Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
1)………… New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming expects. …….. tough tour…….. India. He said that the 15 – member New Zealand team, who arrived……… a long and delayed Air – India flight. Christchurch with a stopover ………. Singapore, would benefit ……….their tour and that he was looking forward ……..playing well here] [Madhyamik – 2000]
2) ………… great deal has been said and written ………… the gypsies. As a strong tribe, they excited much curiosity in the people with whom they lived. They hawked about small articles and sold them……… fairs. They attracted a great many people ………… their magic. ………. one time it was thought that they stole children with a view ……… training them ……… their ways …….. life. [Madhyamik – 2001]
3) In …….. absence………. Andy Flower, his brother and new caption Grant Flower who had……..tremendous test series……. India, will have ……… shoulder major responsibility . Stuart Carlisle and Dion Ebrahim have displayed their hunger ……. runs and Alistair Cambell is long overdue for ………. big innings. [Madhyamik – 2002]
4) Once upon a time there was ………. boy who dreamed …….. making great buildings. He made friends ……….. a blind man whose ambition………. Life was to design a church. One evening ……blind man told his young friend …… his concept of the perfect cathedral. The boy took ……….his sketch-book and began to draw according ………. The specifications dictated by the blind man. [Madhyamik – 2003]
5)………. World Nutrition Week is observed………… ………….5th……………..12th September. ……… this occasion Prof. Utpal Raychoudhury of ………Dept. of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, lectures………. The new areas Nutrition Science……….a seminar in Kolkata. [Madhyamik – 2004
6) The Transport Minister has constituted……… one-man committee to look ……… the demand of transport operators for …………..increase ………..fares. [Madhyamik – 2005]
7) The disappearance of Subhas Chandra Bose…… August 18, 1945, remains still……… unsolved mystery. There is no definite evidence of the unfortunate plane crash or of Netaji being……..in the plane at all. [Madhyamik – 2006]
8) January 24, 1984, was a memorable day in Sudha’s life. She was back on…….. stage. Arrangements were made………her dance programme at……..big hall………Bombay. [Madhyamik – 2007]
9) The test match at Eden Gardens between two rival teams, India and Pakistan, was……….excited one. There were ups and downs……….the fortunes of the two teams. In the first innings, India’s total…….407 was almost overtaken……..Pakistan. [Madhyamik – 2008]
10) In India the first successful oil well was sunk………Borbhil, later known as Digboi, in Assam………19 October 1889. ……….. Digboi refinery is the oldest running refinery in the country. [Madhyamik – 2009]
11)I arrived at my cousin’s house…. The evening. It was freezing cold and we had…….early dinner in ……large room whose walls and ceiling are covered…….. stuffed birds. [Madhyamik – 2010]
12)………..tigress captured in the Sundarbans…….May 10 had to be brought to ………Alipore Veterinary Hospital………treatment. [Madhyamik – 2011]
13)………..students from……….neighbouring school are going…….an excursion to Darjeeling……. Their teachers. [Madhyamik – 2012]
14)Most people are fond………..mystery stories. They find………extra pleasure………..trying to solve……….mystery along with the investigation. [Madhyamik – 2013]
15)All………girls…….this village have promised to fight………. ………curse………..child marriage. [Madhyamik – 2014]
16)Lepchajagat is……most exquisite place in the western part………….Darjeeling hills. It offers……unique experience……….nature lovers with its Alpine scenario and magnificent view of Kanchenjunga. [Madhyamik – 2015]
17)India stormed into……quarter-finals…….the World cup on Friday, defeating West Indies……..four wickets in the…… no-so-high-scoring game in Perth. [Madhyamik – 2016]
18)When John arrived…….Mumbai……….train, there was not………..single penny in his pocket. [Madhyamik – 2017]
19) In……….. evening they would sit together……… the dining table and rearrange the stamps. He had ……… album for each country. [Madhyamik – 2018]
20) Sunil,……..young driver jumped………the river and saved the child……….drowning. [Madhyamik – 2019]
Also read: ‘Articles and Preposition’ – Previous Year Madhyamik Exam(Answers), Class X, WBBSE
Phrasal Verb or Group Verb for Madhyamik Students, WBBSE