Phần bài tập:

Bài tập 1: Điền vào chổ trống với mạo từ (a/ an / the) hoặc bỏ trống.

1. How far is it from here to  ____ airport?

2. “What’s _____ capital of Spain?” – “It’s Madrid”.

3. My father works in ______ office _______ city center.

4. _______ earth is _______ planet of _______ solar system.

5. She was born in _____ village in _____ north of England.

6. _____ village where she was born has ______ beautiful river.

7. Who is _____ best singer in ______ United Kingdom?

8. Can you switch off _____ television? Nobody’s watching it.

9. He felt bored with ______ woman who sat beside him at the party.

10. The ship was crossing ______ Atlantic Ocean when it hit _____ huge iceberg.

11. Mount Everest is ______ hightest mountain in _____ world.

12. _____ Mississppi River flows through several states of ______ United States.

13. My grandparents live in _____ old house in _____ south of Dong Nai provice. There is ______ large garden behind _____ house. They grow some fruit trees and vegetables in _____ garden.

14. There was _____ accident near my house this morning. _____ taxi crashed into ____ lamp post. _____ taxi was damaged, but ____ driver of ____ taxi was not hurt.

15. This morning I had _____ sandwich and _____ cup of coffee for breakfast. ____ sandwich was OK, but _____ coffee was terrible.

16. Miss Lin speaks _________ Chinese.

17. Eli likes to play _________ volleyball.

18. My daughter is learning to play _________ guitar at her school.

19. Can anyone give me _________ hand, please because I have just fallen over?

20. Please meet me at the train station in _________ hour from now.

Bài tập 2: Chọn câu trả lời đúng:

1.    Hanoi is __________ capital of Vietnam.

      A. an                                     B. a                                 C. the                           D. one

2. He doesn’t have _________ experience of working in an office.

      A. much                                 B. some                           C. an                            D.  the

3. I studied chemistry at _________ university.

         A. the                                 B. a                                 C. an                            D. any

4. I’ll have ____________ bath as soon as I get home.

         A. a                                    B. the                              C. an                            D. one

5. He has just bought ____________ expensive furniture.

         A. an                                  B. some                           C. the                           D. a few

6. What did you have for __________ breakfast ?

         A. the                                 B. no article                     C. an                            D. a

7. Can you play ________ piano ?

         A. a                                    B. an                               C. the                           D. one

8. If at all possible, try to communicate frequently with native speaker. It is ________ most ideal situation to learn a foreign language.

         A. a                                    B an                                C. the                           D. one

9. _________ Amazon rain forest is considered to be one of the most important ecological environments in the world.

         A. A                                    B. An                               C. The                          D. One of

10. He has lived in ____________ United Kingdom.

         A. a                                    B. an                               C. The                          D. no article

11. I’ll give you _______ call when I arrive

         A. a                                    B. an                               C. the                           D. a few

12. The reading table is in ________ middle of _______ room

         A. the / the                         B. a / the`                       C. the / a                      D. a / a

13. _________ umbrella should not be used during ________ thunderstorm.

         A. A/ a                                B. An / a                          C. The / a                     D. An / the

14. It was _________ exciting football that everybody was absorbed in it.

         A. a                                    B. an                               C. the                           D. one

15. I’ll call you back in _________ hour.

         A. a                                    B. an                               C. the                           D. a few

b. Fill in the blanks using a, an, the, or the zero article Ø. (Điền vào chỗ trống bằng cách sử dụng mạo từ a, an, the hoặc mạo từ rỗng Ø.)

1. When you visit Paris, you should have __Ø__  dinner at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

2. In this town, there is a big theater and museum. __________ museum is very interesting.

3. I really want to visit __________ London because I want to see Big Ben.

4. Going to see __________ lions in Africa would be so exciting.

5. I want to go to __________ art gallery when we visit London next month.

6. __________ town we visited yesterday was really beautiful.

7. Lots of people want to visit __________ Leaning Tower of Pisa when they travel to Italy.

Exercise 2: Câu chuyện sau được chia thành các câu nhỏ, hãy đọc và điền mạo từ thích hợp “a/an/ the hoặc x (không cần mạo từ)” vào chỗ trống:
1. There was ________knock on ________door. I opened it and found ________small dark man in ________blue overcoat and _______woolen cap.
2. He said he was ________employee of ________gas company and had come to read ________meter.
3. But I had ________suspicion that he wasn't speaking ________truth because ________meter readers usually wear ________peaked caps.
4. However, I took him to ________ meter, which is in ________dark corner under ________ stairs.
5. I asked if he had ________ torch; he said he disliked torches and always read ________ meters by ________light of ________match.
6. I remarked that if there was ________leak in ________ gas pipe there might be ________ explosion while he was reading ________meter.
7.  He said, “As ________matter of ________fact, there was ________explosion in ________last house I visited; and Mr. Smith, ________owner of ________house, was burnt in ________face.”
8.  “Mr. Smith was holding ________lighted match at ________time of ________explosion.”
9.  To prevent ________possible repetition of this accident, I lent him ________torch.
10.  He switched on ________torch, read ________meter and wrote ________ reading down on ________back of ________envelope.
11.  I said in ________surprise that ________meter readers usually put ________readings down in ________book.
12.  He said that he had had ________book but that it had been burnt in ________fire in________ Mr. Smith's house.
13. By this time I had come to ________conclusion that he wasn't ________genuine meter reader; and ________moment he left ________house I rang ________police.

Exercise 2: Câu chuyện sau được chia thành các câu nhỏ, hãy đọc và điền mạo từ thích hợp “a/an/ the hoặc x (không cần mạo từ)” vào chỗ trống:
1. There was ________knock on ________door. I opened it and found ________small dark man in ________blue overcoat and _______woolen cap.
2. He said he was ________employee of ________gas company and had come to read ________meter.
3. But I had ________suspicion that he wasn't speaking ________truth because ________meter readers usually wear ________peaked caps.
4. However, I took him to ________ meter, which is in ________dark corner under ________ stairs.
5. I asked if he had ________ torch; he said he disliked torches and always read ________ meters by ________light of ________match.
6. I remarked that if there was ________leak in ________ gas pipe there might be ________ explosion while he was reading ________meter.
7.  He said, “As ________matter of ________fact, there was ________explosion in ________last house I visited; and Mr. Smith, ________owner of ________house, was burnt in ________face.”
8.  “Mr. Smith was holding ________lighted match at ________time of ________explosion.”
9.  To prevent ________possible repetition of this accident, I lent him ________torch.
10.  He switched on ________torch, read ________meter and wrote ________ reading down on ________back of ________envelope.
11.  I said in ________surprise that ________meter readers usually put ________readings down in ________book.
12.  He said that he had had ________book but that it had been burnt in ________fire in________ Mr. Smith's house.
13. By this time I had come to ________conclusion that he wasn't ________genuine meter reader; and ________moment he left ________house I rang ________police.

Exercise 2: Câu chuyện sau được chia thành các câu nhỏ, hãy đọc và điền mạo từ thích hợp “a/an/ the hoặc x (không cần mạo từ)” vào chỗ trống:
1. There was ________knock on ________door. I opened it and found ________small dark man in ________blue overcoat and _______woolen cap.
2. He said he was ________employee of ________gas company and had come to read ________meter.
3. But I had ________suspicion that he wasn't speaking ________truth because ________meter readers usually wear ________peaked caps.
4. However, I took him to ________ meter, which is in ________dark corner under ________ stairs.
5. I asked if he had ________ torch; he said he disliked torches and always read ________ meters by ________light of ________match.
6. I remarked that if there was ________leak in ________ gas pipe there might be ________ explosion while he was reading ________meter.
7.  He said, “As ________matter of ________fact, there was ________explosion in ________last house I visited; and Mr. Smith, ________owner of ________house, was burnt in ________face.”
8.  “Mr. Smith was holding ________lighted match at ________time of ________explosion.”
9.  To prevent ________possible repetition of this accident, I lent him ________torch.
10.  He switched on ________torch, read ________meter and wrote ________ reading down on ________back of ________envelope.
11.  I said in ________surprise that ________meter readers usually put ________readings down in ________book.
12.  He said that he had had ________book but that it had been burnt in ________fire in________ Mr. Smith's house.
13. By this time I had come to ________conclusion that he wasn't ________genuine meter reader; and ________moment he left ________house I rang ________police.

BT 2. Điền các mạo từ a, an, the hoặc Ø  vào chỗ trống

1. My sister often goes to _________ church by _________ bus.

2. Mel's mother is in _________ hospital, so we went to visit her last night.

3. Rita is studying _________ English and _________ Maths this semester.

4. Do you know _________man who is waiting for the bus over there?

5. Please give me ________ cup of ________ coffee with ________ cream and ________ sugar.

6. _________ big books which are on _________ table are for my history class.

7. My _________ car is four years old, and it still runs well.

8. There are only _________ few seats for tonight's musical.

9. _________ chair that you are sitting in is broken.

10.    The Civil War was fought in _________ United States between 1861 and 1865.

11.    We went by _________ train to the west of England.

12.     _________ people who live in _________ Scotland are called the Scots.

13.    This house is very nice. Has it got _________ garden?

14.    There isn't _________ airport near where I live. _________nearest airport is 70 miles away.

15. _________ deaf are unable to hear anything.

16. _________ tea is produced in Thai Nguyen.

17. I wish today were on _________ Sunday.

18. I often have _________ breakfast at 6:00 pm and _________ lunch at 11:00 pm.

19.     _________ Smiths are going to Halong Bay next summer.

20.    If I won the lottery, first I would buy _________ piece of land in the country.

21.    This morning I bought a newspaper and _________ magazine. _________ newspaper is in my bag but I. don't know where I put _________ magazine.

22. Maria comes from _________ United States. She is _________American girl.

23. The boy said: " _________ Moon is bigger than _________Earth."

24. On our trip to _________ Spain, we crossed _________ Atlantic Ocean.

25. Rita plays _________ violin and her sister plays _________ guitar.

26. _________ farmers who are working hard on their land almost get nothing for their lifetime.

27. When do you hope to go to _________ university?

28. He is _________ one-eyed man.

29. There is _________ useful method of learning English.

30.    She is _________nurse, so her work is to take care of _________ sick.

31.    Summer is _________ warmest season but _________ summer of 1971 was unusually cool.

32. _________ blind are _________ people who can't see anything.

33. There is __________ onion left in the fridge.

34. My hometown is on the bank of _________ Hong river.

35. There are billions of stars in _________ space.

36. Did you watch "Titanic" on _________ television or at _________ cinema?

37. After _________ lunch, we went for a walk by _________ sea.

38. Peru is _________ country in South America. _________ capital is Lima.

39. Life is not so easy for _________ unemployed.

40. A man and a woman were standing outside my house. _________ man looked English but I think _________ woman was foreign.

BÀI TẬP ỨNG DỤNG MẠO TỪ

Bài 1: Điền mạo từ ‘a’, ‘an’ hoặc 0 vào chỗ trống sao cho thích hợp.

1. She asked me for ___ information about the meeting.

2. They will move to ___ mansion next month.

3. I’d like ___ grapefruit and ___ orange juice.

4. ___award was given to Jim yesterday.

5. We read ___ books and play ___ games when we have free time.

6. Jim doesn’t want to borrow ___ money from anyone.

7. My friend and I threw ___ party last week.

8. It was ___ honor to be invited here today.

9. I’ve bought ___ umbrella for my sister.

10.  My family often have____ eggs for breakfast.

11. Would you like______cup of tea?

12.  My brother doesn’t like ______ cats.

13.  Is there __________post office here?

14.  I spend _________hours on my DIY project.

15.  Mr. Peter used to be ___________famous vet.

BÀI 2: Điền mạo từ “a”, “an” hoặc “the” vào chỗ trống sao cho phù hợp.

1. We have __ cat and ____ dog, _____ cat doesn’t get on well with ___ dog.

2. You can see ____ moon clearly in the Mid-Autumn festival.

3. He is ____famous actor.

4. My brother doesn’t like ____ present I gave him.

5. Where is ____ book I lent you last week?

6. My father works as ___ electrician.

7. Have you ever heard about ____ River Thames?

8. I want to travel around _____ world when I grow up.

9. Yesterday my mother had ______terrible headache.

10. Where are ____kids? They are playing outside.

11. Peter is ______most hard-working student I’ve ever known.

12. It is cold because_______heating systems is broken.

13. Did you buy _______pair of shoes yesterday?

14. _____Earth orbits around _______Sun.

15. She took ______hamburger and ____apple, but she didn’t eat ____apple.

16. A boy and a girl is arguing over there, I think I know _____boy.

17. My grandfather sent me _____letter and ____gift but I haven’t received________letter.

18. My mom is _____best mom in _____world.

19. Would you like________glass of water?

20. James offered me ________cup of coffee and _____piece of cake. _____cake is delicious.

BÀI 3: Đánh dấu (V) trước câu đúng, đánh dấu (X) trước câu sai và sửa lại cho đúng.

1. There is an big apple in the refrigerator.                   _____

2. It took me the hour to finish my homework.            _____

3. I don’t know a full name of my manager.                 _____

4. They are most beautiful creature on earth.               _____

5. Mary is studying at a university in Hanoi.                _____

6. This is an unique custom of this ethnic group.         _____

7. Did you enjoy a party last night?                    _____

8. The sun is shining brightly.                                       _____

9. No one in my family likes drinking a beer.              _____

10. Peter is a friend of mine.                                            _____