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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.


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