Exercise 17. Insert the article where necessary

Exercise 16. Insert the article where necessary.

1. In today's edition, … paper endorsed Mayor Riley, who is running for reelection.

2. Watkins was formerly editor of The Express, … local weekly newspaper.

3. Most of … people here never take any exercise at all.

4. Helping students to prepare for examinations or assignments is likely to ease … pressure considerably.

5. … pipeline carries … natural gas from under the sea to the refinery inland.

6. However, research shows that there are still some purchases which will encourage … people to save.

7. … noise from the apartment upstairs was beginning to get on my nerves.

8. Some people don't work well under … pressure.

9. As our older generation knows from … experience, unchecked aggression against a small nation is a prelude to international disaster.

10. Britain also buys … liquefied natural gas via a tanker terminal in Kent.

11. Looking at the finished product, you wouldn't know it was made from … paper.

12. The new aeroplane would rival its competitors in terms of … noise, range and versatility.

13. My passport was stolen and the police said they couldn't help me. It was … terrible experience.

14. When Charlie became ill, I was inclined to put it down to … pressures of his job. 15. … noise of the explosion could be heard all over the city.

16. Scientists could not explain why … gas had suddenly ignited.

17. Someone made … rude noise, which the teacher decided to ignore.

18. The guard began to search the pile of leaves where we were hiding, but then got distracted by … noise from the house.

19. Students who get some kind of … experience develop greater self-confidence and better communication skills.

20. Ruth caught a sea bass and wrapped it up in … paper to bring home to her cat.

1. I followed … advice of my doctor and was vaccinated against yellow fever before visiting the country.

2. We were given... advice on choosing the right university course.

3. Anyone with … experience as a Web page designer can easily get a job.

4. One of the jurors agreed to talk about … experience, but did not want to be named. 5. Learning a new language can be … frustrating experience.

6. If the government increases its borrowing now, that could cause … problems in the future.

7. The air conditioning in the hotel isn't working at the moment and there is no hot water, but they hope to have … problems sorted out by this afternoon.

8. … computers were supposed to bring about the paperless office. In fact, they just seem to generate piles of paperwork.

9 When the police arrived the two men dropped … computers they were carrying and escaped through a window.

10. The new guide provides … information on all hotels and other accommodation in the city.

11. I got … information I wanted about train times to Paris from a really good website.

12. It was the first attempt in … history to assemble representatives of all the major regions.

13. Each article has … written history printed on a card below the display.

14. The Americans exploded the first nuclear weapon in … history of mankind.

15. The amount of … time and money they have wasted on the project is inconceivable.

16. Why didn’t you realize this project at... time you could do it?

17. Let's find … time when you're not so busy, and talk about this calmly.

18. Lawrence's novel was rejected at first, but it later came to be recognized as … work of genius.

19. … work had to be completed within a limited period of time.

20. He found it difficult to cope with the dual pressures of … work and home life.

21. Environmental groups intend to keep up … pressure they are facing until the government changes the law.

22. There is … increased pressure on Congress to backtrack on some of the welfare cuts imposed last year.

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