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one guide. ____ guide asked what we wanted to see. I said I had never seen ____ eagle, and I would like to see one. ____ child on ____ tour said he would like to see ____ beaver, since he had heard there were many in ____ park. ____ guide said he would do his best. First he led us along ____ road, and then we turned off onto ____ path. To our right was ____ marshy pond.

Suddenly ____ child who had spoken before shouted, \____ beaver!\tail and disappeared into pond.

Our guide pointed to ____ pile of sticks and said, \____ beaver lives. That's his house.\took ____ photograph of ____ house.

As we were standing there, ____ guide was looking across ____ pond through ____ small telescope. After a minute, he tapped my shoulder and handed me ____ telescope. He pointed to ____ tall tree and said, \eagle.\

I had difficulty focusing ____ telescope, but finally I saw ____ eagle.

As I watched, ____ eagle spread its wings and soared over the water.

It was ____ wonderful experience for me to see some of the wild creatures that live in ____ park. Answers

3. Fill in each blank with a, an or the. Be prepared to justify your choice. For example: ___ moon is full tonight. The moon is full tonight.

He is ___ singer. He is a singer.

Please sit in ___ center of the boat. Please sit in the center of the boat.

The room costs twenty dollars ___ day. The room costs twenty dollars a day.

___ wheel is considered one of mankind's most important

inventions.

The wheel is considered one of mankind's most important inventions.

1. His aunt is ____ teacher.

2. ____ architect is trained in design, drafting, and economics. 3. ____ ostrich is the world's largest bird.

4. Buses pass this point two or three times ____ hour. 5. Plants gain energy from the light of ____ sun. 6. I woke up in ____ middle of the night. 7. She is ____ doctor.

8. ____ seal is an excellent swimmer.

9. Our eyes usually blink several times ____ minute.

10. At ____ equator, sunrise occurs at the same time each day. 11. He is ____ author.

12. They wanted to hear ____ end of the story.

13. Such a severe storm occurs only once ____ decade. 14. Mount Everest is tallest mountain in ____ world. 15. There is an index at ____ back of the book. Answers

ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES for Chapter 14 Answers to Exercise 1:

1. An avocado is 2. A window is 3. An umbrella should not be used 4. A horse can be 5. A cashew is 6. An onion can be used 7. A truck has 8. An hour passed 9. A sentence should have 10. An escalator is 11. A uniform must be worn 12. A box was found 13. A marsh lies 14. An idea can be 15. An egg is

Answers to Exercise 2:

the park, a tour. The guide. an eagle. A child, the tour, a beaver, the park. The guide. a road, a path, a marshy pond. the child, a beaver. the beaver. the pond. a pile, the beaver. a photograph, the house. the guide, the pond, a small telescope. the telescope. a tall tree. a bald eagle. the telescope, the eagle. the eagle. a wonderful experience, the park.

Answers to Exercise 3:

1. a [profession] 2. An [general statement] 3. The [considered as a class] 4. an [per] 5. the [obvious what is meant] 6. the [unique] 7. a [profession] 8. A [general statement] 9. a [per] 10. the [unique] 11.

an [profession] 12. the [unique] 13. a [per] 14. the [unique], the [obvious what is meant] 15. the [unique]