I. Em hãy điền một giới từ thích hợp vào mỗi chỗ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau.

Take the bus Number 7 (1) ...................... Victoria coach station and get (2) ..................at the cinema. Walk back (3) .................... Church Road, go straight (4) ...................... the roundabout and take the second turning (5) ................... the left. Go straight (4) .................. on, (6) ................. the church and the park, (7) ................. far as the traffic lights. You will see a little footpath on your left. Go (8) the footpath and my house is right (9) .............. front (10) .................... you. You can't miss it!

II. Em hãy đặt câu hỏi thích hợp cho phần gạch chân ở những câu sau.

1. The souvenir shop is in front of the book store.

2. It's five kilometers from my house to the supermarket.

3. It takes Mr. Lan fifteen minutes to walk to work.

4. We go to Ho Chi Minh City by train.

5. Trung will mail his letter to Bruce, his pen pal.

6. The stamps for your letter cost 8,000 VND.

7. Minh needs a phone card because she wants to give he parents a call.

8. There are over 1,000 stamps in Nam's collection.

9. I'd like to buy some local goods.

10. Tam phones his uncle twice a month.

III. Em hãy điền một mạo từ thích hợp (a, an, the hoặc 0) vào mỗi chỗ trống để hoàn thành những câu sau.

1. It takes me half..............................hour to get to work by ....................... bus.

2. What does ...................... post - office sell apart from stamps.

3. I want to buy .....................envelope and ..................fifty thousand dong phone card.

4. Viet would like to send his letter to ........................ USA

5. Go along this road and take ................... second turning on ....................... left.

6. My brother needs to buy ....................... stamp for .....................overseas mail.

Điền các cụm từ để hỏi vào chỗ trống rồi nối câu hỏi với các câu trả lời.)

How often, How, How long, How far, How much

1………………………….… is it from here to the nearest market ?

2………………………... do you go to the post office ?

3……………………….. is  a one –way ticket to the airport ?

4…………………..…. do you get there from your home ?

5…………………..…. does it take to get there by bus ?

A.four dollars and sixty cents.

B.about one hour and a half.

C.It’s about one km.

D.By train

E.Once a week.

Exercise 2: 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.

Exercise 2: 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.

Exercise 2: 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.

Em hãy sắp xếp các từ cho sẵn dưới đây để tạo thành những câu hoàn thành:

1. / far / it / from / the / to / how / is / earth / the / moon / ? /

2. / the / at / momment / football / children / the / are / in / playing / school yard / the / . /

3. / on / news / T.V / is / there / interesting / an / film / after / programme / the / . /

4. / an / him / usually / it / takes / half / hour / to / school / go / to / bicycle / by / . /

5. / with / me / the / cinema / go / to / you / to / like / would / ? /

BÀI TẬP ỨNG DỤNG MẠO TỪ

Bài 1: Điền mạo từ ‘a’, ‘an’ hoặc 0 vào chỗ trống sao cho thích hợp.

1. She asked me for ___ information about the meeting.

2. They will move to ___ mansion next month.

3. I’d like ___ grapefruit and ___ orange juice.

4. ___award was given to Jim yesterday.

5. We read ___ books and play ___ games when we have free time.

6. Jim doesn’t want to borrow ___ money from anyone.

7. My friend and I threw ___ party last week.

8. It was ___ honor to be invited here today.

9. I’ve bought ___ umbrella for my sister.

10.  My family often have____ eggs for breakfast.

11. Would you like______cup of tea?

12.  My brother doesn’t like ______ cats.

13.  Is there __________post office here?

14.  I spend _________hours on my DIY project.

15.  Mr. Peter used to be ___________famous vet.

BÀI 2: Điền mạo từ “a”, “an” hoặc “the” vào chỗ trống sao cho phù hợp.

1. We have __ cat and ____ dog, _____ cat doesn’t get on well with ___ dog.

2. You can see ____ moon clearly in the Mid-Autumn festival.

3. He is ____famous actor.

4. My brother doesn’t like ____ present I gave him.

5. Where is ____ book I lent you last week?

6. My father works as ___ electrician.

7. Have you ever heard about ____ River Thames?

8. I want to travel around _____ world when I grow up.

9. Yesterday my mother had ______terrible headache.

10. Where are ____kids? They are playing outside.

11. Peter is ______most hard-working student I’ve ever known.

12. It is cold because_______heating systems is broken.

13. Did you buy _______pair of shoes yesterday?

14. _____Earth orbits around _______Sun.

15. She took ______hamburger and ____apple, but she didn’t eat ____apple.

16. A boy and a girl is arguing over there, I think I know _____boy.

17. My grandfather sent me _____letter and ____gift but I haven’t received________letter.

18. My mom is _____best mom in _____world.

19. Would you like________glass of water?

20. James offered me ________cup of coffee and _____piece of cake. _____cake is delicious.

BÀI 3: Đánh dấu (V) trước câu đúng, đánh dấu (X) trước câu sai và sửa lại cho đúng.

1. There is an big apple in the refrigerator.                   _____

2. It took me the hour to finish my homework.            _____

3. I don’t know a full name of my manager.                 _____

4. They are most beautiful creature on earth.               _____

5. Mary is studying at a university in Hanoi.                _____

6. This is an unique custom of this ethnic group.         _____

7. Did you enjoy a party last night?                    _____

8. The sun is shining brightly.                                       _____

9. No one in my family likes drinking a beer.              _____

10. Peter is a friend of mine.                                            _____

VI. Điền mạo từ ‘a’, ‘an’ hoặc 0 vào chỗ trống sao cho thích hợp.
1. She asked me for _____ information about the meeting.
2. They will move to _____mansion next month.
3. Kien used to be_____famous teacher.
4. I spend _____hours on my DIY project.
5. We read ____ books and play _____games when we have free time.
6. Linh doesn’t want to borrow_____money from anyone.
7. My friend and I threw_____party last week.
8. It was _____honor to be invited here today.
9. I’ve bought _____umbrella for my sister.
10. My family often have____ eggs for breakfast.
11. Would you like______cup of tea?
12. My brother doesn’t like ______ cats.
13. Is there _____ post office here?
14. My father works as _____ electrician.
15. She has been playing ____ piano for ten years.