THE ARTICLE

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THE ARTICLE
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(Definite Article)
(Article)
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(Indefinite Article)
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1.????????
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eg.I saw a girl and an old man in the house. The
old man must be the girls grand-father.
eg.He ordered some books last month. The books
have now arrived.
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2)??????,????????????????????????,?????
eg.Is this the train for Shanghai?
eg.The flowers in her garden smell fragrant.
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eg.Here the letter to be posted.
eg.This is the most interesting book I have ever
read.
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eg.Im just back from the market.
eg.Has the postman been here?
4)??????first, next, last, same, only
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eg.When is the next flight to Beijing.
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eg.He is always the first to come and the last to
leave.
eg.This is the only copy I have ever collected.
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2.????????
1)???????? ??????????
eg.The tiger and the cat belong to the same
family of mammals.
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eg.The book is used for the teacher, not for the
student.
2)?????????? ????????????
eg.The Chinese are a great, hardworking, and
bravery people.
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eg.The English have long had trade relations with
China.
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eg.The Germans are a musical people.
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eg.He says he keeps away from the lawyers and the
doctors.
3.????????
1)?????????????,?????
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eg.the sun, the moon, the earth, the northern
pole,the equator
2)?????,??,??,??,??,??,?????????,????? ?
eg. The Sahara, the Atlantic, the Changjiang
river
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3)??????,?????
eg.Tom played the piano and I played the violin.
4)?????????????,??????
eg.The Browns have arrived.
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• 5)?????????? He seized me by the arm.

(hit/strike/beat) sb. in /on the ?? I
hit Tom on the nose / shoulder /head. He struck
the thief in the eyes/face.
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• (pull/seize/lead/catch) sb. by the ??
• She led the cow by the nose.
• I seized her by the hand/hair.

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• 5)?????????? He seized me by the arm.

6)??????????? The power was invented in China
2000 ago. Who invented the telephone?
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2.?????????
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They live in a house. The house was built last
year.(????????,???????????,??? ??????????,
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The house ??????????
eg.I have got a headache. eg.There is a postman
at the door.
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2)?????????
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eg.A car must be insured.
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eg.A child needs love.
eg.He will become an actor, not a painter.
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eg.He bought an English dictionary.(?????)
eg.He needs an English dictionary.(??)
eg.A car passed just a moment ago.(?????)
eg.A car is a vehicle driven by a motor. (??)
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eg.A child came to my room.
eg.A child must be educated in some way.
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eg.I will be back in a day or two.
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eg.It is a foot long, an inch thick.
eg. A car runs 80 kilometers an hour.
3.??????
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eg.There are people waiting to come in.
eg.He brought us information about the accident.
eg.This morning I only had milk for breakfast.
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eg.Pencils, pens, and pieces of paper were spread
all over the table.
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eg.Mary asked Why is Father out of work?
eg.Teacher was pleased with our work.
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eg.Practice makes perfect.
eg.Life is hard for every one of us
eg.Tractors have taken the place of horses.
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3)????????
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eg.After lunch I usually take a nap.
eg.I usually travel by train, not by air
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eg.He sent the message not by post, but by radio.
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eg.Spring has come around again.
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eg.On Sunday I usually take my children to the
park.
eg.In February, it is already very warm in Hainan.
eg.He worked by day and studied by night.
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eg.She practised on the piano at noon, not at
night.
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Go to school, go to hospital, go to work, go to
church, go to town, play football, play bridge,
play chess, in hospital, at work,in prison, in
town
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• ???,????????
• Lincoln was made President of the United States
  again.

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• ??,?????????????
• Do you have Chinese?
• I like playing basketball/chess.

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• turn/go??,???????????
• He was a teacher before he turned writer.

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• ????????,?????
• He entered the forest, gun in hand.

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• ??????,?????
• in bed
• in danger of
• on board

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• ??a/an?the???

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1. in front of ?(?)??? in the front of
?(?)??? Theres a garden in front of the
classroom. Theres a blackboard in the front of
the classroom. 2. in charge of ???? in the
charge of ????? An experienced worker is in
charge of the project. The project is in the
charge of an experienced worker.
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• 3. at table ??????
• at the table ???
• He seldom talks at table.
• They sat at the table, talking and laughing.
• 4. by day ????
• by the day ???
• He works in an office by day.
• Cleaning women in big cities get paid
• by the day.

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5. take place ???? take the place ????
When did this conversation take place? Electric
train has now taken the place of steam trains in
England. 6. in words ??? in a word ??
Please express your thought in words. In a
word, I dont trust you.
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• 7. at times ????
• at a time ??
• I do feel a little nervous at times.
• Pass me the bricks two at a time.
• 8. little ????
• a little ?????
• Hurry up, theres little time left.
• Dont hurry, you still have a little time.

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9. few ??????? a few ???? He is a man of
few words. Only a few of the children can read.
10. a most interesting ????? the most
interesting ????(???????) This is a most
interesting story. This is the most interesting
story of the three.
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11. a doctor and nurse ??????? a doctor
and a nurse
????????? A doctor and nurse is standing there.
A doctor and a nurse are standing there. 12. a
number of ???? the number of (?)?? A
number of students are in the classroom. The
number of students in the classroom is forty.
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?.???? (????)
1.?????????????a/an? We just had a big
supper.??????????????
2.??,????????,??the?The story happed in the
spring of 1945.?????1945?????
3.????????a/an ???,??,???? Physics is a
science. ???????? A knock of the
door was heard. ???????? It is a very good
cheese. ?????????? a strong wind, (????) a
slight rain (????)
4. ???????? a/an ???????? What a pleasant
surprise it is! ????????????!
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?. ???? (????)
1.?????????????a/an? We just had a big
supper. ??????????????
2.??,????????,??the? The story happed in the
spring of 1945.?????1945?????
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• 3.????????a/an ???,??,????
• Physics is a science.
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• A knock of the door was heard.
• ????????
• It is a very good cheese.
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• a strong wind (????)
• a slight rain (????)

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• 4. ???????? a/an ????????
• What a pleasant surprise it is!
• ????????????!
• The meeting is a failure.

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5.?????????? ? The President of the United
States, Bush, signed the agreement.
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• 6.???????a/an?????
• ?the(????)????
• A knowledge of a foreign language is necessary.
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• China has a long history.
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• He studies the science of sound.
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7.??????????,????? ,?????a/an? ----Have you seen
a cat? ----Is it a black one?
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8.?????a/an ??,?. If we have time, we will try
a second time.
9.?????? ????a/an??? ???? . This is a more
interesting story than what I have read.
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10.?????? ?????? . the ???of the two.
He is the taller of the two boys.
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