Exercise 81. Insert the proper article summarizing the cases already mentioned.

1. "Here I am, up with lark and ready for action," he an­nounced. 2. Old woman with immense Breton cap opened door. 3. As room filled up, one kept hearing whispers about young Winslow. Some were speaking in malice, some in good nature, some in mixture of two. 4. He went in and ordered himself bacon and eggs and tea. He sat there for long time, drinking cup after cup of strong black tea. 5. She was stout powerful middle-aged woman with face like lion and foot like rhino. 6. Dinner was as good as it looked and smelled. 7. Rain had stopped and there was sudden and startling stillness. 8. I judged her to be woman quite unused to deception of any kind. Child could have seen through her. 9. She had husband who was devoted to her and proud of her. 10. Then it came to Jago to describe examination results. He passed from subject to subject in traditional Cambridge order, mathematics, classics, natural sciences. He came to history. 11. We broke off at one o'clock for cold lunch, and most people ate with zest. 12. She stared at Hilary with look of defiance that he couldn't interpret. 13. Here once more trees met overhead and there was diffused green light. 14. Sky was cloudless and china-blue, there was scarcely breath of wind. Sun was perceptibly warm on skin and we thought of taking turn round garden before lunch. 15. He liked his food and he did not see why when he was alone he should have less good dinner than when he had guest. 16. Then two women smiled at each other with curious tenderness. 17. Demoyte regarded him with unconcealed contempt and always referred to as "poor Ewy". 18. Money went through his hands like water. 19 By and by people

began to talk about his modelling. He began to work in stone. 20. He raised his voice and shouted for dinner. 21. He led way to stable-yard accordingly, the Rat following with most mistrustful expression. 22. Dr. Stevens, most sensitive man, suddenly became aware that for first time amiable phrases had produced shocked silence.

Exercise 82. Insert the proper article summarizing the cases already mentioned.

1. But Eden did not at once prepare for bed. Instead he sat down, his.head in his hands, and tried to think. 2. Suddenly they heard sinister, terrifying whistle of falling bomb ahead of them. 3. Jane looked at him with impassive face and deliberately winked at him. 4. He had confused feeling of surprise. 5. Mr. Jenkins was small man with grey, thinning hair, lined, long face and red-rimmed eyes. 6. I went round table to stop him. 1 had him by shoulder, but he shook me off. 7. He told me, word for word, what Pilbrow had said. 8. "She is sure of that?" asked Ralf, who had sat with immov­able face. 9. I told him that it might put us both in false position if I gave definite answer. 10. Branches above her were murmuring like river. 11. She went to bed and soon fell into deep sleep. 12. I'm going to have rail-course dinner, 13. There was not yet hint of autumn in air and sun shone radiant 14. No one could have more passionate love for England than he. 15. Week went by, week of tremendous hope, second week went by, week of terrified foreboding. 16. Demoyte's books were all behind glass, so that roof was full of reflections. 17. There was sound of footsteps outside and girl said: "There's Father." 18. "Of course he didn't do it," said Caroline, who had been keeping silent with great difficulty. 19. He could not resist asking: "Do you know when results will be out?" 20. We • stood looking at window. Court was quite beneath stars.

Exercise 83. Pay attention to the groups of nouns before which the article is omitted lo stress their close connection. Use the article in other cases, if necessary.

1. Very mystery of him excited her curiosity like door that had neither lock nor key. 2. Pursuers and pursued vanished into night. 3. There was pause, niece and aunt regarded each other. 4. Neither wife nor husband spoke. 5. At first I thought that they were brother and sister, they were so much alike. 6. He came in through French window, leaving dog and gun outside. 7. When guests had gone, and Adela gone to bed, there was another interview between mother and son. 8. Husband and wife stood breathing as if they had run hundred yards instead of walking three. 9. Roger had been as surprised at others to hear that Jim and Dora were man and wife. 10. His life with Lisa in Paris had not included any French friends whom he might expect to find still, after war and oc­cupation, inevitably established in their own homes. 11. Not sound,

not quiver as if horse and man had turned to metal. 12. They went off, as though car and driver were one indivisible unit

Exercise 84. Comment on the omission of the article in the following examples.

1. His stolid features were expressionless as he catalogued the room. Bed, night table, medicine glass, capsule box, tea-cup, medicine-bottle half filled with pink fluid, carafe half filled with water. 2. In the past, knife, fork, spoon, razor, comb, lather-brush, tooth-brush, button-stick - these had sufficed him, 3. Wind-driven rain hammered tree, bush, ground, man, car, with incessant blows. 4. She broke off with a hopeless gesture in which hands, shoulders, and head took part. 5. As far as rain, and wind, and sun could wreck the garments he wore, it had been done. 6. Outside, the evening was warm and the air was penetrated with smells, conjured up by the recent rain, which lay in heavy layers, earth and leaves and flowers. 7. He looked out over the opal sea, at the changing colours of sand and cloud and mountaintop...

Exercise 85. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use off articles in set phrases.

I. 1. Hilary stepped out of witness-box and in doing so caught
sight of his niece and waved a finger. 2. As I put my hand to door
of Sylvia's cafe I had mild attack of pins-and-needles and one leg
gave way under me. 3. 1 don't say it's just as well to keep eye
open for the worst. 4. Villagers from Oakley gave evidence yester­
day. 5. It must be terribly, terribly distressive to be in debt. 6. I've
got upper hand over you, Fagin. 7. Ninety-eight draughts men have
been on strike for more pay for nearly three weeks. 8. By-and-by a
small boat came in sight.

II. 1. He had good laugh over this, but thought came back and
in end it did not seem laughing matter. 2. They both talked as if
they were in contact with professional theatre. 3. I was aware that
she was in control of conversation. 4. I don't think she's in need of
protection. 5. We in House of Lords are never in touch with public
opinion. 6. Alleyn listened with air of sympathetic attention. 7. Ene­
mies are in fight. 8. This novel 2d print differs in some particulars
from same book in manuscript. 9. Ting-a-ling, tan on black cushion,
lay like Chinese lion in miniature. 10. I think we are nearly at end.
11, Except for receiving little note in answer to her letter, which
relieved her not at all, Dinny had spent these last two days in dis­
tress of mind. 12. Now it must all come to end. 13. The cookery
was so good that it was clear Lady Jane very seldom had hand in
it. 14. He came on business from Sacramento, but he stayed for
pleasure on island. 15. There are moments when we must look fact
in face. 16. They talked lot, mostly about Theatre, with special ref­
erence to Warley Thespians. 17. We all want friends at times
18. He just put on whatever was nearest to hand. 19. She would

have to dance, out of politeness, until she could find Meg. 20. As soon as Rabbit was out of sight, Pooh remembered that he had forgotten to ask who Small was.