1. Fill in the blanks in the following text with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) in those blanks: —

I have (a) ——uncle who has just retired from (b) ——-army. He used to be (c) ——ABI agent, and everybody says he has been an honest man all his life. As a child, I loved him for his stories. He once told me that he met (d) —-one-eyed alien from (e) ——- space. (f)—— alien did not need any oxygen. And it did not have (g)—— nose. I now understand that it was (h) ——-hard story to believe. I am not sure he was telling me (i) ——- truth. Maybe, he is not so (j) ——- honest, after all.