Hello. I've done two exercises that were suggested in my student's book, but I'm not sure I've done them correctly. The all thing about articles is the most difficult in English. I'd be pleased if anybody checked them.
Thanks in advance.
Britain's hardest working man?
The hardest working man in ___ Britain has decided to take life ___ little easier. James McSporran has retired as the only police officer on the tiny island of Ghina in ___ north-west Scotland. However, he will continue to serve Ghina's 200 inhabitants in ___ number of other roles. for he is also a postman, an ambulance man, a shopkeeper and a taxi driver for the island. Police job wasn't that demanding, he told The Times newspaper. People on the island are either ___ relatives or ___ friends, so ___ crime is unknown.
Teenager on the road to millions
As a teenager, Chris Mole dreamed of studying ___ marine engineering. But disastrous exam results ended any hope of going to ___ university. However, the eighteen year old didn't allow this failure to make him depressed: instead he borrowed $75,000 and used the money to start a company selling second-hand computers to ___ students. The company was the immediate success, and in the first year it made a profit of $12 million.
Chris still lives with his parents in Morpeth, a small town in north-east England and he still works in a garden centre at weekends. 'It helps keep me in touch with ___ reality,' he says.