The document contains two exercises about using articles (a/an, the) in English sentences. The first exercise provides sentences with blanks to be filled with the appropriate article. The second exercise similarly tests inserting the definite or zero article by choosing between "the" and omitting the article. The purpose is to practice proper article usage in different contexts like mentioning professions, locations, meals, transportation and more.

1. The A, An and The Exercise

2. Fill the gaps with a , an or the .

3. I want ______ new printer for Christmas. Excuse me. Have you got ______ time?

4. I spoke to ______ boss this morning about having next Friday off. I was four the first time I saw ______ elephant.

5. She had ______ boiled egg for breakfast. It was ______ exciting movie.

6. Where did you buy ______ oranges? Have ______ nice day.

7. ______ avalanche killed four skiers in Austria today. ______ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

8. Can you tell me ______ way to the post office, please? ______ huge ape ran out of the forest and stole my picnic hamper.

9. Samantha's bought a new car. It's ______ red one, parked next to that motorbike. My students like to do their activity books lying on ______ floor.

10. It's such ______ nice day that I think I'll go and read my book in the park. I like this jumper but it's brown. Have you got it in ______ different colour?

11. I saw ______ eagle hovering high above the valley. ______ River Thames flows right through the middle of London.

12. The Definite or Zero Article Exercise

13. Fill the gaps with the correct answer in brackets.

14. Blast! I forgot to go to ______________. ( the bank / bank ) I'm tired. I'm going to ______________. ( the bed / bed )

15. I'm nervous because I've got to go to ______________. ( the dentist / dentist ) I hate going to ______________, don't you? ( the church / church )

16. We need to be at ______________ in an hour. ( the airport / airport ) I loved being at ______________. ( the university / university )

17. I listen to ______________ in the morning. ( the radio / radio ) I normally watch ______________ after dinner. ( the TV / TV )

18. Her husband got home early from ______________. ( the work / work ) All politicians should be sent to ______________. ( the prison / prison )

19. I love ______________. ( the cheese / cheese ) I'm having ______________ at Begonya's tonight. ( the dinner / dinner )

20. Why didn't someone tell me he was in ______________? ( the hospital / hospital ) Have you seen ______________ in the new delicatessen? ( the cheese / cheese )

21. That pub is somewhere in ______________ of the city. ( the north / north ) He lives somewhere in ______________ Germany. ( the southern / southern )

22. I love ______________ food. ( the Chinese / Chinese ) Holistic medicine is practiced by ______________. ( the Chinese / Chinese )

23. We met for drinks in The Lamb and Flag near ______________ Garden. ( the Covent / Covent ) HMV is in ______________ Street. ( the Oxford / Oxford )