ARTICLES 1. We'll try to reach the hotel in ... hour, so there is plenty of time to prepare the meeting. a, the b.an c.- d. any . pets are not allowed in the building. a. the b. some c.- d.no 3. Since we missed ... tram, we had to go to ... concert on... foot. a.-/a/the b.the/a/- c.a/ the / the di the / the /~ 4. They had never been to ... Netherlands before. ae b. the ca d. that 5. Last time I met him he used to be ... policeman but now he’s ... manager. a.al/- b.-/the cala 4. the /the Thad ... quarrel with ... next door woman over ... flowers in... garden. a. the /a/ the /- b.a/-/-/the c.a/ the / the / the d.-/a/the/- 7. She celebrated her ... birthday at .. restaurant, a-fa b-/- c.a/ the the /a 8. Martin must be telling ... truth, otherwise he wouldn't be that convincing. a. b. the ca 4. some 9, All of... sudden the car tured right and raced over ... bridge. a-/- b.a/- c. the / the d.a/the 10. What does ... MP stand for? a. the ba can 4.- 11. [find such ... information rather irrelevant for our investigation, a.an b. the c.- d. apiece12. ... boys will be ... boys, you know what they say. a. the / the b. the/- ©. some / - a-f- 13. ... trip down ... Thames has been an enjoyable escape for the weekend. a.A/the b. The / the ©. The /- aA/- 14, Pam used to be ... guide in ... museum but then she decided to apply for ... scholarship and started to work as ... tour guide in Paris. aala/a/a b.a/the/ the / the e.-/-/-/ the d. the / the /-/ the 15, Although he was ... middle-aged man, he was quickly noticed for his ... good looks. a the/a ba/- e-/- d.-/ the 16. We used to walk all the way up to the peak of ... mountain in less than ... hour and enjoy ... fresh air from ... time to ... time, a.a/an/the / the/ the b. the /an/ the /-/- ¢.-/an/the /-/- 4. the /-/ the /a/- 17. ... French are famous worldwide for their good taste in ... fashion. a. The / the b.-/- c. The / - d.-/ the 18, The injured mother and ... child were walking ... hand in ... hand. aa/a/a b. the / the / c.a/the / the di the/-/- 19. Hardly had I entered the office when ... scoretary invited me to take .., seat by ... window. aa/the/a b. the /a/- c.the/a/the — da/a/- 20. By ... way, is Jill’s mansion still on ... sale? af. b.a/ the c. the / the d. the /- 21. I wouldn’t count on his doing that if I were you; not even in ... million years! a- b, the ca d. one 22. They came all ... way from ... Netherlands to attend ... ceremony. a.-/the/a b. the / the / the c.a/ the /- d.an/-/the 23, ... baby requires special care. a. The b.- oA d. Some 24, Did you learn that in .., end he proved to be ... Christian despite his denial? a-fa b. an / the c. the / = die 2S. There is ... letter for you from ... Mr. Jameson, a.-/the b. the / the c-/a da/a26. I'll go and lie down for .,. minute; I’ve got ... splitting headache, a, the / the b.a/the cals- da/a 27. He just stood there, losing track of ... time in... crowd. a. the / the bela cal- 4. -/the 28. Could you bring me a copy of ... Times on your way back home today? a. b. the ca 4. one 29. She admitted that leaming to play ... flute was one of .., hardest things ever tried. a. the / the b.a/the o.-/ the da/- 30. ... good we do is shortly forgotten, a. b. the ca 4. some 31. Watching ... sunset over ... Sahara desert was so much rewarding! a.-/- b.a/the «. the / = 4. the/ the 32. His reckless behaviour had tumed him into ... fool aa b.- othe one 33. Fishing on ... Lake Superior can be rather dangerous if you are not ... skilled fisherman. a,-/- b. the / the c. the/a d-/a 34. The church was full of ... people waiting patiently in .., silence. a. the / the b.-/- c. -/ the d. the /- 35. On ... way home they stopped to take some steak and liver for dinner at ... butchers’. b.a/the c. the / the the /- is ... only volcanic lake that can be found in Romania. b. the / the o.-/the 4. the/- 37. The woman whose suitcase had been stolen at the airport is ... English. a.- b. the can da 38, We enjoy spending the evenings by ... sea. a. b. the ca dan 39. ... honesty and ... common sense are .,. virtues that | admire most, a.The/the/the _b.-/the/ the ©.The/the/- d.-/-/the 40. We will be in ... trouble if we're late again for ... rehearsal. aa/- b. the / the ce/- 4. -/the 41. The star was wearing ... wig and some dark sunglasses as she didn’t want to be in ... public eye. a. the fa b.a/the case d-/a42. ... prices went up again I’m afraid; the oranges are now $0 p. ... pound. a. The / the ‘b. The/a a-/- d.-/a 43. That was ... disgraceful solution to ... issue. a-f- b.a/the c, the/an da/- 44. divers found the necklace on .,. bottom of the lake. oie b. The/a , The /- 4. The/ the 45, took ... short walk down the old narrow streets and kept thinking about... decision I had to make. a. the / the b.a/ the cal- 4.-/the 46. Thousands of passengers use ... English Channel to travel from Great Britain all around ... Europe. a.an/ the b. the / the ©. the /- 4.an/- 47. Few people can afford ... luxury to travel by... Orient Express. al. ba/- c. the / the d. the /an 48, In ... case of emergency we need to follow strictly the procedures as presented in... brochure, a. the / the bala c/a d.-/the 49. The plane crashed by the cliffs of ... Alps only 10 minutes before ... landing, a-/+ b. the/ the . the /a d. the /- 50. The old woman helped ... poor by providing them ... food and ... shelter on harsh winter days in thé North territory. a.a/the/ the b. the/-/ the c.-/the/a d. the /-/- 41. ... winter of 1945 held ... record for the lowest temperature in our country. a-/a b.A/the c. The / the d.-/ the 52. From what I can see ! would say that ... political views he shares make him ... Republican, a-/- b. the/a ©. -/ the 4. the /- 53. It’s too noisy in ... hall so I suggest that we should speak at ... time. aa/the b-/- ©. the /a the /- 54. As ... rule the referee is not that strict; perhaps we should inquire him with ... view to the match. a. the / the bas. c.a/ the dala 58. The rulers put ... end to the war by signing ... treaty. a-/- ». the /the c.an/a d. the /- a6. ... children are sleeping after ... tiring trip so please try not to make ... noise. a.-/a/the b, The /a/ the c.-/the /~ d. The / the / - 57. On ... average Germans drink as much beer as ...Czechs do. a. the / the b.-/- c.an/- d.an/the 58. Mr. Smith is known to have ... head for ... business. a, the /a bal - o-f- d. the / the ‘59. ... bad weather is to blame that you are in ... temper these days. aA/a b. The /- cela d. The/a 60, There is ... Mrs. Cooper waiting for ... verdict right bchind ... comer of the hall. aa/a/a b. the /-/the c.-/a/the d.a/the / the 61. How does he succeed to make ... fool of himself every time he’s on ... stage? a. the/- b.a/- c. the / the d.-/- 62. The earthquake has already brought too much sadness so keep in ... mind and don’t say .., word about it anymore. a-/- b. the / the cafla d-/a 63. We could barely recognize her as she was ... different woman from top to «bottom, a.a/the db, the /a c-/- d.a/- 64. The lady screamed for minutes and tried to make ... mountain out of ... molc hill. a the/a b.-/- cala d.-/a 65. 1 like all kinds of ... literature but on ... whole I confess I prefer ... modernist writers. a-/-/- b.a/the/a c. the/a/- d.-/the/ the 66. This year I want to set ... foot on ... Egyptian land. a-/- b.a/the c. the / the da/- 67. The two towers were hit by ... hijacked planes and finally burnt to ... ashes. a.a/the b, the / the c.-/ the d. the /- 68. 1 would recognize .., Rolex with ... eyes closed. a. the /- b.a/the e.-/- d. - / the 69. Despite the high price, we attended ... concert at ... Covent Garden. a.a/the b.-/the c. the / = d. the / the 70. The clerk was impressed by ... fluent English and ... determination he showed. a.-/- bala ©. the / = d. the / the71. Everybody was still shocked after ... week from ... accident. aa/s- b. the / the c.-/the d.a/the 72. She became ... household name following ... publication of her second novel. a-/a b. the / the cal- d.a/the 73, Just to be sure, tum ... page and there is ... key to ... quiz. aasala b. the / the / the ©. the-/a d.-/the /a 74. All they talk about is ... duties but one must not forget that we have ... rights too. a-/- b. the / the c. the /- d.-/the 75. I chose ... Michelangelo as topic for ... graduation peper. a-f- b.a/ the ©. the/a d.-/ the 76. Their ... discovery was in ... news today. a-/- b.the/a c.a/ the d.-/the 771. Please buy ... paper on your way to ... work. a. the / the b-/a c.a/ the da/- 78. [hope | am not giving you ... false hopes ifI say that .. premises look promising. a. the / the b. -/the el d. the /- ‘79. It felt like being in ... Africa as we had ... hot weather last week. a-/- b.-/the c. the/a 4d. the / 80. We asked for ... room with ... view and instead got one that looked out over car park, a. the /-/ the b.-/afa c.a/a/the d. the/ the /- 81. He once told me that ... Geography is not as difficult as ... Maths and that was b. the / the /a c.the/the/- d.-/-/a 82. You will need ... lot of ... experience to do this job. a-/- b.a/ the c. the /- da/- 83, He has just bought ... new tie for ... wedding. aal- b. the / the c/- d.a/ the 84, He must be ... rich man. He paid ... hundred pounds for ... pair of sunglasses. a-/a/a ». the / the / the cala/a d. the /-/ the 85. “Can I help you, madam?” “Yes, I am looking for ... dress; ... elegant one.” a.a/the b.-/- ¢. the / the da/an 86. ... wheat crop is damaged this year, I am afraid ... price will go up again, a. A/the ». The/ - ©. The / the d.-/a87. We could see the stars and lightning at ... distance at ... night, a-/- b. the/- sala da/- 88, One day he stopped me in ... street and inquired me with ... view to the festival. aala bel o. the /a d.the/- 89. The Browns clearly remember ... winter they had to leave ... home after .. war ended, a.a/-/the b. the /-/ the ©. -/the/ di the/a/- 90. For ... time being they are on holiday at ... seaside and afterwards they will be heading for ... bank of the river to try some rowing. a-/a/a ». the / the / the c. the/the/a d.al-/- 91. ... Wednesday we arrived at ,.. campus was gloomy and chilly. a. The/a b.-/ the cAl- d. The / the 92. To get to ... museum, go straight on down .., street and then take ... first turn- ing on ... right. a.a/a/the/- b. the / the / the / the ¢.~/ the / the /- d.-/-/a/the 93. My sonis ... top student at ...University of Yale . a,-/- b.a/the c.the/a da/- 94. The children were anxious to hear ... forgotten story about ... prince and his lover. a-fa b, the/- cala 4, -/ the 95. Judging by his ... speech, I would say that he is definitely ... Republican acla b.a/ the cc. -/ the da/- 96. My family are very religious and they go to ... church almost every Sunday cor when they have ... time. a. the / the basa Gale dthe/a 97. ... complaint was so spotless that he couldn't find ... single mistake in it aA/a b. The/- ©. The/a aAl- 98. They had a lot of ... trouble with ... car on their way to ... town. a-fel- b.ala/a c.the/the/the d-/the/- 99, She learnt ... hard way that ... honesty was not ... best policy. a. the /-/ the b.-/an/the ca/-la d. the / an/ the 100. Who is ... child over there playing with ... dog with ... red bow? a.the/a/a ‘b. -/ the- c. the / the /a da/a/a