Article Fill in the blanks with the following texts with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) in those blanks. 1. (a) ¾ angry man is not liked even by (b)¾ idiot. There is a difference between (c) ¾ educated and (d) ¾ uneducated. An educated (e) ¾ man should come forward to educate (f) ¾ uneducated man. On the other hand, (g) ¾ rich man should have sympathy for (h) ¾ poor man. Again there is a difference between (i) ¾ rich and (j) ¾ poor 2. Mobile phone is (a) ¾ great invention of modern science. As (b) ¾ consumers of mobile phone are increasing day by day. (c) ¾ people are getting benefited. But it is unfortunate that mobile phone sometimes becomes (d) ¾ cause of hazard, especially (e) ¾ children are affected much. (f) ¾ scientists believe that mobile phone causes brain tumors, genetic damage and many other (g) ¾ incurable diseases. They believe that invisible and uncontrolled radioactivity of (h)¾ mobile phone causes irreparable damage to (i)¾ human body. They say that (j)¾ government should control radioactive sources. 3. The process of globalization obviously requires (a) ¾ common language for international (b) ¾ communication. For many different reasons, English has achieved (c) ¾ prestige of being that (d) ¾ language because it is (e) ¾ international language. It is no longer (f) ¾ unique possession of British or American or other native-speakers but (g) ¾ language that belongs to (h) ¾ world's people. This phenomenon has led to (i) ¾ bewildering variety of (j) ¾ English around the world. 4. Newspaper plays (a) ¾ important role in our society. It is (b) ¾ most useful thing in our modern life. We cannot think of (c) ¾ day without it. To read newspaper is (d) ¾ good habit. (e) ¾ more we read newspaper, (f) ¾ more we can acquire knowledge. If we don't read it, we shall be (g) ¾ frogs in (h) ¾ dark well. It is (i) ¾ looking glass of (j) ¾ modern world. 5. Every student wants to do better in (a) ¾ examination. But it is not (b) ¾ easy work. (c) ¾ student has to do something for this. From (d) ¾ very beginning he must be serious. He should read (e) ¾ texts again and again. He must not memorize (f) ¾ answer without knowing the meaning. He must not make notes from (g) ¾ common source. He should have a good (h) ¾ command over English. By doing all these things (i) ¾ student can hope to make a good (j) ¾ result. Answers : 1. (a) an (b) an/the (c) the (d) the (e) × (f) the (g) a (h) a (i) the (j) the 2. (a) a (b) the (c) × (d) the (e) the (f) × (g) × (h) the (i) the (j) the 3. (a) a (b)× (c) the (d) × (e) an (f) the (g) a (h) the (i) a (j) × 4. (a) an (b) the (c) a (d) a (e) the (f) the (g) × (h) the (i) the (j) the 5. (a) the (b) an (c) a (d) the (e) the (f) the (g) a (h) × (i) a (j) × ।