A Question Of Sound, Not Sight -1
Would you say an NHL referee or a NHL referee? It's an NHL referee. The indefinite article an is used before all vowel sounds except the long u sound (a united stand) and before the silent h (an honourable politician). And since the first letter of NHL makes the vowel sound en, it takes the article an.

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1. ____ for the answer UFO (unidentified flying object) incident *
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2. ____ FM (frequency modulation) *
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3. ____ home theatre *
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4.  ____ EU (European Union) Commission announcement *
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5. ____ GST (goods and services tax) penalty *
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6. ____ IMF (International Monetary Fund) report *
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7. ____ undercover agent *
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8. ____ recidivist *
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9. ____ MBA (Master of Business Administration) student *
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10. ____ Havana beach *
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