EXERCISE 9A Fill in each blank with an appropriate article (including ZERO): 1.They told me that they had____respect for their employer. 2.Benita enjoys wearing____jewelry. 3.This is____first time that the child has seen____elephant. 4.Her teacher was born in____town of Williamson. 5.For many people,____childhood was a happy time. 6.She said____stories he told her were about____years he had worked in____country of Australia. 7.It takes____courage to begin a new life in____strange country. 8.Have you finished____Chapter Eight of____novel that we are reading in our class this month? 9.Can you lend me____pencil so that I can finish____test? 10.She is wearing____beautiful dress her mother bought her. 11.I had____trouble with____car this morning. 12.____health society can tolerate a lot of criticism. 13.____cars in that garage belong to____girls who live next door. 14.At home, Miles Davis will play____piano every night. 15.____Man has just taken his first steps into____space. 16.I love____mountains, but I hate____sea. 17.If you go by____train, you can have quite____comfortable journey, but make sure that you get____express, not____train that stops at all____stations. 18.Peter’s at____office, but you could get him on____phone. There’s____telephone box just round____corner. 19.You can fool some of____people all____time, and all____people some of____time, but you cannot fool all____people all____time. 20.In____cold climate, we wear clothes made of____wool or____fur. In____warm weather, we wear____suits or____ dresses made of____lighter material.