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Fill in the blanks with articles wherever necessary

a) 1. During their holidays they went on cruise on Black Sea and
Mediterranean. 2. They made calls at ports, in Turkey, Greece, and Italy. 3.
Then they made trip to Moldavia and Transylvania. 4. In Cluj they put up
at Transilvania Hotel. 5. In lobby of hotel there was a newsstand were all
kinds of newspapers were on sale. 6. In Cluj they met very lovely English
family Browns who were spending their holidays visiting Romania. 7. They also
made trip to Carpathians. 8. Danube is large river in Europe. 9. It rises
in Germany, crosses Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania , and it then
flows into Black Sea. 10. English as spoken by English is somewhat different
from that spoken by Americans. 11. Bucharest is capital of Romania.
b) 1. iron is hard metal. 2. ink is used for writing. 3. wheat is cereal. 4.
ink in my inkpot is blue. 5. Strike iron while it is hot. 6. In winter water
freezes into ice. 7. He was first to break ice. 8. coin is made of silver.
9. speech is silver but silence is gold.
c) 1. He goes to bed very late at night. 2. bed is in bedroom. 3. goods
were taken to market. 4. We are in market for synthetic fibres and yarns. 5.
ship left harbour. 6. They were in town. 7. We went for walk outside
town. 8. children often take walk after school. 9. Opposite school there is
library.
d) 1. We have breakfast at 7 o?clock. 2. lunch costs me 20 cents. 3. supper is i
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basket. 4. We are allowed hour for dinner.
e) 1. In spring trees burst into blossom. 2. If winter comes can spring be
far behind? 3. One swallow does not make summer. 4. autumn is season of
ripe fruit and grain crops.
f) 1. owl sleeps by day. 2. We have lunch at noon. 3. They set out at
midnight. 4. In morning you must hurry otherwise you may be late for school. 5.
night was setting in. 6. He studied night after night.
g) 1. Who is at fault? 2. goods are stowed on deck. 3. You can reach place
by bus. 4. Put all these on paper. 5. wares are loaded on board.
2. Fill in the blanks with definite or indefinite articles
a) 1. He sold apples by pound. 2. They rent house by year. 3. eggs are
bought by dozen. 4. They are paid by day. 5. cloth is sold by yard.
b) 1. poor live in squalid houses. 2. sick must get medical attendance. 3. rich
seldom care for needy. 4. unemployed received unemployment benefits.
c) 1. Who was first to arrive? 2. George was last who came in time for
beginning of lecture. 3. others were late and did not attend it. 4. dog is
useful animal. 5. third chapter of novel is most interesting. 6. He is
younger of two. 7. Do you play violin? 8. whale is mammal. 9. earth
moves round sun.
d) 1. He is teacher while his wife is economist. 2. My brother is engineer. 3. I
opened door and saw stranger. 4. There is book on table. 5. He became
turner.