1. Complete the gaps with the or no article (-).
1 I enjoy walking in ............................ rain – it’s so peaceful.
2 Some young people don’t see ……………………….. point of studying ............................ history.
3 I’ll meet you at............................ railway station at 6 o’clock.
4 Do you like ............................ action films?
5 I don’t like to see ……………………….. young children playing ............................ violent sports like rubgy.
6 It’s likely I’ll be late for ........................... school tomorrow.
7 I love ……………………….. food in this restaurant, but then I always enjoy ............................ Italian food.
8 All over ……………………….. world,............................ people have similar problems.
2. Complete the gaps with a / an, the or no article (-).
1 This is ............................ school where I study English.
2 She has ........................... nice car, but she wants a better one.
3 Do you watch............................ TV often?
4 There is ……………………….. interesting article in ............................ newspaper.
5 I want to go to ............................cinema this evening.
6 I like watching............................ baseball.
7 She is in ……………………….. hospital because she had............................ accident.
8 Julie’s mum is ........................... doctor.
9 It is so nice to see ........................... sun again!
10 Is it time to go to ........................... bed already?
3. Complete the sentences with a, an and the.
1 I saw …………… great film at …………… weekend. It was............... romantic comedy.
2 My uncle is …………… architect. He works for ...............government.
3 There’s …………… beautiful river near my house, but ...............water is very cold.
4 On …………… sunny day, we can see............... sea from our balcony.
5 There’s …………… Chinese restaurant and …………… café near here, but............... café is closed on Sundays.
6 The police are searching for …………… tall man with .............. broken nose.
7 Is there............... cinema in this town?
8 I got …………… phone and ............... tennis racket for my birthday.
4. Complete the dialogue, write a / an, the or – in the gaps.
Amanda Why weren’t you at 1 .................... school yesterday?
Joey I had 2…………………… really bad headache. In fact, I was in 3 .................... bed all morning.
Amanda Poor you. But at least you missed history. We had 4 .....................exam.
Joey Were 5.....................questions difficult?
Amanda Not really. They were about 6 .................... Second World War.
Joey I’m glad I missed 7…………………… exam. I’m not really interested in 8 .................... military history.
Amanda Me neither. Are you going to 9…………………… Grace’s party at 10..................... weekend? It’s fancy dress.
Joey I can’t. There’s 11…………………… rehearsal for 12 .................... school play that evening.
Amanda Oh. Why don’t you come to 13…………………… party after 14 .................... rehearsal?
Joey Oh, OK. That’s 15…………………… good idea. I like 16 .................... fancy dress parties.
Amanda Me too, but I need to find 17 .................... costume. The theme is ‘horror’.
Joey Cool! 18…………………… school play is Dracula. I can wear 19..................... same costume
for 20…………………… rehearsal and 21 .....................party!
5. Complete the sentences with there is or there are.
1 . …. three new students in our class.
2 . ….. a great drama class at my school.
3 . …… about 50 laptops in our computer lab.
4 I think............................... a good film on at the cinema.
5 only two shows I watch on TV.
6 some really nice clothes in that shop.
7 Ethan, .............................. a man here who wants to talk to you.
8 I know .............................. an answer to this problem, but I can’t find it.
9 …….. people from many different countries in London.
10 ………………………….. I want to go home. ............................... a storm coming.
6. Complete the sentences with this/that/these/those.
1. Shall I wear this shirt or …. one?
2. Can I have a look at …. trousers?
3. Let’s go to … new club in the city centre.
4 ...... posters you gave me look great on my wall.
5. Look at …. ring over here.
6. We’ll have to do some works now; …. isn’t a holiday, you know.
7. Hi Stuart, ..... is my friend Sylvie.
8. We’re going to play tennis …. morning.
9. I’m really busy … morning.
10 ...... cake you made last week was delicious.
11. Let me introduce you to my friend. Sue, …. is Tom.
12. I’m going to take back …. shoes I bought last week.
13. Are you going to watch … DVD with us?
14. First, you need to chop up ..... tomatoes over there.
15. Hello, …. is Nick speaking.
16. …. are my grandparents, and people over there are my friend's grandparents.
17. ….. building over there is the Chrysler Building.
18. …. is my mobile phone and….is your mobile phone on the shelf over there.
19. ….. photos here are much better than …. photos on the book.
20. Are …. your pencils here?
