IV. Insert articles where necessary. Explain your choice using the substitution test

1. — room was — pleasant one, at — top of — house, overlook­ing — sea, on which — moon was shining brilliantly. (Dickens). 2. — carrier's horse was — laziest horse in — world... and he shuf­fled along... as if he liked to keep — people waiting to whom — packages were directed. (Dickens). 3. To look at Montmorency you would imagine that he was — angel sent upon — earth. (Jerome). 4. — mighty river lay like — ocean at — rest. (Twain). 5. He sat and looked about him for — minute. (Jerome). 6. Next time Uncle Podger was going to hammer — nail into — wall, Aunt Maria hoped he'd let her know in — time, so that she could make — arrangements to go and spend — week with her mother while it was being done. (Jerome). 7. Peggotty, who had not said — word or moved—finger, secured — fastenings... and we all went into — parlour. (Dickens). 8. "Good-bye,— little Johnny," whispered old Mrs. Grainger, and she gave him two new pennies. Johnny kept them sacredly in — box for many — long day. (Coppard). 9. Andrew replaced — receiver with — deepening sense of — indignation and — distress... It was — time for evening surgery. For — hour and — half he sat in — little back-shop room... (Cronin). 10. I ... told them that they had better leave — whole matter ... to me They fell into — suggestion with — readiness that had something uncanny about it. (Jerome). 11. In — present instance, we all talked as if we were going to have — long swim every morn­ing. (Jerome). 12. Harris in — red and — orange blazer,— distant glimpses of — grey old palace of — Tudors, all made — sunny pic­ture. (Jerome). 13.—expected Monday was — wild, wet morning... 14. On — terrace was — broad wooden bench running round — walls. (Voynich). 15. When I see —spade I call it — spade. (Wilde). 16. Your first impression is that — end of — world has come. (Jerome). 17.—cloud passed over — moon, darkening the Folly for—moment. (Braine). 18. I caught—bus at — station. It smelled of — wet clothes and — stale tobacco, and there wasn't—seat va­cant. (Braine). 19. —friend of mine, ..., went in there to buy — hat one day. (Jerome). 20. What — morning that was among...— wonders of — nature and — art! .. . (Howitt).