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[#591] Will you go to . . . . . . . . hospital to see your friend?
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: Here, a specific place 'hospital' is mentioned to enquire whether the second person will go there or not. Hence, 'the' article will be used.

[#592] . . . . . . . . Summer is . . . . . . . . hot season but . . . . . . . . summer of last year was . . . . . . . . very hot.
Correct Answer

(A) no article, a, the, no article

Explanation

Solution: The first and fourth blank will take no article as 'Summer' is a name of a season and 'very hot' is irrelevant. The second blank will take 'a' article as summer is mentioned as one of the seasons. The third blank will take 'the' article as it is specified 'summer of last year'.

[#593] . . . . . . . . dog is faithful animal.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: Here, the adjective 'faithful' is connected with a specific animal 'dog'. Hence, 'the' article will be used.

[#594] . . . . . . . . apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Correct Answer

(B) an

Explanation

Solution: Here, the sentence talks about the 'Apple' as general class of things. Since we are referring to general things, we need to use the indefinite article 'a/an'. The word 'apple' starts with a vowel sound and therefore 'an' will be used.

[#595] We are having . . . . . . . . one-day tour in this week.
Correct Answer

(A) a

Explanation

Solution: Even though the word 'one' begins with the vowel 'o', it's pronounced as 'won' and thus has the sound of consonant 'w'. Thus, we use 'a' instead of 'an'.