Transcript Fill in the missing articles

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______ time is ______ money.
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______ time is ______ money.
Time is - money.
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I love living in ______ country. I love ______ peace
and quiet you find there.
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I love living in ______ country. I love ______ peace
and quiet you find there.
I love living in the country. I love the peace and
quiet you find there.
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I like eating ______ Italian food but I can't stand
going to Caligula’s, ______ Italian
restaurant near my house.
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I like eating ______ Italian food but I can't stand
going to Caligula’s, ______ Italian
restaurant near my house.
I like eating - Italian food but I can't stand going to
Caligula’s, the Italian restaurant near
my house.
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I like ______ music in general and I really like ______
music in _____ film "The Beach".
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I like ______ music in general and I really like ______
music in _____ film "The Beach".
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I like - music in general and I really like the music in
the film "The Beach".
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I'm studying ______ history and I wish I could have
lived in ______ 19th ce
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I'm studying ______ history and I wish I could have
lived in ______ 19th ce
I'm studying - history and I wish I could have lived in
the 19th century.
ntury.
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Who invented ______ computer? I don't know who
______ inventor was but I think he
was _____ genius.
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Who invented ______ computer? I don't know who
______ inventor was but I think he
was _____ genius.
Who invented the computer? I don't know who the
inventor was but I think he was a genius.
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How on earth did we manage before ______
invention of ______ internet?
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How on earth did we manage before ______
invention of ______ internet?
How on earth did we manage before the invention of
the internet?
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I must escape from ______ city for a while. I need to
get back to ______ nature.
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I must escape from ______ city for a while. I need to
get back to ______ nature.
I must escape from the city for a while. I need to get
back to - nature.
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I think ______ wheel was ______ greatest invention
ever.
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I think ______ wheel was ______ greatest invention
ever.
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I think the wheel was the greatest invention ever.
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We need to save ______ tiger. It is under attack by
______ man.
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We need to save ______ tiger. It is under attack by
______ man.
We need to save the tiger. It is under attack by man.
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She's always on ______ telephone. She loves ______
talking.
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She's always on ______ telephone. She loves ______
talking.
She's always on the telephone. She loves - talking.
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I'm pretty good at ______ word-processing. I learnt it
when I was in ______ Army.
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I'm pretty good at - word-processing. I learnt it when
I was in the Army.
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I'm pretty good at ______ word-processing. I learnt it
when I was in ______ Army.
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I'm pretty good at - word-processing. I learnt it when
I was in the Army.
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I think ______ small businesses should get more
help from ______ Government.
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I think ______ small businesses should get more
help from ______ Government.
I think - small businesses should get more help from
the Government.
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______ Euro is doing badly against ______ pound.
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______ Euro is doing badly against ______ pound.
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The Euro is doing badly against the pound.
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I heard about _____ death of _____ Pope on ______
BBC. It was on ______ 6.00 o’clock news.
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I heard about _____ death of _____ Pope on ______
BBC. It was on ______ 6.00 o’clock news.
I heard about the death of the Pope on the BBC. It
was on the 6.00 o’clock news.
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I work in ______ banking in ______ City of London.
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I work in ______ banking in ______ City of London.
I work in - banking in the City of London.
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It's not easy to raise ______ venture capital in ______
Europe.
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It's not easy to raise ______ venture capital in ______
Europe.
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It's not easy to raise - venture capital in - Europe.
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I'm just popping to ______ bank – _____ Lloyd's
Bank actually.
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I'm just popping to ______ bank – _____ Lloyd's
Bank actually.
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I'm just popping to the bank – - Lloyd's Bank
actually.
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He hopes to float his company on ______ London
Stock Exchange in ______ New Year.
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He hopes to float his company on ______ London
Stock Exchange in ______ New Year.
He hopes to float his company on the London Stock
Exchange in the New Year.
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Harold is ______ most stubborn person I know. He’s
as stubborn as _____ mule.
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Harold is ______ most stubborn person I know. He’s
as stubborn as _____ mule.
Harold is the most stubborn person I know. He’s as
stubborn as a mule.
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Diana is ______ very nice person. It’s _____ shame
she’s married to Harold _____ mule!
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Diana is ______ very nice person. It’s _____ shame
she’s married to Harold _____ mule!
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Diana is a very nice person. It’s a shame she’s
married to Harold the mule!.
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Last night we went out for ______ meal. My
girlfriend paid _____ bill and I left ____
waiter _____ tip.
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Last night we went out for ______ meal. My
girlfriend paid _____ bill and I left ____
waiter _____ tip.
Last night we went out for a meal. My girlfriend paid
the bill and I left the waiter a tip.
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Tonight I am probably going to eat in ______ hotel
restaurant and then go to _____ bed early.
I hate living out of ______ suitcase but it's unavoidable
when you work as _____ travelling salesman.
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Tonight I am probably going to eat in ______ hotel
restaurant and then go to _____ bed early.
I hate living out of ______ suitcase but it's unavoidable
when you work as _____ travelling salesman.
24. Tonight I am probably going to eat in the hotel
restaurant and then go to - bed early.
I hate living out of a suitcase, but it’s unavoidable when
you work as a travelling salesman.
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She spends _____ whole day looking at herself in
_____ mirror on ____ bedroom wall.
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She spends _____ whole day looking at herself in
_____ mirror on ____ bedroom wall.
She spends the whole day looking at herself in the
mirror on the bedroom wall.
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Make sure you put your name at ______ end of the
report.
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Make sure you put your name at ______ end of the
report.
26. Make sure you put your name at the end of the
report.
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I'm sure it won't be long before ______ people are
living and working in ______ space.
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I'm sure it won't be long before ______ people are
living and working in ______ space.
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I'm sure it won't be long before - people are living
and working in - space.
28. Have you already had ______ lunch? No? How about
____ snack then?
28. Have you already had ______ lunch? No? How about
____ snack then?
28. Have you already had - lunch? No? How about a
snack then?
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I spoke to several people at _____ cocktail party. Was
Hamish ______ guy with red hair?
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I spoke to several people at _____ cocktail party. Was
Hamish ______ guy with red hair?
29. I spoke to several people at the cocktail party. Was
Hamish the guy with red hair?
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I'd like to invite him to ______ dinner next week, if
that's OK with you.
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I'd like to invite him to ______ dinner next week, if
that's OK with you.
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I'd like to invite him to - dinner next week, if that's
OK with you.
31.
Could you close ______ door, please? It's really cold.
I had _____ flu last week and I’m
still a bit under _____ weather.
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Could you close ______ door, please? It's really cold.
I had _____ flu last week and I’m
still a bit under _____ weather.
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Could you close the door, please? It's really cold. I
had the flu/- flu last week and I’m
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We have got new offices near ______ centre of the
city.
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We have got new offices near ______ centre of the
city.
We have got new offices near the centre of the city.
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Have your new offices got ______ canteen?
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Have your new offices got ______ canteen?
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Have your new offices got a canteen?
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I had _____ sandwich for _____ brunch. I think
_____ chicken inside _____ sandwich
wasn’t cooked properly. I hope I don’t get _____ food
poisoning.
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I had _____ sandwich for _____ brunch. I think
_____ chicken inside _____ sandwich
wasn’t cooked properly. I hope I don’t get _____ food
poisoning.
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I had a sandwich for - brunch. I think the chicken
inside the sandwich wasn’t cooked
properly. I hope I don’t get - food poisoning.
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When you come out of _____ lift, you'll see two
doors, ______ red one and ______ blue one.
Mine is ______ red one.
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When you come out of _____ lift, you'll see two
doors, ______ red one and ______ blue one.
Mine is ______ red one.
When you come out of the lift, you'll see two doors,
a red one and a blue one.
Mine is the red one.
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We need to do more for ______ poor. _____ poverty
should be eradicated from _____ planet.
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We need to do more for ______ poor. _____ poverty
should be eradicated from _____ planet.
We need to do more for the poor. - Poverty should
be eradicated from the planet.
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Do you think _______ researchers will find _______
cure for _______ cancer in ______ future?
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Do you think _______ researchers will find _______
cure for _______ cancer in ______ future?
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Do you think - researchers will find a cure for cancer in the future?
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I'm looking for ______ new job. I don’t want to be
_____ proofreader for ____ rest of my life.
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I'm looking for ______ new job. I don’t want to be
_____ proofreader for ____ rest of my life.
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I'm looking for a new job. I don’t want to be a
proofreader for the rest of my life.
39.
I told ______ police that I had seen ______ man
going into _____ office late in _____
evening. I don't know who ______ man was but he was
wearing _____ Batman mask.
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I told ______ police that I had seen ______ man
going into _____ office late in _____
evening. I don't know who ______ man was but he was
wearing _____ Batman mask.
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I told the police that I had seen a man going into
the office late in the evening. I don't know
who the man was but he was wearing a Batman mask.
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When you're ready, I'll take you to ______ airport.
What time did you say ____ flight to
Ouagadougou is leaving?
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When you're ready, I'll take you to ______ airport.
What time did you say ____ flight to
Ouagadougou is leaving?
When you're ready, I'll take you to the airport. What
time did you say the flight to
Ouagadougou is leaving?