Choose the correct articles to complete the story. Choose from a, an, the, and ∅ (no article). SNOW DAY Last Tuesday was ___ first day of ___ school for ___ spring semester. However when I woke up and looked out ___ window, I noticed that there was ___ lot of ___ snow outside. ___ snow was so high that I couldn't see ___ my car. It was covered with ___ snow. I got dressed, but I couldn't find my boots. ___ boots were under ___ bed. I went outside and found ___ shovel next to ___ door. There was ___ strange sight in front of ___ house. ___ deer was standing on ___ lawn, looking at me. ___ deer did not move, and I did not move either. We looked at each other for ___ few minutes. Then ___ deer ran down ___ street. I was ready to shovel and I saw two squirrels next to ___ tree. There were ___ animals everywhere. ___ squirrels love to run around, even in ___ snow. I shoveled ___ driveway and found ___ car. In ___ winter, I usually park in ___ garage, but last night I forgot. It took me ___ long time to clean the snow off ___ car. It was ___ unusual morning. After one hour of work, I was ready to go to ___ school. I got into ___ car and drove 20 miles ___ hour down ___ street. It took me ___ 50 minutes to get to ___ school building. I had ___ cup of coffee. They did not have ___ sugar or ___ milk because ___ delivery truck got stuck on ___ Kennedy Boulevard, so I drank ___ black coffee. When I came into ___ room, there was ___ notice on ___ board. ___ professor was not coming to ___ school. He had ___ accident. What ___ bad luck! Then I had to fight ___ snow and drive ___ home again.

Texto completo (com artigos):

Last Tuesday was the first day of ∅ school for the spring semester. However when I woke up and looked out the window, I noticed that there was a lot of ∅ snow outside. The snow was so high that I couldn't see ∅ my car. It was covered with ∅ snow. I got dressed, but I couldn't find my boots. The boots were under the bed. I went outside and found a shovel next to the door. There was a strange sight in front of the house. A deer was standing on the lawn, looking at me. The deer did not move, and I did not move either. We looked at each other for a few minutes. Then the deer ran down the street. I was ready to shovel and I saw two squirrels next to a tree. There were ∅ animals everywhere. The squirrels love to run around, even in the snow.

I shoveled the driveway and found the car. In the winter, I usually park in the garage, but last night I forgot. It took me a long time to clean the snow off the car. It was an unusual morning. After one hour of work, I was ready to go to ∅ school. I got into the car and drove 20 miles an hour down the street. It took me ∅ 50 minutes to get to the school building. I had a cup of coffee. They did not have ∅ sugar or ∅ milk because the delivery truck got stuck on ∅ Kennedy Boulevard, so I drank ∅ black coffee. When I came into the room, there was a notice on the board. The professor was not coming to ∅ school. He had an accident. What ∅ bad luck! Then I had to fight the snow and drive ∅ home again.

explanation: Vou justificar os usos principais, seguindo regras de artigos em inglês:

1. the first day: “first” (ordinal) normalmente vem com the quando é específico (“o primeiro dia”).
2. ∅ school (no sentido de atividade/instituição): em inglês, quando “school” é usado como instituição/atividade (“ir para a escola”, “estar na escola”), é comum sem artigo: “go to school”, “at school”.
3. the spring semester: semestre específico (daquele ano/daquela escola) → the.
4. looked out the window: expressão comum para a janela específica do local → the.
5. a lot of ∅ snow: “a lot of” pede um determinante a; “snow” é incontável → ∅.
6. Depois que “snow” já foi introduzido, vira referência específica: the snow.
7. see ∅ my car: com possessivo “my”, não se usa artigo antes.
8. covered with ∅ snow: incontável em sentido geral → ∅.
9. the boots / the bed: itens específicos (as botas dele; a cama do quarto) → the.
10. a shovel (primeira menção, um qualquer) → a; the door/house/lawn/street são específicos do cenário → the.
11. a deer (primeira menção) → a; depois vira the deer.
12. a few minutes: expressão fixa → a.
13. next to a tree: primeira menção, árvore não identificada → a.
14. ∅ animals everywhere: plural genérico → ∅.
15. the squirrels: aqui o texto passa a falar daqueles esquilos já vistos (específicos) → the.
16. in the snow: a neve do contexto (o “tapete” de neve daquela manhã) → the.
17. the driveway / the car: específicos da casa dele → the.
18. in the winter: estação do ano em sentido geral costuma vir com the.
19. in the garage: garagem específica → the.
20. a long time: expressão comum → a.
21. an unusual morning: “unusual” começa com som vocálico /ʌ/ → an.
22. go to ∅ school: novamente “school” como instituição/atividade → ∅.
23. got into the car: carro específico dele → the.
24. 20 miles an hour: expressão padrão de velocidade → an.
25. ∅ 50 minutes: com número + unidade, em geral não vai artigo → ∅.
26. the school building: prédio específico → the.
27. a cup of coffee: primeira menção, um café → a.
28. ∅ sugar / ∅ milk: incontáveis em sentido geral → ∅.
29. the delivery truck: caminhão específico (o da entrega deles) → the.
30. on ∅ Kennedy Boulevard: nomes de ruas/avenidas geralmente sem artigo → ∅.
31. ∅ black coffee: “coffee” incontável, tipo de café → ∅.
32. into the room / on the board: locais específicos → the.
33. a notice: primeira menção → a.
34. the professor: professor específico conhecido no contexto → the.
35. coming to ∅ school: instituição/atividade → ∅.
36. an accident: primeira menção; “accident” som vocálico inicial → an.
37. What ∅ bad luck!: “luck” é incontável; exclamação de qualidade costuma vir sem artigo → ∅.
38. fight the snow: neve específica do evento → the.
39. drive ∅ home: “home” como advérbio de lugar → sem artigo.

Alternativa correta: (sem alternativas).