Exercise 12.2. Decide if you need THE or zero article. Mind the use of articles with place names, names of state institutions, organizations, and political parties.

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1) ___ London Symphony Orchestra performed for the world audience at the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
2) Working in ___ television and radio still seems to be a glamorous career, despite the long hours, hard work required and tough competition for jobs.
3) As I walked across the park to ___ Royal Albert Hall on Sunday afternoon, there was a great roar of delight from inside the park.
4) ___ Liberal Party agreed to support the 'yes' campaign.
5) Detectives from ___ Scotland Yard feature in many works of crime fiction.
6) ___ Trinity College Dublin was founded in 1592.
7) ___ Gatwick Oriental Restaurant seats 80 people.
8) Bicycling on ___ Fifth Avenue ranges from safe to dangerous.
9) ___ Acropolis is a monument with a history which goes back a long time, in the antiquity.
10) Go down the street till you come to ___ Oxford Circus, then turn right.