Exercise 42. Use the proper article.

1.... second day was evidently like... first. 2. Before I knew what had happened I read as far as... page five. 3. They sat... side by... side on... bench. 4. "Have you read... book,... Father?" "From... cover to... cover. And on every page there is... poison." 5. Do you ever go by... bus? 6. Sir Horace had arrived by... car at... tea time. 7. He was to shut up... house and bring... rest of... family back to... town, by... train,... next day. 8. I'm afraid it means walking, unless you'd like to take... Metro. 9. When I had quite decided this I took... seventy-three bus to... Oxford Street 10. She came down to... breakfast. 11. Elliot'll be back in... min­ute. He has gone to order... dinner. 12. Shall we go in to... tea? 13. I thought you might be glad of some coffee before you start back to your hotel. It is such... cold night. 14. We by awake half... night. 15. We've got... long night ahead. 16. We often walked round... streets at... night. 17. Leila had learned to dance at... boarding school. 18. You see, I was born in A - and went to... school here, so I have many good friends in... town. 19. She thinks she will stay in... bed. 20. When... hour later he opened his eyes again they fell on his nephew Adrian seated at... foot of... bed. 21. He had been in... hospital five days. 22. And... following day she telephoned that she was coming to... hospital to see him.

Exercise 43. Read the stories inserting articles which are required by the context

Aesop and the Traveller.

I. Aesop was... very clever man who lived many hundreds of years ago in... Greece. He wrote many fine stories. He was well known as... man who was fond of... jokes. One day, as he was enjoying... walk, he met... traveller, who greeted him and said: "... kind man, can you tell me how soon I shall get to... town?" "Go,"

Aesop answered. "I know I must go," protested... traveller, "but I should like you to tell me how soon I shall get to... town.

H. "Go," Aesop said again angrily. "This man must be mad,"... traveller thought and went on. After he had gone some distance, Ae­sop shouted after him. "You will get to... town in two hours."... traveller turned round in astonishment. "Why did not you tell me that before?" he asked. "How could I have told you that before?" answered Aesop. "I did not know how fast you could walk."

A Gordian Knot.

Gordius,... peasant, being chosen... King of Phrygia, dedicated his wagon to... Jupiter, and fastened... yoke to... pole with... rope so ingeniously that no one could untie it.

Alexander of Macedonia was told that "whoever undid... knot would reign over... whole East." "Well then," said... conqueror, "it is thus I perform... task," and, so saying, he cut... knot in two with his sword.

Nowadays,... difficult problem or task can be described as... "Gordian knot" and is to get out of... difficult or awkward position by... single brilliant stroke.

Exercise 44. Comment on the articles in the "of-phrases".

1. Why, I wouldn't say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house. 2. The crisis of the disease was safely past. He belonged to the world again. 3. They had been walking slowly over to the corner of the play-ground, where a church of no particular coloured stone was to be seen of the far sight of the road. The sight of it depressed Jenny. 4. He then took the arm of the First Lady. 5. Do you want me to tell the Director what the outline of the subject would be? 6. He shouted to an invisible woman in the back of the store to keep an eye on the cash register. 7. A wave of sympathy passed over him, for there was a great appeal in her personality. 8. A group of people rose from the lounge slats and made their way thankfully across the hall. 9. She noticed a trace of irritation in his voice. 10. Sitting with her arms locked round her knees, Jan felt a trickle of fear. 11. There must be a sense of loss, a feeling of the final parting with youth. 12. A conversation with him always stimulated a fresh flow of thought. 13. I had managed to swallow a piece of cheese but it felt like eating soup. 14. I ladled out a portion of salmon and we fell into pleasant conversation.

15. A crowd of well-wishers had already gathered outside the house.

16. He is the sort of man we want round the backwaters. 17. There was a sort of kindness in him, a sort of gentleness. 18. My sister is a sort of ping-pong ball.

Exercise 45. Insert articles where necessary paying particular attention to the use of articles In "of-phrases".

1. I was out and it was... clear moonlit night, and I happened to look up and suddenly I saw this tremendous tall person running along... crest of... hill. 2. He dived into... pocket and pulled out...

handful of... coins. 3. She looked just like... big handsome sweet contented woman,... efficient wife of... well-known charmer. 4. We stopped outside... illuminated window of... shoe shop. 5. After... while m. weeping subsided into... series of... long sighing sobs. 6. About half-way to... gate... sense of something behind me made me turn round. 7. She had... manner of... school-girl called to... principal's office for disciplinary action. 8. He was befriended by Lady Anna Fitzwarren,... daughter of... duke and... widow of... distinguished statesman. 9. He was... son of... solicitor in... Mid­lands town, who had gone bankrupt when Jasper was half-way through his schooling at... grammar school. 10. As he paused in front of... mahogany door he no longer felt... thrill of pride at... sight of... gold letters that proclaimed his function in... world. 11..Vernon was permitted... use of... adjoining chamber for meeting with his client. 12.... hour later she stood before... easel over which he had thrown... rough piece of... cloth. 13.... morning sun had turned... harbour to... pool of... shimmering light. 14. Across... river were... broken walls of... old houses that were being torn down. IS. They reached... theatre two minutes before... curtain rose and as Julia appeared there was... burst of clapping from... audience. 16. His red hair was nice, but his pale lashes gave his face... sort of... empty look. 17. She attempted to smile back, but... sudden stab of... pain closed her eyes and made her arch back against... seat.