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1. _____________ modern life is stressful.

2. What’s _______the______ capital of your country?

3. ___________a__ doctor earns more than ___a__________ teacher.

4. Do you know who invented ________the_____ computer ?

5. Have you seen ___the__________ newspaper? I can’t find it anywhere.

6. Is this _______the______ first time you’ve stayed at ____the_________ Hilton ?

7. Is ________the_____ Nile or _____the________ Amazon _____the________ longest river on

_____________ earth ?

8. Several million visitors _____a________ year are attracted to ______the_______ ski slopes of
_____the________ Alps.

9. I’ll meet you outside _________the____ post office. I’ll be there in _______a______ quarter of
________an_____ hour.

10. _____________ young people tend to think that _____________ life was more difficult in
________the_____ past.

11. In my opinion _____________ education should be free.

12. _____________ education I got at _____________ school was excellent.

13. In some cities, _____________ cars have been banned from the center.

14. I went to _____________ Buckingham Palace today. It was great.

15. I took ___the__________ train to London and then _____the________ underground to

_____________Victoria Station. It’s _______a______ short walk from there.

16. Would you like to come with us to see _____________ Titanic at the cinema tomorrow?

17. I had ________a_____ experience at work today.

18. The car sped past at 100 miles ________an_____ hour.

19. _____________ Mount Everest is the highest mountain in __the___________ world.

20. _____________ Middle East is one of the world’s hot spots.

21. We lived in ___the__________ Netherlands before moving here.

22. If you ever go to London you must see ____the_________ Tower of London and
_____________ Tate Gallery.

23. We noticed ________a_____ strong smell coming from _______the______ refrigerator.

24. She lives in _____________ England, which is part of ___the__________ UK.

25. After his wife’s death he left _____________ home and joined __the___________ army.

26. He should have called me _______an______ hour ago.

27. They visited grandmother in ____the_________ hospital.

28. _____________ history is an interesting subject, but what I like most is _____the________
history of the United States.

29. The Browns often watch _____________ television in the evening.

30. Munich lies in ________the_____ south of Germany.