Cliffs Toefl Exercise 4 Solution

Exercise 4 : Articles

In the following sentences supply the articles (a, an, or the ) necessary. If no article is necessary, leave the space blank

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. Perez’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 _____ free seats left for ______ tonight’s musical at university.
11. John and Marcy 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.
15. What did you eat for _____ breakfast this morning?
16. Louie played ______ basketball and _____ baseball at _____ Boys’ Club this year.
17. Rita plays ______ violin and her sister plays ______ guitar.
18. While we were in ______ Alaska, we saw ______ Eskimo village.
19. Phil 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 ______ midwestern university.
22. Mel’s grandmother is in ______ hospital, so we went to visit her ______ last night.
23. ______ political science class is taking ______ trip to _____ United Arab Emirates in spring.
24. ______ Queen Elizabeth II is ______ monarch of _____ Great Britain.
25. ______ Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776.
26. Scientists sent ______ expedition to _______ Mars during 1990s.
27. Last night there was _______ bird singing outside my house.
28. ______ chair that you are sitting in is broken.
29. ______ Civil War was fought in ______ United States between 1861 and 1865.
30. ______ Florida State University is smaller than ______ University of Florida.

Answer:

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