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Exercise 1: In the following sentences supply the articles (a, an, the) if they are
necessary, if no article is necessary.

1. Jason’s father bought him ………. bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.
2. ……..Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from ……..France to ……. United State.
3. Rita is studying ……. English and ……… Math this semester.
4. ……. judge asked …… witness to tell ….. truth.
5. Please give me …. cup of …….. coffee with …. cream and …. sugar.
6. …… big books on …. table are for my history class.
7. No one in …… Spanish class knew …. correct answer to ……Mrs. Perez’s question.
8. My …… car is four years old and it still runs well.
9. When you go to ….. store, please buy …. bottle of chocolate milk and … dozen oranges.
10. There are only….. few seats left for …… tonight’s musical at …….. university.
11. John and Marcy went to ….. school yesterday and then studied in ……. Library before
returning home.
12. ……. Lake Erie is one of ….. five Great Lakes in …… North America.
13. On our trip to …. Spain, we crossed ……… Atlantic Ocean.
14. …… Mount Rushmore is the site of ……. magnificent tribute to …. four great American
presidents.
15. What did you eat for ……… breakfast this morning?
16. Louie played …….. basketball and …… baseball at … Boys’ Club this year.
17. Rita plays … violin and her sister plays ….. guitar.
18. While we were in …… Alaska, we saw …… Eskimo village.
19. Phil can’t go to ….. movies tonight because he has to write …… essay.
20. David attended ….. Princeton University.
21. Harry has been admitted to …. School of Medicine at … midwestern university.
22. Mel’s grandmother is in ….. hospital, so we went to visit her …… last night.
23. …… political science class is taking ……. trip to …….. Soviet Union in …. spring.
24. …….. Queen Elizabeth II is …. monarch of …… Great Britain.
25. ….. Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776.

26. Scientists hope to send ….. expedition to ….. Mars during …. 1980s.
27. Last night there was … bird singing outside my house.
28. …. chair that you are sitting in is broken.
29. …….. Civil War was fought in ……. United States between 1861 and 1865.
30. …… Florida State University is smaller than …… University of Florida.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

1.

We are late because we got stuck in ______ traffic jam.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D.


2.

Milan is in ______ of Italy.
A. a north
B. the north
C. northern
D. north
3. If you open the door, _________ air will circulate better.
A. an
B. a
C. few
D.
4. ______ war is as old as mankind.
A. These

B. A
C.
D. An
5. ______ have the future in their hands.
A. Young
B. A young
C. An young D. The young
6. What time ____ on television?
A. is the news
B. are the news
C. is news
D. are news
7. _____ man is ____ reasoning animal.
A. The - a
B. - a C. Some – any
D. Any - the
8. Unemployment compensation is money to support an unemployed person while he is
looking for a _______.
A. job
B. a job
C. a work
D. works
9. Carol isn’t very well. She’s gone to _______.
A. doctor
B. a doctor
C. the doctor D. doctors
10. We visited ________.
A. Canada and United States
B. the Canada and the United States
C. Canada and the United States

D. the Canada and United States
11. I’m on ____ night duty. When you go to ______ bed, I go to _____ work.
A. a - B. - - C. - the – the D. the - - a
12. The shape of ________ snowflake is unique.
A.
B. a
C. an
D. the
13. ______ laughter is the best medicine.
A. A
B. An
C. Some
D.
14. One of the best things we can do to help the environment is to encourage _______
recycling.
A.
B. the
C. a
D. some
15. ______ happiness means _____ different things to different people.
A. Some - these
B. The C. - D. The - the
16. ______ rain is in the forecast for this afternoon and early evening.
A.
B. Any
C. An
D. This
17. On the economy, we’ve made _____ of progress, but we still have more to do.
A. a great deal
B. a great many

C. a number D. a
18. I want to ask if I could have _______ more time on this month’s payment.
A. little
B. a little
C. a few
D. a
19. The Titanic, a British steamer, sank in _______ North Atlantic after hitting ___ iceberg.
A. - an
B. - C. a - an
D. the - an
20. We’re still spending ______ money on things we don’t really need.
A. a few
B. a lot of
C. many
D. lot

21. There isn’t ______ airport near where I live. ____ nearest airport is 70 miles away.
A. an - A
B. an – The C. the - A
D. the – The
22. Tom sat down on _______ chair nearest _____ door.


A. a – a
B. a - the
C. the – a
D. the - the
23. Would you rather live in ____ town or in _____ country?
A. a – a
B. a - the

C. the – a
D. the - the
24. I tried to park my car but ________ was too small.
A. space
B. spaces
C. a space
D. the space
25. “Did you have _____ nice holiday?” “Yes, it was ____ best holiday I’ve ever had.”
A. a – a
B. a - the
C. the – a
D. the - the
26. I lay down on _____ ground and looked up at ____ sky.
A. a – a
B. a - the
C. the – a
D. the - the
27. We must do more to protect _______.
A. environment
B. an environment
C. the environment D. environments
28. Don’t drive into that street. It is _____ one-way street.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D.A. B. C. D.

29. Sir Humphrey has been _____ MP for five years.
A. a
B. an

C. the
D.
30. I think everyone wants to make friends with John. He is _____ honest person.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer:

1.

John is ____ university student.
A. some
B. any
C. a D. an
2. I have been waiting for ______ hour and a half.
A. the
B. a
C. an D.
3. ___ snow that covers __ tops of _____ mountain is ____ beautiful sight.
A. a - the - the - the B. - the – the – a
C. the – the – the – a D. - -the - the
4. My uncle is _____ principal of Khai Tri High School.
A. a B. an C. the
D.
5. He has to work ten hours ____ day.
A. another
B. a C. the D. an
6. _____ professor and _____ writer is to attend the meeting.
A. A - a

B. the - the
C. the D. 7. He is ______ of our school.
A. a teacher B. the teacher
C. teacher
D. only teacher
8. Mr. Smith gives lesson in ________.
A. compositions
B. a composition C. composition
D. the composition
9. The guard caught the thief by ________ arm.
A. an
B. a
C.
D. the
10. Thousand of people fought bravely in ______.
A. the World War II B. World War II C. World War the II
D. second World War II

11. The teacher entered the classroom, ______ book in ______ hand.
A. a – a
B. a - C. - a D. 12. Da Nang is _____ third biggest city in Vietnam.
A. a
B. the
C.
D. one


13. I hope you have ______ lovely time and _____ good weather. But I’m not going for ____
holiday. I’m going to London on ______ business.
A. a - - a B. - an – a – the

C. a – a – – D. - - a - a
14. Tom is not quite ______ as his sister.
A. good as a student B. as good a student. C. as a good student D. an a good student.
15. They came by ______ sea and had a lovely journey on _____ Queen Elizabeth II.
A. - the
B. the C. D. the - the
16. It is pleasant to play ______ game of ______ tennis on ________ summer afternoon.
A. a - - the
B. the – the - the
C. a – the – a
D. - the 17. John spent only ________ on his homework.
A. a half hour
B. half a hour
C. half an hour
D. both A and C
18. Mary spends most of her free time watching ____.
A. television
B. a television
C. the television
D. televisions
19. I didn’t have time for ______ breakfast this morning because I was in _____ hurry.
A. – a B. a - the
C. a - a
D. 20. Tom is _____ seaman. He spends most of his life at _____ sea.
A. – a B. a - C. a - a
D. a – the
21. _____ changed a lot in the last 30 years.
A. Life has
B. a life has
C. The life has

D. Lives have
22. _____ we were given wasn’t correct.
A. Information B. an information
C. the information
D. One information
23. _____ giraffe is the tallest of all ____ animals.
A. – the
B. A - C. A - the
D. The 24. _____ bicycle is _____ excellent means of transport.
A. – the
B. A - an
C. The - an
D. The 25. Call _____ ambulance. There’s been ________ accident.
A. the - the
B. an - the
C. the – an
D. an – an
26. “Where are you going?” “I’m going to buy ________.”
A. A bread B. the breads
C. a loaf of bread
D. many breads
27. There are millions of stars in ______.
A. space
B. spaces
C. a space
D. the space
28. Every day ________ begins at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m.
A. school
B. a school
C. the school D. schools

29. ______ a problem in most big cities.
A. Crime is
B. the crime is
C. The crimes are
D. A crime is
30. When ______ invented?
A. was telephone
B. were telephones
C. was the telephone
D. were the telephones
31. Have you ever been to _____?
A. British Museum B. a British Museum C. the British Museum D. British Museums
32. We had a very nice meal. _____ especially good.
A. Vegetables were B. the vegetables were C. Vegetable was D. A vegetable was
33. Why aren’t your children at _____ today? Are they ill?
A. school
B. a school
C. the school
D. the schools