Question

1. There is ______ sand in my shoes. — a the an 2. The news was ______ very depressing. a the — an 3. ______ man and ______ woman were sitting opposite me. a, the the, a а, а — , — 4. Paris is ______ capital of France. the a an — 5. Chinese eat ______ rice every day. the — a an 6. There were ______ very few people in the shops today. an a — the 7. What is ______ longest river in ______ world? a, a the, the the, a a, the 8. Did you hear ______ noise just now? the — a an 9. What did you have for ______ breakfast? — the a an 10. Have you got these shoes in ______ size 43? the a an —

Answer 1

1. - 2. - 3. a,a 4. the 5. - 6.- 7. the, the 8.- 9. the 10. the

Answer 2

1. There is ______ sand in my shoes. — a, the, an

The correct answer is sand in my shoes. No article is needed in this sentence.

2. The news was ______ very depressing. a, the, —, an

The correct answer is very depressing. No article is needed in this sentence.

3. ______ man and ______ woman were sitting opposite me. a, the, the, a, а, а, —, —

The correct answer is A man and a woman. The indefinite article "a" is used before "man" and "woman" because they are not specific or previously mentioned.

4. Paris is ______ capital of France. the, a, an, —

The correct answer is the capital. "The" is used before "capital" because it refers to a specific capital city, Paris.

5. Chinese eat ______ rice every day. the, —, a, an

The correct answer is rice. No article is needed in this sentence.

6. There were ______ very few people in the shops today. an, a, —, the

The correct answer is very few people. No article is needed in this sentence.

7. What is ______ longest river in ______ world? a, a, the, the, the, a, a, the

The correct answer is the longest river in the world. "The" is used before "longest river" because it refers to a specific river, and "the" is used before "world" because it refers to the entire world.

8. Did you hear ______ noise just now? the, —, a, an

The correct answer is a noise. The indefinite article "a" is used before "noise" because it is not specific or previously mentioned.

9. What did you have for ______ breakfast? —, the, a, an

The correct answer is breakfast. No article is needed in this sentence.

10. Have you got these shoes in ______ size 43? the, a, an

The correct answer is size 43. No article is needed in this sentence.