Ex. 25. Insert articles where necessary

1. …Great American Lakes are …Lake Huron, …Lake Superior, …Lake Ontario, …Lake Michigan & …Lake Erie. 2. …north of …Scotland is known for its beauty. 3. Are …Urals higher or lower than …Alps? 4. It was Burns who wrote “My heart’s in …Highlands”. 5. …Mediterranean Sea washes …Europe, …Asia & …northern coast of …Africa. 6. What oceans does …Panama Canal connect?- I suppose …Atlantic & …Pacific Oceans. 7. …Seine flows through …Paris to …Atlantic Ocean. 8. …Alaska is the biggest & coldest state in …USA. 9. Where are …Canaries situated? 10. …United Kingdom consists of 4 parts: …England, …Scotland, …Wales & …Northern Ireland, or …Ulster. 11. …Himalayas are the highest mountains in …Asia. 12. I went to …German Republic last summer, but I haven’t been to …Netherlands yet. 13. I would like to see …Hague. 14. …Thames is not the longest river in …Great Britain but it is rather wide & navigable. 15. In …north there are …Cheviots. These are the mountains which separate …England from …Scotland. 16. …Brazil is the largest country of …South America. …Amazon, the widest river in …world, flows there. 17. What city is the capital of …Philippines? 18. …Republic of …China is the third largest country in …world after …Russia & …Canada. 19. …Antarctic is the home for penguins, dolphins & whales. 20. She was sent to ..Persian Gulf as a war journalist. 21. The highest peak in …North America is …Mount McKinley. 22. …Iceland is a volcanic island. 23. If you want to see …Lake Victoria & …Mount Kilimanjaro, go to …Kenya. 24. It hasn’t rained for several hundred years in …Atakama in …South America. 25. Many centuries ago …Vesuvius destroyed …Pompeii. 26. Most toxic waste water drains directly into ..Labe River in …eastern Bohemia. 27. The most famous Italian river is …Tiber, which runs from …Apennine Mountains & empties itself into ..Tyrrhenian Sea. 28. I wish I could visit …Lake Chad in …North Central Africa. 29. You simply must come to …Tatras for skiing. 30. …French Riviera is on …Mediterranean south coast of ..France. 31. …Lake Tanganyika is the second largest lake on …Dark Continent. 32. In 1819 the British bought an island on …Malay Peninsula which they named …Singapore. 33. …White Tower in London was built between 1078 & 1098. 34. They always stay at …Coral Sand Hotel when they come to …Sidney. 35. Excuse me, how can I get to …Natural History Museum? 36. …Supreme Court is the highest tribunal in …USA. 37. …Freer Gallery of Art has a rich collection of Asian & American Art. 38. –Does this bus go to …Sheremetyevo Airport?-Yes, it does. 39. You can say whatever you like in …Speaker’s Corner in …Hyde Park. 40. Who built …St. Basil’s Cathedral? 41. Most news comes from …BBC & …CNN. 42. …Buckingham Palace, …Trafalgar Square, …Houses of Parliament, …Tower of London, …Tower Bridge, …National Gallery are the usual sights in ..English capital. 43. The capital of …Republic of San-Marino is …San-Marino. 44. …London Zoo is the oldest in the world. 45. …Charing Cross Bridge is a railway bridge which crosses …Thames in …Central London. 46. …Statue of …Liberty is a gift from the French people to the American people. It stands on …Liberty Island in …New York Harbour. 47. About 190 states are members of …United Nations Organization. 48. …Elbrus is …highest peak of …Caucasus. 49. This expedition has just returned from …Antarctic.

Ex. 26. What proper nouns are used with the definite article?

1. Kilimanjaro 1. United Arab Emirates

2. Jenisei 2. Sudan

3. Bermuda 3. Far East

4. Elbrus 4. Brussels

5. Hudson Bay 5. Netherlands

6. Laptev Sea 6. Booker Prize

7. Urals 7. Hague

8. Kalahari Desert 8. Art Theatre

9. Volga 9. Riviera

10. Carpathians 10. Northern Europe

11. Indian Ocean 11. St. James’s Park