EXERCISES ON ARTICLES

Put in the or a/ an where necessary.

1. Jason’s father bought him                  bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.

2.                  Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from          France to          United States.

3. Rita is studying                 English and                     math this semester.

4.                 judge asked witness to tell            truth.

5. Please give me                       cup of coffee with                   cream and                    sugar.

6.                 big books on table are for my history class.

7.  No one in          Spanish class knew          correct answer to          Mrs Brown’s question.

8. My                        car is four years old, and it still runs well.

9.  When  you go to store, please buy bottle of chocolate milk and

                 dozen oranges.

10.  There are only     few  seats left for             tonight’s  musical show at                university.

11. John and Mary went to            school yesterday and then studied in            library before returning home.

12.                 Lake Erie is one of                  five great Lakes in                  North America.

13. On our trip to                 Spain, we crossed              Atlantic Ocean.

14.                  Mount Rushmore is the  site of            magnificent tribute to            four great American presidents.

15. What did you eat                       for breakfast this morning?

16. David played           basketball and              baseball at                  Boy’s club this year.

17. Rita plays                  violin and her sister plays guitar.

18. While we were in               Alaska, we saw               Eskimo village.

19. Tom can’t go to                movies tonight because he has to write                  essay.

20. David attended            Princeton University.

21. Harry has been admitted to                School of Medicine at                     mid western University.

22. Mel’s grandmother is in              hospital, so we went to visit her                      last night.

23.              political science class is taking       trip to                France in                spring.

24.                 Queen Elizabeth II is             monarch of              Great Britain.

25. Scientists sent          expedition to Mars during                 1990s.

26. Last night there was                     bird singing outside my house.

27.                 chair that you are sitting in is broken.

28.                 Civil War was fought in                United States between 1861 and 1865.

29.                Florida State University is smaller than          University of Florida.

30. There was            knock on                      door. I opened it and found            small dark man in          blue overcoat and            woolen cap.

31. Do you know                  time?

Yes, clock in hall has just struck nine. Then it isn’t time to go yet.

32.             listening to                teacher is useful for all of us.

33. Most of              students working in                garden are tired.

34. He works as              assistant in                   same shop as I do.

35. Do you think I should go to                police?

36. To prevent              possible repetition of this accident, I lent him                  torch.

37. Most               farmers working hard on their land almost get nothing for their lifetime.

38. Do you see man standing near                  door?

39. I told you about              burglary that we had at                   shop, didn’t I?

40.           practicing English everyday of all the students in our class is very necessary. 

IV.Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or ∅

1. Jason’s father bought him____ ________ bike that he wanted for his birthday

2. __ ____ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from________ France to____ _____ United states.

3. Rita is studying_____ ______ English and___ ________ Math this semester.

4. ____ ______ judge asked____ _______ witness to tell____ ________ truth.

5. Please give me_____  ____ cup of___ _____ coffee with ___ _____ cream and______ _____ sugar.

6. _____  _____ big books on____  _______ table are for my history class.

7. My____________ car is four years old, and it still runs well.

8. There are only___________ few seats for_____________ tonight’s musical.

9. ______________ chair that you are sitting in is broken.

10. _____________ Civil War was fought in ____________ United States between 1861 and 1865.

11. John and Marcy went to _______________ school yesterday.

12. ____________Lake Erie is one of the five great Lakes in North America.

13. On our trip to Spain, we crossed_______________ Atlantic Ocean.         

14. What did you eat for_____________ breakfast this morning?

15. Louie played________ basketball and________ baseball at the boys’ Club

16. While we were in______________ Alaska, we saw an Eskimo village.

17. Phil can’t go to the movies because he has to write_____________ essay.

18. David attend______________ Princeton University.

19. Mel’s mother is in___________ hospital, so we went to visit her last night.

20. Last night there was _____________ bird singing outside

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7. ____ entering the hall, he found everyone wiating for him

A. At

B. Of

C. With

D. On

8. Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office

A. She did not want to make him angry, so she left

B. He would not have been so angry if she had not left

C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office

D. She left office when she saw her leaving the office

9. Designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, _____

A. the United States was given the Statue of Liberty by the people of France

B. the people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States

C. the French people presented the United States with a gift, the Statue of Liberty

D. the Statue of Liberty was give to the United States by the people of France

10. ______ him speak English, you would take him for an Englishman

A. Hear

B. Heard

C. To hear

D. To have been heard

Exercise 8: Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Statue of Liberty

By Peter Winkler

On July 4, 1884 France presented the United States with an incredible birthday gift: The Statue of Liberty! Without its pedestal it’s as tall as a 15-story building. She represents the United States. But the world-famous Statue of Liberty standing in New York Harbor was built in France. The statue was presented to the U.S., taken apart, shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in crates, and rebuilt in the U.S. It was France’s gift to the American people.

It all started at dinner one night near Paris in 1865. A group of Frenchmen were discussing their dictator-like emperor and the democratic government of the U.S. They decided to build a monument to American freedom - and perhaps even strengthen French demands for democracy in their own country. At that dinner was the sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. He imagined a statue of a woman holding a torch burning with the light of freedom.

Turning Bartholdi’s idea into reality took 21 years. French supporters raised money to build the statue, and Americans paid for the pedestal it would stand on. Finally, in 1886, the statue was dedicated.

(Source: https://kids.nationalgeographiC.com/)

1. When was the Statue of Liberty given to the US?

___________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the height of the Statue of Liberty?

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3. How was the Statue of Liberty transported to the US?

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4. Who came up with the idea for the Statue of Liberty?

___________________________________________________________________________________

5. How long did it take to complete the Statue of Liberty?

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Exercise 9: Rewrite the sentence using comparatives.

1. No one in my class is taller than Hang.

à Hang ____________________________________________________________________________.

2. Nothing in the shop is cheaper than this headphone.

à This headphone ___________________________________________________________________.

3. No one can swim faster than he does.

à ________________________________________________________________________ swimmer.

4. I like chocolate ice cream best.

à I don’t ___________________________________________________________________________.

5. No one in his family can read faster than Peter.

à Peter reads in his family _____________________________________________________________.

V. Choose the one option A, B,C or D that best  complete the passage(10pts)

  One of t he most famous statues in the world….(1) on an island in New York Harbor. This statue is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman…..(2)… the torch of liberty, and its….(3)… name is the " Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World". The statue was a….(4).. to American people from the French..(5)….the friendship between the two nations. It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartodie and…(6)…in 1884 in France, then was….(7) to American and put up in 1886.

   In the years after the statue was put up, many…(8)…came to the United States through New York. ….(9) they entered New York  Harbor, they saw the Statue of Liberty holding up her torch. She…(10)…..a welcome to a land of freedom.

1. A. stands                B. puts                        C. exists                     D. finds

2. A. who holding     B. holds                      C. holding                  D. she holds.            

3. A. false                  B. common                C. first                        D. official

4. A. favor                 B. gift                         C. power                    D. representative

5. A. who show         B. to show                  C. showing                 D. that shows

6. A. completed        B. raised                     C. achieved               D. performed

7. A. gone                  B. removed                C. taken                      D. transported

8. A. foreigners         B. immigrants            C. aliens                     D. emigrants

9. A. During               B. While                     C. Since                      D. As

10. A. symbolized    B. made                      C. got                          D. extended