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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:

   1. Her uncle is ___________ one-eyed man.
   2. He is ___________ better singer than dancer.
   3. Everybody wants to be __________ honourable person.
   4. I read ___________ Bible every morning.
   5. He has too high __________ opinion for you.
   6. Which is ___________ highest TV tower in the world.
   7. She is __________ American but her husband is _________ European.
   8. It is not always that __________ rich are happy.
   9. There was ___________ explosion at the railway station.
   10. Kalidas is __________ Shakespeare of India.
2. 2.

   The following sentences form a short text on tea. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles where necessary to complete the paragraph:

   Tea is _____1_____ popular and refreshing beverage. It is, I think, one of the _____2_____ consumed beverages in _____3_____ world. The U.K. is possibly _____4_____ the largest consumer of tea. Its pleasant flavour adds to _____5____ satisfaction of drinking it. Having a cup of tea in the morning and ____6____ afternoon has become _____7_____ integral part of modern life. Millions of _____8_____ people relax over ______9_____ cup of tea everyday. There are three main types of tea : green, black and oolong. Black tea is ______10_____ most consumed tea. It is grown and manufactured in such tea-producing countries as India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Argentina and Kenya. ______11_____ other two types, oolong and green, come from ______12_____ Japan and China.

3. 3.

   Insert articles where necessary in the following sentences:

   1. We should help poor and needy.
   2. English is language of people of England.
   3. I met him year ago.
   4. Arvind is cleverest boy in class.
   5. Enemy is laying siege to fort.
   6. They never die who die for noble cause.
   7. How clear sky looks !
   8. Brutus was honourable man.
   9. Scheme failed for want of funds.
   10. I like rose, king of flowers.
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:

   1. Albert Schweitzer was ___________ famous doctor. He looked after ________ sick in Africa. __________ Africans thought that medicine was ___________ kind of magic.
   2. Mr. Fogg handed two thousand pounds in bank-notes to ___________ Indians. ________ Indians counted notes carefully. They easily found ___________ driver for __________ elephant. ___________ travellers at once got on ___________ elephant's back and their journey began.
   3. In ___________ past ___________ people believed that _________ sun travelled round _________ earth. But we know now that __________ sun is _________ centre round which _________ earth and __________ other planets revolve.
   4. Hearing __________ Rabbit talk, Alice was surprised. She ran after him, went down _________ hole and soon came to ___________ funny house. ___________ chimneys were like ears and __________ roof was made of fur. __________ table was set out under _________ tree in front of _________ house, and Alice saw March Hare and ___________ Halter having tea at it.
   5. Television is usually called ___________ wonder box. It has changed _________ lifestyle of __________ people. Now even __________ illiterate person can watch television and get entertainment and information. Television has created __________ equality among __________ different classes of the people. Now, we can't imagine __________ life style without TV.
   6. There are four main areas of __________ world where deposits of oil appear _________ first is that of _________ Middle East and includes ___________ regions near _________ Caspian Sea, __________ Black sea, ____________ Red Sea and ___________ Persian Gulf.