5. Grammar practice Fill in a, an or the where necessary.
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(1) ... United States of (2) ... Great Britain and (3) Northern Ireland is the of-
ficial name of the state which is situated on (4)... British Isles. The UK is (5)... is-
land state. The main islands are separated by (6) ... Irish Sea. The UK is separat.
ed from the Continent by (7) ... English Channel and (8) Strait of Dover. It is
washed by (9) Atlantic Ocean in the north and (10) ... North Sea in the east. The
capital of the UK is (11)... London. (12)... English is the official language.
There are (13) ... lot of rivers in (14) ... Great Britain. The most important river is
(15) ... Thames. (16) ... Ben Nevis in (17) ... Scotland is the highest mountain. There is
(18) ... saying that Britain doesn't have (19) ... climate, it only has (20) ... weather.
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