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.

Điền mạo từ ''a'',''an'' hoặc ''0'' vào chỗ trống sao cho thích hợp

1 She asked me for.............informatinon about the meeting

2 The will move to............mansion next month

3 I'd like..................grapefruit and.........orange juice

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

4 ...award was given to Jim yesterday

6 Jim doesn't want to borrow...money from anyone

7 My friend and I therw .............party last week

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

9 I've bought ........umbrella for mu 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 these .....post office here?

14 I spend .......hours on my DIY project

15 Mr.Peter used to be......famous vet

Bài 10:  Điền mạo từ “a”, “an”, “the” hoặc Ø vào chỗ trống sao cho thích hợp.
1. Farmers in my hometown earn a living by raising _______ poultry.
2. Some villagers play _______ flute in special occasions.
3. Do you know there is _______ local folk festival tonight?
4. I like _______ colorful costumes of _______ ethnic minority people in Vietnam.
5. _______ cattle are often raised in the rural areas in my country.
6. When I travel to ______ foreign country, I always want to try _______ local specialties first.
7. Have you ever been to _______ remote area?
8. Ethnic minority people often gather together at _______ communal house.
9. In Tay Nguyen, people sometimes ride _______ elephants.
10. _______ traditional customs of Vietnam are totally different from _______ customs of Western countries.

Exercise 3: Điền mạo từ thích hợp “a/an/the hoặc x (không cần mạo từ)”” vào chỗ trống.
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 ________lurch 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.

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.

b. Fill in the blanks using a, an, the, or the zero article Ø. (Điền vào chỗ trống bằng cách sử dụng mạo từ a, an, the hoặc mạo từ rỗng Ø.)

1. When you visit Paris, you should have __Ø__  dinner at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

2. In this town, there is a big theater and museum. __________ museum is very interesting.

3. I really want to visit __________ London because I want to see Big Ben.

4. Going to see __________ lions in Africa would be so exciting.

5. I want to go to __________ art gallery when we visit London next month.

6. __________ town we visited yesterday was really beautiful.

7. Lots of people want to visit __________ Leaning Tower of Pisa when they travel to Italy.

Phần bài tập:

Bài tập 1: Điền vào chổ trống với mạo từ (a/ an / the) hoặc bỏ trống.

1. How far is it from here to  ____ airport?

2. “What’s _____ capital of Spain?” – “It’s Madrid”.

3. My father works in ______ office _______ city center.

4. _______ earth is _______ planet of _______ solar system.

5. She was born in _____ village in _____ north of England.

6. _____ village where she was born has ______ beautiful river.

7. Who is _____ best singer in ______ United Kingdom?

8. Can you switch off _____ television? Nobody’s watching it.

9. He felt bored with ______ woman who sat beside him at the party.

10. The ship was crossing ______ Atlantic Ocean when it hit _____ huge iceberg.

11. Mount Everest is ______ hightest mountain in _____ world.

12. _____ Mississppi River flows through several states of ______ United States.

13. My grandparents live in _____ old house in _____ south of Dong Nai provice. There is ______ large garden behind _____ house. They grow some fruit trees and vegetables in _____ garden.

14. There was _____ accident near my house this morning. _____ taxi crashed into ____ lamp post. _____ taxi was damaged, but ____ driver of ____ taxi was not hurt.

15. This morning I had _____ sandwich and _____ cup of coffee for breakfast. ____ sandwich was OK, but _____ coffee was terrible.

16. Miss Lin speaks _________ Chinese.

17. Eli likes to play _________ volleyball.

18. My daughter is learning to play _________ guitar at her school.

19. Can anyone give me _________ hand, please because I have just fallen over?

20. Please meet me at the train station in _________ hour from now.

Bài tập 2: Chọn câu trả lời đúng:

1.    Hanoi is __________ capital of Vietnam.

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

2. He doesn’t have _________ experience of working in an office.

      A. much                                 B. some                           C. an                            D.  the

3. I studied chemistry at _________ university.

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

4. I’ll have ____________ bath as soon as I get home.

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

5. He has just bought ____________ expensive furniture.

         A. an                                  B. some                           C. the                           D. a few

6. What did you have for __________ breakfast ?

         A. the                                 B. no article                     C. an                            D. a

7. Can you play ________ piano ?

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

8. If at all possible, try to communicate frequently with native speaker. It is ________ most ideal situation to learn a foreign language.

         A. a                                    B an                                C. the                           D. one

9. _________ Amazon rain forest is considered to be one of the most important ecological environments in the world.

         A. A                                    B. An                               C. The                          D. One of

10. He has lived in ____________ United Kingdom.

         A. a                                    B. an                               C. The                          D. no article

11. I’ll give you _______ call when I arrive

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

12. The reading table is in ________ middle of _______ room

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

13. _________ umbrella should not be used during ________ thunderstorm.

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

14. It was _________ exciting football that everybody was absorbed in it.

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

15. I’ll call you back in _________ hour.

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