Articles – English Grammar Test for B1
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📖 Reading Passage
Last summer, my family and I went on a holiday to Italy. We flew into Rome and stayed in a small hotel near the city center. Every morning, we had breakfast at the hotel and then walked to see the sights. One day, we visited the Colosseum, which is one of the most famous landmarks in the world. Another day, we went to the Vatican City and saw the Pope from a distance.
We also enjoyed eating Italian food. I will never forget tasting the pizza in Naples—it was delicious! My sister doesn’t eat meat, so she usually ordered pasta or salad. In the evenings, we liked walking around the streets and listening to – music played by street performers.
At the end of our trip, we took a train to Florence, where we stayed in an apartment. It was the best holiday we have ever had.
1 They went on ___ holiday to Italy.
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2 They stayed in ___ small hotel.
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3 The hotel was near ___ city center.
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4 Every morning they had breakfast at ___ hotel.
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5 One day, they visited ___ Colosseum.
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6 The Colosseum is one of ___ most famous landmarks.
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7 They went to ___ Vatican City.
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8 They saw ___ Pope from a distance.
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9 They enjoyed eating ___ Italian food.
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10 They will never forget tasting ___ pizza in Naples.
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11 His sister usually ordered ___ pasta or salad.
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12 In the evenings they listened to ___ music.
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13 At the end, they took ___ train to Florence.
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14 They stayed in ___ apartment.
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15 It was ___ best holiday they ever had.
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16 Which country did they visit?
(a) the Italy
(b) an Italy
(c) Italy
(d) a Italy
17 Where did they see the Pope?
(a) in Vatican City
(b) in a Vatican City
(c) in the Vatican City
(d) in an Vatican City
18 What landmark did they see in Rome?
(a) a Colosseum
(b) Colosseum
(c) the Colosseum
(d) an Colosseum
19 What food did they try in Naples?
(a) a pizza
(b) the pizza
(c) pizza
(d) an pizza
20 Who doesn’t eat meat?
(a) the father
(b) the mother
(c) the sister
(d) the brother
21 What transport did they take to Florence?
(a) a bus
(b) a train
(c) the car
(d) an airplane
22 Where did they stay in Florence?
(a) a hotel
(b) an apartment
(c) the apartment
(d) the hotel
23 What type of food did the sister order?
(a) the pasta
(b) an pasta
(c) pasta or salad
(d) a pasta
24 What did they do in the evenings?
(a) They watched TV.
(b) They walked and listened to music.
(c) They stayed in the hotel.
(d) They visited the Colosseum.
25 What was special about the pizza in Naples?
(a) It was expensive.
(b) It was delicious.
(c) It was small.
(d) It was cold.
26 Which city did they fly into?
(a) Naples
(b) Florence
(c) Rome
(d) Milan
27 What is the Vatican City?
(a) a hotel
(b) a country
(c) a church
(d) a river
28 What did the street performers do?
(a) They danced.
(b) They played music.
(c) They cooked.
(d) They painted.
29 How did they describe the holiday?
(a) a good holiday
(b) the best holiday
(c) an interesting holiday
(d) the worst holiday
30 What was the main purpose of the passage?
(a) To describe a trip to Italy
(b) To teach Italian food recipes
(c) To explain history of the Colosseum
(d) To compare different holidays
Answer
1 a – a holiday = one holiday.
2 a – first mention of hotel.
3 the – specific city center.
4 the – hotel already mentioned.
5 the – unique landmark.
6 the – superlative phrase.
7 the – official country name.
8 the – unique religious leader.
9 – – food in general.
10 the – specific pizza in Naples.
11 – – pasta in general.
12 – – music in general.
13 a – one train, first mention.
14 an – vowel sound (apartment).
15 the – superlative.
16 Italy – no article with country names.
17 in the Vatican City – official country with article.
18 the Colosseum – specific landmark.
19 the pizza – specific pizza in Naples.
20 the sister – mentioned in text.
21 a train – transport, first mention.
22 an apartment – first mention, vowel sound.
23 pasta or salad – general food, no article.
24 They walked and listened to music. – stated in passage.
25 It was delicious. – described in text.
26 Rome – they flew into Rome.
27 a country – Vatican City is a small country.
28 They played music. – street performers.
29 the best holiday – from passage.
30 To describe a trip to Italy – main idea.