Ex. 19. Insert articles where necessary

1. … wheat is grown in Canada. 2. We can write a letter on … paper. 3. A fish swim in … water. 4. We eat … soup with a spoon. 5. You must write in … ink, here is a pen. 6. The dog has stolen … meat. What are we to do? 7. Who left … water running in the bathroom? 8. That winter … snow was very deep. 9. … ice is not thick enough for skating. 10. The gardener filled in the hole with … earth. 11. …life is impossible without … water & …air. 12. You can’t swim in the river. … water isn’t warm enough. 13. She hurried in & found … coffee almost boiled away. 14. …oil is lighter than…water. 15. He has…deep knowledge in mathematics. 16. You can’t do any work without…knowledge. 17. …life is …complicated matter. 18. The Browns lived …quit life somewhere in South Carolina. 19. The Moslems don’t eat …pork. 20. …water is short in deserts & can be found in oases. 21. This is..coffee I’m fond of. I don’t think there is …better coffee than this. 22. It seems to me Englishmen show …deep distrust of strangers. 23. He wanted to give his son …good education. 24. … air was fresh & cool. 25. He can give you …good piece of …advice. He is fond of giving …advice. But …advice he gave us didn’t help. 26. The patient was making …noticeable progress. 27. You can be satisfied with …progress you’ve made. 28. Our plane ran into …bad weather. 29. The car made …loud noise. 30. I still have …childish fear of thunder. 31. I became almost wild with …joy. 32. I cannot forget …kindness with which you treated me. 33. Grandpa takes …great pleasure in reading. 34. We are in …good health because we get up at sunrise. 35. The old man greeted me with... great joy. 36. Take … great care of your health. 37. Swimming is …great fun. 38. He made …great progress since …beginning of …term. 39. What …fine weather we are having today! 40. At last he found …very interesting work. 41. What …clever advice!

Ex. 20. Supply the or “-”.

1. I’ve always understood … Dark Ages to refer to Medieval Europe. 2. Ferguson has travelled everywhere from … Central Asia to … Arctic Ocean. 3. He’s been to … Brazil and … Argentina, but he’s never been to … USA. 4. I’d love to do a tour of European capitals and visit … London, … Paris, … Vienna. 5. What’s your address? – I live in … Montague Road, number 27. 6. I could never afford to stay at hotels like … Brawn’s or … Hilton. 7. Peter was born in … Bavaria, but now he lives in … Ohio. 8. You can’t visit … London without seeing … Buckingham Palace. 9. I’ve been climbing in … Alps, but I’ve never managed to get up … Mont Blanc. 10. I’d love to travel down … Nile. 11. There’s a splendid view of … Lake Geneva from this hotel. 12. We had an early dinner at … Leoni’s and then went to a play at … Globe Theatre. 13. They live in … West of Scotland. 14. They have the meeting of … Labour Party here. 15. It was not … London of his youth.