EXERCISE

Put in a , an or the where

necessary.
1. Two people were injured in .. accident and

were taken to hospital.

2. When I was child, I used to be very shy.
3. Its . beautiful day today. Lets sit in

..garden
4. How often do you go to .cinema? Two or

three times year.

5. This morning I bought newspaper and

.. magazine. ..newspaper is in my bag

but I dont know where I put ..magazine.
6. What did you have for .. breakfast this
morning? Nothing I never eat ..breakfast.
7. .doctors are paid more than .teachers.
8. Jill plays .guitar very well.
9. Do you think .rich should pay more taxes to
help poor?
10.
.Everest was first climbed in 1953.
11.
We visited ..Canada and .United
States last summer.
12.
Cathys mother has just had an operation.
Shes still in .hospital.
13.
In Britain, ..children from the age of five
have to go to .school.
14.
Can you tell me where ..Room 25 is,
please ? Its on .second floor.
15.
Have you ever been to .British Museum ?
16.
I often listen to.music. The film wasnt
very good but I liked music.
17.
How often do you go to ..dentist?
18.
I cant t remember exact date of
..storm, but I know it was Sunday because
everybody was at ..church. On Monday
.post didnt come because roads were
blocked by ..fallen trees.
19.
.darkness doesnt worry cats;
cats can see in ..dark.
20.
Do you take .sugar in .coffee? I
used to , but Im on ..diet. Im trying to lose
..weight.
21.
It was nice day yesterday, wasnt it? Yes.
We went for a walk by .sea.
22.
My friends live in ..old hose in
..small village. There is beautiful
garden behind ..house. I would like to have
.garden like that.
23.
All .books on the top self belong to me.
24.
When Ann was ill, we all went to ..hospital
to visit her.
25.
The examination paper wasnt too difficult but I
couldnt answer ..question 8.
26.
Tim lives in .small village in
.country.
27.
What is .highest mountain in
.world?
28.
Where did you have ..lunch? We went to
..Italian restaurant.
29.
Theres ..small supermarket at .end of

31. Bill never gets up before 9 oclock . Its 8.30

now, so he is still in bed
32.
.life is strange sometimes. Some very
strange things happen.
33.
.Seychelles are a group of islands in
Indian Ocean.
34.
.Chinese invented printing.
35.
Do you know that ..wine is very
healthy between meals? Yes , but I dont like
..wine.
36.
Shall we meet after .work tomorrow
evening?
37.
Dont stay in that hotel. Its very noisy and
beds are very uncomfortable.
38.
There is a lot of traffic in the morning when
everybody is going to ..work.
39.
Are you going out tonight ? Yes, after
dinner.
40.
My neighbour is photographer. He
works in .best shopping centre in London.
41.
I lay down on .ground and looked up
at .sky.
42.
My sister has just got job in
..bank in London.
43.
There isnt ..airport where I live.
nearest airport is 70 miles away.
44.
Youll find information you need
at. top of page 15.
45.
How do your children get home from
..school ? By bus? No, they walk.
..school is not very far.
46.
We went by .train to west of
England.
47.
..people who live in .Netherlands
are called .Dutch.
48.
..Columbus was one of .first to
cross Atlantic Ocean.
49.
David learnt to play violin when he
was at university.
50.
Did you read .book I lend you
..last week?
51.
Are you going to ....church on
Sundays ?
52.
There was accident yesterday at
corner of ..street. .car crashed
into tree. ..driver of car
wasnt hurt, but .car was badly damaged.
53.
....people we met on ....holiday in
..north of England sent us .postcard.
54.
By time I arrived home I

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