Practise the use of articles

'a/an' or 'the' A.

1.... student must use his ID card to be admitted to... library.

2. If... person expects to play... guitar well, he must be willing to practise often.

3. Ann looked everywhere for... badminton net. It was in... attic.

4. Who do you suppose was at... meeting?

5.... woman who is giving... speech is... university teacher.

6. Do you know... white-haired man who is feeding... pigeons?

7. What do you think of... discussion that followed... meeting?

8.... melon is ripe, juicy and has... sweet taste.

9. Unless... rain stops... picnic will be held under pavillion.

10. Can you hold... lid down so I can lock... suitcase?

11. My sister works in... large hospital in London. She is... doctor.

12....weather was lovely when I woke up yesterday morning:... sun was shining and there was... beautiful blue sky.

13. My car has broken down and I'll have to check... engine.

14.... government plans to help... poor and... unemployed.

15.... ambulance took... poor woman to hospital only at 7 p.m.

16. Who is... person who borrowed my umbrella?

17. It was... lovely house but... stairs were too steep for... old people.

18. They gave Anna... guitar for Christmas. She is very good at playing... guitar,... piano and... violin. On... whole, she is... very gifted girl.

19. These jeans are cheap. I bought them at a small shop somewhere near... General post-office.

20. If you give me... hand with... dishes, we can go out together.

21. Ann went to... best dressmaker to ensure that her wed­ding dress fitted her like... glove.

22. There has been... dramatic rise of unemployment in... past ten years.

23. Everything he has said is... lie. He made up... whole story.

24.... boutique opposite my house is having... sale.

25. Isn't he... man who plays... violin in your orchestra?

26... village of Baydon where he lived as... child, has now become part of... town.

27 Are you... person who telephoned here... hour ago?

28. If I'm accepted for... job, I'll have to start at... beginning of September.

29. Since I had... bad headache last night, I couldn't go out.

30. Will you send me... report as soon as it's finished?

31 You shouldn't be taking... shower now.... taxi's coming in twenty minutes.

32.... temperature will drop significantly during... after­noon.

33. Every morning I had to sort out... mail and distribute... faxes, before I could have... cup of coffee.

34.... drought this year has been less severe than last year.

35. We spent... wonderful evening with... Stones.

36.... gentle wind was blowing through... trees.

37. As soon as he had saved enough money he bought... new computer.

38. It was... very stormy night.... wind was howling and... rain was beating against... windows.

39. There was... accident which held up all... traffic coming into town.

40. Obviously we aren't going for... walk in... rain.

41. It's pleasant to play... game of tennis on... warm sum­mer afternoon.

42.... student at... back of... class was reading... news­paper.

43.... elephant's trunk is very strong, it can hold... log of wood.

44. You eat too little; that amount wouldn't keep... sparrow alive.

B. Once upon a time, there was... cat and... dog who lived in... small house. One day... cat said to... dog, This place is too small for us we need... bigger house'.... dog

agreed. 'We could even have... garden where I could bury my bones'. 'Well, I'm not sure... garden is a good idea", said... cat. 'Who would cut... grass?' 'We could employ... cat to do it', said... dog. 'Why not... dog?" said... cat. And so they never left... small house because they couldn't agree.

C. Last summer we went to... seaside for two weeks. Un­fortunately, we hadn't booked... accommodation before we went, and we had... awful time finding... room to stay in.... only room we could find was very small, but it had... lovely view of... sea and was only two minutes from... beach.... weather was very hot, and on... first day I stayed out too long. I got... terrible sunburn and had to stay in bed... next day. After that, however, everything went well and we had... wonderful holiday.

'the' or '-' A.

1. What... lovely weather we are having today!

2. What... charming people your parents are!

3.... Johnsons are going to visit... USA and... Canada in... summer.

4.... wood is much dearer than it used to be. In fact,... wood I used to make... shelves in... living room cost me a pretty penny.

5.... pollution is one of... greatest problems facing... mankind.

6.... moon and... earth both go round... sun.

7. How delicious... cake is!

8. They have two holiday homes, one in... mountains and... other at... seaside.

9.... small room was crammed with... furniture.

10 For... further information phone... number below.

11 Many people think that... bears are... gentle animals but they can be very aggressive.

12 As far as I know she didn't make... very impressive progress.

13, Don't eat in this restaurant.... food is awful there.

14. When I was at... school I was really bad at... History.

15.... flood did a lot of... damage to... monuments of... city.

16.... chopsticks are used a lot in... Japan.

17. I learnt... French at... school, but when I tried to speak it,... French didn't understand me.

18. It's more difficult to play... violin than to learn to play... tennis.

19.... government has promised to spend more on... health and... education.

20.... police showed him lots of photographs but he wasn't able to pick out... man who'd robbed... bank.

21. They gave me... incorrect information.

22.... letter is from... Browns with whom I stayed... last summer.

23.... time is... money.

24. Oh, look at... time, we'd better get moving.

25. It was... only time I had ever seen her lose her temper.

26. It's... time you were more serious.

27.... film takes us back to... time of... American war of... Independence.

28. We are not going on... holiday this year - we are trying to save... money.

29.... silence was suddenly broken by... loud scream.

30.... money he borrowed from his uncle was of little help.

31.... shirts on... washing-line must be dry now.

32.... boiling kettle filled... kitchen with... steam.

33. l don't mind staying at... home and looking after.. children this afternoon.

34. If you went to... Indonesia for... summer you would enjoy it there.

35.... Royal Hotel was almost completely destroyed by... fire last Saturday.

36. You can't expect... kindness and... support from your family if you don't give... same to them.

37.... guests didn't have to clear up after... party.... staff did all... cleaning... next day.

38.... birds can fly high in... sky.

39.... room was completely empty so some of us sat down on... floor while... others leaned against...wall.

40. They managed to arrive on... time despite... heavj snowstorm.

41.... National Gallery is located in... Trafalgar Square.

42. In spite of... fact that... music was quiet... neighbours complained.

43. We had... lovely weather last weak.

44. He has just given me... very helpful advice.

B. Dear Susan,

Well, I've been here in... New York for two weeks now. I'm having... time of my life. I am staying with my parents' friends,... Browns. So far I'm not missing... home at all.... Americans are very different from... English. I noticed this... moment I arrived at... Kennedy Airport, where... most people were very friendly. I've done a lot of sightseeing since I arrived. I've seen all... famous sights.... ones I liked best were... Statue of Liberty and... Times Square. We are going to... Washington... next week. I'm looking forward to visiting... President's home,... White House. Mr Brown won't be able to come with us as planned though, because

he has flue, He was going to drive us there but now we are going by... bus instead. Give my love to your mother an d father and... family. Ill be... home for... Christmas. Love,

Caroline