Articles Exercise #2

Write the following paragraphs, inserting a , an , and the where needed.

1. I have ___ horse of my own. I call her Pretty Girl. She is ___ intelligent animal, but she is not ___ thoroughbred horse. I could never enter her in __ race, even if I wanted to. But I do not want to. She is __ companion, for my own pleasure. I took her swimming ___ day or two ago.

2. __ horse knows when he is going to __ race. How does he know? His breakfast was scanty. (He is angry about that.) He does not have __ saddle on his back. He is being led, not ridden, to ___ grandstand. He is led under ___ grandstand into __ unusual, special stall. __ horse is nervous. Sometimes he does not know what to do when ___ starting gate flies open and ___ track is before him. If he does not begin to run instantly, ___ other horses are already ahead of him. During ___ race, when he sees another ___ horse just ahead of him, he will try to pass him. Sometimes, ___ jockey holds him back to save his energy for ___ last stretch. Eventually ___ horse gets to run as fast as he can.

___ exercise boy, watching ___ owner's favorite jockey riding ___ horse he has exercised day after day, says nothing. Secretly, he is planning for ___ day when he will be ___ jockey himself, and his horse will be ___ first to cross___ finish line.

3. Most people have fewer hours to give to ___ time-consuming activities of clubs than they used to have, but most people in ___ small town belong to __ club or two. One of ___ clubs is likely to be ___ social and benevolent organization, such as Rotary or Elks. Business people are likely to belong, also to either  ___ Kiwanis Club or ___ Lions. Such business people's organizations may meet as often as once ___ week in one of  ___ private dining rooms of ___ town's leading hotel for lunch. They have ____ good lunch, hear ____ good program, and continue their fundraising program for ___ worthy organization, such as ___ local hospital.