we went for _____ walk by ______ sea.
a. Ф / a / the b. Ф / the / the c. a / a / the d. the / a / the
19. Peru is______ country in _______ South America; ______ capital is Lima
a. a / a / the b. the / Ф / the c. the / the / the d. a / Ф / the
20. It was ______ beautiful day______ sun shone brightly in ______ sky.
a. a / a / the b. a / the / Ф c. the / the / the d. a / the / the
21. It is said that Robin Hood robbed______ rich and gave ______ money to ______ poor.
a. the / the / the b. the / Ф / the c. a / the / a d. a / Ф / a.
22. I saw _____ good film at ______ Embassy cinema last night. It was _____ new film by Tim Burton.
a. a / the / the b. a / Ф / the c. a / the / a d. a / Ф / a
23. ____ person with ______ good education usually gets ______ good job.
a. The / the / the b. The / Ф / a c. A / a / a d. A / Ф / a
24. ______ Kalahari is _____ large desert in ______ Southern Africa.
The / the / the b. The / a / Ф c. Ф / a / the d. Ф / a / Ф
25. We spent ______ interesting holiday at ______ Lake Coniston in _____ United Kingdom.
a. an / the / the b. an / Ф / the c. an / Ф / Ф d. an / the / Ф
 PROGRESS TEST* (Articles) Mark

Name: ………………….………………… Class: ……….. Total: ……./ 50

I. Fill each blank with ‘a', ‘an', ‘the' or leave it blank (25pts).
Ф
1. ____________ the
Mt. Everest is __________ the
highest mountain in _________ world.
the a
2. Switch off ____________ air-conditioner please. I have ____________ cold.
Ф
3. _________ a
Italians eat ________ Ф
lots of _______ spaghetti.
4. Sue is in ___________
Ф hospital and can’t go to __________
Ф school.
an
5. Rita works in ___________ the
office in __________ West Street.
the
6. Go down ___________ Regent Street and turn right into ___________ the Mill Road.
The the
7. __________ old and __________ homeless really need our special care.
8. There is ___________
a very difficult crossword in “__________
The Times”.
the
9. Do you like _______ the
weather here? Isn't it too hot during _______ Ф night?
day but it is very cold at ____
the
10. At ______ the
end of ______ conference, there was ______a The
dinner. ______ dinner they served was good.
II. Read the passage and fill each blank with ‘a', ‘an', ‘the' or “Ф” (10pts).
an
Last week, I had (1) ........................ Ф
accident in (2) ........................ the
Italy. I was skiing in (3) ................. Alps.
a
One day, I was going too fast down (4) ....................... mountain, when I crashed into (5) ....................... a
tree. I broke both my legs and cut my arm. There was so much (6) .................... Ф blood; I had to be rushed
the a
to (7) ......................... hospital in (8) ........................ ambulance. When I got there, (9) ...................... the doctor
told me that I would have to stay there for at least two weeks. I was very depressed. All I wanted to do was
Ф
go (10) ..................... home.
III. Correct the error in these sentences by adding or removing ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ (5pts).
1. Nile is longest river in World.
Nile is the longest river in the World.
.................................................................................................................................................................
2. Could you get me loaf of bread from baker’s?
Could you get me a loaf of bread from the baker's?
.................................................................................................................................................................
3. The John is at a work at moment.
John is at work the moment.
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4. We traveled to the Hungary by a car.
We traveled to Hungary by car.
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5. There is a wonderful scenery in eastern part of theTurkey.
There is a wonderful scenery in the eastern part of Turkey.
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IV. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which shouldn’t be there (10pts).
Every year thousands of people travel to the Britain in order to improve their standard 1. ....the.....
of English. For many, however, this can be a painful experience due to the fact that it 2. .... √.......
an
involves attending a strange school, staying in sometimes an unpleasant accommodation 3. ...............
✓
V
and living in an unfamiliar culture. One answer to these problems is the Homestay method. 4. ...............
✓
the
With this, the students are each assigned a teacher suited to their language requirements 5. ...............
an✓
and interests. As well as giving an individual tuition, the teacher provides the students with 6. ...............
an✓
an information about what activities are available locally and take them on trips. Students 7. ...............
V
get between ten or twenty hours of tuition a week and are also expected to join in the 8. ...............
the
family’s daily activities . Students speak the English at all times and therefore learn how to 9. ...............
V
use the language in everyday situations. Homestay programes usually last for up to four 10. ...............
a
weeks. Although costs are higher than of a regular language schools, students can feel 11. ...............
confident that they will be receiving a top-class language teaching in a safe and pleasant V
12. ...............
environment.