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Exercise 1

Write 'a' or 'the' or '0' (no article) to complete the

text.

He sat up and perceived he was on ___ little alp at __

foot of ___ vast precipice, that was grooved by ___

gully down which he and his snow had come. One

against him another ___ wall of rock reared itself

against ____ sky. ___ gorge between these precipices

ran east and west and was dull of ___ morning

sunlight, which lit to ___ westward ___ mass of fallen

mountain that closed ___ descending gorge. Below

him it seemed there was ___ precipice equally steep,

but behind ___ snow in ___ gully, he found ___ sort of

chimney-cleft dripping with ___ snow-water down

which ___ desperate man might venture. He found it

easier than it seemed, and came at last of another

desolate alp, and then after ___ rock climb of no

particular difficulty to ___ steep slope of trees. He

took his bearings and turned his face up ___ gorge,

for he saw it opened out above upon green

meadows, among which he now glimpsed quite

distinctly ___ cluster of stone huts of unfamiliar

fashion.

H.G.Wells, The Country of the Blind.