Exercise 9.4. Choose the correct article, A, B or C, to complete the sentence. Mind the use of articles with certain countable nouns in their phraseological use.

Both children are at _______________
1. park.
2. a park
3. the park.
She spent two weeks _______________
1. in hospital.
2. in a hospital.
3. in the hospital.
She can't work much _______________
1. on account of the children.
2. on the account of the children.
3. on an account of the children.
“I can’t help it,” shouted Tom _______________
1. by the way of apology.
2. by a way of apology.
3. by way of apology.
He was _______________ that they had become friends.
1. under impression
2. under the impression
3. under an impression
The road _______________ is blocked by the police. They are checking IDs.
1. to prison
2. to a prison
3. to the prison
The children stood _______________ in order to pick the apples from the tree.
1. on tiptoe
2. on the tiptoe
3. on a tiptoe
Often successful businessmen would send their sons _______________ as a mark of participation in the elite.
1. to public school
2. to a public school
3. to the public school
She stormed out of the room _______________
1. in rage.
2. in a rage.
3. in the rage.
They ran until they were _______________
1. out of danger.
2. out of a danger.
3. out of the danger.