Question

5. Поставьте артикли с именами собственными, если это необходимо. 1. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. (Каир – столица Египта.) 2. It was so picturesque in The Crimea in last summer. (В Крыму было так живописно прошлым летом.) 3. The London stands on the Thames. (Лондон стоит на Темзе.) 4. I had my holiday in the northern Italy last year but I`m going to cross the Atlantic ocean and visit the USA next year... (Я провел отпуск в северной Италии в прошлом году, но в следующем году я собираюсь пересечь Атлантический океан и посетить США.) 5. Moon moves round Earth. (Луна движется вокруг Земли.) 6. The Great Patriotic war started in 1941. (Великая Отечественная война началась в 1941 году.) 7. The Volga is the longest river in a Russia.. (Волга – самая длинная река в России.) 8. Ukraine and Turkey are separated by Black sea. (Украину и Турцию разделяет Черное море.) 9. My friend usually goes to … Alps in … spring by … plane. (Мой друг обычно ездит в Альпы весной на самолете.) 10. … Urals are lower than … Caucasus. (Уральские горы ниже Кавказа.) 11. … Great Britain is situated on … two large islands. (Великобритания расположена на двух больших островах.) 12. … Christmas and … Easter are my favourite holidays. (Рождество и Пасха – мои любимые праздники.) 13. It takes about … hour to get from … Domodedovo airport to … Lenin street. (Требуется около часа, чтобы добраться от аэропорта Домодедово до улицы Ленина.) 14. What’s … weather like today in … Australia? (Какая сегодня погода в Австралии?) 15. … Colorado river flows through … Grand Canyon. (Река Колорадо протекает через Большой Каньон.) 16. My English friend took me to see … National gallery, … Houses of … Parliament and … Tower bridge. (Мой английский друг взял меня посмотреть Национальную галерею, Здания Парламента и Тауэрский мост.) 17. … Statue of … Liberty was … present from … French people. (Статуя свободы была подарком от французского народа.) 18. … Galaxy where we live is called … Milky Way. (Галактика, в которой мы живем, называется Млечным путем.)

Answer 1

1. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. 
2. It was so picturesque in the Crimea last summer.
3. London stands on the Thames.
4. I had my holiday in Northern Italy last year but I`m going to cross the Atlantic ocean and visit the USA next year..
5. The Moon moves round the Earth. 
6. The Great Patriotic war started in 1941. 
7. The Volga is the longest river in Russia.
8. (The) Ukraine and Turkey are separated by the Black sea. (До недавнего времени название страны Украины употреблялось с артиклем the, но начиная с 21 века, как правило, артикль уже не употребляется).
9. My friend usually goes to the Alps in  spring by  plane. 
10.The Urals are lower than the Caucasus. 
11. Great Britain is situated on  two large islands. 
12. Christmas and  Easter are my favourite holidays. 
13. It takes about an hour to get from  Domodedovo airport to  Lenin street. .)
14. What’s the weather like today in  Australia? 
15. The Colorado river flows through the Grand Canyon. 
16. My English friend took me to see the National gallery, the Houses of … Parliament and  Tower bridge. 
17. The Statue of Liberty was a present from  French people.
18. The Galaxy where we live is called the Milky Way. 

Answer 2

1. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. (Каир – столица Египта.)

Cairo is indeed the capital of Egypt [[1]](https://rosnou.ru/uploads/file/e/5/a/e5aeb83065042f801ff408206986cc54.pdf).

2. It was so picturesque in The Crimea in last summer. (В Крыму было так живописно прошлым летом.)

The correct sentence should be: "It was so picturesque in Crimea last summer." The definite article "the" should not be used before proper nouns like "Crimea."

3. The London stands on the Thames. (Лондон стоит на Темзе.)

The correct sentence should be: "London stands on the Thames." The definite article "the" should not be used before proper nouns like "London."

4. I had my holiday in the northern Italy last year, but I'm going to cross the Atlantic ocean and visit the USA next year... (Я провел отпуск в северной Италии в прошлом году, но в следующем году я собираюсь пересечь Атлантический океан и посетить США.)

The correct sentence should be: "I had my holiday in northern Italy last year, but I'm going to cross the Atlantic Ocean and visit the USA next year." The definite article "the" should be used before "USA" because it is an abbreviation for "United States of America." However, the definite article should not be used before "northern Italy."

5. Moon moves round Earth. (Луна движется вокруг Земли.)

The correct sentence is: "The moon moves round the Earth." The definite article "the" should be used before both "moon" and "Earth" because they are specific celestial bodies.

6. The Great Patriotic war started in 1941. (Великая Отечественная война началась в 1941 году.)

The statement is correct. The Great Patriotic War did indeed start in 1941 [[6]](https://online-otvet.ru/anglijskij-azyk/5ceaa17f96f4e19a295b8d3b).

7. The Volga is the longest river in a Russia. (Волга – самая длинная река в России.)

The correct sentence is: "The Volga is the longest river in Russia." The definite article "the" should be used before both "Volga" and "Russia" because they are specific entities.

8. Ukraine and Turkey are separated by Black sea. (Украину и Турцию разделяет Черное море.)

The correct sentence is: "Ukraine and Turkey are separated by the Black Sea." The definite article "the" should be used before "Black Sea" because it is a specific body of water.

9. My friend usually goes to … Alps in … spring by … plane. (Мой друг обычно ездит в Альпы весной на самолете.)

The correct sentence is: "My friend usually goes to the Alps in spring by plane." The definite article "the" should be used before "Alps" because it refers to a specific mountain range. The indefinite article "a" should not be used before "spring" because it is a general season. The indefinite article "a" should not be used before "plane" because it is a general mode of transportation.

10. … Urals are lower than … Caucasus. (Уральские горы ниже Кавказа.)

The correct sentence is: "The Urals are lower than the Caucasus." The definite article "the" should be used before both "Urals" and "Caucasus" because they are specific mountain ranges.

11. … Great Britain is situated on … two large islands. (Великобритания расположена на двух больших островах.)

The correct sentence is: "Great Britain is situated on two large islands." The definite article "the" should be used before "Great Britain" because it refers to a specific country. The definite article "the" should not be used before "two large islands" because it is a general description.

12. … Christmas and … Easter are my favourite holidays. (Рождество и Пасха – мои любимые праздники.)

The correct sentence is: "Christmas and Easter are my favourite holidays." The definite article "the" should not be used before "Christmas" and "Easter" because they are specific holidays.

13. It takes about … hour to get from … Domodedovo airport to … Lenin street. (Требуется около часа, чтобы добраться от аэропорта Домодедово до улицы Ленина.)

The correct sentence is: "It takes about an hour to get from Domodedovo airport to Lenin street." The indefinite article "an" should be used before "hour" because it is a general measurement of time. The definite article "the" should be used before both "Domodedovo airport" and "Lenin street" because they are specific locations.

14. What’s … weather like today in … Australia? (Какая сегодня погода в Австралии?)

The correct sentence is: "What's the weather like today in Australia?" The definite article "the" should be used before "weather" because it refers to a specific condition. The definite article "the" should not be used before "Australia" because it is a general reference to the country.

15. … Colorado river flows through … Grand Canyon. (Река Колорадо протекает через Большой Каньон.)

The correct sentence is: "The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon." The definite article "the" should be used before both "Colorado River" and "Grand Canyon" because they are specific entities.

16. My English friend took me to see … National gallery, … Houses of … Parliament and … Tower bridge. (Мой английский друг взял меня посмотреть Национальную галерею, Здания Парламента и Тауэрский мост.)

The correct sentence is: "My English friend took me to see the National Gallery, the Houses of Parliament, and Tower Bridge." The definite article "the" should be used before "National Gallery," "Houses of Parliament," and "Tower Bridge" because they are specific landmarks.

17. … Statue of … Liberty was … present from … French people. (Статуя свободы была подарком от французского народа.)

The correct sentence is: "The Statue of Liberty was a present from the French people." The definite article "the" should be used before "Statue of Liberty" because it refers to a specific monument. The indefinite article "a" should be used before "present" because it is a general gift. The definite article "the" should be used before "French people" because it refers to a specific group.

18. … Galaxy where we live is called … Milky Way. (Галактика, в которой мы живем, называется Млечным путем.)

The correct sentence is: "The galaxy where we live is called the Milky Way." The definite article "the" should be used before both "galaxy" and "Milky Way" because they are specific entities.