2.3 Use of Articles in the Names of Places, Buildings, Public Organizations, etc.

Exercise 169 (**) Put in “the” or “-”.

1. I haven’t the least idea how many rooms there are in __ Ritz (hotel). 2. What’s your address? – I live in __ Montague Road, number 27. 3. I could never afford to stay at hotels like __ Brown’s or __ Hilton. 4. You can’t visit London without seeing __ Buckingham Palace. 5. We went to __ Globe Theatre twice. 6. Two famous works of art are recently acquired by __ Tate Gallery. 7. He spoke about the role of __ Labour Party during the election period. 8. And eventually __ “Queen Elizabeth” was put to sea. 9. There is an interesting article in __ Times. 10. He attended __ Congress only nine times.

Exercise 170 (***) Insert articles where necessary.

1. Yesterday we visited __ Westminster Abbey. It was great. 2. Which cinema are you going to this evening? – “__ Pobeda”. 3. My cousin is a student at __ Cambridge University. 4. Which newspaper shall I buy: __ Sun or __ Economist? 5. __ St. James’s Park is a very popular park in __ central London. 6. If you’re looking for a good pub, I would recommend __ Royal Oak. 7. __ English of New Zealand is quite difficult for understanding. 8. __ Devon Hotel is a nice hotel at the seaside. 9. Our textbooks are published by __ Liverpool University Press. 10. When I was in Moscow I visited __ Theatre of Mossovet. 11. Have you ever seen this man before? – Oh, I saw him once. It was __ Monday when your grandmother died. 12. __ Army of China is the largest in the world.

3. Use of Articles with the Names of Seasons and Parts of the Day

Exercise 171 (**) Insert articles where necessary.

1. __ Day had been fine and warm. 2. You see, __ winter was a very bad time for me, and I really had no money at all to buy bread with. 3. It was __ lovely evening in spring time of the year. 4. __ early autumn was unforgettable. 5. There was going to be an election soon, we all knew: this was __ spring of 1955. 6. It was __ high noon when she met him. 7. It was __ cold fall and the wind came down from the mountains. 8. I saw two robbers in the dead of __ night. 9. He’ll have finished that essay by __ sunset. 10. At __ night I saw her again.

Exercise 172 (***) Insert articles where necessary.

1. It was __ afternoon. 2. In __ daytime the kitchen was a cheerful room. 3. It was __ broad daylight when she woke. 4. We drove back to New York in __ afternoon. 5. Once I had no umbrella. It was terrible because __ day was rainy. 6. It was __ perfect winter morning – so fresh and so wonderful. 7. It was __ late evening. 8. If I start now I can be back __ tomorrow morning. 9. I haven’t slept all through __ night. 10. By __ nightfall the rain began to slacken. 11. I spend in this study all my time – from __ morning till __ night. 12. We’re going to meet __ next week. 13. All __ afternoon I have thought of this. 14. We had __ slushy winter last year. 15. At __ sunset Dora walked over a part of the farm with him.

4. Use of Articles with the Names of Meals

Exercise 173 (**) Insert articles where necessary.

1. The invitations to __ dinner for sixteen people were sent out. 2. He came in one morning when I was having __ breakfast on __ terrace of __ hotel and introduced himself. 3. I saw to it that he had __ good dinner. 4. He was giving __ lunch on the following day and at the end of the week __ grand dinner. 5. Mr. Wayne settled back in his chair, savouring his drink, expecting __ good dinner. 6. __ dinner was very sound. 7. But a hot bath and __ good dinner fixed him up. 8. They had __ supper in silence. 9. “__ dinner will be ready in a few minutes,” she said. 10. You drink water with __ breakfast, __ dinner, and __ supper, and think it is good for you.

Exercise 174 (***) Insert articles where necessary.

1. I don’t usually have __ breakfast but I always eat __ good lunch. 2. What does Tom do after __ dinner? – After __ dinner he normally goes to the swimming pool. 3. What do you have for __ lunch at home? 4. My parents had __ very nice supper in that restaurant. 5. Now I need __ hot dinner and a cup of black tea. I’m very tired. 6. What time is __ breakfast? – At 7 o’clock sharp. 7. How much does __ supper cost? - $4. – Oh, it’s a good price. 8. Mother is cooking pasta today for __ dinner. Don’t be late and return before __ dinner. 9. In a few days we are going to have __ dinner. There will be a great many people! 10. Ann, buy butter for __ breakfast. I think I’ll make some toasts. – All right. It’s a good idea.