Fill in the blank spaces with articles where necessary. a) I. When I was a young boy, I wanted to play the trumpet, but I wasn't very good at it. So I decided on architecture. When I told my father that I wanted to be an architect, he said, “Are you

Fill in the blank spaces with articles where necessary.
a) I. When I was... young boy, I wanted to play... trumpet, but I wasn't very good at it. So I decided
on architecture. When I told my father that I wanted to be ... architect, he said, “Are you crazy? ...
builder is much more important.” He was ... builder and for him,... son of... builder should be ... builder.
After thirty years of work, I have become... architect, but my studio is deliberately called "The
Building Workshop".
II. I grew up in ... big family in ... small steep town overlooking the River Tyne. It was ... place
of... ancient coal mines, ... dark terraced streets,... strange shops,... new estates and... wild heather hills.
... place and its people have given me many of my stories. I always wanted be... writer, though I told...
very few people about it until I was... grown- up person. I've been... postman,... brush salesman,... editor
and... teacher.