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Test on Articles.

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer

1. Helen doesn’t like the / X cakes sold in a / the local bakery.

2. The / X basket ball is fast becoming a / the popular sport worldwide.

3. We could see that the / X Alps were covered in the / X snow.

4. It’s a / X long time since I met a / X lovely person like you.

5. Diana has a / X degree in the / X engineering from the / X University of London.

6. At the / X moment, the / X man seem to have the / an uncertain future.

7. The / X problem for the / X today’s students is how to survive financially.

8. The / X French enjoy spending holidays in the / X countryside.

9. Please do not turn on a / the water – heater in a / the bathroom.

10. Sue bought a / the Picasso I was telling you about the / X last week.

Exercise 2. Choose the best answer

1. Albert Einstein was _______ famous scientist.

A. a B. an C. the D. Nothing

2. Einstein was born in ______ Germany in 1879.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

3. Einstein won _______ Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

4. Einstein left his country and lived in ______ States until he died in 1955.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

5. Einstein is known for his theory of ________ Relativity.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

6. Roentgen was ___ German physicist who discovered X – rays, revolutionizing medical diagnosis.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

7. Roentgen won _______ 1901 Nobel Prize.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

8. Mandela was born in ________ South Africa.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

9. Mandela was ____ first President elected in ____ South Africa after ____ Apartheid was

revoked.

A. a – the – the B. the – X – X C. a – X – the D. the – the – the

10. Mandela was imprisoned for _____ nearly 30 years for his anti – apartheid activities.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

11. Mother Teresa was _______ Roman Catholic nun.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

12. Mother Teresa became famous for her hard work with ________ poor.

A. a B. an C. the D . nothing

13. She was ______ founder of ______ order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity.

A. a – an B. a – X C. the – X D. the – an

14. Mother Teresa lived in ______ Calcutta, India.

A. a B. an C. the D. nothing

15. Mother Teresa received _____ her Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

A. a B. an C. the D. nothing

Exercise 3. Fill in the blank with a , an , the or X

1. I’m going to stand for ______ Parliament at _______ next election.

2. When I left ______ station, I had to stand in _____ queue for ______ taxi for _____ long time.

3. We took _____ trip around London and saw _______ Tower Bridge.

4. ______ happiness of the majority depends on ____ hard work from every one.

5. ____ most main roads in this part of _____ country follow ______ line of roads built by Romans.

6. Have you got _____ latest record by ______ Gypsy King ?