Ex. 18. Insert suitable articles where necessary.
1) He studies ___ Chinese history at ___ college.
2) How many people have walked on ___ moon?
3) ___ unemployed receive ___ money from ___ government.
4) Before ___ people invented ___ wheel, they could not transport heavy loads easily.
5) Not ___ word was said at ___ dinner about___ accident that had happened in ___ morning.
6) Last year when I was at ___ school I never took ___ interest in ___ ancient art. Now any kind of___ information in this field is very interesting to me.
7) Yesterday I came from___ work nearly exhausted and went to ___ bed immediately.
8) ___ driver turned left. Suddenly ___child ran into the road.
9) Vicky was lying on ___ sofa. She was watching ___film on ___television,
10) I had to take ___ train and then ___ bus. ___ bus was half an hour late.
11) ___ thing which annoys me most about ___ foreign language is ___ grammar rules.
12) I have never seen ___ cozier place in my life.
13) Where are ___ scissors? - Sorry, I haven't seen them.
14) Many people think that __ beer they brew in Germany is the best in the world.
15) It was ___ beautiful day. There wasn't ___ cloud in ___ sky.
16) I live in ___ old house near ___ centre of town.
17) We heard ___strange noise in the night so we called ___ police.
18) In some things ___ girls are better than ___boys. In other things ___ boys are better than___ girls.
19) My father had ___ accident on the way to___ work.
20) I think that ___ coffee which is grown in Kenya tastes the best.
21) The window was open and ___ air in the room was freezing cold.
22) We need ___ new furniture. ___ chairs are getting very shabby.
23) ___ boy had cut himself with ___ knife.
24) You have made ___very good progress in your understanding of ___ English article system.
25) ___wild pig came into the garden looking for ___food.
26) I have been scared of ___ horses ever since I was bitten by one as ___ small child.
27) I hate ___music they play at our dances - it's too loud!
28) Do you play ___ musical instrument? Yes, I play ___ piano.
29) ___ pet, which can be quite ___nuisance at times, can also be ___ joy to___ elderly people.
Answers & Comments
2) How many people have walked on the Moon?
3) The unemployed receive money from the government.
4) Before people invented the wheel, they could not transport heavy loads easily.
5) Not a word was said at dinner about the accident that had happened in the morning.
6) Last year when I was at school I never took interest in ancient art. Now any kind of information in this field is very interesting to me.
7) Yesterday I came from work nearly exhausted and went to bed immediately.
8) The driver turned left. Suddenly a child ran into the road.
9) Vicky was lying on the sofa. She was watching a film on television.
10) I had to take ___ train and then ___ bus. ___ bus was half an hour late.
11) The thing which annoys me most about the foreign language is grammar rules.
12) I have never seen a cozier place in my life.
13) Where are the scissors? - Sorry, I haven't seen them.
14) Many people think that the beer they brew in Germany is the best in the world.
15) It was a beautiful day. There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
16) I live in an old house near the centre of town.
17) We heard a strange noise in the night so we called the police.
18) In some things girls are better than boys. In other things boys are better than girls.
19) My father had an accident on the way to work.
20) I think that the coffee which is grown in Kenya tastes the best.
21) The window was open and the air in the room was freezing cold.
22) We need new furniture. The chairs are getting very shabby.
23) The boy had cut himself with a knife.
24) You have made very good progress in your understanding of the English article system.
25) A wild pig came into the garden looking for food.
26) I have been scared of horses ever since I was bitten by one as a small child.
27) I hate the music they play at our dances - it's too loud!
28) Do you play a musical instrument? Yes, I play the piano.
29) A pet, which can be quite a nuisance at times, can also be a joy to elderly people.