Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with suitable articles. ( a, an, the)

1. My birthday is ____________ Sunday afternoon.

2. It doesn`t often snow here at _____ Christmas. We haven`t had _____ White Christmas for many years.

3. We came here in _____ summer of _____ 1969.

4. Are you doing anything at _____ weekend?

5. Rita plays _____ violin and her sister plays _____ guitar.

6. On our trip to _____ Spain, we crossed _____ Atlantic Ocean.

7. David attended _____ Princeton University.

8. _____ Florida State University is smaller than _____ University of Florida.

9. _____ chair that you are sitting in is broken.

10. _____ Civil War was fought in _____ United States between 1861 and 1865.

Comic books heroes have been popular ____(1)____ many years. One hero has the ___(2)___ of one hundred men. This hero also has the speed of lightning. This hero cannpt be killed. If you think this hero is Superman, you are wrong! This hero is Wonder Woman!

A man ___(3)___ William Marston created Wonder Woman ___(4)___ 1941. He was a ___(5)___ of Harvard University. He used a ___(6)___ name on his comics. He did not want his colleagues to know that he ___(7)___ comics. The false name was Charles Moulton. Mr. Marston wanted to make a strong female hero for little girls. Of course, he hoped that little boys would like Wonder Woman, too. Wonder Woman was not very popular ___(8)___ first. Then, World War II began in 1941. Wonder Woman became a role model for children ___(9)___ the world. She was ___(10)___ strong and beautiful. She always tried to do waht was right. Today, she is still one of the most popular heroes of all time.

1. A. in B. for C. on D. of

2. A. strengthen B. strongly C. strong D. strength

3. A. called B. call C. calling D. calls

4. A. of B. on C. in D. at

5. A. graduate B. graduates C. graduated D. graduation

6. A. true B. false C. truth D. fail

7. A. will write B. writes C. write D. wrote

8. A. in B. on C. at D. to

9. A. around B. through C. of D. for

10. A. between B. either C. both D. neither

XV Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words below.

1. This bridge is about 800m long. That one is about 800m long, too.

→ This bridge is..................................................................................................................

2. There are some differences between her first song and the second one in terms of concepts.

→ Her first song is..............................................................................................................

3. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars?

→ How many.......................................................................................................................

4. The government reconstructed some historical buildings in Hanoi last month.

→ Some historical buildings...............................................................................................

5. I don’t really like horror films. My sister doesn’t like horror films.

→ I don’t really...................................................................................................................