Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article. In some cases, no articles are required.

1. She fainted when she heard …………………….. news.

2. ……………………. liberal faction of …………………. party is demanding reforms.

3. …………………… money was …………………. main factor in my decision not to buy ………………….. car.

4. She speaks ……………………….. German with …………………… proficiency.

5. …………………….. blue carpet has faded over ………………………. years.

6. He failed to reach …………………….. finals of …………………… tennis tournament.

7. I thought I could depend on ……………………. neighbors for help, but they failed me.

8. Bad investments caused ………………………… company to fail.

9. ……………………… failure of ……………………. bank caused ………………….. panic in …………………. town.

10. Landing …………………….. plane in fog takes …………………….. great deal of expertise.

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