Нужно проверить на артикль the 1) last year we visited canada and united states. 2) africa is much larger than europe. 3) south of england is warmer than north. 4) we went to spain for our holidays and swam in mediterranean. 5) tom has visited many countries in eastern europe. 6) a friend of mine used to work as a reporter in middle east. 7) next year we are going skiing in swiss alps. 8) malta has been a republic since 1974. 9) nile is the longest river in africa. 10) have you ever been to philippines? 11) belgium is smaller than netherlands. 12) rocky mountains are in north america. 13) panama canal joins atlantic ocean and pacific ocean. 14) the last areas to resist the english were the north of ireland, ulster, but in the end the irish were defeated.

italy is one of the most beautiful countries in europe. every year millions of tourists visit this country to see its attractions.

the capital of italy is rome and there are certainly many interesting sights in this city, including the colloseum, st. peter’s basilica, the trevi fountains. however, lots of italian sights are situated outside rome, in florence, venice, milan, pompei and other cities.

one of the most attractive cities in italy is venice. it’s a floating city, which is made of more than 100 small islands. these islands are separated by canals but linked by numerous bridges. people especially love to take the water bus journeys along the grand canal. venice also offers many interesting sights of architecture, for example, st. mark’s square with the basilica and the bell tower, the palace of doge’s and other monuments. venice is regarded as one of the top beautiful cities in the world.

another symbol of italy is the leaning tower of pisa. it’s a high bell tower, which is one of the oldest constructions in the country.

ancient roman ruins can be also found in pompei, the city in southern italy.

one of the most visited sights in italy is st. peter’s basilica in vatican. vatican is an unusual city. it’s the smallest city in the world which is situated within the city of rome. st. pete’s basilica is the largest church in the world and the most famous example of renaissance architecture. visiting rome, people surely go to see the colloseum. it is an ancient roman amphitheater in the center of the city.

being in florence, people visit the uffizi gallery and the ponte vecchio. the uffizi gallery is one of the oldest art museums and the ponte vecchio is a beautiful medieval arch bridge.

a cathedral church duomo in milan also attracts tourists from all over the world. it is a great example of gothic architecture. the list of italian landmarks is endless but these are the most famous and visited ones of all.

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1. Chris Bromham jumped - c) over 18 big red buses on his motorbike.

2. Chad Hundeby swam - e) across the sea from England to France in 7 hours and 17 minutes.

3. Iris Alvarez jumped - d) into the sea from an 18-metre rock.

4. Michael Johnson ran - f) around a 400-metre track in 43.18 seconds.

5. Takao Arayama climbed - b) up Mount Everest when he was 70 years old.

6. Joseph Kittinger fell - a) through the air for 31,000 metres in the world's highest skydive.

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I always cycle down slowly so I don't fall  my bike.