1. there isn’t … grain of … truth in the story about … house being inhabited by ghosts. 1) the, the, a 2) a, –, the 3) a, a, a 4) –, –, a 2.the queen’s tour of … caribbean will include … cayman islands and … bermudas. 1) –, the, – 2) –, –, the 3) the, –, – 4) the, the, the 3.… latest official report says that at least half … nation’s monuments in england are in … desperate need of repairs. 1) –, a, the 2) the, the, – 3) the, –, a 4) a, the, a 4.wasn’t it goethe who once said that … meal should please … eye first and then … stomach? 1) –, an, a 2) a, the, the 3) the, an, a 4) a, –, – 5.we went to … island of sicily last summer and this year we have decided to go to an island again: either to … crete or … canaries. 1) an, the, the 2) the, –, the 3) –, –, – 4) an, –, – 6. i have … suspicion that … local authority may be planning to close … school. 1) a, the, the 2) –, the, – 3) the, –, the 4) a, a, – 7.it is … common knowledge that … contract must be studied in … detail before signing it. 1) a, the, a 2) the, the, – 3) –, a, – 4) –, the, the 8. … sierra nevada is a mountain range which includes … yosemite national park and whose highest point is … whitney. 1) the, the, the 2) –, –, the 3) the, –, – 4) –, the, the 9.… city council came to … agreement after five days of … heated discussions. 1) the, an, – 2) –, –, the 3) the, the, the 4) a, the, 10.… hotel provides … modern shoe-cleaning service for … guests. 1) –, the, – 2) –, –, the 3) the, a, the 4) a, the, the 11. last year will her mum and dad linda visited … prince of wales tower and … museum of natural history and then left for … cape breton island. 1) –, the, the 2) the, –, – 3) the, the, – 4) –, –, the 12. exploring … local countryside on one of the donkeys which are … familiar sight in this rural region was absolutely out of … question. 1) a, a, – 2) the, –, a 3) the, the, – 4) the, a, the 13. we were driving through … heavy rain when … windscreen wipers stopped working, so we were in … urgent need of repair. 1) a, the, the 2) a, –, the 3) the, the, the 4) –, the, – 14. soho is a district in … west end of london, between … piccadilly circus and … leicester square. 1) the, the, – 2) the, –, – 3) –, the, the 4) –, –, the 15. you should bear in … mind that before … plan is carried out, you’ll have to study it in … detail. 1) the, a, a 2) –, the, – 3) –, a, the 4) the, the, – 16. on that day he wasn’t in … good mood, so he got into … argument with … guy at the bar. 1)the, –, the 2) –, the, the 3) the, the, – 4) –, –, – 17. go along … buckingham palace as far as … green park, then cross … piccadilly circus and you’ll get to dover street 1) the, –, the 2) –, the, the 3) the, the, – 4) –, –, – 18. she is doing … research into … connection between … crime and poverty. 1) a, the, the 2) the, a, the 3) the, the, – 4) –, the, – 19.frankly speaking, i didn’t have … heart to tell … children we couldn’t keep … puppy any longer. 1) –, the, a 2) the, –, – 3) a, –, the 4) the, the, the 20. … good weather put him in … excellent mood for … breakfast. 1) –, –, the 2) the, an, – 3) a, an, the 4) –, the, a 23. … appalachian mountains is a range of mountains in … eastern north america which runs from newfoundland to … central alabama. 1) the, –, – 2) –, –, the 3) the, the, the 4) –, the, the