Articles 1. Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, or the, or leave the space blank if no article is needed. 1. I want apricot from that basket. 2. school on the corner is progressive. 3. Miss Lin speaks Chinese. 4. I borrowed pen from your pile of pencils and pens. 5. One of the students said, " professor looks worried today." 6. Eli likes to play basketball. 7. I bought poncho to go out in the rain. 8. My daughter is learning to play cimbalom at her school. 9. Please give me candy that is on the counter. 10. I lived on Main Street when I first came to town. 11. Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia. 12. My husband's family speaks Hungarian. 13. apple a day keeps the doctor away. 14. ink in my pen is black. 15. Our neighbours have pig and goat. 2. Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or phrase. a) The butler was C I suspected. A) last person B) a last person C) the last person D) some last person b) Where you borrowed last week? A) is money B) is the money C) is some money D) are money c) Why don’t you go to the store ? A) in the car B) with the car C) by the car D) with car d) Too much plastic is being dump in . A) sea B) the sea C) a sea D) some sea e) Of all of these cars, I think I prefer . A) a Korean B) some Korean C) the Korean one D) a Korean on f) Interest on this account is only per cent. A) a four and a quarter B) four and a quarter C) four and quarter D) four quarter g) I try to go jogging at least four times . A) the week B) of the week C) a week D) of a week h) This is exactly I was looking for. A) bag B) a bag C) some bag D) the bag i) Let’s go on holiday to . A) Greek Islands B) the Greece Islands C) islands of Greece D) The Greek Islands Revision 3. Put a/an or the in each space, or leave the space blank. a) We went by – train to the west of France. b) people who live in Netherlands are called Dutch. c) judge sent me to prison for five years. d) Columbus was one of first people to cross Atlantic. e) As captain of ship, I have complete authority. f) David learned to play violin when he was child. g) Náměstí Svobody is near Main Station. h) Did you read article I sent you last week? i) We’ll do dishes and then go to cinema. j) Is that present your mum gave you for Christmas? 4. Choose the most suitable phrase underlined. a) Excuse me, but you’re in the way/in a way. b) I was under an impression/under the impression that you had left. c) I really have to go. I’m in a hurry/in hurry. d) I managed to sell the vintage clothes at a profit/at profit. e) Sally felt seasick on the cross-channel ferry/a cross the channel ferry. f) I think I prefer the other café on the whole/on whole. g) How many hours do you work, on average/on the average, every day? h) I was in pain/in a pain after I ate all the chocolates. i) Mark recovered from his accident and is now out of danger/out of the danger. j) The thief hit me on my back of the neck/ on the back of my neck.