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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
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