Exercise: Fill in the gaps with a, an, the or ∅.
1. I was walking past KFC. Then, I decided to go into …the…… restaurant to eat some fried chicken.
2. We went on a walk in ……a…… forest yesterday.
3. Where is …the…… bathroom?
4. Turn left and go to number 45. Our house is across from …………….Italian restaurant.
5. There’s ……….fish in the tank.
6. He is …………..doctor I came to see.
7. We need……….food.
8. Four things…………humans need to survive are: ………..air, ……….food,………..water, and……….shelter.
9. You can go anywhere in …………..world.
10. Clouds drifted across ………….sky.
11. ………………president will be speaking on TV tonight.
12. This is ……………highest building in New York.
13. She read …………..last chapter of her new book first.
14. You are …………… tallest person in our class.
15. This is ………………third time I have called you today.
16. …………..French enjoy cheese.
17. ………….elderly needs help from us.
18. She has given a lot of money to ………….poor.
19. This is a painting from …………….1820’s.
20. ………………only tea I like is black tea.
21. I don’t like …………literature.
22. Do you need……….umbrella?
23. Jay lives on ………….Yellow Snow Street.
24. What time will you come………….home?
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