Bai tap Article

Supply a/ an or the in the following sentences where necessary.
1.I need .........picture-hook to hang this picture.
2. I’m going to bed. I’ve got.........headache.
3. Jim got.........B.Sc. from Durham University in1988.
4. Celia is sure she’s seen..........UFO(=Unidentified Flying Object)
5. I don’t know how much ...........MP earns.
6. which countries belong to ..........NATO? (North Atlantic Treaty Organizaion)
7. I often listen to the news on ...........BBC. (=the British Broadcasting Corporation)
8. I’ve just bought...........LP.(=a Long Playing record)
9. ..........Portuguese are very different from ...........Spaniards.
10.We were looking for..........place to spend.......... . ..........place we found turned
out to be in..........charming village. ...........village was called ...........Lodsworth.
11. Yes, my name is...........Simson, but I’m not ..........Simson you are looking for.
12. Who’s at ..........door? -It’s...........postman.
13. When you go out, would you please go to ...........supermarket and get some
butter?
14. I’ve got...........appointment this afternoon. I’ve got to go to..........doctor’s.
15. We went to ............theater last night and saw Flames. It’s ...........wonderful play.
16. We prefer to spend our holidays in...........country, .............mountain or
by..........sea.
17. We have seen what .........earth looks like from..........moon.
18. Where is your mother at..........moment? -I think she is in............kitchen.
19. could you pass me ..........salt please?
20. They are building ...........supermarket in...........centre of our town.
21. I’d like to read newspapers like...........Times and ............Washinton Post.
22. I read ...........Econoist every week and ...........Time magazine.
23. Because of “..........green house effect”...........climate of ............world is
changing.
24. We can’t be sure about ...........history of...........human race, but...........man
developed earlier than we think, though we certainly weren’t around at...........time
of ............dinosaurs.

25. You’re imagining............things. All your fears are in ............mind.
26. ............history of .............world is ...............history of .............war.
27. What’s ...........John doing these days?- He’s working as.............postman.
28. .............exercise is good for ............body.
29. Look at this wonderful small computer. ............top lifts up
toform..............screen;............front lifts off to form............keyboard and
............whole thing only weighs 5 kilos.
30. My oldest son joined...........Navy and now my youngest wants to
join..........Army.
31. We learnt ...........English at school, but ............english we learnt was useless.
32. ............London is ............safe city today, but .............London of.............18th
century was pretty rough.
33. What has been ...........longest period of.............peace in.............histiry?
34. I’m not interested in ...........price of ...........silver or ...........price of .............gold.
35. I can never regret...........time I’ve spent enjoying myself.
36. I often listen to............music and I like............jazz best.
37. I think ...........red one will suit you best . ............Red is more your colour.
38. My father went to ..........sea when he was 15.
39. Do you know...........song about ...........London Bridge?
40. go down .............Oxford Street till you come to.............Oxford Circus, then turn
right.
41. You can’t visit ...........London without seeing ............Buckingham Palace
42. There is ............splendid view of .............Lake Geneva from this hotel.
43. A lot of people have tried to cross .............Sahara without being properly
prepared.
44. I’ve been to...........Brazil and............Argentina, but I’ve never been to
............USA.
45.I’d love to do ...........tour of Europe capitals and visit...........London,..........Paris
and........Vienna.
46. We’re invited to .............Smiths for ............lunch.

47. We took some photos outside.............church.
48. Tim’s been in ..........bed for hours. 49. We’ve got ..........fine new hospital.
50. Wealways go to ...........church on Sunday.
51. I travel all over.........world on business and my neighbour thinks my life is one
long holiday. You know what.........business travel is like.: up at..........dawn to
catch...........plane; ........breakfast in.........London, .........lunch
in...........Newyork, ..........luggage in...........Burmuda. When you are in...........sky,
you see only snow in...........Artic or ..........Greenland. You have glimpses
of ..........Andes or..........Pacific. You’re always exhausted. Your wife or husband
complains you’re never there to take..........children to ............school or put them
to ............bed. When you get home, your neighbour says,”Another nice holiday,
eh?”Give me Home Sweet Home any day!
52. I read recently in..........Times that the big American company, General Motors,
has developed.........vehicle that uses ..........power of ..........sun instead of
petrol. ..........vehicle is called Sunraycer. Sunraycer has just taken part in..........race
against 25 solar-powered vehicles. ..........route of ...........race was from Darwin to
Adelaide, ...........immense distance. Sunraycer covered...........distance in45 hours
at .............average speed of 41 miles..........hour in temperatures as high as 48
degrees centigrate . It beats all other cars by two and ...........half days! Sunraycer
(‘ray of the sun’ +’race’) is certainly...........car of...........future!
53. We wanted to reach...........small village and knew we must be near. Then we
saw........woman just ahead and some children playing. When we stopped to
ask.........way, ..........woman said she was ...........stranger herself. We called out
to..........children, but they ignored us. Just then two men came along and we asked
them.........way..........men didn’t know, but at least they were helpful. “there
is..........signpost.........mile along this road,” one of them said. We drove
to..........signpost eagerly. This is what it said:NorthPole 6.000 Miles.
54. During our journey we came to........bridge. As we were crossing .........bridge,
we met.......old man and spoke to him. ...........man refused to answer us at first. He
could tell at a glance that we had escaped from...........prisoner-of-camp and he was

afraid of getting into trouble. We weren’t...........first prisoners of warto have
escaped from...........camp. As soon as Jim produced.........revolver, ............man
proved very willing to answer our questions. He told us exactly where we were and
directed us to...........farm where we might find food.
55.”I think that’s all, Mrs Grant,”Dr Grey said as she handed her...........list of
prescriptions. .........
list was very long and Mrs Grant almost fainted as she tried to read it. She
had...........headache and..........cold and felt as if she was getting ...........flu. On top of
this, one of her children was in bed with ..........mumps. “I’ve prescribed some pills
for ..........high blood pressure as well.”Dr Grey said. “Howmany do I have to take-
one pill.........day?””No, one pill with each meal. Three pills...........day. “Mrs Grant
thanked ............doctor and walked out of her surgery with some difficulty. She
staggered into ...........local chemist’s and handed .............long prescription list to Mr
Burt, ............chemist. Mr Burt greeted her cheerfully. “Good morning, Mrs
Grant,”he siad, glancing at............list. “What ..........list! I trust you’re keeping
well!”
56.This morning I bought..........newspaper and ............magazine. ...........newspaper
in my bag but I don’t know where I put..........magazine.
57. I saw ............accident this morning. ...........car crashed into...........tree,
...........driver of ...........car wasn’t hurt but..........car was badly damaged.
58. there are two cars parked outside; ...........blue one and ............grey one.
............blue one belongs to my neighbours; i don’t know who...........owner
of ..........grey one.
59. My friends live in............old house in............small village. There
is...........beautiful garden behind ..........house. I would like to have .............garden
like that.
60. There isn’t ............airport near where I live. ..........nearest airport is 70 miles.
61. George has..........part-time job. He works 3 mornings..........week.
62. What’s.........name of ...........man we met yesterday?
63. We haven’t been to ..........cinema for ages.

64. I lay down on...........ground and looked up at...........sky.
65.Two people were injured in...........accident and were taken to............hospital.
66...........President is ...........most powerful person in...........United states.
67. Do you know..........Wilsons? They are ..........very nice couple.
68. I was ill, so I went to see...........doctor.
69. Which is...........name of ...........sea between ..........Africa and .............Europe?
70. Of which country is Bangkok ...........capital?
Fill in each blank with one suitable article where necessary.
1.........Statue of Liberty was .........gift of ........friendship from........France
to.......United States.
2. ..........judge asked .........witness to tell.........truth.
3. .........Mount Rushmore is .........site of.........magnificent tribute to ..........four great
American presidents.
4. ..........fog was so thick that we couldn’t see..........side of .........road. We
followed .........car in front of us and hoped that we were going..........right way.
5. It was..........windy morning but they hired..........boat and went for ..........sail
along ........coast. In.........afternoon .........wind increased and they soon found
themselves in...........difficulties.
6. ..........day after.........day passed without..........news, and we began to lose
..........hope.
7.Last night there was........fog here .........plane crash-landed in..........field
near .........airport. ...........crew had.........lucky scape one man broke his leg,
..........rest were unhurt.
8..........dead no longer need.........help. We must concern ourselves
with...........living. We must build..........houses and...........school
and..........playground.
8. It is ...........pleasure to do ...........business with such...........efficient organisation.
9. ............man suffering ...........shock shouldn’t be given anything to drink.
10. The escaping prisoner camped in..........wood but he didn’t light ..........fire
because ...........smoke rising from..........wood might attract..........attention.

11. He got..........job in.............South and spent ...........next two years doing .........
work he really enjoyed.
12. ............Lake Erie is one of..........five Great Lakes in ............North America.
13. ............Civil war was fought in...........United States between 1861 and 1865.
14. ............Florida State University is smaller than ..........University of Florida.
15.
16. ...........Paris of..........1986’s is nothing compared to ............Paris of ..........1968.
17. I decorated ...........children’s bedroom as fast as I could. In ...........week, I had
finished.
18. She has lived...........life of misery since............death of her husband
19. There’s still ..........doubt in my mind about whether it was ..........right thing to
do.
20. I went to ............theatre last night and saw.............great play. I thought it was
good, anyway, but I read it in............papers.
21. I can’t wait to go on.............holiday, ...........sea, ............sand and books, that’s
what I want.
22. I’m going shopping . I want to buy............new shoes.
23. I don’t beleive him . He’s ...........liar. He’s always telling ..........lies.
24. When we got to .........city centre, ..........shops were still open but most of them
were closed.
25. Do you enjoy going to ...........concerts?
26. Jane is ..........teacher. Her parents were .............teachers too.
27. You need ...........visa to visit...........countries, but not all of them.
28. I don’t feel well this morning. I’ve got...........sorethroat.
29. What..........beautiful garden!
30. I must go to .............bank to get some money and then I’m going to ...........post
office to get some stamps.
31. She has..........French name , but in fact she is English not French.
32. You’ll find............information you need at ...........top of...........page 15.
33. Peru is..........country in ............South America. .............capital is Lima.

34. ...........television was on but nobody was watching it.
35. I lay down on...........ground and looked upat ..........sky.
36. Mary and I arrived at ...........same time.
37. Every term parents are invited to ............school to meet ...........teachers.
38. ............economic situation is very bad. Many people are out of............ work.
39. There’s ...........nice view from...........window. You can see.........sea.
40. ...........other day ..........fire brigade were called to ............prison to put
out..........fire.
41. ............workmen went to ............church to repair ..........roof.
42. ..........judge decided to fine .........man $550 instead of sending him to
..........prison.