Question

Exercise 12. Insert articles where necessary. (Articles with geographical names.)


1. After __ tour in __ Austrian Alps they had gone to __ Hotel Splendide at __ Montreux, in order to enjoy for __ day or two __ charms of __ Lake of __ Geneva. (Bennett) 2. Dusk was already falling on __ noble curve of __ Thames. (Bennett) 3. I hear he's off to __ Central Africa. (Bennett) A. In Ivanhoe Walter Scott describes __ England of __ Middle Ages. 5. __ Capetown is in __ South Africa. 6. In __ heart of __ Central Asia lies __ Khoresm, __ small fertile area in __ sea of __ sand. 7. __ prospect ends... in little hills that come nearly to __ sea; rudiments, these, of __ Atlas Mountains. (Shaw) 8. "We've been touring __ world... We tried __ South America...We lasted three days in __ Australia..." "Have you ever been to. __ States?" (Amis) 9. Michael looked quizzically at his parent. Did he quite understand __ England of to-day? (Galsworthy)
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Answer 1

1. After _a/the_ tour in _the_ Austrian Alps they had gone to _the_ Hotel Splendide at __ Montreux, in order to enjoy for _a_ day or two _the_ charms of __ Lake of __ Geneva. (Bennett) 2. Dusk was already falling on _ta/the_ noble curve of _the_ Thames. (Bennett) 3. I hear he's off to __ Central Africa. (Bennett) A. In Ivanhoe Walter Scott describes __ England of _the_ Middle Ages. 5. __ Capetown is in __ South Africa. 6. In _the_ heart of __ Central Asia lies __ Khoresm, _a_ small fertile area in _a_ sea of __ sand. 7. _The_ prospect ends... in little hills that come nearly to _the_ sea; rudiments, these, of _the_ Atlas Mountains. (Shaw) 8. "We've been touring _the_ world... We tried __ South America...We lasted three days in __ Australia..." "Have you ever been to. _the_ States?" (Amis) 9. Michael looked quizzically at his parent. Did he quite understand _the_ England of to-day? (Galsworthy)