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[#156] . . . . . . . . Swiss Alps are . . . . . . . . good place to go if you like . . . . . . . . skiing. There is usually plenty of . . . . . . . . snow during . . . . . . . . winter months.
Correct Answer

(D) the, a, no article, no article, the

Explanation

Solution: The first and last blank shall take 'the' as 'Swiss Alps' represents a specific group/ chain of mountains and 'winter months' represents a specific time. The second blank shall take 'a' as the sentence talks about a particular place. The third and fourth blank won't take any article as 'skiing' is the name of an activity and 'snow' is an uncountable noun.

[#157] Sandra is . . . . . . . . better dancer than . . . . . . . . singer.
Correct Answer

(D) a, no article

Explanation

Solution: In expressing a comparison, if two nouns refer to the same person or thing, the article is used before the first noun only. But if the nouns refer to different persons or things, the article is used before each noun. Since in the given statement, both the nouns dancer and singer refer to one person the article will be used before the first noun only and no article will be used before 'singer'. Also, the indefinite article 'a' should be used whenever someone's work or job is being referred to. Therefore Option D is the correct answer.

[#158] Two of my classmates come from . . . . . . . . Germany.
Correct Answer

(D) no article

Explanation

Solution: No article is used before the name of a country.

[#159] Who can play . . . . . . . . piano in your class?
Correct Answer

(D) none of the above

Explanation

Solution: The correct answer is Option D: none of the above . In this sentence, the indefinite article "a" or "an" is not required before the word "piano." The sentence is asking about a specific skill possessed by someone in the class, which is playing the piano. Since the sentence doesn't require any article, the correct option is D, which indicates that none of the provided options is suitable in this context.

[#160] . . . . . . . . Mrs. Smith, who introduced us last evening, is my aunt.
Correct Answer

(D) no article

Explanation

Solution: No article is required.