Exercise 7.3. Fill in the gaps with the proper articles, A / AN, THE or X for zero article. Pay special attention to the use of articles with names of meals.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
1) Holland has become one of my favourite stops when travelling to and from 2) US to 3) Middle East; and I usually stop, get 4) hotel, and take off into 5) streets of 6) Amsterdam. My first stop will be 7) pub for either breakfast or 8) late supper just before closing hours ...


He provided one evening 9) supper, which was ordered with all possible pomp and beauty, and graced by 10) presence of 11) lady.


12) breakfast we ate that day was exceptional, not because of our friend's particular preferences in drink but because it epitomised 13) "proper" Japanese breakfast. 14) breakfast 15) following day was different. For 16) breakfast we had two slices of ham folded over and resting on some sliced cabbage with two slices of cucumber as garnish.


17) people greeted Dorothy kindly, and invited her to 18) supper and to pass 19) night with them. Dorothy ate 20) hearty supper.


21) dinner that night was delicious and afterwards Jane herself went to show him his room.


22) production of 23) Dictionary which 24) dinner had cause to celebrate was 25) greatest effort which any University has taken in hand since 26) invention of printing.


After 27) dinner that night, around nine o'clock, he came by my cabin. 'Where were you at 28) dinner?' he asked.


Just because you are on 29) vacation doesn't mean you need to miss out on 30) traditional Thanksgiving dinner.