a/an and one

Exercise 5

Insert a/an or one if necessary.

1 . . . of my friends advised me to take . . . taxi; another said that there was quite . . . good bus service.

2 . . . friend of mine lent me . . . book by Meredith. I've only . . . more chapter to read. Would you like . . . loan of it afterwards?~
No, thanks. I read . . . of his books . . . few years ago and didn't like it. Besides I have . . . library book to finish. If I don't take it back tomorrow I'll have to pay . . . fine.

3 . . . man I met on the train told me . . . rather unusual story.

4 Most people like . . . rest after . . . hard day's work, but Tom seemed to have . . . inexhaustible supply of energy.

5 I've told you . . . hundred times not to come into . . . room with . . . hat on.

6 It's unlucky to light three cigarettes with . . . match. ~
That's only . . . superstition. Only . . . idiot believes in superstitions.

7 He says . . . caravan is no good; he needs . . . cottage.

8 . . . plate is no good; we need . . . dozen.

9 Last time there was . . . fog here . . . plane crash-landed in . . . field near the airport. The crew had . . . lucky escape. . . . man broke his leg; the rest were unhurt.

10 You've been . . . great help to me; . . . day I will repay you.

11 My car broke down near . . . bus stop. There was . . . man waiting for . . . bus so I asked him for . . . advice.

12 He took . . . quick look at my car and said, 'Buy . . . new . . . .'

13 There was . . . woman there. The rest were men. ~
There shouldn't have been even . . . woman. It was meant to be . . . stag party.

14 Don't tell . . . soul! Not even your wife! ~
Of course not! I'd never tell . . . secret to . . . woman.

15 Most of the staff had been there for only . . . very short time, but . . . man had been there . . . year and . . . half, so he knew . . . little more than the rest.

16 Could you lend me . . . dictionary, please? I'm trying to do . . . crossword puzzle. ~
I'm afraid I've only got . . . dictionary, and Tom's borrowed it.

17 . . . chop won't be enough for Tom; he'll want two; he's . . . small man but he's got . . . big appetite.

18 1 want . . . volunteers for . . . dangerous job,' said the captain.
There was . . . long silence.

     'Isn't there even . . . man who will take . . . risk?' he asked.
. . . voice called out from the back, 'Will there be . . . reward?'

19 I have . . . flat on the top floor. You get . . . lovely view from there.

20 . . . day a new director arrived. He was . . . ambitious, bad-tempered man, and the staff took . . . instant dislike to him.

21 Suddenly . . . bullet struck . . . street lamp . . . little to Bill's left. He looked up and saw . . . man with . . . gun standing at . . . open window.

22 Bill fired back twice. . . . bullet hit the wall, the other broke . . . pane of . . . glass. He heard . . . angry shout.

23 . . . day—it was . . . dry day with . . . good visibility—Tom was driving along . . . country road in . . . borrowed car.

24 You're making . . . mistake after another. Have you . . . hangover, or something? ~

     No, but I had . . . very bad night last night. The people next door were having . . . 

     party. ~

     . . . bad night shouldn't have such . . . effect on your work. I often have three bad 

     nights in succession. I live in . . . very noisy street.

ANSWER

Exercise 5

1 One, a, a 2 A, a: one; a; one, a; a: a 3 A, a 4 a, a, an 5 a, a/the, a/your 6 one; a; an 7 a, a 8 One, a 9 (a), a, a; a; One 10 a; One 11 a/the; a, a/the;- 12 a, a, one 13 one; one; a
14 a; a, a 15 a, one, a, a, a 16 a, a; one 17 One, a, a 18-, a; a; one, a; A, a 19 a; a 20 One; an, an 21 a, a/the, a; a, a, an 22 One, a. -, an 23 One, a,-, a, a 24 one; a; a; a; One, an; a