Geographical names
Correct the sentence
A OR THE?
A/ THE/ NO ARTICLE?
100

The hill that overlooks ___ Barcelona is the best place to view the city.

The hill that overlooks Barcelona is the best place to view the city.

100

I'd like to become the journalist and report on our country's problems.

I'd like to become a journalist and report on our country's problems.

100

What do you want for lunch: a/the chicken sandwich or a/the piece of pizza?

What do you want for lunch: a chicken sandwich or a piece of pizza?

100
____ poverty doesn't exist in ___ big cities.

Poverty doesn't exist in big cities.

200

Have you ever been to ______ Netherlands?

Have you ever been to the Netherlands?

200

For me, Paris is a very special city. It's a city where I was born.

For me, Paris is a very special city. It's the city where I was born.

200

A/the scientist has said recently that cities haven't changed mich since a/the nineteenth century.

A scientist has said recently that cities haven't changed mich since the nineteenth century.

200

Are you ____ oldest student in ___ class?

Are you the oldest student in the class?

300

Thus we see the pyramids, ____ Nile and the Pharaoh.

Thus we see the pyramids, the Nile and the Pharaoh.

300

I was born on 16 January.

I was born on the 16 January.

300

Yesterday my brother asked me a/the question about natural disasters. I didn't know a/the answer.

Yesterday my brother asked me a question about natural disasters. I didn't know the answer.

300

____ pollution is only __ problem in major industrial areas.

Pollution is only a problem in major industrial areas.

400
You can't climb ____ Mount Everest every day.

You can't climb Mount Everest every day.

400

The pollution is generally a problem in big cities, but the pollution in this city is worse than in most others.

Pollution is generally a problem in big cities, but the pollution in this city is worse than in most others.

400

Is this an/the only place to eat around here?

Is this the only place to eat around here?

400

______ capital city is located in _____north.

The capital city is located in the north.

500

The pilot puts it down in _____ Lake Erie.

The pilot puts it down in Lake Erie.

500

Wendy is the famous artist. You can see her paintings in the best museums in world.

Wendy is afamous artist. You can see her paintings in the best museums in the world.

500

If you meet a Polish person in a/the lift somewhere and a/the lift gets stuck, you can say something about Polish weather!

If you meet a Polish person in a lift somewhere and the lift gets stuck, you can say something about Polish weather!

500

During _____ 20th century, _____ population of _____ world grew from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.

During the 20th century, the population of the world grew from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.