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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the or X if no article is required.

1. ___Cell phones have taken ___ place of ___ land line.
2. ___ Twitter is a newer form of ___ online social networking.
3. We need to take ___ money out of ___ ATM.
4. ___ most important thing to remember is to feed ___ plants.
5. In ___ Jackson, Mississippi, ___ temperature is 97 degrees.
6. ___ rules of the game state that ___ players should roll ___ dice to see who goes first.
7. Welcome to ___ first annual company picnic!
8. You don’t bring me enough ___ flowers.
9. Some of ___ things in that box go in ___ living room. 
10. While I was sick, I spent most of ___ time in ___ bed. 

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