Exercise 9. Insert the article where necessary

Exercise 8. Insert the article where necessary.

Many common objects are named after (1) … famous people who used or invented them. One of (2) … most famous examples of these are 'Wellington' boots. (3) … Wellington, got its name from (4) … Duke of Wellington who was (5) … responsible for defeating (6) …Napoleon at (7) … Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Wellington wanted (8) … special pair of boots made for him. He asked (9) … boot maker to make (10) … boots from rubber so they would be both comfortable as well as waterproof. Wellington was very pleased with (11) … boots and wore them constantly while he was campaigning. As he was (12) … famous military figure, a lot of (13) … people started to use (14) … same kind of boots, which soon became very popular. It is also true that this type of boot is perfect for (15) … British climate which is cold and wet for much of the time. Today (16) … British still use Wellington boots, or wellies’.

1. … people in my area head for beach in the summer.

2. … individual has every right to expect personal freedom. … freedom of … individual is something worth fighting for.

3. Yes, my name is … Robinsson, but I'm not … Robinsson you're looking for.

4. … advice my sister gave me saved me from getting in trouble.

5. … Cobras are famous for their use by … snake charmers because they respond well to … visual cues, and are of spectacular appearance.

6. I've got … appointment this afternoon. I've got to go to … doctor's.

7. … computer is … marvelous invention.

8. He painted … front door of his house with … green paint.

9. We have seen what … Earth looks like from … Moon.

10. This is … front room. … ceiling and … walls need decorating, but … floor is in good order. We'll probably cover it with … carpet.

11. You're imagining … things. All your fears are in … mind.

12. Look at this wonderful small computer. … top lifts up to form … screen; … front lifts off to form … keyboard and … whole thing only weighs 5 kilos.

13. … history of … world is … history of … war.

14. Is there … moon round … planet Venus?

15. He had … opportunity to think it over.

16. It is a pity that … friends you spoke of have not come.

17. … cars are generally very useful, except when you live in … big city.

18. They're building … new supermarket in … centre of our town.

19. Where's your mother at … moment? – I think she's in … kitchen.

20. This is …puzzle. … pieces are inside … box.

21. I am still wondering if I am doing … right thing.

22. In this case … problem was that … owner had forgotten to lock … door.

23. … book was lying on the patio table. … pages were blowing in the wind.

24. … Mothers often tell … small children … stories before bedtime.

25. You won’t have … opportunity like that any more.

26. He gave … suspicious look to … parcel I was carrying.

27. We desperately looked for... place to spend … night. … place we found at last in … picturesque village was marvelous. … village was called Bluestar.

28.... Giraffes have got.... long necks.

29. We went to … theatre last night and saw Flames. It's … wonderful play.

30. Jennifer is getting … divorce. Can you give her … name of … good lawyer?

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