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The definite article 'the' 1. Choose the correct answer          a. ApplesThe applesare good for you.     b. In Britain winethe wine is more expensive than beerthe beer.     c. We had a very nice meal in that restaurant. WineThe wine was good too.     d. They got married but marriagethe marriage wasn't successful.     e. I know someone who wrote a book about lifethe life of Gandhi.     f. LifeThe life would be very difficult without electricitythe electricity.     g. SkiingThe skiing is my favourite sport but I also like swimmingthe swimming.     h. Do you know peoplethe people who live next door?     i. Are you interested in artthe art or architecturethe architecture?     j. Don't stay in that hotel. BedsThe beds are very uncomfortable.     2. Put 'the' where necessary       a. We visited grandma in  hospital twice last week.     b. Where did you put  flour you bought yesterday?     c.  Athens is  capital of Greece.     d.  North Pole is opposite  South Pole.     e.  bananas are my favourite fruit.     f.  Prince Edward is a member of  royal family.     g. Cindy was  only one to wear trousers to the party.     h. We all decided to go  home, because it was getting late.   3. Choose the correct option to fill in the gaps.      a. Braille is a system of reading and writing by touch for the richthe sickthe blindthe poorthe injuredthe unemployedthe dead.    b. Many people were killed in the plane crash. The bodies ofthe sickthe richthe poorthe blindthe deadthe unemployedthe injured were taken away.    the poorthe injuredthe sickthe blindthe unemployedthe richthe dead were taken to hospital.    c. Every English child knows the story of Robin Hood. It is said that he robbed the deadthe unemployedthe injuredthe poorthe blindthe sickthe rich and gave the money tothe richthe poorthe sickthe blindthe unemployedthe injuredthe dead.    d. Those people with jobs have enough money but life is not so easy for the unemployedthe injuredthe blindthe poorthe deadthe sickthe rich.    e. Agnes has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for the poorthe injuredthe deadthe richthe sickthe unemployedthe blind.