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Exercise 1: Put a, an, the or φ in each space to complete the following sentences.
1. We went by train to the west of England.
2. people who live in Scotland are called Scots.
3. Columbus was one of first people to cross Atlantic.
4. Davis learned to play violin when he was at university.
5. Did you read book I lent you last week.
6. Is that present Bill gave you for Christmas?
7. computer has already changed our lives dramatically.
8. There was accident yesterday at corner of street.
9. I need time to think about the offer you gave me.
10. little knowledge is dangerous things.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Did they climb…………….?
A. the Rocky mountains B. Rocky mountains
C. a Rocky mountains D. A &C are correct
2. ……… is famous for small beautiful islands.
A. the Philippines B. Philippines C. the Philippine D. all are
wrong
3. Your first stop in … United States is in …….San Francisco
A. a / the B. the/ a C. the/ no article D. the/ the
4. Did they drive along…………….?
A. the Pacific Coast B. Pacific coast
C. Coast of Pacific D. A &C are correct
5. They went to…………… last year.
A. the New Zealand B. the New Zealands
C. New Zealand D. all are wrong
6. Are you interested in climbing…………
A. Mount Phu Si B. the Phu Si
C. the Phu Si mount D. the Mount of Phu Si
7. My brother is studying at Quy Nhon College.
A.a B. the C. an D. φ

8. My sister often goes to …… by bus.
A.a B. the C. an D. φ
9. Have you ever visited … ?
A. the Da Nang University B. Da Nang University
C. University Da Nang D. University of Da Nang
10. She lives on ………
A. Tran Phu Street B. the Tran Phu Street
C. Street Tran Phu D. Street of Tran Phu
11. They went to …… last year.
A. Netherlands B. Netherland C. the Netherlands D. a
Netherland
12. They took a boat trip on ………
A. The Mekong B. Mekong C. Mekong River D. River
Mekong
13. We rowed our boat around ……
A. West Lake B. the West Lake C. Lake West D. Lake of
West
14. A man and a woman were standing outside my house. …man looked English but I think ……
woman was Asia.
A. the/a B. a/the C. a/a D. the/the
15. 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
16. What is ……longest river in ……world?
A. the/a B/ a/the C. a/a D. the/the
17. We often watch ……television.
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
18. …….rose is my favorite color.
A. a B. an C. the D. φ
19. Tom is ……very kind boy.
A. an B. a C. the D. φ

20. She is … most intelligent student in my class.
A. an B. a C. the D. φ
21. What do you often have for … dinner?
A. an B. a C. the D. φ
22. How often do you go to …….school?
A. an B. a C. the D. φ
23. Kon Tum is famous for ……honey in …… Ngoc Linh Mount.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ φ
24. My father goes to work by ……bus. He often catches …. last one to come home.
A. the/a B. a/the C. no article/ the D. φ/ φ
25. She isn’t … first person I love but ….last woman I choose to get married.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ φ
26. I don't like stay at hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at very nice hotel
by sea.
A. the/a/ the B. a/the/ the C. φ/ the/ the D. φ/ φ/ the
27. tennis is my favourite sport. I play once or twice week if I can, but I'm not very good
player.
A. φ/ the/ the B. φ /the/ the C. a/ φ / the D. φ/ a / a
28. I won't be home for dinner this evening. I'm meeting some friends after work and we're
going to cinema.
A. the/a/ the B. a/the/ the C. φ/ the/ the D. φ/ φ/ the
29. unemployment is increasing at the moment and it's getting difficult for to find
work.
A. φ/ φ/ φ B. φ /the/ the C. a/ φ / the D. φ/ a / a
30. There was accident as I was going home last night. Two people were taken to hospital. I
think most accidents are caused by people driving too fast.
A. the/a/ the/ φ/ φ/ B. φ/ φ/ an/the/ the
C. an /φ/ the/φ/ φ/ D. an/φ/ φ/ φ/ φ
31. Carol is economist. She used to work in investment department of Loyds Bank. Now she
works for American bank in United States.

A. the/a/ the/ φ/ φ B. φ/ φ/ an/the/ the
C. an /the /φ/ an/ the D. an/φ/ φ/ φ/ φ
32. A: What's name of hotel where you're staying?
B: Imperial. It's in Queen street in city center. It's near station
A. the/a/ the/ φ/ φ B. φ/ φ/ an/the/ the
C. an /the /φ/ an/ the D. an/φ/ φ/ φ/ φ/
33. I have two brothers: older one is training to be pilot with British Airway, younger one is still at
school .
A. the/a/ the/ φ B. φ/ φ/ a/the C. the /the /φ/ a D. a/φ/ φ/ φ
34. atmosphere at party was likely and free.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ φ
35. Mississippi River flows into Gulf of Mexico in state of Louisiana.
A. the/a/ the B. the/the/ the C. φ/ the/ the D. φ/ φ/ the
36. Gulf of Panama is on Pacific side of Panama Canal.
A. the/a/ the B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D. φ/ φ/ the
37. After World War II, United Nations was formed.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ the
38. People eat chocolate all over world. It is probably most popular candy in world.
A. the/a/ the B. the/the/ the C. φ/ the/ the D. φ/ φ/ the
39. lack of exercise is one of major factors contributing to obesity.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ the
40. Singapore is located on Malay Peninsula.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ the
41. Roman Empire ruled Mediterranean world from about 500B.C. to about 500 A.D.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the/ the D. φ/ the
42. Compared with New Orleans, San Francisco has very cold climate.
A. φ/ φ/ a B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D. the/a/ the
43. After he left University of Massachusetts, he went to Ball State in Indiana.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the / the D. the/ φ
44. Probably, most vital application of laser is in field of medicine.

A. the/ φ/ φ/ a B. the/ a/the/ the C. the / φ/ the/φ D. the/a/ the/
φ
45. When we visited South, we stopped at Civil War Museum in Atlanta.
A. φ/ φ/ a B. the/ the/ φ C. the / the/ the D. the/a/ the
46. My house is opposite Hoa Binh Theater on Ba Thang Hai Street.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the / the D. φ / φ
47. Do you live in big city or in small town?
A. the/a B. a/a C. the / the D. φ / φ
48. A: Do you know Lan's sister? _ B: Yes. In fact, she is friend of mine.
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
49. Are you taking French this semester?
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
50. Have you ever been to countryside?
A. the B. a C. an D. φ
51. At first she was trained to be … scriptwriter , but later she worked as …. secretary.
A. the/a B. a/a C. the / the D. φ / φ
52. Are you … Catholic or ……Buddhist? I am ……. atheist.
A. φ/ φ/ a B. a/ a/ an C. the / the/ the D. the/a/ the
53. … men are often paid more than… women for … same job.
A. φ/ φ/ the B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D. the/a/ the
54. ….Germany is ……. Important economic power.
A. the/a B. a/a C. the / the D. φ / an
55. … breakfast is … first meal of the day.
A. the/a B. a/a C. φ / the D. the / φ
56. … milk is often added to ….tea in ……UK
A. φ/ φ/ the B. a/the/ the C. the / the/ the D. the/a/ the
57. I have bought …… FM radio for my aunt, who lives in ……. countryside.
A. the/a B. a/the C. the / the D. φ /
an
58. There are many millions of stars in space.

A. the B. a C. an D. φ
59. We took taxi to airport.
A. the/a B. a/the C. φ / the D. the / φ
60. Did Jane get job she applied for?
A. the B. a C. an D. φ