B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the word in bold type.

Buyers Can’t Sleep

…A young couple who bought …a 300-year-old cottage in Applefield, North Yorkshire are taking …the sellers to … court because they were not told …the property was haunted.

James Duncan, 28, and his wife Betty, 25, are demanding repayment of … £ 46,000 they paid for …the cottage. They claim that they became aware of …the ‘evil presence’ after they moved into …the cottage. They also learned from …a number of … local people that …the cottage had …a spooky reputation.

Applefield resident George Deakin, 72, who has lived in …the village all his life, remembers his grandfather telling of …a boy being strangled in …the cottage in …the late eighteenth century.

‘I didn’t believe in … ghosts before I lived here,’ said Mr. Duncan, …a university lecturer. ‘I thought it was all … rubbish – but there is definitely something here. There are … sudden changes in …the temperature and … foul, … unexplainable smells; … things move on their own accord; and we sometimes wake at … night with …a sensation of hands around our throats. I’ve been scared stiff at times.’

Angela Cooke, who sold …the cottage to …the Duncans, said: ‘This is … complete nonsense. I lived there for ten years. I never saw …a ghost and I never heard about any reputation.’

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E. Translate into English paying attention to the use of articles.