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QUESTION 61
Can you speak ___ Spanish?
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: No article is used before the names of languages when referring to the ability to speak them.
QUESTION 62
He has taken to ___ smoking.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: 'Smoking' is used here as a gerund representing an activity or habit in a general sense. In such cases, no article is required.
QUESTION 63
The teacher punished ___ boy who was making a noise.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: The boy is specified by the clause 'who was making a noise'. Therefore, he is a particular boy, and 'the' is used.
QUESTION 64
___ little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
  • A A
  • B The
  • C No article needed
  • D An
Answer: This is a proverb. 'A little' means 'a small amount' and is used here to mean that a small amount of knowledge can be dangerous. 'Little' by itself would mean 'almost no knowledge'.
QUESTION 65
He drove the car at 80 miles ___ hour.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D per
Answer: In expressions of rate or speed, 'a' or 'an' is used to mean 'per'. 'Hour' begins with a vowel sound, so 'an' is correct.
QUESTION 66
She is suffering from ___ headache.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: The indefinite article 'a' is used with certain common ailments like 'a headache', 'a cold', 'a fever'.
QUESTION 67
___ iron and ___ steel are both produced in this factory.
  • A The, the
  • B No article needed, No article needed
  • C An, a
  • D The, No article needed
Answer: 'Iron' and 'steel' are material nouns used in a general sense, so they do not take an article.
QUESTION 68
It is ___ pity that he wasted his talent.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: 'A pity' is a fixed expression meaning 'something regrettable'. The article 'a' is a part of this phrase.
QUESTION 69
He is not just a teacher; he is ___ headmaster of the school.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: A school has only one headmaster, making the position unique and specific to that institution. Therefore, the definite article 'the' is used.
QUESTION 70
He works in ___ sales department of a multinational company.
  • A a
  • B an
  • C the
  • D No article needed
Answer: Names of specific departments within an organization are preceded by 'the'.