Артикли! ex. 13. complete this paragraph from a magazine article. use “the” or no article. today melissa livingstone is a popular actress and star of the tv soap opera 'round the corner'. but as a child she was very unhappy. she didn't do well at (school), and she never went to (college). her greatest pleasure was going to (cinema). her family lived in an unattractive town and their home was next (station). melissa's father, tom, was a sailor, and he spent months (sea). he was hardly ever (home) and when he was, he didn't do very much. sometimes he spent all day (bed). melissa's mother, susan, had to get up at five o'clock every day to go to (work). when tom lost his job he stole a gold cup from (church) susan used to go to. he had to go to (prison) for a year. melissa's mother was horrified at the shame he had brought on the family. ex. 14. put in the words and use “a/an” or “the” if you need to. ( (meals) we had weren't very good. we had (2) (breakfast) in the hotel, and that wasn't too bad. we usually went out for (3) (lunch) because (4) (lunch) they served in the hotel was always the same. and (5) (dinner) we had at the hotel on our first evening was pretty awful, so we tried a few restaurants. on our last evening we had (6) (marvelous meal) in (7) chinese restaurant. i wish we'd discovered (8) place a bit sooner.
(1) the (meals) we had weren't very good. We had (2) breakfast in the hotel, and that wasn't too bad. We usually went out for (3) lunch because (4) the (lunch) they served in the hotel was always the same. And (5) the (dinner) we had at the hotel on our first evening was pretty awful, so we tried a few restaurants. On our last evening we had (6) a (marvelous meal) in (7) a Chinese restaurant. I wish we'd discovered (8) the place a bit sooner.