Exercise 1. Put A or An
1. ………… frying pan.
11. ………… umbrella
2. ………… English book
12. ………… house
3. ………… hour
13. ………… MC
4. ………… potato
14. ………… interesting questions
5. ………… ice cream
15. ………… inconvenient house
6. ………… uniform
16. ………… university
7. ………… old car
17. ………… uncomfortable chair
8. ………… recipe
18. ………… frightening insect
9. ………… omelette
19. ………… room
10. ………… tasty pancake
20. ………… answer
Exercise 2. Put a/an
Paul goes to university every day. In his backpack there is _____________ book, _____________ pencil case,
_____________ apple and _____________ egg and mayonnaise sandwich. Some days he also buys _____________
ice cream for dessert.
Today he has _____________ English exam. The exam is not very difficult. He writes _____________ short story
about _____________ adventurer. The story begins like this: “It is _____________ special day for Oliver. At ten
o'clock in the morning, he gets on _____________ plane. His destination is Australia…”
Exercise 3. Put a/an/the/X
1. I want ____________________ apple from that basket.
2. Miss Lin speaks ____________________ Chinese.
3. I borrowed ____________________ pen from your pile of pencils and pens.
4. Eli likes to play ____________________ football.
5. I bought ____________________ umbrella to go out in the rain.
6. I lived on ____________________ Main Street when I first came to town.
7. Albany is the capital of ____________________ New York State.
8. My husband's family speaks ____________________ Polish.
9. ____________________ apple a day keeps your enemy away.
10. Our neighbors have ____________________ cat and ____________________ dog.
2.1. Copper is ____________________ useful metal.
2. He is not ____________________ honorable man.
3. Aladdin had ____________________ wonderful lamp.
4. He returned after ____________________ hour.
5. You are ____________________ fool to say that.
6. French is ____________________ easy language.
7. Mumbai is ____________________ very dear place to live in
8. She is ____________________ untidy girl.
9. I bought ____________________ horse, ____________________ ox, and ____________________ buffalo.
10. Man, thou art ____________________ wonderful animal.
11. He is ____________________ honor to this profession.
Exercise 4. Circle
1.
Does she bring ________________ umbrella?
A. a
B. an
C. the
2.
Are you looking for________________ job?
A. a
B. an
C. the
3.
I checked_________email twice.
A. a
B. an
C. the
4.
Could I have_____cup of tea, please?
A. a
B. an
C. the
5.
He was born into______poor family.
A. a
B. an
C. the
6.
He will be back in _____hour.
A. a
B. an
C. the
7.
Have you been to____Moon?

A. a
8.
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B. an
C. the
I would like to talk to one of____managers.
B. an
C. the
What_____beautiful river!
B. an
C. the
What_____lovely dress!
B. an
C. the
I have_____cat
B. an
C. the
Are you looking for____remote?
B. an
C. the
I want to go to_____beach.
B. an
C. the
There are many mice in____house.
B. an
C. the
Can you turn off____television, please?
B. an
C. the
We had___ meal in a restaurant.
B. an
C. the
Thank you. That was____very nice dinner.
B. an
C. the
We might be able to catch____last train if we hurried.
B. an
C. the
We lived at___third house from the supermarket.
B. an
C. the
My mom has____interesting novel.
B. an
C. the
It was____best film I had ever watched.
B. an
C. the
I saw____boy on the street last night
B. an
C. the
Do you think I should go to____police
B. an
C. the
Have you been in____capital city of Vietnam
B. an
C. the
____old are often hard in their moving.
B. an
C. the
My mom often goes to work in____morning
B. an
C. the
He has been working for____ whole hour.
B. an
C. the
Vietnam is____united country.
B. an
C. the
My brother and I have____same color eyes.
B. an
C. the
We were invited to____ amazing dinner yesterday.
B. an
C. the
We will take____ trip that we are waiting for a long time.
B. an
C. the
I saw____horrible accident last week.
B. an
C. the
It is such____interesting movie.
B. an
C. the
____film is so interesting that I've seen it many times.

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35.
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B. an
C. the
_____chair that you are sitting in is broken.
B. an
C. the
The doctor left____hospital for lunch
B. an
C. the
Would you pass me____salt, please?
B. an
C. the
Can you show me the way to____station?
B. an
C. the
She has read_____interesting book.
B. an
C. the
Do you go to_____hospital to visit him?
B. an
C. the
My mom thinks that this is______expensive store.
B. an
C. the
He works four days____week.
B. an
C. the
Mrs. Minh went to____school to meet her son's teacher.
B. an
C. the
The workmen went to_____church to repair the roof.
B. an
C. the
Hank went to_____prison to meet her brother.
B. an
C. the
We live in_____big house in the middle of the village.
B. an
C. the
After dinner, we went for a walk by____sea
B. an
C. the
Ottawa is____capital of Canada
B. an
C. the
It was____beautiful day.
B. an
C. the
Life is not easy for_____unemployed.
B. an
C. the
Many people were killed in____accident yesterday.
B. an
C. the
Lucy has spent her life caring for_____sick.
B. an
C. the
I lay down on_____ground at the park.
B. an
C. the
Did you have____nice holiday?
B. an
C. the
Parking is very difficult in_____city centre.
B. an
C. the
There isn't_____airport near where I live.
B. an
C. the
Kim is_____sailor
B. an
C. the
We went out for____meal last night
B. an
C. the
____restaurant we went to last night was excellent.
B. an
C. the
The computer has changed____way we live.
B. an
C. the
Excuse me, where is____bus station?

A. a
B. an
C. the
62.
I have_____problem. Can you have me?
A. a
B. an
C. the
63.
Joe Biden is the President of____United States.
A. a
B. an
C. the
64.
He never listens to_____radio.
A. a
B. an
C. the
65.
Please turn off____lights when you leave the room.
A. a
B. an
C. the
66.
I was given____beautiful dress on my birthday by my mom.
A. a
B. an
C. the
67.
Jimmy's father bought him____bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
A. a
B. an
C. the
68.
please give me____cup of tea with cream and less sugar.
A. a
B. an
C. the
69.
Most of___students are gathering in the schoolyard
A. a
B. an
C. the
70.
Have you been in____capital city of America?
A. a
B. an
C. the
71.
All pupils must obey____rules
A. a
B. an
C. the
72.
Annie wanted____new dress for her birthday.
A. a
B. an
C. the
73.
All students must obey___rules
A. a
B. an
C. the
74.
There was___huge crowd of people on the street.
A. a
B. an
C. the
75.
Violet talked for____hour about her vacation.
A. a
B. an
C. the
76.
_____rich should do more to help the poor.
A. a
B. an
C. the
77.
What's____highest mountain on earth?
A. a
B. an
C. the
78.
I'm not very hungry. I had____huge breakfast this morning.
A. a
B. an
C. the
79.
He was____unprofessional musician.
A. a
B. an
C. the
80.
They crossed___ Pacific ocean by boat.
A. a
B. an
C. the
2.1. Shakespeare was ___ great dramatist.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. x
2.
____beef we had for dinner last night was excellent.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. x
3.
Everyone has problems in____life.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. x
4.
I have completed my research about______geography of transport systems.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. x
5.
Anna is wearing___gold necklace today. It is made of____gold.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. the/a
D. x/the
6.
___word to___wise is___sufficient
A. a/the/x
B. an/the/x
C. the/a/a
D. x/the/the
7.
___ capital city of Spain, Madrid, is to____north of Seville
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. the/a
D. the/the
8.
___Balearic Islands lie to____south of Spain.

A. a/x
B. an/the
C. the/a
D. the/the
9.
On Sunday we decided to go to___beach by___train
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. the/x
D. the/the
10.
The minister has promised to build more____airports.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. x
11.
Anna has got____ripe watermelons in her garden.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. x
12.
Saul is going on____holiday. Give him______call as soon as you can.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
13.
____leaves are green because of ____chlorophyll.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/x
14.
The man was wearing ______blue and ____yellow wool hat.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
15.
I had _____very bad night; I didn't sleep____wink.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
16.
She is____vegetarian; you won't get____meat at his house.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
17.
I hope you have____lovely time and____ good weather
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
18.
I have____headache and____sore throat.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
19.
If you go by____train you can have quite____interesting journey.
A. x/an
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
20.
I have____little money left; let's have some fun in___party.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/the
D. the/the
21.
____Darkness doesn't worry___cats
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. x/x
D. the/the
22.
On___Sundays my father stays in___bed till eleven o'clock
A. a/x
B. x/x
C. a/a
D. the/the
23.
During___meal he talks about___job he has been doing.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
24.
You can't read every single line of ___reading passages and then answer ____questions
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
25.
all____ workers will need to adapt as their occupations evolve alongside increasingly____ capable
machines.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
26.
____way telecoms salespeople work is through personal and frequent contact with clients, using ____benefit
of experience to assess a situation
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
27.
___sun gives__earth light and heat.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/x
28.
Christopher Columbus was probably _____first to take___ cacao beans from the New World to Europe in
around 1502.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/x
29.
___Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez went to America in 1519 to visit ____Mexican emperor Montezuma.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
30.
To sweeten ___drink, Europeans added sugar to ___cacao drink.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
31.
____United States imports most of the chocolate in the world, but ___Swiss eat the most chocolate per
person.
A. a/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
32.
___Cocoa and dark chocolate are believed to help prevent ____heart attacks
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/the
33.
____ingredient in chocolate is poisonous to___dogs, cats, parrots, small rodents, and some livestock.

A. x/x
B. an/the
C. an/x
D. the/the
34.
Our family goes to ____beautiful church in ____Guanajuato
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/the
35.
Violet goes to ____grocery store to buy all the parts she needs to make ____cake.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/a
36.
They went to ___library and Shaun did ___lot of reading about subjects that he was interested in
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/a
37.
Nikolas stomped into ___kitchen and put his books down on ___table.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/the
38.
Many people say that ___British, Italian, and Spanish soccer leagues are ___world's best.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/the
39.
The Eiffel Tower is ___fifth tallest building in ___France.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/x
40.
The ceiling of ___Sistine Chapel was painted by ___artist Michelangelo.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/the
41.
Harry is fond of listening to___radio while John is interesting in watching___TV
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/x
42.
Annie's hometown was in___south Sea and her father is in____Black Sea.
A. x/x
B. the/the
C. a/x
D. the/x
43.
Where there is___will, there is___way.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/a
D. the/x
44.
____Vietnamese are____hardworking people.
A. x/x
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/x
45.
Would you like to hear___story about___Jewish scientist?
A. a/a
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/x
46.
____used razor blade is____useless thing.
A. x/x
B. a/a
C. a/x
D. the/x
47.
We usually go by___train, but today we're taking___bus
A. x/the
B. an/the
C. a/x
D. the/x
48.
Josh usually go to___church on___Sundays.
A. x/x
B. a/a
C. a/x
D. the/x
49.
Many people hate___violence, but they like to watch it in___movies.
A. x/x
B. a/a
C. a/x
D. the/x
50.
What's ___highest mountain on__earth?
A. x/x
B. a/a
C. a/x
D. the/the

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EX2
Paul goes to university every day. In his backpack there is a book, a pencil case, an apple and an egg and
mayonnaise sandwich. Some days he also buys an ice-cream for dessert.
Today he has an English exam. The exam is not very difficult. He writes a short story about an adventurer. The
story begins like this: “It is a special day for Oliver. At ten o'clock in the morning, he gets on a plane. His
destination is Australia…”
EX3
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EX4
Bài 1 (1-40)

Bài 1 (41-80)

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1. A

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2. C

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3. C

43. C

3. D

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3. A

4. A

44. C

4. C

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4. The

5. A

45. C

5. A

5. The

5. X

6. B

46. A

6. A

6. x

6. The

7. C

47. C

7. D

7. x

7. X

8. C

48. C

8. D

8. a

8. A

9. A

49. A

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9. X

10. A

50. C

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52. C

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12. A

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53. C

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54. A

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14. The

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55. C

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56. B

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57. A

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18. C

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59. C

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24. C

64. C

24. D

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25. C

65. C

25. A

25. An

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26. C

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26. D

26. An

 

27. A

67. A

27. D

27. A

 

28. A

68. A

28. D

28. The, the

 

29. C

69. C

29. D

29. The

 

30. B

70. C

30. D

30. The, the, the

 

31. A

71. C

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35. C

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37. C

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38. C

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38. D

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39. B

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40. C

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40. The

 

Exercise 2. Put A, An or The
1. A: What's wrong? - B: I have ___________ bad headache.
2. A: Why was today's class cancelled? - B: Because ___________ teacher is sick.
3. My mom is ___________ teacher and my dad is __________ engineer.
4. A: What did Tom buy? - B: He bought ___________ new camera.
5. A: How long does it take to get there? - B: It takes about ___________ hour.
6. A: I want to change the channel. - B: OK, ___________ remote control is over there.
7. A: Why can't Shelly travel? - B: She doesn't have ___________ passport.
8. A: Where does Barbara live? - B: In ___________ apartment on 5th Avenue.
9. A: Oh no, where is it? - B: Don't worry, ___________ key is in my pocket.
10. A: I don't understand what this word means. - B: You need to buy _________ dictionary.
11. This is ___________ beautiful painting. Does ___________ artist live near here?
12. I bought ___________ new toothbrush his morning and I can't find it. I'm sure I put it in ___________
bathroom.
13. Can you get ___________ fresh cream cake when you go out? ___________ shop on ___________ corner
usually sells it.
14. It's ___________ very nice school and ___________ teachers are all very hard-working.
15. "Look! There's ___________ cat in ___________ garden." "Yes, it's ___________ cat from next door."
16. There's ___________ man at ___________ door. He wants to see you.
17. We stayed in ___________ very nice hotel. ___________ room was comfortable and ___________ food was
excellent.
18. I bought ___________ new jacket last week but yesterday two of ___________ buttons came off. I'm taking it
back to ___________ shop.
19. I had ___________ bath this morning but ___________ water was a bit cold.
20. I was at ___________ airport, waiting for ___________ friend to arrive.
Exercise 3: Put a/an/the or x (zero article) to complete sentences
1.1. _________ boys like playing with cars.
2. _________ Amazon is South America's largest river.
3. I never listen to _________ radio. In fact, I haven't even got _________ radio.
4. What _________ amazing idea he had yesterday evening.
5. _________ rich should do more to help _________ poor.
6. My dad always liked to go to _________ school.
7. Did you see the film on _________ television or at _________ cinema?
8. There's half _________ litre of milk left in _________ fridge.
9. _________ Uncle Norman and _________ Aunt Lydia stayed with us over the weekend.
10.Austria was ruled by _________ Habsburgs for many centuries.
11.Dad told us to go to _________ bed at ten.
12.What's _________ highest mountain on _________ earth?
13.I met _________ few American tourists when I was in Italy.
14._________ earth moves around _________ sun every 365 days.
15._________ Soviet Union was _________ first country to send _________ human being into _________ space.
16.I had to stay in _________ hospital for two weeks in order to recover.
17._________ oranges and apples have a lot of vitamins.
18.This is _________ most wonderful present I've ever had.
19._________ President Bush is from Texas.
20. I'm not very hungry. I had _________ big breakfast
2.1. We had _________ very nice meal. _________ cheese was exceptionally good.
2. Are you interested in _________ science or _________ music?
3. They got married but ______ marriage wasn't very successful.
4. Do you know any of _________ people who live across _________ road?
5. After _________ work the boss usually invites his staff to _________ pub.
6. When mom was ill _________ lot of her friends came to _________ hospital to visit her.
7. Many people hate _________ violence, but they like to watch it in _________ movies.
8. Have you ever visited _________ Madame Tussaud's in London?

9. _________ life would be difficult without _________ useful machines and gadgets we have today.
10. I'm on _________ night duty this week.
11. I know someone who wrote _________ book about _________ American presidents.
12. _________ World War II ended in 1945.
13. _________ fumes of cars and factories are _________ primary reasons for _________ air pollution.
14. He was _________ unsuccessful musician when he came to this town.
15. Don't stay in that hotel. _________ beds there are very uncomfortable.
16. The car sped away at _________ hundred km _________ hour.
17. John doesn't usually go to _________ church on _________ Sundays.
18. He was sent to _________ prison for _________ murder.
19. At _________ beginning of his speech he spoke about _________ tourism in general.
20. We usually go by _________ train, but today we're taking _________ bus.
3.1. I went sailing around _________ Lake Geneva
2. I've been living in _________ London for six years
3. _________ Danube runs through many European cities
4. Wild horses live in _________ Gobi Desert
5. _________ Pacific Ocean has many different types of fish
6. I love swimming in _________ Mediterranean
7. We spent our holiday on the shore of _________ Lake Windermere
8. _________ Nile is a very beautiful river
9. She stayed in _________ Belgrade for several weeks.
10. Her husband comes from _________ California.
11. They studied the geology of _________ Sahara Desert.
12. They crossed _________ Black Sea by boat.
13. He has always wanted to visit _________ Rome.
14. She lived in _________ Asia for several years.
15. _________ Tuscany has many beautiful cities.
16. I spent a year travelling around _________ Europe
17. Her village is near _________ Lake Titicaca.
18. Would you like to visit _________ South America?
19. They live near _________ Thames
20. I think _________ Cornwall is __________ very beautiful part of England
4.1. I've just had __________ great idea.
2. Columbus was __________ first navigator to cross __________ Atlantic Ocean.
3. __________ British drink __________ lot of tea.
4. John F. Kennedy was __________ American president who was very popular.
5. It is __________ only theatre in __________ neighbourhood.
6. __________ Netherlands are a land which is almost completely below __________ sea level.
7. He was __________ first mountaineer to reach the top.
8. I try to go for __________ run three times __________ week.
9. Sally went to __________ prison to visit her husband.
10. He was driving 80 miles __________ hour on __________ motorway.
11. __________ Thames flows into __________ North Sea.
12. The burglar hit me in __________ back of my neck.
13. Maria earns $ 2,000 __________ month.
14. Do you go to __________ church on Sundays?
15. This is exactly __________ job I was looking for.
16. As captain of __________ ship I have __________ complete authority.
17. How many hours do you work on __________ average?
18. I always have __________ egg for breakfast.
19. I went to __________ exciting musical performance last night.
20. Did you read __________ book I gave you?
21. __________ Football is his whole life.
22. This is __________ nice man I told you about.

23. __________ people we met on holiday come from __________ north eastern part of
__________ USA.
24. What's on __________ TV today?
25. __________ Trafalgar Square is near __________ Charing Cross Station.
Exercise 4. Circle the best answer
1. Danny wanted _____ new bicycle for Christmas
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
2. Jennifer tasted _____ birthday cake her mother had made.
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
3. The children have _____ new teacher called Mr. Green
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
4. All pupils must obey _____ rules
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
5. Dad turned on _____ radio to listen to _____ news
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
6. Alex is in Boston studying for _____ MBA
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
7. The teacher read _____ interesting article from the newspaper.
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
8. There was _____ huge crowd of people outside the church
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
9. Julie talked for _____ hour about her school project
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
10. _____ European expert was invited to speak to the committee
a. a
b. an
c. the
D. x
1.My mother goes to church in ______ morning.
A. x
B. every
C. the
D. a
2. I eat ______orange
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. any
3. Harry is ______ sailor.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
4. We had _____ dinner in a restaurant.
A. a
B. an
C. x
D. the
5. Mary loves _____ flowers.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
6. ______ is a planet.
A. Sun
B. A sun
C. The sun
D. Suns
7. London is _____ capital of England.
A. an
B. a
C. x
D. the
8. My daughter is learning to play ______violin at her school.
A. a
B. an
C. x
D. the
9. She works six days _____ week.
A. in
B. for
C. a
D. X
10. I bought ______ umbrella to go out in the rain.
A. a
B. an
C. x
D. the
11. We haven't been to ______ for years.
A. cinema
B. the cinema
C. a cinema
D. any cinema
12. We visited _______ two years ago.
A. Canada and the United States
B. the Canada and the United States
C. the Canada and United States
D. Canada and United States
13. Are you going away next week? No, _______ week after next.
A. a
B. the
C. some
D. X

14. Did _______ police find ______ person who stole your bicycle?
A. a /a
B. the / the
C. a / the
D. the / a
15. Music/ play/ important part/ film.
A. Music plays an important part in film.
B. The music plays a important part in film.
C. Music plays the important part in a film.
D. Music plays an important part in a film.
16. Margaret/ enjoyed / have/ holidays/ seaside.
A. Margaret enjoyed having holidays at the seaside.
B. Margaret enjoyed having holidays at seaside.
C. Margaret enjoyed to have holidays at the seaside.
D. Margaret enjoyed to have holidays at seaside.
17. There are 9 planets in ___ solar system.
A. a
B. an
C. x
D. the
18. This is ___ most excellent girl I've known. She is ___ smartest, ___ most beautiful and ___ best at English in
our class.
A. a/a/the
B. the / the/ the
C. a / the/ the
D. the /a/ the
19. __ Earth is our planet that we have to protect carefully. But if something goes wrong, I think people can live on
__ Moon or __ Saturn. Of course, __ Sun is impossible. It's too hot.
A. a/a/the/the
B. the/ the/ the/ the
C. the/ a/ the/ the
D. a/ the /a/ the
20. I didn't know you had ____ tattoo. Is that ____ spider?
A. a/ a
B. a/ the
C. the/ a
D. the/ the
21. __ oranges are green until they ripen.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
22. __ lunar eclipse occurs when __ earth is between __ sun and __ moon.
A.a/the/the/the
B. the/the/the/the
C. a/a/a/a
D. ø/the/the/the
23. Scientists sent __ expedition to __ Mars during __ 1990s
A.an/ the/ the
B. an/ø/the
C. a/ø/the
D. a/ the/ ø
24. What did you eat for __ breakfast this morning?
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
25. Do you think I should go to __ police?
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
26. We went to __ school for a club's party
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
27. Have you been in __ capital city of Vietnam?
A.an
B. the
C. ø
D. a
28. __ old are often hard in their moving.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
29. He has __ knowledge of economics, which helps him with his work.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
30. __ sugar jar on the table is from Cuba. It is very sweet.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
31. We are looking for __ place to spend __ night.
A.the/ the
B. a/the
C. a/a
D. the/a
32. I was given __ beautiful bag on my birthday by my mother.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
33. Jack's father bought him __ bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
34. __ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from __ France to __ United States.
A.the/ ø/ the
B. the/the/the
C. ø/the/the
D. ø/ ø/ the
35. I am studying __ English and __ Math this term.
A.ø/the
B. the/the
C. the/ ø
D. ø/ ø
36. On __ table for tea there were biscuits and sandwiches
A.the
B. a
C. an
D. ø
37. I saw __ boy on the street last night.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
38. There is __ umbrella in __ corner of the house.
A.a/a
B. a/ ø
C. an/the
D. an/ ø

39. Normally, it takes us __ hour and __ half to go there.
A.a/a
B. an/a
C. a/an
D. a/ ø
40. We are going to hold __ home party on Christmas Day.
A.an
B. a
C. the
D. ø
41. Look! __ boy is in the corner is my friends. What is he doing there?
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
42. He is known as ''King of speed''. He can drive 160 kilometers __ hour.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
43. Please give me __ cup of __ coffee with cream and less sugar.
A.a/a
B. a/the
C. the/ ø
D. a/ ø
44. __ big books on __ table are for my history class.
A.the/ ø
B. the/ a
C. ø/ the
D. the/the
45. I was given __ uniform on __ first day I went to school.
A.a/a
B a/the
C. an/a
D. an/the
46. My __ car is four years old and it still runs well.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
47. John and Mary went to school yesterday and then studied in __ library before returning home.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
48. __ Lake Erie is one of __ five great lakes in North America.
A.the/a
B. the/an
C. ø/the
D. ø/ø
49. Most of __ students working in __ garden are tired.
A.the/the
B. the/a
C. ø/the
D. a/a
50. He works as __ assistant in the same shop as I do.
A.a
B. an
C. the
D. ø
51. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.
A. the/the
B. a/the
C. a/a
D. the/a
52. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.
A. the/the
B. a/a
C. the/a
D. a/the
53. We are looking for people with ________experience.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. x
54. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?
A. a
B. the
C. an
D. x
55. Can you show me ________way to ________station?
A. the/the
B. a/a
C. the/a
D. a/the
56. She has read ________interesting book.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. x
57. You'll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that screwdriver.
A. an/the
B. x/the
C. a/a
D. an/the
58. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.
A. An/the
B. the/an
C. an/an
D. the/the
59. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.
A. a/x
B. x/the
C. an/x
D. the/x
60. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him?
A. the
B. a
C. x
D. an
61. ________eldest boy is at ________ college.
A. a/the
B. the/x
C. x/ a
D. an/x
62. Are you going away next week? No, ________ week after next.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. x
63. Would you like to hear ________ story about ________ English scientist?
A. an/the
B. the/the
C. a/the
D. a/ an
64. There'll always be a conflict between ________ old and ________ young.
A. the/the
B. an/a
C. an/the
D. the/a
65. There was ________ collision at ________ corner.
A. the/a
B. an/the
C. a/the
D. the/the

66. My mother thinks that this is ________ expensive shop.
A. the
B. an
C. a
67. Like many women, she loves ________ parties and ________gifts.
A. the/ a
B. a/the
C. a/a
68. She works seven days ________ week.
A. a
B. the
C. an
69. My mother goes to work in ________ morning.
A. a
B. x
C. the
70. I am on night duty. When you go to ________ bed, I go to ________ work.
A. a/x
B. a/the
C. the/x

D. x
D. x/x
D. x
D. an
D. x/x

Key:
Ex2.
11. a/the
12. a/the
13. a/the/the
14. a/the
16. a/ the
17. a/ the
18. a/the/the
19. a/the
Ex 3.
1.1. — boys like playing with cars.
2. The Amazon is South America's largest river.
3. I never listen to the radio. In fact, I haven't even got a radio.
4. What an amazing idea he had yesterday evening.
5. The rich should do more to help the poor.
6. My dad always liked to go to — school.
7. Did you see the film on — television or at the cinema?
8. There's half — litre of milk left in the fridge.
9. — Uncle Norman and — Aunt Lydia stayed with us over the weekend.
10. Austria was ruled by the Habsburgs for many centuries.
11. Dad told us to go to — bed at ten.
12. What's the highest mountain on — earth?
13. I met a few American tourists when I was in Italy.
14. The earth moves around the sun every 365 days.
15. The Soviet Union was the first country to send a human being into — space.
16. I had to stay in — hospital for two weeks in order to recover.
17. — oranges and apples have a lot of vitamins.
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