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  Quiz #20 - Articles (A, An, The)
 
 
 
Directions: For questions 1-10, read the following sentences and choose the answer from the choices given. When you are finished, click on the "Check My Answers Now" button to see your score. You can also compare how you did versus other students by clicking on the name of the test you just completed. REMEMBER to enter a nickname.
 
1. I had ______ conversation with John before I left the house.
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2. When I was coming home from work, I noticed ______ unusual woman following me.
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3. What did you eat for _____ lunch yesterday afternoon?
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4. I bought a new Sony laptop computer because _____ salesman I spoke to recommended it.
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5. When I was younger, I wanted to be ______ opera singer.
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6. Excuse me Sir. Would you happen to know ______ time?
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7. Oh, I'm sorry. I do not have ______ watch.
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8. That's okay! I will ask ______ next person I see.
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9. Excuse me Miss. Would you happen to know what ______ time it is?
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10. I'm not quite sure actually. However, the clock at ______ bank I just passed showed the time to be 4:59 so it must be about 5:00 now.
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09/08/2008 12:17 AM
Russian sumo wrestlers expelled for marijuana (AP)

Sumo wrestlers Hakurozan, front, and Roho, both from Russia, leave a room after attending a meeting at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Monday September 8, 2008. The two brothers were fired from the Japan Sumo Association after they were found positive for marijuana use, Japanese press reports said. Roho has publicly denied using the drug. Kyodo News also reported that Hakorozan has made a similar denial. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - Two popular Russian sumo wrestlers were slapped with lifetime bans from Japan's ancient national sport for allegedly using marijuana and the head of the Japan Sumo Association resigned Monday to take responsibility for the scandal, officials said.
09/07/2008 11:46 PM
Koike launches bid to be Japan's first female PM (AFP)

File photo of Yuriko Koike in Tokyo, who announced a bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Yuriko Koike, a former television anchorwoman and defence minister, on Monday announced her bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.
 
 
 
 
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