I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary. A Geographical names.
1. They travelled by car around ___Europe last month. 2.___Great American Lakes are___Lake
Huron, ___Lake Superior,___Lake Ontario,___Lake Michigan and___Lake Erie. 3.___north
of___Scotland is known for its wild beauty. 4. Are___Urals higher or lower than___Alps? 5. It
was Burns who wrote "My heart's in ___Highlands". 6.___Mediterranean Sea washes___
Europe,___Asia and___northern coast of___Africa. 7. What oceans does___Panama Canal
connect? — I suppose___Atlantic and___ Pacific Oceans. 8.___ Seine flows through___Paris
to___Atlantic Ocean. 9. We get coffee mostly from ___ Brazil and ___ Columbia. 10.___Alaska
is the biggest and coldest state in___USA. 11. Where are___Canaries situated? 12.___
United Kingdom consists of four parts:___England, ___Scotland, Wales and___Northern
Ireland, or ___Ulster. 13.___Himalayas are the highest mountains in___Asia. 14.1 went
to___German Republic last summer, but I haven't been to___Netherlands yet. Of
course, I would like to see___Hague. 15.___Thames is not the longest river in___Great Britain
but it is rather wide and navigable. 16.___America consists of two parts, ___South and North
America, doesn't it? 17. In___north there are___Cheviots. These are the mountains which
separate___England from___Scotland. 18.___Brazil is the largest country of___South
America.___Amazon, the widest river in___world, flows there. 19. What city is the capital
of___Philippines? 20.___Republic of China is the third largest country in___world after
Russia and___Canada.
В Abstract nouns and names of materials.
1.___life is impossible without___water and___air. 2. You can't swim in the river,___water isn't
warm enough. 3. She hurried in and found___coffee almost boiled away. 4.___oil is lighter
than___water. 5. He has___deep knowledge in mathematics. 6, You can't do any work without
___knowledge. 7.___life is .___ complicated matter. 8,___Browns lived___quiet life
somewhere in South Carolina, 9. The Moslems don't eat ___pork, 10.___water is precious in
deserts and can be found in oases. 11. This is___coffee I am so fond of. I don't think there
is___better coffee than this. 12,___ coffee is cultivated in the south of the island. 13. It seems
to me Englishmen show___ deep distrust of strangers. 14. He wanted to give his son___ good
education. 15.___ air was fresh and cool. 16. Nothing can travel faster than___light. 17. He can
give you___good piece of ___advice. He is fond of giving.___advice. — But___ advice he gave
us did not help. 18. The patient was making ___noticeable progress, 19, You can be satisfied
with ___progress you have made. 20. Our plane ran into___ heavy weather.
II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary.
1.___pine grows in many parts of the world. 2.___life would be more difficult
without___telephone. 3.___whale is in___danger of becoming extinct. 4. He prefers
___town to___country. 5. Can you play___violin? 6. Will you play___draughts with
me?7.___tulips and daffodils are my favourite spring flowers. 8.___Chinese
invented___paper and___powder. 9.___gulden is the currency of___Dutch. 10.___man
and___woman were created equal. 11. The government should take more care
of___disabled and___unemployed. 12. Yesterday we went to the Zoo. We saw___small bear
there. He was like ___Teddy bear. 13. Does___ polar bear live in___Arctic or in___Antarctic?
14. He brought her___black rose. ___black rose is___very rare species. 15.___bicycle is
one of the main transport means in ___Amsterdam. 16. Was it difficult for you to communicate
in ___„ Switzerland? — No, fortunately I met___Swiss who spoke ___English very well. He
helped us a lot. 17. When did ___man first go into___space? 18.___daffodil is the
national emblem of___Welsh.
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