1. It’s _____ top secret, so don’t tell _____ soul, even your parents. 1) a, the 2) a, a 3) the, – 4) the, a 2. She pulled him by _____ sleeve. 1) a 2) an 3) – 4) the 3. It has always been my dream to have _____ flute. 1)...

1. It’s _____ top secret, so don’t tell _____ soul, even your parents. 1) a, the 2) a, a 3) the, – 4) the, a 2. She pulled him by _____ sleeve. 1) a 2) an 3) – 4) the 3. It has always been my dream to have _____ flute. 1) a 2) an 3) – 4) the 4. Excuse me! Where is _____ enquiry office? 1) a 2) an 3) – 4) the 5. Once I had _____ dog called Spot. 1) a 2) an 3) – 4) the 6. Her brother has been to _____ prison twice. 1) a 2) an 3) – 4) the 7. I’m going to _____ school today to talk to Kim’s teacher. 1) a 2) an 3) – 4) the 8. India is _____ land of cotton, tea and rice. 1) a 2) an 3) – 4) the 9. There was _____ accident that held up all _____ traffic. 1) the, the 2) an, the 3) the, – 4) an, – 10. They took their landlady to _____ court for breaking _____ contract. 1) –, a 2) the, the 3) – , the 4) a, the 11. _____ oldest man in _____ outer space was John Glenn. 1) the, the 2) the, an 3) an, the 4) the, – 12. I learnt to play _____ cello when I was at _____ school. 1) the, a 2) a, – 3) the, – 4) the, the 13. _____ letter was in _____ sealed envelope, it was obvious that nobody had read it. 1) a, a 2) the, the 3) the, a 4) a, the 14. There is _____ concert of choir music at _____ university tonight. 1) the, the 2) the, – 3) a, – 4) a, the 15. _____ television is _____ powerful medium. 1) the, a 2) –, a 3) – , – 4) a, a 16. They say that _____ dog is _____ man’s best friend. 1) the, a 2) the, – 3) a, – 4) a, a 17. _____ fire brigade was called to _____ prison to put out _____ fire. 1) the, –, the 2) the, the, the 3) a, –, a 4) the, the, a 18. During _____ storm _____ captain must be on _____ deck. 1) a, the, – 2) the, the, the 3) a, a, – 4) the, the, – 19. _____ tall man was sitting in front of me so I couldn’t see _____ screen. 1) a, the 2) the, the 3) a, a 4) the, a 20. I hate to hear _____ child crying or _____ dog barking. 1) the, a 2) –, a 3) the, the 4) a, a 21. _____ girl stepped forward trying not to miss _____ word. 1) the, the 2) the, a 3) a, a 4) a, the 22. There was _____ dog looking lost outside _____ butcher’s. 1) the, a 2) a, a 3) a, the 4) the, the 23. _____ most people take up _____ hobby as _____ way of relaxing. 1) –, a, a 2) –, – , a 3) the, a, the 4) the, –, the 24. He grabbed her by _____ collar and dragged out of _____ room. 1) – , the 2) the, the 3) a, a 4) a, the 25. Mrs. Brown has just had _____ operation; she is still in _____ hospital. 1) the, the 2) an, the 3) the, – 4) an, –