English Articles – Insert a, an, the or nothing into the blanks.

1. My mother is _an__ English teacher. I am _a__ student. When I get home from school, I watch _a__
programs on TV. That's _the__ best part of my day. _the__ programs I watch are for _the__ children.
I am _a__ child, so I think they are funny.

2. I'm _a__ little excited because it's _a__ Friday today. There are _a__ lot of good shows on TV today.
_the__ one I usually watch at 3:30 is about _the__ animals. Also, I'm excited because my mom is
making _the__ rice for dinner tonight.

3. Later, after eating dinner and doing my homework, I go to my room and read _a__ book for 30
minutes. Then I turn off _the__ light and go to _the__ bed.

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4. Moving to _the__ United States was _the__ most exciting thing I have ever done. I moved last year to
_the__ New York. New York is _an__ exciting city, full of _an__ adventure. In fact, I met _a__ famous
actor on _the__ bus yesterday!

5. Today, I have _a__ job interview at _a__ financial company. _the__ company has _the__ offices all
over _the__ world. I'm not sure that I have _the__ skills to get hired. I hope so. _the__ company's
office is on _the__ Main Street. That's _the__ same street my friend works on. If I get hired, I could
meet him after _the__ work for drinks. That would be great. He's from _the__ Scotland. He works 8
hours _a__ day, 5 days _a__ week.

6. I have two brothers. One, Greg, is still in _the__ college, and _the__ other, Mike, has already
graduated. Mike is _the__ kind of guy that is very serious. I don't remember _the__ last time I saw
him. It may have been in _the__ August. He was wearing _a__ red sweater. It matched his _a__ red
hair.

7. After _the__ dinner, I usually wash _the__ dishes. My wife hates doing it. I waste a lot of _the__
water when I do it. That's bad for _the__ environment, I think.

8. We live near _the__ sea. _the__ most houses in this area are expensive.

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9. I have _an__ uncle who lives in _a__ home for _the__ elderly. He is _an__ honest man. He used to
be _an__ FBI agent. He once saved _a__ one-year-old boy from _a__ fire. He has many interesting
stories.

10.He told me that he once met _an__ alien from _an__ space. This alien didn't need _an__ oxygen to
live; it didn't have _a__ nose. That's _a__ hard story to believe. I'm not sure he was telling me _the__
truth. Maybe he isn't so honest, after all.

11._the__ stress can make _the__ life unpleasant. In _the__ day, I work at _an__ office. _the__ people I
work with are busy, and _the__ work we do isn’t easy. When I drive to _the__ work, usually _the__
highways are really busy. If there's _an__ accident during _an__ rush hour, it can be _an__ chaos on
the roads.

12.I don't watch _the__ TV. I get _the__ information and _the__ news, etc., from _the__ Internet. I don't
often go to _the__ cinema, either. I'm interested in _the__ finance. I heard _the__ Euro is losing
value, compared to _the__ US dollar.

I like Japan. _the__ crime is quite low there. When I fly to Japan, I usually fly to _the__ Narita Airport.
The last time I was in Japan, I climbed _the__ Mount Fuji. It was fun. I am tall. _the__ Japanese are
generally shorter than I am.