(a) Insert articles or some where necessary. (Articles with nouns of material) 1. We sipped __ tea so weak that it tasted like __ metal against the teeth. (Sn) 2. You will be wishing to have __ tea after your journey, I'm thinking. (Sh) 3. George said that we must take __ rug, __ lamp, __ soap, __ brush and __ comb, __ tooth-brush, __ tooth-powder and _ couple of big towels for bathing. (Jerome K- Jerome) 4. __ children of his age seldom have natural pleasure in __soap and water. EB) 5. He bought __ cold beef, and ___ ham, and __ French bread and butter, and came back with his pockets pretty heavily laden. (C D) 6. There were two bottles of __ wine, __ Opiate of __ oranges... with powdered sugar. (C D) 7. Here, have _ champagne, I quite forgot to offer you any, or would you rather have __ tea? (Mrd) 8. She made coffee. (Mrd) 9. __ coffee without __ bread could never honestly serve as supper. (Sr) 10. __ rest of us had finished eating, but Cave had cut himself another slice of __ cheese. (Sn) 11. Mrs. Leek... frankly gave way to __ soft tears while eating __ bread-and-butter. (Bt) 12. You've caught cold: I saw you shivering, and you must have__ gruel to drive it out. (EB) 13. She did not answer, but her face was hard and pale as __ stone. (Gls)
(b) Insert articles where necessary. (Articles with nouns of material.)
1. She hurried in again and found __ water almost boiled away. (Lnd) 2. ...__ blood is thicker than __ water. (Gls) 3. She went about looking into __ dining room, which… had been transformed into __ kind of jewel box glowing with __ flowers, __ silver, __ gold, __ tinted glass. (Dr) 4. Rosa tasted __ wine. It was harsh but refreshing. (Mrd) 5. You drank _ wine with breakfast, dinner and supper, and fifty people always drank it with you. (/. Sh) 6. She looked with __ eager, hungry eyes at __ bread and __ meat and __ beer that __ landlady brought her. (El) 7. ...Willows replied that he had made friends with __ sculptor in Pisa... and had commissioned this artist to make __ bust of himself in __ marble. (Hrd) 8. __ coffee was better than Dinny had hoped and very hot. (Gls) 9. Without giving her __ opportunity to protest any more, he went to __ telephone and ordered __ coffee and several sandwiches. (Cld) 10. She wears __ little sailor hat of __ black straw that has long been exposed to __ dust and soot of London. (Sh) 11. The mother was yellow in colour and her skin resembled __ leather. (Mrd) 12. The maid brought in __ pears, __ cold chicken, __ tongue, __ cheese. (Sn) 13. My heart... felt as heavy as __ lead. (Du M) 14. Every meal was __ bread and ___ coffee and __ cigarettes, and now he had no more bread. (Sr)