Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles with the help of the hint in brackets.

Tim lives in _____ small village in ______ country. (We are referring to a specific country here) 

• The articles 'a, an and the' are used to modify or characterize nouns.
• 'A' and 'an are indefinite nouns: they relate to non-specific nouns whose identity is unknown. For example, a man, a duck in the pond, and so on.
• The definite article 'the' refers to a specific word whose identity is revealed. 'The woman in that shop,' 'the fruit from this tree,' and so on.
• Because the noun 'country' is a specific noun in the provided sentence, 'they' will be utilized.
• As a result, choices A 'a; a' and D 'the; a' can be ruled out.
• Option B: For 'country,' substitute 'the.' However, it is not used for 'village.'
• There are many villages in the country. It is not stated in which village 'Tim' resides. As a result, 'the' cannot be used for a small village.' As a result, B is inaccurate.
• Option C: Because the term 'village' is vague, 'a is appropriate. The preposition 'the' has already been explained for the noun 'country.'

Hence, option C is right answer.