Exercise 2.12 : Use a, an or the to complete the sentence and fill in the blank, choosing from alternative given

Exercise 2.12
a. Use a, an or the to complete the sentence.
b. Fill in the blank, choosing from alternative given.

You will ask how I intent to make up (a.) _____ lost revenue. (b.) _____ problem with (c.) ______ national income tax is that there are (much, many) (1) _____ loopholes in (d.) _____ current law which allow (some, any) (2) _____ people to avoid paying (some, any) (3) _____ taxes at all, My additional plan is to replace (e.) _____ lost revenue with (f.) _____ national sales tax, which is fairer because it applies to (all, some) (4) ____ people equally. Third we have (no, any) (5) ____ money to finance health-care reform, and we've made (little, a little) (6) ____ progress in reducing pollution and meeting clear-are standards. Therefore, I am liking (g.) ____ two problems and asking for (h.) ____ fifty-cent-a-gallon tax on gasoline. That should encourage (a great deal, a great many) (7) _____ more people to use mass transit, and with (the amount of, the number of)(8) _____ additional revenue that we will take in, we will be able to finance our new health-care program and help (i.) _____ environment at (j.) ____ same time.      Answer:       You will ask how I intent to make up (a.) a lost revenue. (b.) A problem with (c.) the national income tax is that there are 1) much loopholes in (d.) the current law which allow (2) any people to avoid paying 3) any taxes at all, My additional plan is to replace (e.) the lost revenue with (f.) the national sales tax, which is fairer because it applies to 4) all people equally. Third we have (5) no money to finance health-care reform, and we've made (6) little progress in reducing pollution and meeting clear-are standards. Therefore, I am liking (g.) the two problems and asking for (h.) fifty-cent-a-gallon tax on gasoline. That should encourage (7) a great many more people to use mass transit, and with (8) the amount of additional revenue that we will take in, we will be able to finance our new health-care program and help (i.) the environment at (j.) the same time.

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