BÀI TẬP TỔNG HỢP VỀ MẠO TỪ “A/AN/THE”

I. Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống (chú ý: ký hiệu “x” có nghĩa là không cần mạo từ)

1. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.

            A. the/the                   B. a/the           C. a/a              D. the/a

2. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.

            A. the/the                   B. a/a              C. the/a           D. a/the

3. We are looking for people with ________experience.

            A. the                          B. a                 C. an               D. x

4. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?

            A. a                             B. the              C. an               D. x

5. Can you show me ________way to ________station?

            A. the/the                   B. a/a              C. the/a           D. a/the

6. She has read ________interesting book.

            A. a                             B. an               C. the              D. x

7. You’ll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that screwdriver.

            A. an/the                    B. x/the          C. a/a              D. an/the

8. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.

            A. An/the                   B. the/an        C. an/an          D. the/the

9. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.

            A. a/x                          B. x/the          C. an/x            D. the/x

10. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him?

            A. the                          B. a                 C. x                 D. an

11. ________eldest boy is at ________ college.

            A. a/the                      B. the/x          C. x/ a             D. an/x

12. Are you going away next week? No, ________ week after next.

            A. an                           B. a                 C. the              D. x

13. Would you like to hear ________ story about ________ English scientist?

            A. an/the                    B. the/the       C. a/the           D. a/ an

14. There’ll always be a conflict between ________ old and ________ young.

            A. the/the                   B. an/a            C. an/the        D. the/a

15. There was ________ collision at ________ corner.

            A. the/a                      B. an/the        C. a/the           D. the/the

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16. My mother thinks that this is ________ expensive shop.

            A. the                          B. an               C. a                 D. x

17. Like many women, she loves ________ parties and ________gifts.

            A. the/ a                     B. a/the           C. a/a              D. x/x

18. She works seven days ________ week.

            A. a                             B. the              C. an               D. x

19. My mother goes to work in ________ morning.

            A. a                             B. x                 C. the              D. an

20. I am on night duty. When you go to ________ bed, I go to ________ work.

            A. a/x                          B. a/the           C. the/x          D. x/x

II. Câu chuyện sau được chia thành các câu nhỏ, hãy đọc và điền mạo từ thích hợp “a/an/ the hoặc x
(không cần mạo từ)” vào chỗ trống:

1. There was ________knock on ________door. I opened it and found ________small dark man in ________blue
overcoat and _______woolen cap.

2. He said he was ________employee of ________gas company and had come to read ________meter.

3. But I had ________suspicion that he wasn't speaking ________truth because ________meter readers usually wear
________peaked caps.

4. However, I took him to ________ meter, which is in ________dark corner under ________ stairs.

5. I asked if he had ________ torch; he said he disliked torches and always read ________ meters by ________light
of ________match.

6. I remarked that if there was ________leak in ________ gas pipe there might be ________ explosion while he was
reading ________meter.

7.  He said, “As ________matter of ________fact, there was ________explosion in ________last house I visited; and
Mr. Smith, ________owner of ________house, was burnt in ________face.”

8.  “Mr. Smith was holding ________lighted match at ________time of ________explosion.”

9.  To prevent ________possible repetition of this accident, I lent him ________torch.

10.  He switched on ________torch, read ________meter and wrote ________ reading down on ________back of
________envelope.

11.  I said in ________surprise that ________meter readers usually put ________readings down in ________book.

12.  He said that he had had ________book but that it had been burnt in ________fire in________ Mr. Smith's house.

13. By this time I had come to ________conclusion that he wasn't ________genuine meter reader; and
________moment he left ________house I rang ________police.

III. Điền mạo từ thích hợp “a/an/the hoặc x (không cần mạo từ)”” vào chỗ trống.

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14. Are John and Mary ________cousins? ~

No, they aren't ________cousins; they are ________brother and ________sister.

15. ________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.

16. I can't remember ________exact date of ________storm, but I know it was on ________Sunday because
everybody was at ________church. On ________Monday ________post didn't come because ________roads were
blocked by ________fallen

trees.

17. Peter thinks that this is quite ________ cheap restaurant.

18.       A: There's ________murder here. ~

B: Where's ________body?~

A: There isn't ________body. ~

B: Then how do you know there's been ________murder?

19. Number ________hundred and two, - ________house next door to us, is for sale.

It's quite ________nice house with ________big rooms ________back windows look out on ________park.

20. I don't know what ________price ________owners are asking. But Dry and Rot are ________agents. You could
give them ________ring and make them ________offer.

21. ________postman's little boy says that he'd rather be ________dentist than ________doctor, because
________dentists don't get called out at ________night.

22.  Just as ________air hostess (there was only one on the plane) was handing me ________cup of ________coffee
________plane gave ________lunch and ________ coffee went all over ________person on ________other side of
________gangway.

23. There was ________collision between ________car and ________cyclist at ________ crossroads near
________my house early in ________morning.  

24. Professor Jones, ________man who discovered ________new drug that everyone is talking about, refused to give
________press conference.

25 Peter Piper, ________student in ________ professor's college, asked him why he refused to talk to ________press.

IV. Điền a/an hoặc the:

1. This morning I bought….newspaper and …….magazine. …….newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I
put…..magazine.

2. I saw ……accident this morning. ……car crashed into …..tree. ………driver of ……car wasn’t hurt but …..car
was badly damaged.

3. There are two cars parked outside:……..blue one and …….grey one. ……..blue one belongs to my neighbors. I
don’t know who ….. owner of…..grey one is.

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4. My friends live in…….old house in……small village. There is …….beautiful garden behind ……..house. I would
like to have……garden like this.

5. This house is very nice. Has it got …….garden?

6. It’s a beautiful day. Let’s sit in……..garden.

7. Can you recommend ……..good restaurant?

8. We had dinner in…….most expensive restaurant in town.

9. There isn’t ……….airport near where I live. …….nearest airport is 70 miles away.

10. “Are you going away next week?”

- “No, …..week after next”

V. Hoàn thành các câu sau với 3 mạo từ a/an/the hoặc bỏ trống

1. I like....(a/an/the)....blue T-shirt over there better than....(a/an/the)....red one.

2. Their car does 150 miles....(a/an/the)....hour.
3. Where's....(a/an/the)....USB drive I lent you last week?
4. Do you still live in....(a/an/the)....Bristol?
5. Is your mother working in....(a/an/the)....old office building?
6. Carol's father works as....(a/an/the)....electrician.
7. The tomatoes are 99 pence....(a/an/the)....kilo.
8. What do you usually have for....(a/an/the)....breakfast?
9. Ben has....(a/an/the)....terrible headache.
10. After this tour you have....(a/an/the)....whole afternoon free to explore the city.

VI. Bài tập về mạo từ the chọn từ đúng để hoàn thành các câu sau:

1. My grandmother likes ....(flowers/the flowers)..... very much.

2. I love ....(flowers/the flowers)..... in your garden.
3. See you on ....(Wednesday/he Wednesday).....
4. I always listen to ....(radio/the radio)..... in the morning.
5. Alex goes to work by ....(bus/the bus).....
6. Don't be late for ....(school/the school).....
7. Listen! Dennis is playing ....(trumpet/the trumpet))
8. She has never been to ....(Alps/the Alps)..... before.
9. What about going to Australia in ....(February/the February<)?

VII. Điền đúng cách danh từ riêng trong ngoặc đơn có the hoặc không có the
1. ...(Danube)..... is Austria's longest river.
2. Our uncle lives on ...(Philippines).

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 3. ...(Jamaica)..... belongs to the Carribean islands.
4. ...(Statue of Liberty)..... was dedicated in 1886.
5. ...(Taj Mahal)..... is one of India's most popular attractions.
6. ...(Dead Sea)..... lies below sea level.
7. ...(Everglades National Park)..... is in Florida.
8. Aconcagua is ...(highest mountain)..... outside Asia.
9. ...(Mount Fuji)..... is one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains.
10. ...(Lake Superior)..... is ...(largest)..... of ...(Great Lakes).....

VIII. Hoàn thành đoạn văn với các chỗ trống bằng the hoặc không có the

Hi John,
I arrived in ........................ USA last Monday. We left ............ Rome, flew over ............ Alps and made a quick stop in
............ London. There we went shopping at ............ Harrods, visited ............ Tower and enjoyed a sunny afternoon in
............ Hyde Park. On the following day we left for ............ New York. ............ time on board wasn't boring as there
were two films to watch on ............ monitor. ............ people on ............ plane were all ............ Italian. Before we
landed at ............ JFK airport, we saw ............ Statue of Liberty, ............ Ellis Island and ............ Empire State
Building. ............ hotel I stayed in was on ............ corner of ............ 42nd Street and............ 5th Avenue. I don't
like ............ hotels very much, but I didn't have ............ time to rent an apartment.

IX. Bài tập về a/an: Hoàn thành các câu sau với a hoặc an

1. There is ............. green English book on the desk.

2. She's reading ............. old comic.
3. They've got ............. idea.
4. He is drinking ............. cup of coffee.
5. The girl is ............. pilot.
6. Leipzig has ............. airport.
7. This is ............. expensive bike.
8. Look! There's ............. bird flying.
9. My father is ............. honest person.
10. My friend likes to be ............. astronaut.