Articles – A, An, The Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

1. About 200,000 people a year climb _____ Mount Fuji in Japan.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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2. People who have nowhere to live are called _____ homeless.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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3. Michelle has three dogs and a rabbit. She doesn’t like _____ cats.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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4. The first woman in _____ space was Valentina Tereshkova from Russia.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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5. Mary is a nurse, and her husband Brian works at _____ hospital too, as a cook.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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6. The government hopes that more young people will continue their education and go to _____ university.
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(C) the
(D) none
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7. James goes to _____ school by bus. He catches the eight o’clock bus from outside his house.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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8. I don’t watch _____ television much but I read a lot of books.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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9. I’ll always remember the first time I saw _____. It was one ofo the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen.
(A) a Red Sea
(B) the Lake Constance
(C) Mount Etna
(D) none
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10. A: Where are ______?
B: They are playing football at school.
(A) children
(B) any girls
(C) the boys
(D) none
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11. Jamaica is an island in _____ Caribbean.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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12. Mercedes announced _____ 20% profit for the first half of the year.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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13. Be careful. Radiation from _____ sun can cause skin cancer.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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14. I have to go to _____ bank this afternoon to pay in a cheque.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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15. In the UK you have to over the age of 17 to drive _____ car.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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16. There were lots of fish in _____ lake and we caught several big ones.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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17. The home of ______ European Parliament is in Strasbourg.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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18. When Nigel was promoted at work he moved to a bigger office at _____ end of the corridor.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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19. Jane and Diana met ______ ten minutes before the play was due to begin.
(A) the theatre
(B) in theatre
(C) at theatre
(D) none
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20. Tony and Ann spent a week at _____ Martinez Hotel in Cannes, France. It was the best holiday of their lives.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) none
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