问题 neither boy 与 neither the boy

Neither boy is clever.Neither the boy is clever.这两个句子都对吗？若不对，是什么原因？若对，它们有什么区别？

话题 in the way that

话题 the chance are that

话题 at the age of

话题 being near the Equator

话题 in the first place

话题 what's the matter

话题 what the matter is

话题 because of the reason

话题 in the face of

话题 in the possession of

话题 the 在专有名词前省略

话题 the more so as

话题 the same as/that

话题 the first to do