1. Fill in the gaps of the following text with
appropriate articles. Put a cross (×) for zero articles:- 0.5×6=3
1. Lutfor is
(a)__ street boy. He is (b) __ orphan.
He lives in the street of Chittagong
(c)__ city. One day he went to Newmarket. He saw a fruit-seller
selling different kinds of (d) __ fruit. There he found (e)__ old man buying some apples. (f) __ apples
looked very fresh.
2. Truthfulness
is (a)__ greatest of all (b)__ virtues
which make (c)__ man really great. If we don’t cultivate (d)__ habit of speaking (e)__ truth, we can’t command (f)__
confidence of others.
3. Once
I went to (a)__ mango orchard. One of my
friends was (b)__ owner of the orchard. While walking I found (c)__ mango lying
under (d)__ tree. (e)__ mango was ripe. Seeing (f)__ mango in my hand, my friend said, “It will taste sweet”.
4. Our life is
(a)__ sum total of hours, days and
years. But all days are not equally memorable to us. Most of (b)__ days are
forgotten with (c)__ passage of time . Only (d)__ few days remain ever fresh in
our memory. My first day at (e) __ school is such (f)__ amazing day.
5. The main aim
of (a)__ education is not only to pass the exam and get (b)__ good job but also
to gain knowledge and widen (c)__ third eye. (d)__ ideal student should realize
(e) __ real fact. Otherwise, the purpose of education will be (f) __ incomplete
one.
6. My
mother is (a)__ very religious woman. She always advise me to follow (b)__ path
of (c)__ truth and honesty. She bears (d) __ good moral character. She is very
kind to (e)__ poor. She is (f)__ ideal housewife.
7. Drug
addiction is now (a)__ global problem. It has spread its poisonous claw all
over (b)__ world. Frustration is (c)__
man cause of drug addiction. Drugs bear (d)__ terrible effect on (e)__ human
body. It kills a man little by little.
No physician can stop the changes that take place in the organs of (f)__
addict.
8. Always
Speak (a)__ truth. Never tell (b)__ lie. Nobody believes (c)__liar. Even if he
is (d)__ truthful he is considered to be (e)__ liar. Nobody in (f)__ world is
as unfortunate as he.
9. Each
an every student wants to make a good result. But it is not (a)l__ easy task.
(b)_ student has to do something for this. From (c)__ very beginning he must be
very serious. He should read (d)__ texts again and again. He must not make
(e)__ notes from (f)__ common source.
10. We
live in age of science. Newspaper is (b)__ wonder of modern science. Newspaper
is (c)__ paper which carries news of (d)__ whole world. It is such (e)__
important thing that we cannot go (f)__ single day without it.
11. A
few days ago I enjoyed (a)__ interesting football (b)__ match. It was played
between (c)__ top two teams, Argentina
and Germany.
On (d)__ day of the match. I went to (e)__ stadium quite early. I stood in the
line and bought (f)__ ticket.
12. Mr.
Karim is an English (a)__ teacher. He is (b)__ M.A in English. He serves in
(c)__ famous institution. He tries to lead (d)__ honest life. He is (e)__ most
favourite teacher (f)__ to the students.
13. A
true friend is (a)__ asset. He stands by his friend in time of (b)__ danger.
Normally he is not (c)__ greedy person. He always wishes for (d)__ welfare of
his friend. But it is (e)__ matter of fact that (f)__ ideal friend is very rare
today.
14. (a)__
ant is an industrious (b)__ insect. No other insect is as industrious like
(c)__ ant. If we open (d)__ pages of history, we shall see that (e)__ men who
have become great in (f)__ world were industrious.
15. Dhaka
is (a)__ capital of Bangladesh.
It is (b)__ old city. People of different communities live in (c)__ city. Their
ways of life are (d)__ quite different. So, their occupations are not
(e)__same. Most of the people lead (f)__ very hard life here.
16. English
is (a)__international language. It is spoken all over (b)__ world. So the
importance of (c)__ English cannot be described in words. All (d)__ books of
higher education are written in English. Today organizations need employers who
can speak and write (e)__ standard from of (f)__ English.
Answer to the question No-1
1. (a) a
(b) an (c) × (d) × (e) an (f) The
2. (a) the (b) × (c) a (d) the (e) the (f) the
3. (a) a (b) the (c) a (d) a (e) The (f) the
4. (a) the/a (b) the (c) the (d) a/the (e)×
(f) an
5. (a) × (b) a (c) the (d) An (e) the (f) an
6. (a) a (b) the (c) ×/the (d) a (e) the (f)
an
7. (a) a (b) the (c) the (d) × (e) a (f)
the/an
8. (a) the (b) a (c) a (d) ´ (e) a (f) the
9. (a) an (b) A (c) the (d) the (e) ´/the (f) the/a
10. (a) ´ (b) a/the (c) the (d) the
(e) an (f) a
11. (a) an (b) ´ (c) the (d) the (e) the (f)
a
12. (a) ´ (b) an (c) a (d) an (e) the
(f) ´
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14. (a) The/an (b) ´ (c) an/the (d) the (e) the (f) the
15. (a) the (b) an (c) the (d) ´ (e) the (f) a
16. (a) an (b) the (c) ´ (d) the (e) the (f) ´