Question

1. Fill in the blanks using suitable articles. Put a (x) where none is required.
One day (a) ............... certain gentleman went to meet Sir Isaac Newton just before
............... lunchtime. When he asked for him, he was informed by (c) ................. servant
that Sir Isaac was in his study, where nobody was allowed to disturb him. The visitor who
really wished to speak to Sir Isaac, said he would wait till he came for lunch, and so sat down
in (d)................. dining room. (e) ................. short time later, (f) ................. food was brought
in-(g) ................. boiled chicken under a cover. (h)................. hour passed, and Sir Isaac did
not appear. (i) ................. gentleman, feeling hungry, decided to eat (j) ................. chicken.
When he had finished eating, he covered up the empty dish and told the servant to boil another
chicken for his master. But before that was ready, Sir Isaac came down to eat. When he found
the gentleman in (k) ................. dining room, he said: "I beg your pardon, Sir, because you
had to wait so long. But just allow me (1) ................. little time to take my lunch first, for I am
quite hungry." Saying this, he picked up the cover, and finding (m) ................. dish empty, he
remarked with a smile: "See, Sir, we learned people are really absent-minded! I quite forgot!
had had (n) ................. lunch already."​

Answer 1

Answer:

One day (a) .......A........ certain gentleman went to meet Sir Isaac Newton just before

........the....... lunchtime. When he asked for him, he was informed by (c) ......the........... servant

that Sir Isaac was in his study, where nobody was allowed to disturb him. The visitor who

really wished to speak to Sir Isaac, said he would wait till he came for lunch, and so sat down

in (d).........the........ dining room. (e) ............a..... short time later, (f) .............X.... food was brought

in-(g) ........a....... boiled chicken under a cover. (h).........an........ hour passed, and Sir Isaac did

not appear. (i) ..........the....... gentleman, feeling hungry, decided to eat (j) ............the..... chicken.

When he had finished eating, he covered up the empty dish and told the servant to boil another

chicken for his master. But before that was ready, Sir Isaac came down to eat. When he found

the gentleman in (k) ......the........... dining room, he said: "I beg your pardon, Sir, because you

had to wait so long. But just allow me (1) .........a........ little time to take my lunch first, for I am

quite hungry." Saying this, he picked up the cover, and finding (m) ..........the....... dish empty, he

remarked with a smile: "See, Sir, we learned people are really absent-minded! I quite forgot!

had had (n) .........X........ lunch already

Explanation:Refer to the rules of the articles

Answer 2

here is the answers:

1. a
2. the
3. the
4. the
5. a
6. x
7. a
8. an
9. the
10. the
11. the
12. the
13. x

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