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[#281] On Monday, . . . . . . . . unarmed man stole gold chain from . . . . . . . . jewellery shop, . . . . . . . . thief hasn't been caught yet.
Correct Answer

(C) an, a, the

Explanation

Solution: In the first blank, 'an' will be used because 'man' is a common noun and 'unarmed' begins with vowel sound. In the second blank, 'a' will be used because 'jewellery shop' is general and unspecific. In the third blank, 'the' will be used because now the readers know who the 'thief' is.

[#282] I studied . . . . . . . . modern history at . . . . . . . . university. In . . . . . . . . last year I specialized in . . . . . . . . history of . . . . . . . . Turkish Independence War.
Correct Answer

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

Explanation

Solution: The first blank won't take any article as 'modern history' is the name of a discipline. The second, third, fourth and fifth blank shall take 'the' as the sentence talks about a specific time's (history) particular event (Turkish Independence War) which was studied by the speaker at a particular place (university) in a particular year (last year).

[#283] Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to . . . . . . . . airport?
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: The definite article 'the' is used before specific things/places. Here, we are referring to a specific airport.

[#284] It's . . . . . . . . nice morning. Let's go for . . . . . . . . walk.
Correct Answer

(A) a, a

Explanation

Solution: In the given sentence, 'nice morning' and 'walk' both begins with consonant sound when pronounced and both are unspecific. Therefore, 'a' is the suitable article to fill in both the blanks.

[#285] Oxford is one of . . . . . . . . oldest universities in Europe.
Correct Answer

(C) the

Explanation

Solution: Option C is correct as 'The' is used with words with superlatives. 'Oldest' is superlative.