. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary. 1. He lives in___south of___Australia. 2. In his novels Jack London, ___ famous American writer, described___life of___poor. 3. It seemed to him that nothing would break such___peaceful silence. Suddenly there was___scream, then___second and___third. 4. Can you play___guitar? 5. He came in one morning when we were having___dinner on___terrace of___ hotel and introduced himself. 6.___world tour costs ___lot of money. 7. Did he fail you? What___surprise! 8.1 don't believe you. I think you're telling ___lie. 9. Did you have___lovely time in___ Hague? 10. It was ___ early evening but I was feeling sleepy so I decided to have___nap. 11. He made___gross mistake.___ economists can't make such___mistakes. 12. Have___ look at the sky. It looks like___rain, 13. She'll have___ swim and return in___quarter of___hour. 14. I'll have to convince him that I'm telling___truth. 15. He wasn't used to driving on___left. 16.___Christmas Eve is on ___ 24th of December, 17, Don't worry, we'll get___home before___sunset. 18, I'd like to have___ sandwich with___sausage for___breakfast, 19. My favourite subject at___school was___biology. 20. He knows___ history of___French Revolution well. 21. To tell___ truth, I didn't expect to find___ homeless man here. 22. It's___ high time you stopped being so selfish. 23.___earth goes round ___sun. 24.___Lombard Street in___City of London is___centre of___banking in Great Britain. 25,___Queen Elizabeth___II won't speak on___radio tomorrow, 26.___English Channel is between___Great Britain and___France. 27.___ Trafalgar Square is ___ geographical centre of ___ London. 28. When___student, Jane spent two years in ___Europe. 29.___Pacific is___ largest ocean on our planet. 30. Have you ever been to___Museum of___ Fine Arts? 31. Show me___Bermudas on this map, please. 32.___Mississippi is___longest river in ___USA. 33. One of my classmates entered ___ Moscow State University last year. As for me, I chose___Higher School of___Economics. 34 ___Urals are old and not very high. 35. We are just taking___first steps into___ space.___universe is still terra incognita for us. 36. ___ Russians have wonderful folk song tradition. 37. Why don't you eat with___knife and ___fork? 38. They've been waiting to hear from him all___month. 39. We met on___wet Monday in___June. 40. Look out!___cat is on___TV! 41.___Queen Elizabeth had ___dinner with__ President Clinton. 42. lie was elected ___President in 1996. 43. Mr. Smith, „___ engineer of Black &Co., returned from his trip toMalta. 44. He sat to his letter to___ Sun, 45. Mary was talking with ___Dodges who were sitting near the fire-place. 46. I saw___beautiful Goya in Milan once. 47, He locked at me from___head totoe. 48.1 fought for.___freedom, for the brotherhood of___man, 49. He is___very sociable man. He always has many invitations to___ dinner, 50. On___one hand,___facts he presented are true, but on___other hand, I can't trust them. I know he often tells___lies. 51. He fell in love with her at___ first sight. 52. Don't take my words close to___heart. 53.___ Moscow of 1950's is not___Moscow of___1990's.

1. He lives in _the_ south of _Australia_. (We use "the" before a geographical region or a group of islands.)

2. In his novels Jack London, _a_ famous American writer, described _the_ life of _the_ poor. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time and "the" when we refer to it again in the same context. Here, we mention Jack London for the first time and then refer to his novels.)

3. It seemed to him that nothing would break such _a_ peaceful silence. Suddenly there was _a_ scream, then _a_ second and _a_ third. (We use "a" before a countable noun when we refer to something for the first time or when we are discussing something indefinite.)

4. Can you play _the_ guitar? (We use "the" before musical instruments when talking about them in general.)

5. He came in one morning when we were having _dinner on _the_ terrace of _the_ hotel and introduced himself. (We use "the" before meals and places.)

6. _A_ world tour costs _a_ lot of money. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

7. Did he fail you? What _a_ surprise! (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

8. I don't believe you. I think you're telling _a_ lie. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

9. Did you have _a_ lovely time in _The_ Hague? (The word "The" is capitalized here as it is a part of the name "The Hague." We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

10. It was _an_ early evening but I was feeling sleepy so I decided to have _a_ nap. (We use "an" before a noun that begins with a vowel sound, and "a" before a noun that begins with a consonant sound. Here, "early" starts with the vowel sound of /i/ and "evening" starts with the consonant sound of /ɪ/.)

11. He made _a_ gross mistake. _The_ economists can't make such _mistakes. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite. We use "the" before a plural noun when we want to refer to a specific group.)

12. Have _a_ look at the sky. It looks like _rain. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

13. She'll have _a_ swim and return in _a_ quarter of _an_ hour. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite. We use "an" before a noun that begins with a vowel sound. Here, "hour" starts with the vowel sound of /aʊ/.)

14. I'll have to convince him that I'm telling _the_ truth. (We use "the" before a singular noun when we refer to something specific.)

15. He wasn't used to driving on _the_ left. (We use "the" before a singular noun when we refer to something specific.)

16. _The_ Christmas Eve is on _the_ 24th of December. (We use "the" before unique events or specific days and dates.)

17. Don't worry, we'll get _home before _the_ sunset. (We use "the" before a singular noun when we refer to something specific.)

18. I'd like to have _a_ sandwich with _a_ sausage for _breakfast. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

19. My favourite subject at _school was _biology. (We use "school" as a general concept without an article.)

20. He knows _the_ history of _the_ French Revolution well. (We use "the" before historical events or specific historical periods.)

21. To tell _the_ truth, I didn't expect to find _a_ homeless man here. (We use "the" before a noun when we refer to something specific. We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

22. It's _high time you stopped being so selfish. (We don't use an article before "high time.")

23. _The_ earth goes round _the_ sun. (We use "the" before celestial bodies and natural phenomena.)

24. _Lombard Street in _the_ City of London is _the_ centre of _banking in Great Britain. (We use "the" before unique streets, cities, and countries.)

25. _Queen Elizabeth _II won't speak on _the_ radio tomorrow. (We use "the" before unique titles.)

26. _The_ English Channel is between _Great Britain and _France. (We use "the" before unique bodies of water and geographical features.)

27. _Trafalgar Square is _the_ geographical centre of _London. (We use "the" before unique places.)

28. When _a_ student, Jane spent two years in _Europe. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

29. _Pacific is _the_ largest ocean on our planet. (We use "the" before unique oceans and seas.)

30. Have you ever been to _the_ Museum of _Fine Arts? (We use "the" before unique museums and art galleries.)

31. Show me _the_ Bermuda on this map, please. (We use "the" before unique islands and geographical features.)

32. _The_ Mississippi is _the_ longest river in _the_ USA (We use "the" before unique rivers and countries.)

33. One of my classmates entered _the_ Moscow State University last year. As for me, I chose _the_ Higher School of _Economics. (We use "the" before unique universities and schools.)

34. _The_ Urals are old and not very high. (We use "the" before unique mountain ranges.)

35. We are just taking _the_ first steps into _space. _The_ universe is still terra incognita for us. (We use "the" before unique concepts.)

36. _The_ Russians have a wonderful folk song tradition. (We use "the" before nationalities.)

37. Why don't you eat with _a_ knife and _a_ fork? (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

38. They've been waiting to hear from him all _the_ month. (We use "the" before time periods.)

39. We met on _a_ wet Monday in _June. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite. We use "in" before months.)

40. Look out! _The_ cat is on _the_ TV! (We use "the" before unique objects and devices.)

41. _The_ Queen Elizabeth had _a_ dinner with _the_ President Clinton. (We use "the" before unique titles and "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

42. _He_ was elected _the_ President in 1996. (We use "the" before unique positions or offices.)

43. Mr. Smith, _an_ engineer of Black & Co., returned from his trip to Malta. (We use "an" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

44. He sat to _his_ letter to _the_ Sun. (We use possessive pronouns to indicate possession. We use "the" before unique newspaper names.)

45. Mary was talking with _the_ Dodgers who were sitting near the fireplace. (We use "the" before a plural noun when we refer to a specific group or when they are unique.)

46. I saw _a_ beautiful Goya in Milan once. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

47. He looked at me from _head to toe. (We don't use an article before body parts.)

48. I fought for _freedom, for the brotherhood of _man. (We don't use an article before abstract concepts.)

49. He is _a_ very sociable man. He always has many invitations to _dinner. (We use "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

50. On _the_ one hand, _the_ facts he presented are true, but on _the_ other hand, I can't trust them. I know he often tells _lies. (We use "the" before unique concepts and "a" before a singular noun when we mention it for the first time or when discussing something indefinite.)

51. He fell in love with her at _the_ first sight. (We use "the" before unique concepts.)

52. Don't take my words close to _the_ heart. (We use "the" before unique concepts.)

53. _The_ Moscow of the 1950s is not _the_ Moscow of the 1990s. (We use "the" before unique cities and time periods.)