Philip has just bought the Thames barge / a Thames barge.. I’m going to the British Museum / British Museum this afternoon.. Are you going to church / the church on Sunday?. The Prime Mi
Trang 1ARTICLES Exercise 1: Underline the most suitable phrase in each sentence:
1 Is this a person / the person you told me about.
2 This is the only cinema / an only cinema in the area.
3 Philip has just bought the Thames barge / a Thames barge.
4 I’m going to the British Museum / British Museum this afternoon.
5 Are you going to church / the church on Sunday?
6 Do you have a milk jug / milk jug?
7 The Prime Minister / Prime Minister will give a speech this afternoon.
8 The computer / Computer has already changed our lives dramatically.
9 I haven’t been to an open-air theatre / open-air theatre before.
10 Here is a thousand pounds / the a thousand pounds I owe you.
11 I was under an impression / under the impression that you had left.
12 I have to go I’m in a hurry/ in hurry.
13 I managed to sell the old painting at a profit / at profit.
14 I think I prefer the other restaurant on the whole / on whole.
15 How many hours do you work, on average / on the average, every week?
16 I was in pain / in a pain after I twist my ankle.
17 Jack recovered from his accident and is now out of danger / out of the danger.
18 Excuse me, but you’re in the way / in a way.
19 Sue felt seasick on the cross- channel ferry / a cross- channel ferry.
20 The burglar hit me on my back of the neck / the back of my neck.
Exercise 2: Put “a/ an/ the” in each space, or leave the space blank:
We went by……train to…….west of England ………who live in ……… Netherlands are called ……… ……… judge sent me to………prison for
……… ten years ……… Columbus was one of ……… people to cross
……… Atlantic As ……… captain of ……… ship, I have ………… complete authority David learned to play ……… violin when he was at university
……… Trafalgar Square is near ……… Charing Cross Station.Did you read
…… book I lent you ……… last week?We’ll put up ……… shelves and then
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……… Christmas
Exercise 3: Chose the correct answer :
1 My mother goes to church in morning
A x B every C the D a
2 I eat everyday
A a banana B banana C the bananas D any banana
3 Harry is a sailor He spends most of his life at _ sea
A a B an C the D x
4 There are billions of stars in _ space
A a B an C x D the
5 He tried to park his car but _ space wasn’t big enough
A.the B a C an D x
6 Can you turn off _ television, please?
A the B a C an D x
7 We had _ dinner in a restaurant
A a B an C x D the
8 We had _ meal in a restaurant
A a B an C the D x
9 Thank you That was very nice lunch
A a B an C the D.x
10. rose is my favourite color
A a B an C the D x
11.When was _ computer invented?
A a B an C the D x
12.My daughter plays _ piano very well
A the B a C an D x
13.Mary loves _ flowers
A a B an C the D x
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A x B the C a D an
15 Mrs Lan went to school to meet her son’s daughter
A x B the C a D an
16 Carol went to prison to meet her brother
A the B a C an D x
17 Sandra works at a big hospital She’s _
A.nurse B a nurse C the nurse D an nurse
18 She works six days _ week
A in B for C a D x
19. is a star
A Sun B A sun C The sun D Suns
20 What did you have for breakfast this morning
A x B a C an D the
21 London is _ capital of England
A an B a C x D the
22 When invented?
A was telephone B was the telephone C were telephones D were a telephone
23 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
24 Are you going away next week? No, _ week after next
A a B the C some D x
25 We haven’t been to for years
A cinema B the cinema C a cinema D any cinema
26 It took us quite a long time to get here It was journey
A three hour B a three- hours C a three- hour D three- hours
27 If you live in _ foreign country, you should try and learn the language
A the B x C an D a
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A the 8 Platform B an Platform 8 C some Platform 8 D Platform 8
29 I can’t work here There’s so much
A noise B noises C the noise D a noise
30 Do you need ?
A an umbrella B a umbrella C umbrella D an umbrellas
31 I’ve seen good films recently
A a B the C some D an
32 I often watch television for two hours every night
A some B the C any D x
33 The injured man was taken to _
A hospital B any hospital C the hospital D hospitals
34 She went out without _ money
A any B an C a D x
35 Toshi speaks at home
A the Japanese B Japan C the Japan D Japanese
36 A man and a woman were standing outside my house
looked English but I think _ woman was foreign
A the / a B a / the C a/ a D the / the
37 John sat on _ chair nearest the door
A the / a B a / the C a /a D the / the
38 For breakfast I had _ sandwich and _ apple
The sandwich wasn’t very nice
A the / an B a / the C a / an D the / the
39 I would love to live by _ sea
A the B a C an D x
40 What is longest river in world?
A the/ a B a / the C a / a D the / the
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newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where magazine is
A a /a B a / the C the / the D the / a
42 We live in big house in middle of the village
A a / a B a / the C the / the D the / a
43 I’m looking for _ job Did Mary get _ job she applied for?
A a / the B the / a C a/ a D the / the
44 Did _ police find person who stole your bicycle?
A a /a B the / the C a / the D the / a
45 We went out for last night _ restaurant we went was excellent
A a /a B the / the C a / the D the / a
46 As I was walking along the street, I saw _ $10 note on pavement
A a/ a B the / the C a / the D the / a
47 The Soviet Uinon was first country to send a man into _ space
A the /the B x / x C x /the D the / x
48 Did you watch “Titanic” on television or at cinema?
A the/ the B x / x C x / the D the / x
49 After _ lunch, we went for a walk by sea
A the / the B x/ x C x/ the D the / x
50 Peru is country in South America _ capital is Lima
A a / a B a / the C the / the D the / a