Articles in the English Language / Артикли в Английском языке

1. Germans love to take beach holidays in countries like [the/--] Maldives, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. I think that's because those countries are so much warmer than [ -- /the] Germany.
2. When we visited [ -- /the] England, we spent five days in [ -- /the] London and then we drove up to [ -- /the] Scotland.
3. I can't wait until we visit [the/--] United Arab Emirates. Did you know the tallest building in the world is in [ -- /the] Dubai?
4. Our cruise makes stops in [the/--] Netherlands, [ -- /the] Belgium, [the/--] United Kingdom and [ -- /the] France. It's going to be amazing!
5. In [the/--] U.S., there are many immigrants from [ -- /the] Mexico, [ -- /the] Vietnam, [the/--] Philippines and [ -- /the] Ethiopia.
6. A: What did [the/--] U.S.S.R. stand for?
B: It stood for [the/--] Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
7. I have been to [ -- /the] Quebec and [ -- /the] Alberta, but I haven't been to any other provinces in [ -- /the] Canada.
8. While Sarah was working in [the/--] Ivory Coast, she visited [ -- /the] Ghana and [ -- /the] Liberia as well. She loves West Africa and hopes to work there again in the future.
9. The good thing about traveling in [the/--] E.U. is that you can use the euro almost everywhere. There are a few countries, such as [the/--] U.K. and [ -- /the] Sweden, which use their own currencies.
10. Before Yoshiko moved to [the/--] United States, she had heard of [ -- /the] Texas and [ -- /the] California, but she didn't realize those were state names.