Article practice

Fill in the blanks with the following texts with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) in those blanks.

(a) — angry man is not liked even by (b)–  idiot. There is a difference between (c)  –educated and (d)  –uneducated. An educated (e)  –man should come forward to educate (f) — uneducated man. On the other hand (g)  –rich man should have sympathy for (h) –poor man. Again there is a difference between (i) — rich and (j) –poor

Mobile phone is (a)  –great invention of modern science. As (b) — consumers of mobile phone are increasing day by day. (c)  –people are getting benefited. But it is unfortunate that mobile phone sometimes becomes (d)–  cause of hazard, especially (e)  –children are affected much. (f) — scientists believe that mobile phone causes brain tumors, genetic damage and many other (g) –incurable diseases. They believe that invisible and uncontrolled radioactivity of (h) — mobile phone causes irreparable damage to (i) –human body. They say that (j)–  government should control radioactive sources.

The process of globalization obviously requires (a)  –common language for international (b)  –communication. For many different reasons, English has achieved (c)  –prestige of being that (d)– language because it is (e)  –international language. It is no longer (f) –unique possession of British or American or other native-speakers but (g)  –language that belongs to (h)  –world’s people. This phenomenon has led to (i)  –bewildering variety of (j)  –English around the world.

Newspaper plays (a) — important role in our society. It is (b)  –most useful thing in our modern life. We cannot think of (c)  –day without it. To read newspaper is (d)  –good habit. (e)  –more we read newspaper. (f) — more we can acquire knowledge. If we don’t read it, we shall be (g) — frogs in (h) — dark well. It is (i)  –looking glass of (j) — modern world.

Every student wants to do better in (a) — examination. But it is not (b)  –easy work. (c)  –student has to do something for this. From (d)  –very beginning he must be serious. He should read (e)  –texts again and again. He must not memorize (f)  –answer without knowing the meaning. He must not make notes from (g)  –common source. He should have a good (h) — command over English. By doing all these things (i) — student can hope to make a good (j) –result.

Unfair means in the examination is (a) — offence. It degrades (b)  –standard of education. If the students of (c)  –country do not acquire true (d) –education, there will be no development for (e)  –country. (f)  –examinee should read seriously so that he can cut (g)  –good figure in the examination. To acquire true education should be the only aim in life of all (h)  –students. (i)  –educated man cannot support (j)  –unfair means in the examination at all.

Answers

      (a) an (b) an/the (c) the (d) the (e) × (f) the (g) a (h) a (i) the (j) the
      (a) a (b) the (c) × (d) the (e) the (f) × (g) × (h) the (i) the (j) the
      (a) a (b) × (c) the (d) × (e) an (f) the (g) a (h) the (i) a (j) ×
      (a) an (b) the (c) a (d) a (e) the (f) the (g) × (h) the (i) the (j) the
      (a) the (b) an (c) a (d) the (e) the (f) the (g) a (h) × (I)  a (j) ×
      (a) an (b) the (c) a (d) × (e) the (f) an (g) a (h) the (i) an (j)