ARTICLES 4

Complete the following sentences with a, an, the, or ------ if no article is needed.

1 Vanuatu is ________ island in ________ Oceania.

2 ________ river which flows through ________ London is called ________ Thames.
3 ________ number of ________ Europeans who visit ________ Thailand every year is very large.
4 Tom didn't want to wear ________ shirt that his mother had bought him for ________ Christmas.
5 She came up with ________ good way of making money by using ________ Internet.
6 ________ Ljubljana is one of ________ most beautiful cities in ________ Central Europe.
7 If I had all ________ time in ________ world, I'd build ________ boat and sail to ________ Fiji.
8 ________ store where I bought ________ book that I sent to Tom is on ________ Park Street.
9 There's ________ crazy man with ________ carton of ________ orange juice at ________ mall.
10 I was ________ plumber before I became ________ teacher.
11 ________ foxes, ________ squirrels, ________ hedgehogs, and many other small animals live in this forest.
12 Don't underestimate ________ incredible power of ________ simple smile and ________ kind word.
13 ________ love is as important to me as ________ money is to her.
14 I usually eat ________ lunch with Tom two or three times ________ week.
15 ________ hydrotherapy is ________ use of ________ water to relieve ________ pain and cure ________
illnesses.
16 ________ three big monotheistic religions are ________ Christianity, ________ Islam and ________ Judaism.
17 ________ Sargasso Sea, located entirely within ________ Atlantic Ocean, is ________ only sea without
________ land boundary.
18 ________ Mount Kilimanjaro is ________ dormant volcano located in ________ Tanzania.
19 We need to move away from ________ fossil fuels towards ________ renewable energy.
20 Tom should've given Mary ________ flowers or something on ________ Valentine's Day.
21 ________ Hawaii is often referred to as "________ Pearl of ________ Pacific."
22 It seems that ________ battle between ________ Microsoft and ________ Apple will never end.
23 He made up his mind to study ________ medicine at ________ university.
24 Tom learned how to play ________ golf while he was living in ________ Australia.
25 ________ next train for ________ airport will depart from ________ platform two.
26 I live in ________ small village fifty kilometers from ________ Polish capital.
27 I hear that ________ number of ________ unemployed has been increasing recently.
28 In ________ upcoming week I have to go to ________ doctor to have my sick leave extended.
29 I think I like eating ________ white rice better than ________ brown rice.
30 Tom practiced ________ piano every day when he was in ________ high school.

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1 Vanuatu is AN island in ------ Oceania.

2 THE river which flows through ------ London is called THE Thames.
3 THE number of ------ Europeans who visit ------ Thailand every year is very large.
4 Tom didn't want to wear THE shirt that his mother had bought him for ------ Christmas.
5 She came up with A good way of making money by using ------ Internet.
6 ------ Ljubljana is one of THE most beautiful cities in ------ Central Europe.
7 If I had all THE time in THE world, I'd build A boat and sail to ------ Fiji.
8 THE store where I bought THE book that I sent to Tom is on ------ Park Street.
9 There's A crazy man with A carton of ------ orange juice at THE mall.
10 I was A plumber before I became A teacher.
11 ------ foxes, ------ squirrels, ------ hedgehogs, and many other small animals live in this forest.
12 Don't underestimate THE incredible power of A simple smile and A kind word.
13 ------ love is as important to me as ------ money is to her.
14 I usually eat ------ lunch with Tom two or three times A week.
15 ------ hydrotherapy is THE use of ------ water to relieve ------ pain and cure ------ illnesses.
16 THE three big monotheistic religions are ------ Christianity, ------ Islam and ------ Judaism.
17 THE Sargasso Sea, located entirely within THE Atlantic Ocean, is THE only sea without A land boundary.
18 ------ Mount Kilimanjaro is A dormant volcano located in ------ Tanzania.
19 We need to move away from ------ fossil fuels towards ------ renewable energy.
20 Tom should've given Mary ------ flowers or something on ------ Valentine's Day.
21 ------ Hawaii is often referred to as "THE Pearl of THE Pacific."
22 It seems that THE battle between ------ Microsoft and ------ Apple will never end.
23 He made up his mind to study ------ medicine at ------ university.
24 Tom learned how to play ------ golf while he was living in ------ Australia.
25 THE next train for THE airport will depart from ------ platform two.
26 I live in A small village fifty kilometers from THE Polish capital.
27 I hear that THE number of THE unemployed has been increasing recently.
28 In THE upcoming week I have to go to THE doctor to have my sick leave extended.
29 I think I like eating ------ white rice better than ------ brown rice.
30 Tom practiced THE piano every day when he was in ------ high school.