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17. Fill in the gaps of the following text with appropriate articles:. Put a cross for zero article. 
(a) - thing of beauty is (b) -joy forever. (c) - flower is a beautiful (d) -thing. Everybody likes (e) - flower. But it is a matter of sorrow that (f) - flower is short lived. It does not last long.
Ans: (a) A; (b) a; (c) A; (d) x; (e) x; (f) a.

18. Fill in each gap with appropriate article to complete the following passage. Put a crossmark for zero article.
Newspaper is called (a) - storehouse of knowledge. We cannot do (b) - single day without newspaper. It contains (c) - news of the whole (d) -world. We can get (e) - news of home and abroad from it. It plays (f) - important role in creating public awareness.
Ans: (a) the; (b) a; (c) the; (d) x; (e) the; (f) an.
19. Fill in the gaps of the following text with appropriate article. Put a cross mark for zero article. 
(a) - library is a part and parcel of an educational institution. It is (b)- unique place where books of different subjects are kept for reading. It enables the readers to read books of their choise that create (c)- enthusiasm for learning. Students should pay a visit to (d) - library regularly. They can borrow books for
(e) - certain period and return them after (f) – given time.
Ans: (a) A; (b) a; (c) x; (d) the; (e) a; (f) the.

20. Fill in the gaps of the following text with appropriate articles:. Put a cross  mark for zero article. 
We live in an age of (a)- science. Newspaper is (b) - wonder of modern science. Newspaper is (c) - paper which carries news of (d) - whole world. It is such (e) - important thing that we cannot go (f) - single day without it.
Ans: (a) x; (b) a; (c) the; (d) the; (e) an; (f) a.

Narration
1. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches.
“Follow my example,” she said as we shook hands, “and never eat more than one thing for luncheon.” “I’ll do better than that,” I retorted. “I’ll eat nothing for dinner tonight.” “Humorist”, she cried gaily, jumping into a cab.
Answer: 
As we shook hands she advised me to follow her example and never to eat more than one thing for luncheon. Then I retorted that I would do better than that. I added that I would eat nothing for dinner that night. Jumping into a cab she cried gaily that I was a humorist.
2. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. 
“Whose picture is it?” I asked. “A little girl’s, of course,” said Grandmother. “Can’t you tell?” “Yes, but do you know the girl?” “Yes, I knew her”, said Granny “but she was a very wicked girl and I shouldn’t tell you about her.” 
Answer:
I asked grandmother whose picture it was. In reply grandmother told me that of course it was a little girl’s picture and asked me whether I couldn’t tell about it. I replied in the affirmative but asked her whether she had known the girl. Grandmother replied in the affirmative and added that she had known her. But she further added that she (girl) had been a very wicked girl and she (grandmother) shouldn’t tell me about her.

3. Change the narrative style by using direct speeches.
The teacher asked the students if they had heard the name of Aesop. The students respectfully replied that they had not and asked the teacher who he had been.
The teacher advised them to listen to his lecture attentively and they would be able to know about him. He also exclaimed with wonder that his fables were very interesting and instructive.
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