1) insert the article where necessary. 1. they stayed at __ hilton hotel in __ washington. 2. is __ london bridge near __ tower of london? 3. __ romans invaded __ britain in 43 a.d. 4. __ republic of korea is near __ japan and __ china. 5. __ baffin island is part of __ canada. 6. his expedition got lost in __ amaro mountains in __ ethiopia in the 19th century. 2) use the verbs in brackets in the appropriate form. 1. it has been (be) very cold since last week. 2. i __ (swim) for about an hour but i am still not tired. 3. it __ (snow) heavily since yesterday. 4. my sister be) to school for a week by now. 5. my cousin __ (learn) to drive for a month. 6. john __ (take) 10 driving lessons since he enrolled for the driving course.