ARTICLES 7. We had a very nice meal.

Vegetables/ the vegetables were

especially good.
Task 1. Chọn mạo từ đúng trong mỗi câu bên dưới 8. Life/the life is strange sometimes. Some very strange things
happen.
1. Does she bring ________________ (a, an, the) umbrella? 9. I like skiing/the skiing. But I’m not good at it.
2. Are you looking for________________ (a, an, the) job? 10. Who are people/the people in this photograph?
3. I checked ________________ (a, an, the) email twice. Task 6. Điền mạo từ thích hợp “a/an/the hoặc x (không cần mạo
4. Could I have ________________ (a, an, the) cup of coffee please? từ)”
5. I was born into ________________ (a, an, the) rich family.
6. He will come back in ________________ (a, an, the) hour. 1. Are John and Mary ________cousins?
7. Have you been to ________________ (a, an, the) Mekong River? No, they aren't ________cousins; they are ________brother and
8. I would like to talk to one of _______________ (a, an, the) ________sister.
leaders. 2. ________fog was so thick that we couldn't see ________ side of
9. What ________________ (a, an, the) beautiful lake! ________road. We followed ________car in front of us and hoped
10. The airplane landed on ________________ (a, an, the) airport. that we were going ________right way.
Task 2. Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống (chú ý: ký hiệu 3. I can't remember ________exact date of ________storm, but I
“x” có nghĩa là không cần mạo từ) know it was on ________Sunday because everybody was at
1. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night. ________church.
A. the/the B. a/the C. a/a D. the/a 4. Peter thinks that this is quite ________ cheap restaurant.
2. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room. 5. A: There's ________murder here.-B: Where's ________body?
A. the/the B. a/a C. the/a D. a/the A: There isn't ________body.
3. We are looking for people with ________experience. B: Then how do you know there's been ________murder?
A. the B. a C. an D. x Task 7. Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống
4. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?
A. a B. the C. an D. x 1. They are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.
5. Can you show me ________way to ________station? A. the/the B. a/the C. a/a D. the/a
A. the/the B. a/a C. the/a D. a/the 2. Please turn off ________ fan when you come out of________
6. She has read _____interesting book.A. a B. an C. the D. x room.
7. You’ll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with A. the/the B. a/a C. the/a D. a/the
that screwdriver. 3. They are looking for some groups of people with ___experience.
A. an/the B. x/the C. a/a D. an/the A. the B. a C. an D. x
8. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man. 4. Would you pass me ________ sugar, please?
A. An/the B. the/an C. an/an D. the/the A. a B. the C. an D. x
9. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school. 5. Could you show me ________way to ________airport?
A. a/x B. x/the C. an/x D. the/x A. the/the
10. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him? B. a/a
A. the B. a C. x D. an C. the/a
Task 3. Điền a/an hoặc the D. a/the
1. This morning I bought….newspaper and …….magazine. Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
…….newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I
put…..magazine. 1. I have _____ bag and _____ umbrella. 2. I want to buy ___
2. I saw ……accident this morning. ……car crashed into …..tree. chocolate.
………driver of ……car wasn’t hurt but …..car was badly damaged. 3. My father reads ______ Telegraph newspaper every day.
3. There are two cars parked outside:……..blue one and …….grey 4. Do you want _____ ice cream? 5. ______ Sun is shining
one. ……..blue one belongs to my neighbors. I don’t know who ….. brightly.
owner of…..grey one is. 6. ______water in_____ bottle is cold. 7. There is _____ horse.
4. My friends live in…….old house in……small village. There is 8. Give me _____ glass of water. 9. Close _____ door.
…….beautiful garden behind ……..house. I would like to have…… 10. ______ Moon is earth’s natural satellite.
garden like this. 11. There is ______ owl sitting on the tree.
5. This house is very nice. Has it got …….garden? 12. Loot at _____ sky. 13. There is _____ umbrella on the
Task 4. Điền a/an hoặc the table.
1. It’s a beautiful day. Let’s sit in……..garden. 14. He is _____ honest person.
2. Can you recommend ……..good restaurant? Exercise 2. Underline the correct articles.
3. We had dinner in…….most expensive restaurant in town 1. It took an/a hour to come here. 2. We are working on an/a
4. There isn’t ……….airport near where I live. …….nearest airport project.
is 70 miles away. 3. A/The Taj Mahal is in New Delhi. 4. Close the/an window
5. “Are you going away next week?” - “No, …..week after next” please.
Task 5. Chọn đáp án đúng 5. An/The Mount Everest is the highest mountain.
1. I’m afraid of dogs/the dogs. 6. He lives in a/an village. 7. I want to ride a/an horse.
2. Can you pass the salt/salt, please? 8. Please give me a/the phone. 9. The/A father of Ravi is a great
3. Apples/the apples are good for you. cook.
4. Look at apples/the apples on that tree! They are very big. 10. A/The mangoes are ripe.
5. Women/the women live longer than men/the men. Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. Put x where
6. I don’t drink tea/the tea. I don’t like it. the article is not required.
 1. Is this ____ book that you have been looking for? 39. He is _______ engineer.
2. ____ sun rises in ____ east. 41. _______ rich should do more to help the poor.
3. ____clouds were not visible in ____ sky. 42. The motorbike sped away at a hundred km _______ hour.
4. Would you show her ____ coupon you have received for the fair? 43. Wild horses live in _______ Sahara Desert.
5. Please get me ____ umbrella from the shop. 44. _______ Mekong is a very large river.
6. We have ____ party tonight at my place. 45. Will has _______ morning job as an office cleaner.
7. There is ____ problem in this code. 46. That was _______ excellent meal!
8. There is ____ book called “Think Like a Monk”. 47. She wants to be _______ doctor when she grows up.
9. ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away. 48. I really enjoyed _______ book I've just finished reading.
10. Do you have ____ pet? 49. Can you ride _______ bike?
Exercise 4. Fill in the correct article (A , AN or THE) where 50. What will happen in _______ future?
necessary – or leave blank. 52. What's _______ highest mountain in Asia?
1. _________ modern life is stressful. 53. You're _______ fifth person to ask me that question.
2. What’s _________ capital of your country? 54. Anna earns $100,000 _______ year.
3. _________ doctor earns more than _________ teacher. 55. Is she _______ friend of yours ?
4. Do you know who invented _________ computer? Exercise 6. Choose “a, an, the”.
5. Have you seen _________ newspaper? I can’t find it anywhere.
6. Is this _________ first time you’ve stayed here? 1. Mary has ____ older sister who lives in ____ city.
7. Is _________ Nile or _________ Amazon _________ longest 2. Yesterday, I went to ____ art gallery and saw ____ amazing
river on _________ earth? painting. ____ artist who created it is quite famous.
8. Several million visitors ________ year are attracted to ________ 3. Can you lend me ____ cup of sugar? I promise I’ll return it to you
ski slopes of ________ Alps. in ____ evening.
9. I’ll meet you outside ________ post office. 4. My friend is looking for ____ new car. He wants to buy ____
10. _________ young people tend to think that _________ life was hybrid car because it’s more fuel-efficient.
more difficult in _________ past. 5. We’re going to ____ concert this weekend. I heard that ____ lead
Exercise 5. Choose “an”, “a”, “the” or Ø. singer of the band is ____ incredible performer.
1. Anna is looking for _______ place to eat _______ night. 6. This is ____ best pizza I’ve ever had. It’s made with ____ special
2. Would you pass _______ jar of honey, please? sauce that gives it ____ unique flavor.
3. Please turn off _______ air conditioning when you leave _______ 7. I’m thinking of buying ____ new laptop. I saw ____ advertisement
office. for one that seems to be ____ good deal.
4. Are you looking for _______ movie to watch with your boyfriend? 8. I read ____ interesting article about ____ benefits of meditation.
5. My husband’s family speaks _______ English. 9. There’s ____ small café on ____ corner of ____ street where they
6. He returned after _______ hour. serve ____ delicious pastries.
7. Your soup is so good. _______ meat is pretty tender. 10. Last night, we watched ____ romantic movie.
8. Stella spent a week traveling around _______ Europe.
9. David is on _______ night duty this day.
10. Have you been to _______ Moon?
11. I have _______ cat.
12. Can you turn on _______ air conditioning, please?
13. We will take _____ trip that we have been waiting for a long
time.
14. I checked _______ email twice.
15. I’ve been living in _______ USA for two years.
16. My mom often goes to work in _______ morning.
17. All employees must obey _______ company rules.
18. I saw _______ horrible accident last week.
19. Linda had _______ meal on a yacht.
20. You are _______ apple of my eye.
21. Take your hand off _______ table, please!
22. The employees have _______ new manager called Mr. Jane.
23. Lisa talked for _______ hour about her school project.
25. I have _______ dinner at 6 p.m.
26. This is _______ university well suited to your talents.
27. Billy went to _______ school to see his children.
28. Hanna attended _______ Victory University.
29. It was _______ best film I had ever watched.
31. What _______ amazing idea Alex had yesterday morning.
32. I’m not very hungry. I had _______ big lunch.
33. When dad was ill _______ lot of his friends came to home to visit
him.
34. Don’t stay in that homestay. _______ beds there are very
unpleasant.
35. I met _______ few Japanese tourists when I was in Thailand.
38. _______ boys like playing golf.