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[#521] He's thinking about joining . . . . . . . . police or . . . . . . . . army.
Correct Answer

(B) the, the

Explanation

Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'police' and 'army' as specific classes of people. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.

[#522] This is an apple. . . . . . . . . apple is red.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'apple' as specific class. Since we are referring to specific things, we need to use the definite article 'the'.

[#523] Anil met . . . . . . . . American and . . . . . . . . European man yesterday.
Correct Answer

(C) an, a

Explanation

Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'American' and 'European' as general classes of people. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. 'An' is used before vowel sound article. 'European' sounds like 'yoo' and therefore 'a' article will be used.

[#524] . . . . . . . . death of her husband resulted in . . . . . . . . loss of her home also.
Correct Answer

(C) the, the

Explanation

Solution: The first blank refers to death and the second to loss. Since death is a specific event, the will be used in the first blank. Thus, A, B, D cannot be the answers. The loss is specified to be the of her home and thus definite article "the" will be used in the second blank.

[#525] Where is . . . . . . . . box I lent you last month?
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: 'The' is a definite article and is used before specific things/places. The sentence refers to the specific 'box' that was lent. Therefore, the correct option is 'the'.