EXERCISE 1

　　A. 1. a 2. an

　　3. an 4. an

　　5. an 6. an

　　7. a 8. an

　　B. 1. a new office building 2. travel agent

　　3. an American scientist 4. a day’s outing

　　5. an Indian stamp 6. a heart attack

　　7. an advanced country 8. an interesting play

　　EXERCISE 2

　　1. A (telephone); a 2.x; x; x

　　3. a; a; an; a 4.a; a; a; an

　　5. a; a; a; a; a 6.an; a; x; an; x; a; a

　　7. a; an 8.x

　　EXERCISE 3

　　A. 1. a (very bad night); a (wink)

　　2. an (honesty)

　　3. a (vision of a new and happier Europe)

　　4. a (holiday); a (day off); a (month)

　　5. an (hourly service)

　　6. a (great honour); a (gathering)

　　7. a (mountain); a (horror)

　　8. an (early age)

　　9. a (word)

　　10.a (boy)

　　B. 1. a (big problem); (not too big) a (problem)

　　2. a (square nose); (so handsome) a (man)

　　3. (However great) a (disaster)

　　4. (Many) a (shipwrecked sailor)

　　5. (Such) an (urgent need)

　　6. (So urgent) a (need)

　　7. (as lovely)a (picture)

　　8. (what) a (serious crisis)

　　9. (many) a (greater man)

　　10. (How serious) a (crime)

　　EXERCISE 4

　　1. the; x 2. x; The(forests)

　　3. x; The(nature) 4. The (education); x

　　7. x; the 8. the; x

　　EXERCISE 5

　　A. 1.x; a; the 2. The (steam-engine); the

　　3. The (bat); a 4. x; the; x; a

　　5. the 6. a; the; x; x

　　7. The(prison);a 8. The (youngest); x; the; x

　　B. 1.The (horse); a (noble animal); a (faithful servant)

　　2. a (game)

　　3. the (school); the (behaviour);the (pupils)

　　4. The (dinner); the (speeches)

　　5. the (setting of goals)

　　6. the (hospital); (at) the (end of)t he (week)

　　7. the (radio)

　　8. The (flute)

　　9. (have) a; the (city center); (get) a; (on) the (bus)

　　10. the (ground); the (wood)

　　EXERCISE 6

　　A. 1.The; the; the 2. The; the

　　3. The; the 4. The (wool); the

　　5. x; the; x 6. the; the; the; x

　　7. the; the 8. x; x; x

　　9. the; the 10. x

　　B. 1. the British Museum 2. the Suez Canal

　　3. the difference between 4. the Wilsons

　　these two words

　　5. in the first row 6. the year 1949

　　EXERCISE 7

　　(The) People everywhere … When (the) strangers … (The) Good manners … in (the) different parts … accepting (the) gifts … shows (the) bad manners … even (the) rudeness … with (the) good manners accept (the) important things with (the) both hands …to accept (the) important things shows not only (the) discourtesy … In (the) Europe and (the) North America, however, (the) people…