Definite & indefinite articles

1 He is ____ man I was telling you about.

• a

• the

• -

2 If you cut off __ octopus's tentacle, it will still move about for at least an hour.

• the

• a

• an

3 Each octopus's tentacle has its own control system that guides its movements without any command from __ brain.

• -

• the

• a

4 Neil Armstrong made __ first footprint on the moon.

• the

• an

• a

5 I read _____ interesting article in _____ newspaper yesterday.

• the, the

• an, the

• the, a

6 I didn’t sleep at all _____ last night. I spent _____ whole night lying awake.

• -,a

• the, the

• -, the

7 I want to buy _____ new computer, so I’m going to _____ new computer shop on _____ Hidalgo Avenue.

• a, a, the

• a, the, -

• the, a, the

8 Martha works for _____ English company which specializes in _____ information technology.

• the, -

• a, the

• an, -