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1. [Multiple choice]

Which needs ‘the’?

Answers for Quiz [1].

• 1. They’re moving to ….. New Zealand.
• 2. We sailed along …… Atlantic Coast (correct)
• 3. …..Sweden’s population is 14 million.

2. [Multiple choice]

Which doesn’t need ‘the’?

Answers for Quiz [2].

• 1. There may be life on ….. Jupiter. (correct)
• 2. Prices have soared all over ……. United Kingdom
• 3. We’ve booked a holiday in … Dordogne.

3. [Multiple choice]

Which doesn’t need ‘the’?

(The Rhine is a river and an area, so it needs ‘the’ in both cases.)

Answers for Quiz [3].

• 1. Great Britain is made up of Wales (correct)
• 2. New industries have moved to …… Rhine.
• 3. He’s got a job in Brussels working for ….. EU.

4. [Multiple choice]

Which needs ‘the’?

(In the phrase ‘on earth’ ‘the’ is omitted.)

Answers for Quiz [4].

• 1. There are numerous trade fairs held in …..Hamburg every year.
• 2. They’re the last people on ….. earth to go to America!
• 3. …… Republic of Ireland has strong links with the U.S. (correct)

5. [Multiple choice]

Which needs ‘the’?

(The Philippines are a group of islands, so they take ‘the’.

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Answers for Quiz [5].

• 1. …..Devon is a county in the south of England.
• 2. We have friends who live in ….. Philippines. (correct)
• 3. The conference will be held in …….. Hungary next year.