EXERCISE 1
A. 1. a 2. an
3. an 4. an
5. an 6. an
7. a 8. an
B. 1. a new office building 2. travel agent
3. an American scientist 4. a day’s outing
5. an Indian stamp 6. a heart attack
7. an advanced country 8. an interesting play
EXERCISE 2
1. A (telephone); a 2.x; x; x
3. a; a; an; a 4.a; a; a; an
5. a; a; a; a; a 6.an; a; x; an; x; a; a
7. a; an 8.x
EXERCISE 3
A. 1. a (very bad night); a (wink)
2. an (honesty)
3. a (vision of a new and happier Europe)
4. a (holiday); a (day off); a (month)
5. an (hourly service)
6. a (great honour); a (gathering)
7. a (mountain); a (horror)
8. an (early age)
9. a (word)
10.a (boy)
B. 1. a (big problem); (not too big) a (problem)
2. a (square nose); (so handsome) a (man)
3. (However great) a (disaster)
4. (Many) a (shipwrecked sailor)
5. (Such) an (urgent need)
6. (So urgent) a (need)
7. (as lovely)a (picture)
8. (what) a (serious crisis)
9. (many) a (greater man)
10. (How serious) a (crime)
EXERCISE 4
1. the; x 2. x; The(forests)
3. x; The(nature) 4. The (education); x
7. x; the 8. the; x
EXERCISE 5
A. 1.x; a; the 2. The (steam-engine); the
3. The (bat); a 4. x; the; x; a
5. the 6. a; the; x; x
7. The(prison);a 8. The (youngest); x; the; x
B. 1.The (horse); a (noble animal); a (faithful servant)
2. a (game)
3. the (school); the (behaviour);the (pupils)
4. The (dinner); the (speeches)
5. the (setting of goals)
6. the (hospital); (at) the (end of)t he (week)
7. the (radio)
8. The (flute)
9. (have) a; the (city center); (get) a; (on) the (bus)
10. the (ground); the (wood)
EXERCISE 6
A. 1.The; the; the 2. The; the
3. The; the 4. The (wool); the
5. x; the; x 6. the; the; the; x
7. the; the 8. x; x; x
9. the; the 10. x
B. 1. the British Museum 2. the Suez Canal
3. the difference between 4. the Wilsons
these two words
5. in the first row 6. the year 1949
EXERCISE 7
(The) People everywhere … When (the) strangers … (The) Good manners … in (the) different parts … accepting (the) gifts … shows (the) bad manners … even (the) rudeness … with (the) good manners accept (the) important things with (the) both hands …to accept (the) important things shows not only (the) discourtesy … In (the) Europe and (the) North America, however, (the) people…