Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary.
A) 1) I saw … man in … armchair. He was reading … newspaper. 2) They usually have …
dinner at 7 p.m. 3) Mrs. Patsy is … last person I'd like to meet. 4) I bought … beautiful dress on …
Saturday. 5) Can you play … guitar? 6) What … lovely song! 7) Would you like … cup of tea?
8) My younger brother can play … table tennis very well. 9) … sky outside … window was nasty.
10) Mike is going to visit his … mother … next week. 11) Simon was rather … difficult person to
get along with. 12) ... life is impossible without ...water and ...air. 13) You can't swim in
the river. ...water isn't warm enough. 14) We can’t do any work without … knowledge. 15) His
favourite subject is … Mathematics. 16) … air was fresh and cool.
B) 1) ... Kazbek is ... highest peak of ... Caucasus. 2) ... Alps are covered with … snow.
3) ... Shetland Islands are situated to the north of ... Great Britain. 4)... USA is ... largest
country in ... America. 5) ... Crimea is washed by ... Black Sea. 6)... Lake Baikal is ...
deepest lake in ... world. 7)... Paris is ... capital of ... France. 8)... Nile flows
across the northeastern part of ... Africa to ... Mediterranean Sea. 9) … United Kingdom
consists of four parts: … England, … Scotland, … Wales and … Northern Ireland.
10) … Alaska is … largest and coldest state in … USA. 11) … Seine flows through … Paris
to … Atlantic Ocean. 12) … Sahara is … greatest desert in … North Africa, extending from
… Atlantic Ocean to … Nile.
C) 1)…Bolshoi Theatre is famous for its ballet performances. 2) When will he arrive at …
Heathrow airport? 3) … Julius Caesar founded …Tower of London. 4) … Davidsons often do
shopping in …Oxford Street. 5) If you are interested in churches and historical places, you
should by no means see …Westminster Abbey, … Houses of Parliament, …St. Paul's
Cathedral and …Tower. 6) When … father came we had … dinner and then watched TV.
7) On …Wednesday … Financial Times published an article about the situation in … North
Korea. 8) … Princess Diana stayed at … Hilton Hotel. 9) … London Zoo is situated in …
Regent’s Park. 10) If you like art galleries you should go to … National Gallery and … Tate.
11) … Smiths left town as soon as they were married
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A) 1) I saw a… man in …an armchair. He was reading a… newspaper.2) They usually have …dinner at 7 p.m.
3) Mrs. Patsy is the… last person I'd like to meet.
4) I bought a… beautiful dress on …Saturday.
5) Can you play the… guitar?
6) What a… lovely song!
7) Would you like a… cup of tea?
8) My younger brother can play … table tennis very well.
9) …the sky outside …the window was nasty.
10) Mike is going to visit his … mother … next week.
11) Simon was rather a… difficult person to get along with.
12) ... life is impossible without ...water and ...air.
13) You can't swim in the river. .the..water isn't warm enough.
14) We can’t do any work without … knowledge.
15) His favourite subject is … Mathematics.
16) …the air was fresh and cool.
1) ... Kazbek is .the.. highest peak of ..the. Caucasus.
2) ..the. Alps are covered with … snow.
3) ..the. Shetland Islands are situated to the north of ... Great Britain. 4).the.. USA is .the.. largest country in ... America.
5) .the.. Crimea is washed by .the.. Black Sea.
6)... Lake Baikal is ..the. deepest lake in .the.. world.
7)... Paris is .the.. capital of ... France.
8)..the. Nile flows across the northeastern part of ... Africa to .the.. Mediterranean Sea.
9) the… United Kingdom consists of four parts: … England, … Scotland, … Wales and … Northern Ireland.
10) … Alaska is the… largest and coldest state in the… USA.
11) …the Seine flows through … Paris to …the Atlantic Ocean.
12) …the Sahara is the… greatest desert in … North Africa, extending from
the… Atlantic Ocean to the… Nile.
1) the…Bolshoi Theatre is famous for its ballet performances.
2) When will he arrive at … Heathrow airport?
3) … Julius Caesar founded …theTower of London.
4) …the Davidsons often do shopping in …Oxford Street.
5) If you are interested in churches and historical places, you
should by no means see …Westminster Abbey, …the Houses of Parliament, …St. Paul's Cathedral and the…Tower.
6) When … father came we had … dinner and then watched TV.
7) On …Wednesday …the Financial Times published an article about the situation in … North Korea.
8) … Princess Diana stayed at …the Hilton Hotel.
9) …the London Zoo is situated in …Regent’s Park.
10) If you like art galleries you should go to …the National Gallery and …the Tate.
11) …the Smiths left town as soon as they were married.