Articles (Mạo từ)

ARTICLES
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 go to ……… cafe for something to eat.Is that ………. present Bill gave you for ………. 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

14. Jill went to ______ hospital to see her friend.
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