Exercise 22. Fill in : a, an or the where necessary.

1. … The… Grand Canyon is in …….Arizona.

2. He visited …….Pyramids while he was in …….Egypt.

3. …….Morpeth is ……. town in …….north of …….England.

4.She lives in …….castle near …….River Rhine.

5.I went shopping at …….Macy's and bought…….expensive overcoat.

6.They are going for …….walk near …….London Zoo in …….Regent's Park.

7.There is. …….cinema in …….Bridge Street called …….Odeon.

8.Anna comes from…….Netherlands but she lives in …….USA now.

9. …….Malta is in …….Mediterranean.

10. …….Victoria Coach Station is near ……. Apollo theatre.

11. When we went to …….Paris we saw……. Eiffel Tower and ….Louvre.

12. …….Smith's book shop is in …….. High Street opposite ….Barclays Bank.

Exercise 23. Put in the articles where it is necessary:

THE DEVOTED FRIEND (After 0scar Wilde)

….. Hans had….. great many friends, but ….. most devoted friend of all was ….. big Hugh, ….. miller. Indeed, so devoted was ….. rich miller to ….. little Hans that he never went by his garden without leaning over ….. wall and plucking ….. large nosegay, or filling his pockets with ….. plums and ….. cherries if it was ….. fruit season.

“….. real friends should have everything In common, “….. miller used to say …... neighbours, indeed, thought it strange that ….. rich miller never gave ….. little Hans anything in return, though he had …... hundred sacks of ….. flour stored away in ….. mill, and six cows, and ….. large flock of ….. sheep.

In ….. spring, ….. summer and ….. autumn Hans was very happy, but when ….. winter came, he suffered ….. good deal from ….. cold and ….. hunger and often had to go to ….. bed without ….. supper. 'There is no good in my going to see ….. little Hans now: ….. miller used to say to his wife, 'for when ….. people are in ….. trouble they should not be bothered by ….. visitors. I’ll pay him ….. visit in spring and he will be able to give me ….. large basket of flowers and that will make him so happy.'

'You are very thoughtful about ….. others, " answered his wife. It Is ….. pleas­ure to hear you talk about ….. friendship. I am sure ….. clergyman himself could not say such beautiful things, though he does live in ….. three-storied house and wears ….. gold ring on his little finger.'

“But could we not ask little Hans up here? " said ….. miller's youngest son. 'What ….. silly boy you are! ’ cried ….. miller. " Ireally don't know what is ….. use of sending you to ……. school. You do not seem to learn anything. Why if ….. little Hans came here, he might get envious, and ….. envy is ….. most terrible thing. Besides, if he came here, he might ask me to let him have some flour on ….. credit, and that I could not do. ….. flour is one thing, and ….. friendship is another. ….. words are spelt differently and mean quite different things.'

'How well you talk, " said ….. miller's wife, pouring herself out ….. large glass of ….. warm ale. “It is Just like being in ….. church.”