Articles Test 2

1. Don’t stay outside in ___ cold; come in by ___ fire.

6. I’ll never forget ___ first time I saw ___ real American
A) the/the Christmas tree.
B) the/a
A) a/the
C) -/a
B) an/-
D) the/-
C) -/a
E) a/the
D) the/a
E) the/-

2. It’s ___ pity that my birthday comes only once ___

year.
7. “___ English cannot make ___ good coffee.”, she
A) a/- thought, leaving ___ restaurant.
B) a/-
A) the / a / an
C) a/a
B) an / - / the
D) an/the
C) - / the / the
E) -/a
D) a / - / a
E) the / - / the

3. ___ boy was shy and always looked down when ___
grown-ups spoke to him.
8. At ___ first it was difficult for her to drive ___ car in ___
A) a/the London.
B) the/-
A) -/the/-
C) an/-
B) the/the/-
D) -/a
C) -/-/the
E) the/a
D) a/-/the
E) a/a/-

4. There was ___ good restaurant near ___ cinema and

Joan decided to have ___ dinner there.
9. ___ few days later I entered ___ reading room of ___
A) the/a/- public library.
B) -/the/-
A) A/the/the
C) an/-/the
B) The/the/the
D) a/a/the
C) -/the/-
E) a/the/a
D) A/a/-
E) -/a/-

5. Kate ate ___ meat with ___ vegetables for ___ second
course.
10. ___ book is always ___ acceptable gift.
A) -/-/the
B) a/the/- A) A/an
C) the/a/the B) The/
D) -/an/- C) The/the
E) an/-/a D) An/the
E) -/a

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14. ___ Moon has no ___ light. It is bright because ___ Sun
shines on it.

11. Sofia is ___ capital of ___ Bulgaria. A) The/-/the

B) The/a/the
A) -/-
C) -/-/the
B) the/the
D) The/the/the
C) the/-
E) A/an/the
D) the/a
E) -/a

15. ___ shortest man in ___ world and ___ tallest man in
___ world live in ___ Africa.
12. Many years ago ___ Tower Bridge of London was ___
fortress. A) The/the/the/the/-
B) The/the/-/an/an
A) -/a
C) -/the/-/an/an
B) the/the
D) The/a/-/-/an
C) a/-
E) The/-/-/-/-
D) the/-
E) the/a

16. Hope is ___ good breakfast, but ___ bad supper.

13. ___ youth of Great Britain wants to have ___ better A) a/a
life for ___ British people.
B) the/the
A) -/-/the C) a/the
B) the/a/the D) a/an
C) the/the/the E) a/-
D) the/the/the
E) -/the/-

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17. I always wear sunglasses when I go ___ beach. ___ 19. My aunt lived on ___ ground floor of ___ old house on
sun bothers my eyes. ___ River Thames.

A) the/the A) the/an/the
B) a/the B) -/the/a
C) -/a C) the/the/-
D) an/a D) -/an/the
E) the/a E) a/an/a

18. She ordered ___ fried chicken with ___ green salad 20. On the New Year Eve some of ___ pupils stayed at ___
and black coffee for ___ dessert. school later than usual.

A) -/-/- A) the/-
B) the/-/- B) the/the
C) an/the/ C) -/the
D) -/a/the D) a/a
E) a/an/the E) the/a

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Answer Key:

1: A 11: C
2: C 12: A
3: B 13: B
4: E 14: A
5: A 15: A
6: D 16: A
7: E 17: A
8: A 18: A
9: A 19: A
10: A 20: A

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