EXERCISES Put in the or a/ an where necessary. 1. Jason’s father bought him ___bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday. 2. ____ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from _____France to ____United States. 3. Rita is studying _____English and ____ Math this semester. 4. _____judge asked _____witness to tell _____truth. 5. Please give me _____cup of ____coffee with ____cream and _____sugar. 6. _____big books on _____table are for my history class. 7. No one in _____Spanish class knew____correct answer to _____Mrs Brown’s question. 8. My _____car is four years old, and it still runs well. 9. When you go to _____store, please buy ____bottle of _____chocolate milk and ______dozen oranges. 10. There are only _____few seats left for _____tonight’s musical show at _____university. 11. John and Mary went to _____school yesterday and then studied in ____library before returning home. 12. _____Lake Erie is one of _____five great Lakes in ____North America. 13. On our trip to ____Spain, we crossed _____Atlantic Ocean. 14. _____Mount Rushmore is the site of _____magnificent tribute to ____four great American presidents. 15. What did you eat for_____ breakfast this morning? 16. David played _____basketball and _____baseball at _____Boy’s club this year. 17. Rita plays _____violin and her sister plays _____guitar. 18. While we were in ____Alaska, we saw _____Eskimo village. 19. Tom can’t go to_____movies tonight because he has to write _____essay. 20. David attended ______Princeton University. 21. Harry has been admitted to _____School of Medicine at _____mid western University. 22. Mel’s grandmother is in _____hospital, so we went to visit her ____last night. 23. ______political science class is taking _____trip to France in _____spring. 24. _____Queen Elizabeth II is _____monarch of _____Great Britain. 25. Scientists sent _____expedition to _____Mars during _____1990s. 26. Last night there was _____bird singing outside my house. 27. ______chair that you are sitting in is broken. 28. ______Civil War was fought in _____United States between 1861 and 1865. 29. ______Florida State University is smaller than _____University of Florida. 30. There was _____knock on _____door. I opened it and found _____small dark man in _____blue overcoat and _____woolen cap. 31. Do you know ____time? Yes, _____clock in ______hall has just struck nine. Then it isn’t _____time to go yet. 32. _____listening to _____teacher is useful for all of us. 33. Most of _____students working in _____garden are tired. 34. He works as _____assistant in _____same shop as I do. 35. Do you think I should go to ______police? 36. To prevent _____possible repetition of this accident, I lent him _____torch. 37. Most ______farmers working hard on their land almost get nothing for their lifetime. 38. Do you see ______man standing near ______door? 39. I told you about ______burglary that we had at _____shop, didn’t I? 40. _______practicing English everyday of all the students in our class is very necessary.