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1. I went skiing in ________ Alps.
2. There is a tunnel under ________ English Channel.
3. ________ Buckingham Palace is one of the Queen's many residences.
4. He went to study at ________ Harvard University.
5. The ship disappeared somewhere in ________ Pacific.
6. They had a small cabin near ________ Lake Winnipeg.
7. The American president lives in ________ White House.
8. There was a rock concert in ________ Hyde Park.
9. I'd like to go on holiday to ________ Australia.
10. The highest mountain in New Zealand is ________ Mount Cook.
11. I'd like to go on holiday to ________ Australia.
12. The river flows into ________ Mediterranean.
13. ________ Hawaii is an American state.
14. The tallest building in New York is ________ Empire State Building.
15. There are many theaters in ________ Broadway.
16. The story took place in ________ Southern France.
17. The capital of ________ United Kingdom is London.
18. Mark Twain wrote about ________ Mississippi River.
19. The lowest place in the USA is ________ Death Valley.
20. The plane crashed somewhere in ________ Sahara.
21. They went on honeymoon to ________ Niagara Falls.
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1. Oh yes, he's ________ O'Brian, no doubt about that. He's just like his father and his father's
father.
2. There was an interview with ________ famous Bono Vox.
3. I first met ________ Steven Ford when I was living in Paris.
4. His name's Dan Brown, but not ________ Dan Brown who wrote The Da Vinci Code.
5. Oh, look at the painting! It's ________ Picasso.
6. ________ Smiths are a nice and friendly family.
7. I'm trying to learn to sing but I think I'll never be ________ Michael Stipe.

8. There's ________ Mrs. Plath on the phone and she wants to talk to you.
9. A friend of mine was at a party where he met ________ writer Kurt Vonnegut.
10. I read an interesting book about ________ President Bush.


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Place names
1. I went skiing in ___the_____ Alps. (the - mountain range, deserts, group of islands)
2. There is a tunnel under __the______ English Channel. (the – bay, gulf, canal, channel)
3. ____x____ Buckingham Palace is one of the Queen's many residences. (x - building
beginning with proper name)
4. He went to study at ___x_____ Harvard University. (x- universities)
5. The ship disappeared somewhere in ___the_____ Pacific. (the – seas, oceans, rivers)
6. They had a small cabin near ___x_____ Lake Winnipeg. (x - individual islands, waterfalls,
lakes, individual mountains)
7. The American president lives in ___the_____ White House.
8. There was a rock concert in ____x____ Hyde Park. (x – towns, cities, streets, squares,
quarters, part of the town)
9. I'd like to go on holiday to ____x____ Australia. (x- continents, countries)
10. The highest mountain in New Zealand is ___x_____ Mount Cook.
11. I'd like to go on holiday to ___x_____ Australia.
12. The river flows into ___the_____ Mediterranean.
13. ____x____ Hawaii is an American state.
14. The tallest building in New York is ____the____ Empire State Building.
15. There are many theaters in ___x_____ Broadway.
16. The story took place in ____x____ Southern France.
17. The capital of ___the_____ United Kingdom is London.
18. Mark Twain wrote about ___the_____ Mississippi River.
19. The lowest place in the USA is _____x___ Death Valley.

20. The plane crashed somewhere in _____the___ Sahara.
21. They went on honeymoon to ____x____ Niagara Falls.
People’s name
1. Oh yes, he's ___an_____ O'Brian, no doubt about that. He's just like his father and his
father's father. (an – one of the family line)
2. There was an interview with ___the_____ famous Bono Vox. (the if adjective precedes)
3. I first met ____x____ Steven Ford when I was living in Paris.
4. His name's Dan Brown, but not ___the_____ Dan Brown who wrote The Da Vinci Code.
(one particular person)
5. Oh, look at the painting! It's ___a_____ Picasso. (meaning of a picture)


6. ___the_____ Smiths are a nice and friendly family. (the whole family)
7. I'm trying to learn to sing but I think I'll never be ____a____ Michael Stipe.
8. There's ____a____ Mrs. Plath on the phone and she wants to talk to you. (we don´t know the
person, usually with there´s …)
9. A friend of mine was at a party where he met ____the____ writer Kurt Vonnegut.
10. I read an interesting book about ___x_____ President Bush.
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