REVIEW
1. Articles: a/an.
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My neighbour is photographer; let’s ask him for … advice about colour films.
We had … fish and … chips for … lunch.
That doesn’t sound … very interesting lunch.
I had a very bad night; I didn’t sleep … wink.
He is … vegetarian; you won`t get … meat at his house. He’ll give you nut cutlet.
Last time I had … nut cutlet I had … indigestion.
…travel agent would give you … information about … hotels.
We’d better go by … taxi – if we can get … taxi at such … hour as 2 a.m.
…person who suffers from … claustrophobia has … dread of being confined in small space, and would always prefer … stairs to … lift.
Do you take … sugar in … coffee?
I used to, but now I`m on … diet. I`m trying to lose … weight.
…man suffering from … shock should not be given anything to drink.
You’ll get … shock if you torch … lice write with that screwdriver?
Why don’t you get … screwdriver with … insulated handle?
It costs fifty-five and … half pence and I`ve only got … fifty pence piece.
You can pay by … cheque here.
But can I write … cheque for … fifty-five and … half pence?
… Mr Smith is … old customer and … honest man.
Why do you say that? Has he been accused of … dishonesty?
I`m not … wage-earner; I`m … self-employed man. I have … business of my own.
Then you’re not … worker; you’re … capitalist!
When he was charged with … murder he said that he had … alibi.
…friend of mine is expecting … baby. If it’s … girl she’s going to be called Etheldreda.
What … name to give … girl!
I have … hour and … half for lunch.
I only have … half … hour – barely … time for … smoke and … cup of coffee.
I hope you have … lovely time and … good weather.
But I`m not going for … holiday; I`m going on … business.
He locked at me with … horror when I explained that I was … double agent.
I wouldn’t climb … mountain for 1000$! I have … horror of … heights.
I have … headache and … sore throat. I think I’ve got … cold.
I think you’re getting … flu.
… Mr Jones called while you were out (neither of us know this man). He wants to make … complaint about … article in the paper. He was in … very bad temper.
If you go by … train you can have quite … comfortable journey, but make sure you get … express, not … train that stops at all the stations.
…few people know (hardly anyone knows) that there is … secret passage from this house to … old smugglers’ cave in the cliffs.
I`m having … few friends into … coffee tomorrow evening.
Would you like to come?
I`d love to, but I`m afraid I`m going to … concert.
It’s time you had … holiday. You haven’t had … day off for … month.
He broke … leg in … skiing accident. It’s still in … plaster.
I want … assistant with … knowledge of French and … experience of … office routine.
I see that your house is built of … wood. Are you insured against … fire?
The escaped prisoner camped in … wood but he didn’t light … fire because … smoke rising from the wood might attract … attention.
I had … amazing experience last night. I saw … dinosaurs eating … meat pie in … London Park.
You mean you had … nightmare. Anyway, dinosaurs didn’t eat … meat.
I`ll pay you … hundred … week. It’s not … enormous salary but after all you are … completely unskilled man.
IF you kept … graph you could see at … glance whether you were making … profit or … loss.
…little (hard anything) is known about the effect of this drug; yet … chemist will sell it to you without … prescription.
I have … little money left; let’s have dinner in …restaurant.
Would it be … trouble to you to buy me … newspaper on your way home?
…man is … reasoning animal.
2. Articles: the.
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…youngest boy has just started going to … school; … eldest boy is at … college.
She lives on … top floor of an old house. When … wind blows, all … windows rattle.
…darkness doesn’t worry … cats; … cats can see in … dark.
My little boys say that they want to be … spacemen, but most of them will probably end up in … less dramatics jobs.
Do you know … time?