Question

1. There isn’t … grain of … truth in the story about … house being inhabited by ghosts. 1) the, the, a 2) a, –, the 3) a, a, a 4) –, –, a 2.The Queen’s tour of … Caribbean will include … Cayman Islands and … Bermudas. 1) –, the, – 2) –, –, the 3) the, –, – 4) the, the, the 3.… latest official report says that at least half … nation’s monuments in England are in … desperate need of repairs. 1) –, a, the 2) The, the, – 3) The, –, a 4) A, the, a 4.Wasn’t it Goethe who once said that … meal should please … eye first and then … stomach? 1) –, an, a 2) a, the, the 3) the, an, a 4) a, –, – 5.We went to … island of Sicily last summer and this year we have decided to go to an island again: either to … Crete or … Canaries. 1) an, the, the 2) the, –, the 3) –, –, – 4) an, –, – 6. I have … suspicion that … local authority may be planning to close … school. 1) a, the, the 2) –, the, – 3) the, –, the 4) a, a, – 7.It is … common knowledge that … contract must be studied in … detail before signing it. 1) a, the, a 2) the, the, – 3) –, a, – 4) –, the, the 8. … Sierra Nevada is a mountain range which includes … Yosemite National Park and whose highest point is … Whitney. 1) The, the, the 2) –, –, the 3) The, –, – 4) –, the, the 9.… city council came to … agreement after five days of … heated discussions. 1) The, an, – 2) –, –, the 3) The, the, the 4) A, the, 10.… hotel provides … modern shoe-cleaning service for … guests. 1) –, the, – 2) –, –, the 3) The, a, the 4) A, the, the 11. Last year will her mum and dad Linda visited … Prince of Wales Tower and … Museum of Natural History and then left for … Cape Breton Island. 1) –, the, the 2) the, –, – 3) the, the, – 4) –, –, the 12. Exploring … local countryside on one of the donkeys which are … familiar sight in this rural region was absolutely out of … question. 1) a, a, – 2) the, –, a 3) the, the, – 4) the, a, the 13. We were driving through … heavy rain when … windscreen wipers stopped working, so we were in … urgent need of repair. 1) a, the, the 2) a, –, the 3) the, the, the 4) –, the, – 14. Soho is a district in … West End of London, between … Piccadilly Circus and … Leicester Square. 1) the, the, – 2) the, –, – 3) –, the, the 4) –, –, the 15. You should bear in … mind that before … plan is carried out, you’ll have to study it in … detail. 1) the, a, a 2) –, the, – 3) –, a, the 4) the, the, – 16. On that day he wasn’t in … good mood, so he got into … argument with … guy at the bar. 1)the, –, the 2) –, the, the 3) the, the, – 4) –, –, – 17. Go along … Buckingham Palace as far as … Green Park, then cross … Piccadilly Circus and you’ll get to Dover Street 1) the, –, the 2) –, the, the 3) the, the, – 4) –, –, – 18. She is doing … research into … connection between … crime and poverty. 1) a, the, the 2) the, a, the 3) the, the, – 4) –, the, – 19.Frankly speaking, I didn’t have … heart to tell … children we couldn’t keep … puppy any longer. 1) –, the, a 2) the, –, – 3) a, –, the 4) the, the, the 20. … good weather put him in … excellent mood for … breakfast. 1) –, –, the 2) The, an, – 3) A, an, the 4) –, the, a 23. … Appalachian Mountains is a range of mountains in … eastern North America which runs from Newfoundland to … central Alabama. 1) The, –, – 2) –, –, the 3) The, the, the 4) –, the, the

Answer 1

1. 2) a, –, the
2. 4) the, the, the
3. 2) The, the, –
4. 2) a, the, the
5. 2) the, –, the
6. 1) a, the, the
7. 3) –, a, –
8. 3) The, –, –
9. 1) The, an, –
10. 3) The, a, the
11. 3) the, the, –
12. 4) the, a, the
13. 4) –, the, –
14. 2) the, –, –
15. 2) –, the, –
16. 2) –, the, the
17. 4) –, –, –
18. 4) –, the, –
19. 4) the, the, the
20. 2) The, an, – 3) A, an, the 4) –, the, a
23. 1) The, –, –