Article ( A/An/The )

1. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.

A. the/the

B. a/the

C. a/a

D. the/a

2. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.

A. the/the

B. a/a

C. the/a

D. a/the

3. We are looking for people with ________experience.

A. the

B. a

C. an

D. x

4. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?

A. a

B. the

C. an

D. x

5. Can you show me ________way to ________station?

A. the/the

B. a/a
C. the/a

D. a/the

6. She has read ________interesting book.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. x

7. You’ll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that
screwdriver.

A. an/the

B. x/the

C. a/a

D. an/the

8. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.

A. An/the

B. the/an

C. an/an

D. the/the

9. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.

A. a/x

B. x/the

C. an/x

D. the/x

10. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him?

A. the
B. a

C. x

D. an

Task 3. Điền a/an hoặc the

1. This morning I bought….newspaper and …….magazine.

…….newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I put…..magazine.

2. I saw ……accident this morning. ……car crashed into …..tree. ………

driver of ……car wasn’t hurt but …..car was badly damaged.

3. There are two cars parked outside:……..blue one and …….grey one.
……..blue one belongs to my neighbors. I don’t know who ….. owner
of…..grey one is.

4. My friends live in…….old house in……small village. There is

…….beautiful garden behind ……..house. I would like to have……garden
like this.

5. This house is very nice. Has it got …….garden?

Task 4. Điền a/an hoặc the

1. It’s a beautiful day. Let’s sit in……..garden.

2. Can you recommend ……..good restaurant?

3. We had dinner in…….most expensive restaurant in town

4. There isn’t ……….airport near where I live. …….nearest airport is 70

miles away.

5. “Are you going away next week?” - “No, …..week after next”

Task 5. Chọn đáp án đúng

1. I’m afraid of dogs/the dogs.

2. Can you pass the salt/salt, please?

3. Apples/the apples are good for you.

4. Look at apples/the apples on that tree! They are very big.

5. Women/the women live longer than men/the men.

6. I don’t drink tea/the tea. I don’t like it.

7. We had a very nice meal. Vegetables/ the vegetables were especially

good.

8. Life/the life is strange sometimes. Some very strange things happen.

9. I like skiing/the skiing. But I’m not good at it.

10. Who are people/the people in this photograph?

Task 6. Điền mạo từ thích hợp “a/an/the hoặc x (không cần mạo từ)”
vào chỗ trống.

1. Are John and Mary ________cousins?

No, they aren't ________cousins; they are ________brother and

________sister.

2. ________fog was so thick that we couldn't see ________ side of

________road. We followed ________car in front of us and hoped that we
were going ________right way.

3. I can't remember ________exact date of ________storm, but I know it

was on ________Sunday because everybody was at ________church. On
________Monday ________post didn't come because ________roads
were blocked by ________fallen trees.

4. Peter thinks that this is quite ________ cheap restaurant.

5. A: There's ________murder here.

B: Where's ________body?

A: There isn't ________body.

B: Then how do you know there's been ________murder?

Task 7. Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống

1. They are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.

A. the/the
B. a/the

C. a/a

D. the/a

2. Please turn off ________ fan when you come ________ room.

A. the/the

B. a/a

C. the/a

D. a/the

3. They are looking for some groups of people with ________experience.

A. the

B. a

C. an

D. x

4. Would you pass me ________ sugar, please?

A. a

B. the

C. an

D. x

5. Could you show me ________way to ________airport?

A. the/the

B. a/a

C. the/a

D. a/the

Task 8. Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây sử dụng một giới từ phù hợp
 Bed, home, hospital, prison, school, university, work

1. Two people were injured in the accident and were taken to hospital.

2. In Britain, children from the age of five have to go………………

3. Mark didn’t go out last night. He stayed……………………..

4. I’ll have to hurry. I don’t want to be late……………..

5. There is a lot of traffic in the morning when everybody is

going………………

6. Cathy’s mother has just had an operation. She is still……………

7. When Julia leaves school, she wants to study economics…………….

8. Bill never gets up before 9 o’clock. It’s 8.30 now, so he is

still……………..

9. If you commit a serious crime, you could be sent……………….

Task 9. Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. What makes people/the people violent? What causes aggression/the

aggression?

2. All books/all the books on the top shelf belong to me.

3. First world war/ the first world war lasted from 1914 until 1918.

4. One of our biggest problems is unemployment/the unemployment.

Task 10. Điền mạo từ thích hợp để hoàn thành bức thư.

Hi John,

I arrived in ………… USA last Monday. We left ………… Rome, flew over
…….. Alps and made a quick stop in ………….. London. There we went
shopping in ………… Harrods, visited ………….. Tower and enjoyed a
sunny afternoon in ……….. Hyde Park. On the following day we left for
………… New York. ………….. time on board wasn't boring as there were
two films to watch on …………….. monitor. …………. people on ……….
plane were all …………… Italian. Before we landed at ……….. JFK airport,
we saw ………… Statue of Liberty, …………… Ellis Island and …………..
Empire State Building. ………… hotel I stayed in was on ………….. corner
of …………42nd Street and …………. 5th Avenue. I don't like ……………
hotels very much, but I didn't have …………. time to rent an apartment.

Please say hello to Peter and Mandy.

Yours,

Peter

Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.

1. I have _____ bag and _____ umbrella.

2. Give me _____ chocolate.

3. My father reads ______ Telegraph newspaper every day.

4. Do you want _____ ice cream?

5. ______ Sun is shining brightly.

6. ______water in_____ bottle is cold.

7. There is _____ horse.

8. Give me _____ glass of water.

9. Close _____ door.

10. ______ Moon is earth’s natural satellite.

11. There is ______ owl sitting on the tree.

12. Loot at _____ sky.

13. There is _____ umbrella on the table.

14. He is _____ honest person.

15. I want to buy _____ chocolate.

Exercise 2. Underline the correct articles.

1. It took an/a hour to come here.

2. We are working on an/a project.

3. A/The Taj Mahal is in New Delhi.

4. Close the/an window please.

5. An/The Mount Everest is the highest mountain.

6. He lives in a/an village.

7. I want to ride a/an horse.

8. Please give me a/the phone.

9. The/A father of Ravi is a great cook.

10. A/The mangoes are ripe.

Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. Put x where the
article is not required.

1. Is this ____ book that you have been looking for?

2. ____ sun rises in ____ east.

3. ____clouds were not visible in ____ sky.

4. Would you show her ____ coupon you have received for the fair?

5. Please get me ____ umbrella from the shop.

6. We have ____ party tonight at my place.

7. There is ____ problem in this code.

8. There is ____ book called “Think Like a Monk”.

9. ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

10. Do you have ____ pet?