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[#611] When we read about . . . . . . . . lives of . . . . . . . . great, we can catch their courage as if by . . . . . . . . contagion.
Correct Answer
(D) the, the, no article
Explanation
Solution: The first and second blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a class of people (great) and their lives. The third blank won't take an article as 'contagion' is an abstract noun.
[#612] Those are . . . . . . . . nice shoes. Where did you get them?
Correct Answer
(D) no article
Explanation
Solution: No article is used before plural countable nouns used in a general sense. 'Shoes' is a plural countable noun and is used in a general sense in this sentence.
[#613] They began to fall on the ground in . . . . . . . . heaps.
Correct Answer
(D) no article
Explanation
Solution: No article is required.
[#614] He is . . . . . . . . European.
Correct Answer
(A) a
Explanation
Solution: 'European' starts with a vowel but while pronouncing, we say 'Yu-ro-pi-un.' Hence, it has a consonant sound and not a vowel sound. Thus we can say 'a European'.
[#615] Mahatma Gandhi lived for . . . . . . . . pure cause.
Correct Answer
(A) a