Articles in the English Language / Артикли в Английском языке

 

Choose A, AN, THE or -- for "no article" for each blank below

 

  • A: I'm ... [a/an/the/--]  medical researcher. I work for ... [a/an/the/--]  pharmaceutical company in ... [--/a/an/the]  Chicago. The company produces low-cost medications for ... [--/a/an/the]  common colds, ... [the/a/an/--]  flu, ... [--/a/an/the]  hay fever and ... [--/a/an/the]  asthma. What do you do for ... [a/an/the/--]  living?
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  • B: I'm ... [a/an/the/--]  professor at ... [--/the/a/an]  Boston College. I used to work at ... [the/a/an/--]  University of Arizona, but I recently decided to relocate back to ... [the/a/an/--]  East Coast. I grew up in ... [--/a/an/the]  Massachusetts, and I missed ... [the/a/an/--]  ocean.
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  • A: I have ... [a/an/the/--]  friend who is ... [a/the/an/--]  professor there, Dr. Gina Townsend. Maybe you know her. She's in ... [the/a/an/--]  anthropology department.
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  • B: No, ... [the/a/an/--]  name doesn't ring any bells. But I'm ... [a/an/the/--]  professor of sociology, and ... [the/a/an/--]  anthropology department is in ... [the/a/an/--]  same building. What does she look like?
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  • A: She's ... [a/an/the/--]  tall redhead with ... [an/a/he/--]  incredibly hilarious sense of humor. She's ... [the/a/an/--]  funniest woman you've ever met in your life. We both studied together at ... [--/a/an/the]  Georgetown University.
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  • B: Oh, of course! I met her at ... [a/an/the/--]  university function ... [--/a/an/the]  last year. She's ... [an/a/the/--]  amazing woman.
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  • A: Wow, it's ... [a/an/the/--]  small world, isn't it?


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