C) Put a suitable article into the blanks: 1. My neighbour is ……….. photographer; let’s ask him for ……….. advice about colour films. 2. I had ……… very bad night; I didn’t sleep ………. wink. 3. He is ………… vegeterian; you won’t get ………. meat at his house. 4. ………… youngest boy has just started going to ……….. school; ………. eldest boy is at ………… college. 5. I went to ………… school to talk to ………… headmistress. I persuaded her to let Ann give up …………. gymnastics and take ………. ballet lessons instead. 6. There was ………. knock on ………. door. I opened it and found ………… small dark man in ………. check overcoat and ……… soft hat. 7. - Are John and Mary ……….. cousins? - No, they aren’t ………. cousins; they are ……….. brother and ……… sister. 8. ……….. postman’s little boy says that he’d rather be ………… dentist than ……….. doctor, because …………. dentists don’t get called out at ……….. night. 9. - Would you like to hear ………… story about ……….. Englishman, …………. Irishman and ………. Scotsman? - No. I’ve heard ……….. stories about ……….. Englishmen, ………… Irishmen and ………… Scotsmen before and they are all ……….. same. 10. “………. modern burglars don’t hide under ………. beds.” said her daughter. 11. ……….. most of ………… stories that ………… people tell about ……….. Irish aren’t true. 12. Like many women, she loves ……….. tea parties and ………… gossip. 13. On ……….. Sundays my father stays in …………. bed till ten o’clock, reading ………. Sunday papers. 14. I have ……….. little money left; let’s have dinner in ……….. restaurant. 15. - I hope you have ………… lovely time and ………… good weather. - But I’m not going for ………… holiday; I’m going on …………. business. 16. During ………. meal he gives her ………. instructions about ………. garden and she tells him ………. village gossip. 17. My mother goes to …………church in …………. morning, and in ………… afternoon goes to visit ………… friends.

1. My neighbor is a photographer; let's ask him for some advice about color films.
Explanation: "Photographer" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Advice" is an uncountable noun, so we don't need an article before it.

2. I had a very bad night; I didn't sleep a wink.
Explanation: "Night" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Wink" is an uncountable noun, so we don't need an article before it.

3. He is a vegetarian; you won't get any meat at his house.
Explanation: "Vegetarian" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Meat" is an uncountable noun, so we don't need an article before it.

4. The youngest boy has just started going to school; the eldest boy is at the college.
Explanation: "Youngest" and "eldest" are superlatives, so we don't need to use an article before them. "School" and "college" are common nouns, so we need to use the definite article "the" before them.

5. I went to the school to talk to the headmistress. I persuaded her to let Ann give up gymnastics and take ballet lessons instead.
Explanation: "School" is a specific school, so we need to use the definite article "the" before it. "Headmistress" is a specific person, so we also use the definite article "the" before it. "Gymnastics" and "ballet lessons" are activities, so we don't need an article before them.

6. There was a knock on the door. I opened it and found a small dark man in a check overcoat and a soft hat.
Explanation: "Knock" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Door" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Man" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Check overcoat" and "soft hat" are specific items of clothing, so we use the indefinite article "a" before them.

7. - Are John and Mary cousins?
- No, they aren't cousins; they are brother and sister.
Explanation: "Cousins" is a plural countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Brother" and "sister" are singular countable nouns, so we don't need an article before them.

8. The postman's little boy says that he'd rather be a dentist than a doctor, because dentists don't get called out at night.
Explanation: "Postman's" is a specific postman, so we use the definite article "the" before it. "Boy" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Dentist" and "doctor" are singular countable nouns, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before them. "Night" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it.

9. - Would you like to hear a story about an Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman?
- No. I've heard stories about Englishmen, Irishmen, and Scotsmen before and they are all the same.
Explanation: "Story" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Englishman," "Irishman," and "Scotsman" are singular countable nouns, so we need to use the indefinite article "an" before them. "Englishmen," "Irishmen," and "Scotsmen" are plural countable nouns, so we don't need an article before them.

10. "Modern burglars don't hide under beds." said her daughter.
Explanation: "Burglars" is a plural countable noun, so we don't need an article before it. "Beds" is a plural countable noun, so we don't need an article before it.

11. Most of the stories that people tell about the Irish aren't true.
Explanation: "Stories" is a plural countable noun, so we don't need an article before it. "Irish" is a plural noun, so we don't need an article before it.

12. Like many women, she loves tea parties and gossip.
Explanation: "Tea parties" and "gossip" are uncountable nouns, so we don't need an article before them.

13. On Sundays my father stays in bed till ten o'clock, reading the Sunday papers.
Explanation: "Sundays" is a specific day of the week, so we use the definite article "the" before it. "Bed" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Sunday papers" are specific newspapers, so we use the definite article "the" before them.

14. I have a little money left; let's have dinner in a restaurant.
Explanation: "Money" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Restaurant" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it.

15. - I hope you have a lovely time and good weather.
- But I'm not going for a holiday; I'm going on a business.
Explanation: "Time" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before it. "Weather" is an uncountable noun, so we don't need an article before it. "Holiday" and "business" are singular countable nouns, so we need to use the indefinite article "a" before them.

16. During the meal he gives her instructions about the garden and she tells him village gossip.
Explanation: "Meal" is a singular countable noun, so we use the definite article "the" before it. "Instructions" is a plural countable noun, so we don't need an article before it. "Garden" is a singular countable noun, so we need to use the indefinite article "the" before it. "Village gossip" is an uncountable noun, so we don't need an article before it.

17. My mother goes to church in the morning, and in the afternoon goes to visit friends.
Explanation: "Church" is a specific church, so we use the definite article "the" before it. "Morning" and "afternoon" are specific times, so we use the definite article "the" before them. "Friends" is a plural countable noun, so we don't need an article before it.