Exercise of Articles

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When Titanic was crossing  Atlantic she struck and iceberg which tore a hill hole in her bow  captain  captain ordered crew to help  passengers into  boat.
Everywhere  man has cut down  forests in order to cultivate  ground, or to use  wood as  fuel or as  building material.
But  interference with  natural often brings  disaster  tree-feeling sometimes turns  fertile land into a dustbowl.
people think that  lead is  heaviest metal, but  gold is heavier.
Our air hostess said, ‘rack is only for  light articles  heavy things such as  bottles must be put on  floor.’
windows are supposed to let in  light; but windows of this house are too small that we have to have  electric light on all  time.
There’ll always be a conflict between  old and  young  young people want  change but  old people want  things to stay  same.
You can fool some of  people all  time, and all  people some of  time, but you can't fool all  people all  time.
power tends to corrupt and  absolute power corrupts absolutely.
3. Articles: a/an, the. Insert a, an or the if necessary.
There was  knock on  door. I opened it and found  small dark man in  blue overcoat and  woolen cap.
He said he was  employee of  gas company and had come to read  meter.
But I had subscription that he wasn’t speaking  truth because  meter readers usually wear  peaked caps.
However, I took him to  meter, which is in  dark corner under  stairs ( meters are usually in  dark corners under  stairs.).
I asked if he had  torch; he said he disliked torches and always read  meters by  light of match.
I remarked that it there was  leak in  gaspipe there might be  explosion while he was reading  meter.
He said, ‘As  matter of  fact, there was  explosion in  last house I visited; and Mr Smith  owner of  house, was burnt in  face.’
‘Mr Smith was holding  lighted match at  time of  explosion.’
To prevent  possible repetition of this accident, I lent him  torch.
He switched on  torch, read  meter and wrote  reading down on back of  envelope.
I said in  surprise that  meters readers usually put  readings down in  book.
He said that he had had  book but that it had been burnt in  fire in  Mr Smith’s house.
By this time I had come to  conclusion that he wasn’t  genuine meter reader; and  moment he left  house and I rang  police.
Are Jones and Mary  cousin?	No, they aren’t  cousin; they are  brother and  sister.
fog was so thick that we couldn’t see  side of  road. We followed  car in front of us and hoped that we were going  right way.
I can't remember  exact date of  storm, but I know it was  Sunday because everybody was at  church. On  Monday  post didn’t come because  roads were blocked by  fallen trees.
Peter thinks that this is quite  cheap restaurant.
There’s been  murder here.	Where’s  body?	There isn’t  body.
Then how do you know there’s been  murder?
Number  hundred and two  house next door to us, is for sale. It’s quite  nice house with  big rooms  back windows look out on  park.
I don’t know what  price  owners are asking. But Dry and Rot are  agents. You could give them  ring and make them  offer.
postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be  dentist than  doctor, because  dentist don’t get called out at  night.
Just as  air hostess (there was only one on the plane) was handing me  cup of  coffee  plane gave  lurch and  coffee went all over  person on  other side of  gangway.
There was collision between  car and  cyclist at  crossroads near  my house early in  morning  cyclist was taken to  hospital with  concussion  driver of  car was treated for  shock  witnesses says that  car was going at  seventy miles  hour.
Professor Jones,  man who discovered  new drug that everyone is talking about, refused to give  press conference.
Peter Pipe,  student in professor’s college, asked him why he refused to talk to  press.
We’re going to  tea with  Smiths today, aren’t we? Shall we take  car?
We can go by  car if you wash  car first. We can't go to  Mrs Smith’s in  car all covered with  mud.
He got  job in  south and spent  next two years doing  work he really enjoyed.
It is  pleasure to do  business with such  efficient organization.
day after  day passed without  news, and we began to lose  hope.
Would you like to hear  story about  Englishman,  Irishman and  Scotsman?
No, I've heard  stories about  Englishmen,  Irishmen and  Scotsmen before they are all  same.
But mine is not  typical story. In my story  Scotsman is generous,  Irishman is logical and  Englishman is romantic.
Oh, if it’s  fantastic story I'll listen with  pleasure.
My aunt lived on  ground floor of  old house on  River Thames. She was very much afraid of  burglars and always looked up  house very carefully before she went to  bed. She also took  precaution of looking under  bed to see if  burglar was hiding there.
‘modern burglars don’t hide under  beds,’ said her daughter. ‘I'll go on looking just  same,’ said my aunt.
One morning she rang her daughter in  triumph. ‘I found  burglar under  bed  last night,’ she said, ‘and he was quite  young man.’
apples are sold by  pound. These are forty pence  pound.
It was  windy morning but they hired  boat and went for  sail along  coast. In  afternoon  winds increased and they soon found themselves in  difficulties.
4. Articles and possessive adjective. Insert a, an, the or my, his, her, our, your, their if necessary.
He took off  coat and set to work.
Why are you standing there with  hands in  pockets?
At most meetings  people vote by raising  right hands.
The bullet struck him in  foot.
They tied  hands behind  back and locked him in a cellar.
He took  shoes off and entered on  tiptoe.
Someone threw  eggs which struck the speaker on shoulder.
I have  headache.
I have  pain in  shoulder.
The windscreen was smashed and the driver was cut in  face by broken glass.
He was  very tall man with  dark hair and  small beard, but I couldn’t see  eyes because he was wearing  dark glasses.
He tore  trousers getting over a barbed wire fence.
Brother and sister were quite unlike each other. He had  fair wavy hair;  hair was dark and straight.
She pulled  sleeve to attract his attention.
She pulled him by  sleeve.
‘Hand up!’ said the masked man, and we all put  hands up.
Ask  woman in front of you to take off  hat.
He stroked  chin thoughtfully.
If you’re too hot why don’t you take off  coat?
I saw him raise  right hand and take  oath.
The lioness bit him in  leg.
You should change  wet shoes or you’ll catch another cold.
There was a shot and a policeman came out with  blood running down  face.
We shook  hands with  host.
He fell off his horse and injured  back.
The barman seized the drunk by  collar.
Leave  coats in  cloakroom; don’t bring them into  theatre.
He fell down a flight of stairs and broke  rib.
He pointed to a woman in  green dress.
He is  thoroughly selfish man; he wouldn’t lift  finger to help anyone.
You’ll strain  eyes if you read in  bad light.
She was on  knees, scrubbing  kitchen floor.
He has  horrible job; I won't like to be in  shoes.
You’ve got  shirt on inside out.
‘Pull up  socks,’ said his mother.
I hit  thumb with a hammer when I was hanging the picture.
5. A /an and one. Insert a, an or one if necessary.
of my friends advised me to take  taxi; another said that there was quite  good bus service.
friend of mine lent me  book by Meredith. I've only  more chapter to read. Would you like  loan of it afterwards.
No, thank. I read  of his  books few years ago and didn’t like it. Besides I have  library book to finish. If I don’t take it back tomorrow I'll have to pay  fine.
man I met on the train told me  rather unusual story.
Most people like  rest after  hard day’s to work, but Tom seemed to have  inexhaustible supply of energy.
I've told you  hundred times not to come into  room with  hat on.
It’s unlucky to light three cigarettes with match.
That’s only  superstition. Only  idiots believe in superstitions.
He says  caravan is no good; he needs  cottage.
plate is no good; we need  dozen.
Last time there was  fog here  plane crash-landed in  field near airport. The crew had  lucky escape  man broke his leg; the rest was unhurt.
You’ve been  great help to me;  day I will repay you.
My car broke down near  bus stop. There was  man waiting for bus  so I asked him for  advice.
He took  quick look at my car and said, ‘buy new .’
There was  woman there. The rest were men.
There shouldn’t have been even  woman. It was meant to be  stag party.
Don’t tell  soul! Not even your wife.
OF course not! I'll never tell  secret to  woman.
Most of the staff had been there for only  very short time, but  man had been there  year and  half, so he knew  little more than the rest.
Could you lend me  dictionary, please? I'm trying to do  crossword puzzle.
I'm afraid I've only got  dictionary, and Tom’s borrowed it.
chop won't be enough for Tom; he’ll want two; he’s  small man but he’s got  big appetite.
‘I want  volunteers for  dangerous job,’ said the captain.
There was  long silence.
Isn’t there even  man who will take  risk?’ he asked. voice called out from the back, ‘Will there be  reward?’
I have  flat on the top floor. You get  lovely view from there.
day a new director arrived. He was  ambitious, bad-tempered man, and the staff took  instant dislike to him.
Suddenly  bullet struck  street lamp  little to Bill’s left. He looked up and saw  man with  gun standing at  open window.
Bill fired back twice,  bullet hit the wall, the other broke  pane of  glass. He heard  angry shout.
day –it was  dry day with  good with visibility – Tom was driving along  country road in  borrowed car.
You’re making  mistake after another. Have you  hangover, or something?
No, but I had  very bad night last night. The people next door were having  party.
bad night shouldn’t have such  effect on your work. I often have three bad nights in succession. I live in  very noisy street.