English Grammar Tests » Test 1: Articles

Test 1: Articles
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  1. On ___ bright January morning ___ telephone kept ringing in my office.
    • A) the/the
    • B) a/the
    • C) -/
    • D) -/the
    • E) the/
  2. On ___ first day they stopped at ___ river and decided to make ___ camp.
    • A) the/a/a
    • B) the/-/a
    • C) the/an/a
    • D) -/the/-
    • E) the/an/an
  3. At ___ first they began to look for ___ dry place.
    • A) the/a
    • B) -/a
    • C) a/the
    • D) an/a
    • E) the/
  4. To climb ___ tree is not to climb ___ mountain.
    • A) a/a
    • B) a/the
    • C) the/the
    • D) -/-
    • E) the/
  5. Where there’s ___ will, there’s ___ way.
    • A) a/a
    • B) -/-
    • C) the/the
    • D) a/the
    • E) the/a
  6. ___ man always went to ___ same bar at ___ same time every day and asked for two glasses of ___ soda.
    • A) A/the/the/-
    • B) A/the/the/a
    • C) A/the/-/
    • D) -/the/the/-
    • E) A/-/the/a
  7. ___ weather was rainy and we made ___ bet whether you would come.
    • A) The/a
    • B) -/the
    • C) A/a
    • D) -/a
    • E) An/a
  8. - Are you afraid of ___ him? - Not ___ bit.
    • A) the/a
    • B) -/a
    • C) -/
    • D) the/-
    • E) an/a
  9. ___ USA is ___ country. It is in North America.
    • A) -/a
    • B) the/a
    • C) the/
    • D) the/the
    • E) -/
  10. If ___ guest has to leave ___ table during ___ meal he always asks his hostess, “Will you please excuse me for ___ minute”.
    • A) a/the/a/a
    • B) -/the/a/-
    • C) the/the/-/the
    • D) an/the/a/a
    • E) -/-/-/a
  11. ___ most favorite game is cricket, which is called by ___ English “___ greatest game in ___ world”.
    • A) the/the/the/the
    • B) the/a/the/the
    • C) -/the/-/the
    • D) a/the/-/the
    • E) the/an/-/the
  12. In his childhood he lived with ___ grandfather, ___ poor tailor.
    • A) a/the
    • B) -/the
    • C) the/a
    • D) a/a
    • E) the/the
  13. ___ night being sharp and frosty, we trembled from ___ foot to ___ head.
    • A) the/the/the
    • B) the/-/-
    • C) a/-/
    • D) -/a/a
    • E) -/-/
  14. My ___ friend likes to listen to ___ good story.
    • A) -/the
    • B) a/a
    • C) the/the
    • D) -/a
    • E) a/
  15. ___ idea of helping ___ man was unpleasant in itself.
    • A) -/the
    • B) the/the
    • C) the/a
    • D) -/-
    • E) a/a
  16. When I lived in Paris some years ago I used to buy ___ copy of Le Monde every evening at ___ same local newspaper kiosk.
    • A) -/a
    • B) a/the
    • C) a/a
    • D) the/a
    • E) the/the
  17. ___ death of her husband resulted in ___ loss of her home also.
    • A) -/-
    • B) -/the
    • C) the/the
    • D) a/-
    • E) a/a
  18. Peter is on ___ night duty. When I go to ___ bed, he goes to ___ work.
    • A) the/-/a
    • B) -/-/-
    • C) a/a/a
    • D) the/the/-
    • E) -/the/a
  19. R.Peary was ___ famous American polar traveler. He was ___ first to reach ___ North Pole in 1909.
    • A) a/the/the
    • B) the/the/-
    • C) a/the/a
    • D) -/the/-
    • E) an/the/a
  20. He likes to have ___ rest in ___ country.
    • A) -/-
    • B) -/the
    • C) the/
    • D) a/-
    • E) a/the
  21. Don’t stay outside in ___ cold; come in by ___ fire.
    • A) the/the
    • B) the/a
    • C) -/a
    • D) the/-
    • E) a/the
  22. It’s ___ pity that my birthday comes only once ___ year.
    • A) a/-
    • B) the/a
    • C) a/a
    • D) an/the
    • E) -/a
  23. ___ boy was shy and always looked down when ___ grown-ups spoke to him.
    • A) a/the
    • B) the/-
    • C) an/
    • D) -/a
    • E) the/a
  24. There was ___ good restaurant near ___ cinema and Joan decided to have ___ dinner there.
    • A) the/a/-
    • B) -/the/-
    • C) an/-/the
    • D) a/a/the
    • E) a/the/a
  25. Kate ate ___ meat with ___ vegetables for ___ second course.
    • A) -/-/the
    • B) a/the/-
    • C) the/a/the
    • D) -/an/-
    • E) an/-/a
  26. I’ll never forget ___ first time I saw ___ real American Christmas tree.
    • A) a/the
    • B) an/-
    • C) -/a
    • D) the/a
    • E) the/
  27. “___ English cannot make ___ good coffee”, she thought leaving ___ restaurant.
    • A) the/a/an
    • B) an/-/the
    • C) -/the/the
    • D) a/-/a
    • E) the/-/the
  28. At ___ first it was difficult for her to drive ___ car in ___ London.
    • A) -/the/-
    • B) the/the/-
    • C) -/-/the
    • D) a/-/the
    • E) a/a/
  29. ___ few days later I entered ___ reading room of ___ public library.
    • A) A/the/the
    • B) The/the/the
    • C) -/the/
    • D) A/a/-
    • E) -/a/
  30. ___ book is always ___ acceptable gift.
    • A) A/an
    • B) The/
    • C) The/the
    • D) An/the
    • E) -/a
  31. Sofia is ___ capital of ___ Bulgaria.
    • A) -/-
    • B) the/the
    • C) the/
    • D) the/a
    • E) -/a
  32. Many years ago ___ Tower Bridge of London was ___ fortress.
    • A) -/a
    • B) the/the
    • C) a/
    • D) the/-
    • E) the/a
  33. ___ youth of Great Britain wants to have ___ better life for ___ British people.
    • A) -/-/the
    • B) the/a/the
    • C) the/the/the
    • D) the/-/the
    • E) -/the/
  34. ___ Moon has no ___ light. It is bright because ___ Sun shines on it.
    • A) The/-/the
    • B) The/a/the
    • C) -/-/the
    • D) The/the/the
    • E) A/an/the
  35. ___ shortest man in ___ world and ___ tallest man in ___ world live in ___ Africa.
    • A) The/the/the/the/-
    • B) The/the/-/an/an
    • C) -/the/-/an/an
    • D) The/a/-/-/an
    • E) The/-/-/-/
  36. Hope is ___ good breakfast, but ___ bad supper.
    • A) a/a
    • B) the/the
    • C) a/the
    • D) a/an
    • E) a/
  37. I always wear sunglasses when I go ___ beach. ___ sun bothers my eyes.
    • A) the/the
    • B) a/the
    • C) -/a
    • D) an/a
    • E) the/a
  38. She ordered ___ fried chicken with ___ green salad and black coffee for ___ dessert.
    • A) -/-/-
    • B) the/-/-
    • C) an/the/
    • D) -/a/the
    • E) a/an/the
  39. My aunt lived on ___ ground floor of ___ old house on ___ River Thames.
    • A) the/an/the
    • B) -/the/a
    • C) the/the/
    • D) -/an/the
    • E) a/an/a
  40. On the New Year Eve some of ___ pupils stayed at ___ school later than usual.
    • A) the/-
    • B) the/the
    • C) -/the
    • D) a/a
    • E) the/a
  41. ___ best runner in the race was ___ young girl.
    • A) a/an
    • B) the/an
    • C) -/the
    • D) the/a
    • E) the/the
  42. The first of ___ January is ___ great holiday in many countries.
    • A) the/a
    • B) -/an
    • C) -/a
    • D) the/-
    • E) the/the
  43. On ___ Sundays my father stays in ___ bed till ten o’clock reading ___ Sunday papers.
    • A) the/the/-
    • B) -/-/the
    • C) an/-/
    • D) the/the/the
    • E) -/-/
  44. After ___ fourth lesson English pupils have ___ break of ___ hour and ___ half for dinner.
    • A) a/a/a/a
    • B) the/a/-/a
    • C) a/the/an/a
    • D) the/a/an/a
    • E) -/-/an/a
  45. On ___ day of___ race many people came to the skating.
    • A) -/-
    • B) a/the
    • C) the/a
    • D) the/-
    • E) the/the
  46. ___ Sahara is in the northern part of Africa.
    • A) -
    • B) a
    • C) an
    • D) the
    • E) any
  47. ___ fog was so thick that we couldn’t see ___ side of ___ road.
    • A) a/the/a
    • B) the/-/-
    • C) the/the/the
    • D) -/the/a
    • E) the/a/a
  48. I remember an episode in ___ my life when I had to spend ___ month in the country.
    • A) a/-
    • B) the/a
    • C) -/an
    • D) -/a
    • E) an/the
  49. In ___ afternoon ___ wind increased and they soon found themselves in ___ difficulties.
    • A) the/the/-
    • B) an/a/the
    • C) -/the/
    • D) the/the/the
    • E) the/a/the
  50. They took part in ___ demonstration in ___ Independence Square.
    • A) -/the
    • B) a/a
    • C) the/
    • D) -/-
    • E) the/the
  51. And what ___ beautiful picture there is over there on ___ wall!
    • A) -/a
    • B) a/the
    • C) a/
    • D) the/a
    • E) a/a
  52. Roger looked at him and, without ___ word, gave him ___ tendollar note.
    • A) a/a
    • B) -/-
    • C) -/the
    • D) the/-
    • E) a/
  53. ___ longest river in ___ world is ___ Mississippi.
    • A) a/the/an
    • B) the/a/the
    • C) he/an/the
    • D) an/the/the
    • E) the/the/the
  54. It took us ___ hour and ___ half to do shopping and we got ___ home at 4.
    • A) an/a/-
    • B) the/an/the
    • C) on/the/the
    • D) an/the/a
    • E) a/the/the
  55. ___ apple ___ day keeps ___ doctor away.
    • A) an/a/the
    • B) an/-/a
    • C) the/a/a
    • D) a/a/the
    • E) an/the/the
  56. We had ___ good talk with him about ___ weather, ___ literature and other things.
    • A) -/the/the
    • B) a/the/-
    • C) a/-/the
    • D) the/the/a
    • E) a/a/
  57. ___ girl from ___ farm came once ___ week to help to clean ___ house.
    • A) a/a/the/the
    • B) the/a/the/the
    • C) the/the/a/the
    • D) the/a/a/a
    • E) the/the/the/a
  58. ___ questions Ann asked always seemed to be ___ questions which Paul knew ___ answer.
    • A) a/the/the
    • B) the/a/a
    • C) the/-/a
    • D) the/-/the
    • E) -/the/the
  59. Before the New Year we usually have ___ wonderful party at ___ school.
    • A) a / the
    • B) the / the
    • C) a /
    • D) an/ -
    • E) - / the
  60. There is ___ hair in my soup and ___ plate is dirty.
    • A) -/-
    • B) the/the
    • C) a/the
    • D) the/a
    • E) -/the
  61. Soon our team scored ___ goal and won ___ game.
    • A) the/the
    • B) a/a
    • C) a/the
    • D) the/a
    • E) an/the
  62. Let’s have ___ good breakfast and start the day
    • A) the
    • B) -
    • C) any
    • D) a
    • E) an
  63. ___ youngest boy has just started going to school, ___ eldest boy is at ___ college.
    • A) the/the/-
    • B) the/-/the
    • C) the/-/the
    • D) -/-/-
    • E) a/-/a
  64. - Did you come by ___ air?
    - No, I came by ___ sea. I had a lovely voyage on ___ Queen Elizabeth II.
    • A) an/the/the
    • B) -/-/the
    • C) an/a/a
    • D) the/the/the
    • E) -/-/a
  65. We have a very good train service from here to ___ city centre and many people go to ___ work by train.
    • A) a/a
    • B) the/the
    • C) -/
    • D) the/-
    • E) an/a
  66. - I didn’t recognize you. You look different.
    - I know I lost ___ lot of ___ weight.
    • A) a/-
    • B) an/the
    • C) a/the
    • D) the/a
    • E) the/the
  67. ___ sun came out right after ___ rain and there was ___ beautiful rainbow in ___ sky.
    • A) The/the/a/the
    • B) The/a/the/the
    • C) A/a/the/a
    • D) The/the/the/a
    • E) A/the/a/the
  68. I always have ___ breakfast at 8 a.m. Today I had ___ very nice breakfast.
    • A) a/the
    • B) -/a
    • C) -/
    • D) the/-
    • E) a/
  69. He was ___ very tall man with ___ dark hair.
    • A) a/the
    • B) a/-
    • C) the/the
    • D) -/-
    • E) a/a
  70. Would you like to be ___ English teacher at ___ college.
    • A) the/-
    • B) the/the
    • C) a/
    • D) an/-
    • E) the/a
  71. We had ___ very nice meal. ___ vegetables were especially good.
    • A) -/-
    • B) -/the
    • C) a/
    • D) a/the
    • E) the/the
  72. All ___ books on ___ top of the shelf belong to me.
    • A) -/a
    • B) the/-
    • C) the/the
    • D) -/the
    • E) on/with
  73. If you live in ___ foreign country you should try and learn ___ language.
    • A) a/the
    • B) -/-
    • C) -/a
    • D) the/the
    • E) the/a
  74. Washington is situated on ___ Potomac River in ___ District of Columbia.
    • A) -/-
    • B) the/-
    • C) -/the
    • D) the/the
    • E) a/an
  75. David picked up ___ nut from ___ hole.
    • A) the/the
    • B) a/an
    • C) a/the
    • D) the/a
    • E) an/a
  76. Once ___ pupils of ___ fifth form read ___ book about Robin Hood.
    • A) -/the/a
    • B) a/an/the
    • C) the/the/a
    • D) an/a/the
    • E) -/the/an
  77. ___ concert began with ___ song about ___ peace and ___ work.
    • A) the/a/-/-
    • B) a/the/the/the
    • C) a/the/-/
    • D) the/the/a/a
    • E) a/a/-/
  78. ___ Penguins live in the South Pole.
    • A) a
    • B) an
    • C)
    • D) the
    • E) some
  79. France covers ___ area of 551000 sq kms.
    • A) the
    • B) a
    • C)
    • D) an
    • E) one
  80. Open ___ books at ___ page 20 and read ___ text.
    • A) -/the/the
    • B) the/-/the
    • C) -/-/the
    • D) the/-/a
    • E) -/the/a
  81. You realize that ___ time to choose one job out of ___ hundreds has come.
    • A) the/-
    • B) a/the
    • C) the/a
    • D) an/a
    • E) -/the
  82. There were ___ three shelters on ___ cliff.
    • A) -/the
    • B) -/a
    • C) the/the
    • D) a/a
    • E) a/the
  83. I saw ___ good deal of him during ___ war.
    • A) -/a
    • B) the/the
    • C) a/a
    • D) the/-
    • E) a/the
  84. He sat down at ___ piano and played ___ piece that he had played in the morning.
    • A) a/a
    • B) a/the
    • C) the/the
    • D) the/a
    • E) the/
  85. ___ doctor says ___ child must eat ___ apple ___ day.
    • A) the/the/a/a
    • B) a/a/the/a
    • C) the/the/an/the
    • D) a/a/an/a
    • E) the/the/an/a
  86. ___ Browns invited me to ___ dinner.
    • A) -/the
    • B) the/a
    • C) -/a
    • D) the/-
    • E) the/an
  87. They went on ___ expedition to ___ North.
    • A) a/the
    • B) an/the
    • C) -/the
    • D) the/the
    • E) the/a
  88. ___ Rome was not built in ___ day.
    • A) the/a
    • B) -/the
    • C) -/a
    • D) -/-
    • E) an/a
  89. The beautiful child gave Pinocchio ___ some medicine and ___ piece of sugar.
    • A) a/the
    • B) the/a
    • C) -/a
    • D) the/the
    • E) a/an
  90. Italy is in ___ South of ___ Europe, isn’t it?
    • A) an/a
    • B) the/-
    • C) the/the
    • D) the/an
    • E) an/the
  91. ___ West End is ___ richest part of ___ capital.
    • A) a/an/the
    • B) the/a/a
    • C) the/the/the
    • D) the/-/the
    • E) the/the/
  92. - When will ___ next bus be?
    - ___ next will be tomorrow morning.
    • A) -/-
    • B) the/the
    • C) a/a
    • D) a/the
    • E) the/a
  93. ___ Latin America is on ___ South of America.
    • A) the/a
    • B) -/the
    • C) the/the
    • D) -/-
    • E) the/
  94. Spring is ___ best season of ___ year.
    • A) the/a
    • B) I/the
    • C) a/a
    • D) the/the
    • E) a/
  95. ___ long walk in ___ country is very interesting.
    • A) a/the
    • B) the/a
    • C) the/the
    • D) a/a
    • E) -/the
  96. ___ Smiths enjoyed their rest at the coast of ___ Black Sea last summer.
    • A) -/the
    • B) the/the
    • C) the/
    • D) the/a
    • E) a/a
  97. “___ Queen Mary” is one of ___ biggest ships in the world.
    • A) -/a
    • B) -/the
    • C) the/the
    • D) -/-
    • E) the/a
  98. They stayed only ___ day at the hotel.
    • A) a
    • B) the
    • C) an
    • D) -
    • E) some
  99. It is ___ holiday of all European people. ___ people have ___ two days’ holiday.
    • A) -/-/-
    • B) a/-/the
    • C) the/-/the
    • D) the/the/a
    • E) a/the/a
  100. This is ___ lion that I saw in the circus yesterday.
    • A) a
    • B) -
    • C) the
    • D) an
    • E) any
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