Тест «Определенный артикль с географическими названиями»

Los Angeles is in …USA.

                A) a    B) the     C)----

2) I often dream of fishing in the rivers of …..Russian Federation.

                A) a      B) the     C)-----------   

3)……India  will always  be the best place in the world.                                  

                  A) a    B) the  C) -----------

   4) ……Australia  is famous for kangaroos.

                  A) ---- B) a     C) the

  5)  Who had not heard of …..Mississippi?

                  A)  a    B)  the       C)-----

  6)   My friend comes from the UK or ….Great Britain.

                   A) the     B)------ C)  a                                                      

The capital of ….Canada is ….Ottawa.

                 A) a         B) the        C)----

8)    ……Russia is the largest country in the world.

                 A)  the         B)a       C)------

9) Welcome to ….. Greece  for summer.

                  A) a      B)  the        C)-------

10)   …..UK  is smaller than France.

                   A) a     B) the         C)-----  

Los Angeles is in …USA.

                A) a    B) the     C)----

2) I often dream of fishing in the rivers of …..Russian Federation.

                A) a      B) the     C)-----------   

3)……India  will always  be the best place in the world.                                  

                  A) a    B) the  C) -----------

   4) ……Australia  is famous for kangaroos.

                  A) ---- B) a     C) the

  5)  Who had not heard of …..Mississippi?

                  A)  a    B)  the       C)-----

  6)   My friend comes from the UK or ….Great Britain.

                   A) the     B)------ C)  a                                                      

The capital of ….Canada is ….Ottawa.

                 A) a         B) the        C)----

8)    ……Russia is the largest country in the world.

                 A)  the         B)a       C)------

9) Welcome to ….. Greece  for summer.

                  A) a      B)  the        C)-------

10)   …..UK  is smaller than France.

                   A) a     B) the         C)-----  

 … Moscow is situated on … Moscow River. … Moscow is a river that moves very slowly. There is … canal called … Moscow-Volga Canal which joins … Moscow to …Volga. … Volga runs into … Caspian Sea.

2. In … Siberia there are many long rivers: … Ob, … Irtysh, … Yenissei, … Lena and … Amur.

3. … Altai Mountains are … higher than … Urals.

4. There is a splendid view of … Lake Geneva from this hotel.

5. … United Kingdom consists of … Great Britain and … Northern Ireland.

6…. White Sea is in … north of our country.

7. … Pacific Ocean is very deep.

7. Is … Canada  … largest country in … America?

8. … Red Sea is between … Africa and … Asia.

9. … France is to … north of … Italy.

II   Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1. Several rivers run into … sea at … New York. … most important is … Hudson River which empties to … Atlantic Ocean. Besides … Hudson there are … two other rivers: …East River and … Harlem River.

2. … Chicago is on … Lake Michigan.

3. … Russia is washed by … Arctic Ocean.

4. … Kiev is to … south of … Moscow.

5. … Philippines are situated to … southeast of … Asia.

6. … Neva flows into … Gulf of … Finland.

7. …Kazbek is … highest peak of … Caucasus.

8. … Europe and … America are separated by … Atlantic Ocean.

9. … Nile flows across … northeastern part of … Africa to … Mediterranean Sea.

... British Isles include two big islands (Great Britain and Ireland) and nearly 6000 small islands.

... Vesuvius destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in AD 79.

3. As ... Balkan Peninsula is very mountainous a lot of mineral deposits are found there.

... North Pole is the northernmost point on Earth, which is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.

South Pole is situated on the continent of Antarctica.

The national currency of ... Jamaica is the Jamaican dollar.

The South Pole is situated in ... Antarctic.

We want to go to ... Crimea next summer.

The flora of ... Madagascar includes 14,883 unique plant species.

The official language of ... Netherlands is Dutch.

... Amazon is the second longest river in the world.

... United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupies the British Islands.

... Greenland is the world’s largest island.

... Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on the Earth.

There are 30 bridges over ... Thames in London.

... Cyprus used to be a British colony until 1960.

... Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

... Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa.

One of the most developed countries is ... United Arab Emirates.

... Cape of Good Hope was hoped to open the way to India.

... Cape Horn is situated on the southern coast of South America.

... Great Lakes consist of five lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. T

... Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

My dream is to visit ... Canaries one day.

... Strait of Magellan was discovered by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1520.

The highest peak of ... Andes is almost 7000 metres.

... Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes.

Many people prefer to spend their summer holidays in ... south.

... Sahara Desert covers one third of the continent of Africa.

... Vatican is the smallest state in the world.

... Death Valley got its name during the California Gold Rush, but the origin of the name if still disputed.

The worst environmental disaster in … Gulf of Mexico was the oil spilling 2010.

Is ... Australia a continent or an island?

... Hague is called “City of Peace and Justice”.

The most industrious states of the USA are in ... North.

... Baltic States are Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

How many rivers ate there in ... Europe?

The height of ... Niagara Fall is nearly 54 metres.

The Vatican is situated in ... City of Rome.

... Fujiyama is the highest mountain in Japan.

Артикли с географическими названиями

Articles with Geographic Names

Употребление артиклей с географическими названиями во многих случаях основано на традиции: the Hague, the Strand, the Mall, the Wall Street.
На географических картах  названия принято давать без артиклей.

Определенный артикль The Definite Article употребляется с географическими именами, обозначающими:

Названияокеанов,морей,проливов,каналов,рек,озериводопадов: the Indian Ocean, the North Sea, the Bosphorus, the Gulf Stream, the Panama Canal, the Amur, the Thames (the River Thames), the Seliger, (the) Niagara Falls, the Swallow Falls.
Сравните: the Baikal, но Lake Baikal.

Горныецепиигруппыостровов: the Rocky Mountains (the Rockies), the Urals, the Himalayas, the Andes, the Alps, the British Isles, the Kurilas, the Canaries.
Названияотдельныхгорныхвершиниострововупотребляютсябезартикля: Vesuvius, Elbrus, Everest, Easter Island, Cuba, Madagascar, Cyprus, Haiti, Etna, Kilimanjaro.

Наименованиярегионов: the Midlands, the Lake District, the Crimea, the Caucasus, the Far East, the Middle East, the Punjab, the Riviera, the Ruhr, the Tyrol, the Transvaal.

Названияпустынь: the Gobi, the Sahara Desert, the Kara-Kum, the Kalahari.

Без артикля употребляются:

Названияконтинентов,стран,областей,городов,деревень: Europe, Africa (the African Continent), France, Russia, California, Bavaria, Siberia, Moscow, London, Beijing, Chernogolovka, Sofrino.
Но: the Far East, the Near East.

Еслисуществительныеимеютопределениятипа north(ern),south(ern), ancient, old, central, medieval, east(ern), west(ern): Central America, South-East Asia, Old England, Western Europe, Medieval Europe, Ancient Russia.

Но:названиястран,включающиетакиенарицательныесуществительные,как Union, Kingdom, States, Dominion, Federation, Republic, имеютопределенныйартикль: the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the Irish Republic, the United States.
В сокращениях определенный артикль сохраняется: the USSR, the USA, the UK.

Названия стран во множественном числе употребляются с определенным артиклем: the Netherlands, the Philippines.