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1. _____ top of _____ page
24. _____ Middle East
2. _____ second
25. _____ Bermuda
3. _____ dinner next Wednesday
26. _____ New York City
4. _____ highest mountain
27. _____ New York State
5. _____ big lunch we had
28. _____ British Isles
6. _____ police
29. _____ Easter Island
7. _____ museum
30. _____ Indian Ocean
8. _____ Louvre
31. _____ Volga (river)
9. _____ TV set
32. _____ Venezuela
10. _____ Urals
33. _____ Bolivia
11. _____ French (citizens)
34. _____ Sweden
12. _____ English (as a language)
35. _____ Asia
13. _____ Dominican Republic
36. _____ Canary Islands
14. _____ United Kingdom
37. _____ French Sea
15. _____ Germany
38. _____ Australia
16. _____ Alps
39. _____ China
17. _____ Lake Victoria
40. _____ Corfu (island)
18. _____ English Channel
41. _____ Hague (city)
19. _____ Panama Canal
42. _____ Madrid
20. _____ Sea of Japan
43. _____ book on my desk
21. _____ south of Spain
44. _____ Lake Superior
22. _____ southern Spain
45. _____ Indonesia
23. _____ south part of Spain
46. _____ Red Sea
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47. _____ Budapest
48. _____ Rhine
49. _____ Vienna
50. _____ Danube (river)
51. _____ Malta
52. _____ longest river
53. _____ Bloor Street
54. _____ Red Square
55. _____ Tower of London
56. _____ Great Wall of China
57. _____ Acropolis
58. _____ CN Tower
59. _____ Logan airport
60. _____ Princeton
61. _____ Prince of Wales
62. _____ Great Britain
63. _____ Northern Ireland
64. _____ next year
65. _____ North Pole
66. _____ Sicily
67. _____ Cairo
68. _____ Big Ben
69. _____ Mona Lisa
70. _____ Lake Louise
71. _____ third in line
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Exercise 19 – Fill in the spaces with ‘A,’ ‘An,’ ‘the’ or leave blank:--*Please note that Exercises 19 to 60 may have more than one correct answer – this is indicated by a
‘slash’ / in the answer sections.
Sofia’s Travel Blog – Canada – September
Did you know that _____ first Prime Minister of _____ Canada was _____ Sir John A.
Macdonald? Please make _____ no mistake! There is _____ most certainly no connection to
_____ hamburger food chain, with _____ similar sounding name! _____ eatery’s symbolic
figure is dressed as _____ clown. His picture can be found on _____ different types of _____
restaurant’s promotional material that’s been circulated over _____ years. John A.’s face is
located on _____ ten-dollar bill. This piece of _____ paper currency is purple!
There is _____ five-dollar bill which is _____ blue, _____ twenty-dollar bill which is _____
green, _____ fifty-dollar bill which _____ red and _____ hundred-dollar bill which is _____
brown. It’s all very colourful! If you look very closely on _____ backs of these _____ notes you
will find _____ bit of interesting _____ Canadian _____ history. _____ print is so exceptionally
tiny so that if your eyesight is not laser-sharp, then maybe _____ pair of glasses or _____
magnifying glass will be necessary. But it’s worth making _____ extra effort!
_____ Canada is such _____ vast _____ country that it can take _____ months and even _____
years to explore all _____ highlights or _____ most trendy tourist attractions. It is _____ huge
country in land mass, but has _____ small population. There are only approximately 36 million
people. There are ten _____ provinces in total and three _____ territories. _____ Canada is
surrounded by three _____ oceans: _____ Arctic, _____ Atlantic and _____ Pacific. Although,
there are many symbols that represent _____ country, _____ maple leaf and _____ beaver are
considered by many to be _____ most popular ones. _____ two official languages are _____
English and _____ French and _____ capital city is _____ Ottawa, which is located in _____
province of _____ Ontario.
_____ capital of _____ Ontario is _____ Toronto. One of _____ most renowned landmarks in
this city is _____ CN Tower. What _____ experience it was to reach _____ top – just
breathtaking! It was remarkable! On _____ clear day you can get _____ view across _____ Lake
Ontario to _____ U.S. side. _____ Empire Sandy was _____ tall sailing ship located in _____
city’s harbour and I didn’t miss _____ opportunity to go for _____ ride. I had never been on
_____ ship of that nature before. It was wonderful. _____ Lake Ontario is one of _____ five
Great Lakes. _____ others include _____ Huron, ____ Michigan _____ Erie and _____ Superior.
_____ capital city of _____ Quebec is _____ Quebec City. In _____ old part of _____ city you’ll
note _____ beautiful European architecture. Some buildings were constructed in _____ 1600s.
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There’s is nothing like _____ French cuisine, old world hospitality and charm to satisfy your
_____ stomach and warm your _____ heart.
_____ Nova Scotia, _____ New Brunswick, _____ Newfoundland and _____ Prince Edward
Island are located on _____ East Coast. All _____ Maritime provinces are beautiful and have
_____ lot to offer in so many different ways, but in my opinion _____ jewel of _____ Atlantic
region is _____ P.E.I. If you grew up with _____ Lucy M. Montgomery, _____ author of _____
‘Anne of Green Gables’ series, then you would undoubtedly appreciate _____ visit to _____
fictitious character’s home - _____ must see! _____ drive around _____ island will greet you
with _____ soothingly rolling hills and _____ potato farms rich in _____ curiously red ironoxide soil.
_____ Vancouver, _____ British Columbia is full of surprises. You’ll be quite impressed with its
_____ moderate temperatures and _____ awe-inspiring surroundings. _____ walk in _____
Stanley Park was _____ great way to spend _____ leisurely afternoon. You’ll be amazed at
_____ three BC mountain ranges too – _____ Rocky Mountains, _____ Coast Mountains and
_____ Columbia Mountains. Don’t forget to bring _____ camera!
_____ Canada’s Prairies are _____, Manitoba, _____ Saskatchewan, and _____ Alberta. These
provinces are generally known for _____ agricultural farmland and _____ natural energy
resources such as _____ oil and _____ natural gas. If shopping is your thing, then you can’t miss
_____ West Edmonton Mall in _____ Edmonton, _____ Alberta. It houses _____ amusement
park full of rides and _____ huge indoor pool, _____ movie theatre, _____ hotel and even _____
ice-skating rink! It is jam-packed with more than _____ 800 shops to check out and bursting with
100 _____ restaurants to choose from when you’re looking for something to satiate your _____
hunger. I heard that it is _____ largest mall in _____ North America! You can’t miss this one!
_____ northern section of _____ Canada is divided into three parts: _____ Northwest Territories,
_____ Yukon Territories and _____ Nunavut. Some refer to _____ north as _____ land of _____
‘midnight sun.’ During _____ short summer season, _____ light of day can last for twenty-four
hours - _____ full day! It’s astonishing to witness! _____ temperature even reached _____
whopping 25° Celsius at one point during _____ afternoon! Oh, and I would advise any
travelling to this area of _____ country reserved only for _____ warmer weeks of _____ year , as
it can get bitterly cold during _____ winter. I urge you to heed my counsel. Unless, of course,
you can readily adapt to _____ freezing Arctic weather; otherwise, I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s
much too frigid!
Although _____ landscape and _____ weather conditions varied from place to place, one thing
remained _____ constant. _____ kind-heartedness of _____ people from all regions of _____
country was felt everywhere. My travels around _____ Canada left me with _____ feeling of
wanting additional time to explore such _____ good deal more of this beautiful nation. This is all
_____ more reason to return. There is so much to see!
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