Complete the sentence with a / an or the, or write Ø for zero article.

01. Albany is ……………capital of ……………New York State.

02. ……………film was shot on location in ……………Philippines.

03. I lived on ……………Main Street when I first came to ……………town.

04. ……………Norway is ……………country on ……………Scandinavian Peninsula.

05. ……………British are famous for the amount of ……………fast food they eat.

06. Where did you put ……………plane ticket that I gave you on ……………Monday?

07. While I was in Japan, I stayed in ……………hotel with walls made of ……………paper.

08. My brother likes to have ……………breakfast in ……………bed on ……………Saturday morning.

09. Because there was ……………huge rainstorm, the flight was delayed for more than ……………hour.

10. You can sit on the beach and watching ……………sun go down over ……………Arabian Sea and it’s quite wonderful.

11. I don’t know why you always put ……………sugar in your coffee if you are trying to lose …………… weight.

12. A year after ……………hurricane, ……………tourists are gradually beginning to come back to ……………region.

13. At ……………last minute, David decided to go away for ……………few days and stay in …………… hotel by ……………sea.

14. We organize tours to ……………wide range of countries in ……………Europe, and also other tours in ……………USA, and ……………South Africa.

15. We spent ……………week in Paris and had ……………great time going up ……………Eiffel Tower, and taking ……………trip along ……………Seine in ……………open boat.

* Complete the sentence with a / an or the, or write Ø for zero article.
1. Albany is ……………capital of ……………New York State.
2. ……………film was shot on location in ……………Philippines.
3. I lived on ……………Main Street when I first came to ……………town.
4. ……………Norway is ……………country on ……………Scandinavian Peninsula.
5. ……………British are famous for the amount of ……………fast food they eat.
6. Where did you put ……………plane ticket that I gave you on ……………Monday?
7. While I was in Japan, I stayed in ……………hotel with walls made of ……………paper.
8. My brother likes to have ……………breakfast in ……………bed on ……………Saturday morning.
9. Because there was ……………huge rainstorm, the flight was delayed for more than ……………hour.
10. You can sit on the beach and watching ……………sun go down over ……………Arabian Sea and it’s
quite wonderful.
11. I don’t know why you always put ……………sugar in your coffee if you are trying to lose ……………
weight.
12. A year after ……………hurricane, ……………tourists are gradually beginning to come back to
……………region.
13. At ……………last minute, David decided to go away for ……………few days and stay in ……………
hotel by ……………sea.
14. We organize tours to ……………wide range of countries in ……………Europe, and also other tours in
……………USA, and ……………South Africa.
15. We spent ……………week in Paris and had ……………great time going up ……………Eiffel Tower, and taking ……………trip along ……………Seine in ……………open boat.

I want ………… apple from that basket.

Miss Lin speaks ………… Chinese.

I borrowed ………… pen from your pile of pencils and pens.

Eli likes to play ………… football.

I bought ………… umbrella to go out in the rain.

I lived on ………… Main Street when I first came to town.

Albany is the capital of ………… New York State.

My husband’s family speaks ………… Polish.

………… apple a day keeps your enemy away.

Our neighbors have ………… cat and ………… dog.

I want ………… apple from that basket.

Miss Lin speaks ………… Chinese.

I borrowed ………… pen from your pile of pencils and pens.

Eli likes to play ………… football.

I bought ………… umbrella to go out in the rain.

I lived on ………… Main Street when I first came to town.

Albany is the capital of ……… New York State.

My husband’s family speaks ………… Polish.

………… apple a day keeps your enemy away.

Our neighbors have ………… cat and ………… dog.

III.  Complete the sentence with a /an or the, or write Ø for zero article.

1.    Because there was ______ huge rainstorm, the flight was delayed for more than ______ hour.

2.    I lived on ______ Main Street when I first came to ______ town.

3.    While I was in Japan, I stayed in ______ hotel with walls made of ______ paper.

4.    ______ British are famous for the amount of ______ fast food they eat.

5.    Albany is ______ capital of ______ New York State.

6.    You can sit on the beach and watching ______ sun go down over ______ Arabian Sea and it’s quite wonderful.

7.    ______ Norway is ______ country on ______ Scandinavian Peninsula.

8.    I don’t know why you always put ______ sugar in your coffee if you are trying to lose ______ weight.

9.    ______ film was shot on location in ______ Philippines.

10.  At ______ last minute, David decided to go away for ______ few days and stay in ______ hotel by ______ sea.

11.  We organize tours to ______ wide range of countries in ______ Europe, and also other tours in ______ USA, and ______ South Africa.

12.  A year after ______ hurricane, ______ tourists are gradually beginning to come back to ______ region.

13.  Where did you put ______ plane ticket that I gave you on ______ Monday?

14.  My brother likes to have ______ breakfast in ______ bed on ______ Saturday morning.

15.  We spent ______ week in Paris and had ______ great time going up ______ Eiffel Tower, and taking ______ trip along ______ Seine in ______ open boat.

I. Write sentences with the cue words, using the past progressive tense.
They/ play/ tennis/ 10.30 yesterday morning.
Ann/ do/ homework/ 5 o’clock this afternoon.
My father/ wash/ car/ from/ five to six.
This time last year/ we/ live/ France.
The students/ offer/ flowers/ the visitors.
I/ cook/ dinner/ half an hour ago.
She/ work/ the studio/ that time.
What/ you/ do/ from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon?
I/ write/ my report/ 8 o’clock last night.
II. Put the verbs into correct form: past progressive or past simple.
The doorbell (ring) ______ while Tom (watch) _______ television.
How fast _______ you _______ (drive) when the accident (happen) ______ ?
Anna and Susan (make) ______ dinner when Martin (arrive) ______ home.
The light (go) ______ out while we (have) ______ dinner. But it (come) ______ again after about ten minutes.
“What _______ you (do) ______ this time yesterday?” – I (work) ______ on the computer.”
It suddenly (begin) ______ rain while Laura (sit) ______ in the garden.
It (be) ______ cold when we (leave) ______ the house that day, and a light snow (fall) _______.
When I last (see) ______ them, they (try) ______ to find a new house near their work.
I (walk) _______ along the street when I suddenly (feel) ______ something hit me in the back. I (not/ know) _______ what it was.
When we (drive) _______ down the hill, a strange object (appear) _______ in the sky.
III. Complete the passage with the most suitable words.
Torquay is one of the (1) ______ popular holiday resorts in Britain. (2) ______ provides entertainment, sports of every kind, etc. You can (3) ______ at the hotels by the sea, or at a comfortable expensive (4) ______ houses. There (5) ______ camping sites, too. Torquay has large sandy beaches (6) ______ you can buy refreshments and hire (7) ______ to sit on. There are large areas of grass land and miles of cliff paths (8) ______ walkers.
IV. Read the passage, then answer the questions.
New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State just east of New Jersey. The city was found by the Dutch in 1624. At first is called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. With the population of more than 7 millions in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States. It is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 946 square kilometers. Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway theater district. New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.
Where is New York City?
Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
When was it found?
What is its population?
How many parts are there in the city?
How big is it?
What are visitors to New York attracted by?

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New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York States just east of New Jersey. The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624. At first, it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. With the population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States. It is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 964 square kilometers. Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Times Square, Wall Street, and Broadway theatre district. New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.

1. Where is New York City ?
2. Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam ?
3. When was it found ?
4. How many parts are there in the city ?
5. What are visitors to New York attracted by ?

III. Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, or the, or Ø if no article is needed.
1. I want ............................ apple from that basket. ............................ apple a day keeps the doctor away.
2. ............................ church on the corner is progressive.
3. Miss Lin speaks ............................ Chinese. She likes to play ............................ volleyball.
4. I borrowed ............................ pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.
5. One of the students said, " ............................ professor is late today."
6. I bought ............................ umbrella to go out in the rain.
7. My daughter is learning to play ............................ violin at her school.
8. Please give me ............................ cake that is on the counter.
9. I lived on ............................ Main Street when I first came to town.
10. Albany is the capital of ............................ New York State.
11. My husband's family speaks ............................ Polish.
12. ........................... boy in the corner is my friend.
13. Our neighbors have ............................ cat and ............................ dog.
14. What ............................ nice armchair!
15. Where is ............................ nearest police station?
16. What is ............................ cost of ............................ goods you buy?
17. There is ............................ bakery next to ............................ post office.
18. Can you tell me ............................ way to ............................ hotel please?
19. Is he ............................ new student here? Yes, he is ............................ best student in my class.
20. What is ............................ name of the station?
21. I like ............................ kilo of meat.
22. Mexico is ............................ large country.
23. My friends have ............................ my car today.
24. I will go to ............................ party to night. May I have your ............................ phone number?
25. ............................ Milk is good for you. Money can’t buy ............................ happiness.
26. Lions and ............................ tigers are endangered animals.19
27. This is ............................ easy question. I don’t need ............................ English dictionary.
28. Tom takes ............................ umbrellas with him.
29. I will learn at ...................... Hong Bang College or at ...................... University of Medicines in HCM.
30. He plays ............................ guitar very well, but he plays ............................ volley ball badly.
31. I have ............................ dinner after going to ............................ church.
32. Tan often looks at ............................ stars in ............................ sky at ............................ nights.
33. ............................ first World War started in 1914.
34. Kangaroos live in ............................ Australia.
35. My friend lives in ............................ United States, But I live in ............................ France.
36. ............................ three first Vietnamese has reached ............................ Mount Everest this year.
37. Do you know where is ............................ rocky mountains?
38. ............................ Athletes must follow ............................ well- balanced diet.
39. After having ............................ breakfast, he went to ............................ work, had ............................
accident and then was sent to ............................ hospital.
40. One of the large bodies of water ............................ Atlantic Ocean.
41. My favorite subject is ............................ Math.
42. Every summer the children go to .................. skiing, So my wife and I go to Paris on ..........................
43. holiday. We stay in ....................... hotel near River Seine. We have .......................... breakfast in
....................... hotel, but we have lunch in restaurant. ............................ French food is delicious! We
talk ........................... lot, but sometimes we go by ............................ taxi. After four days, we don’t want to
go home and go back to ............................ work.

New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York States just east of New Jersey. The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624. At first it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. With the population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States. It is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 964 square kilometers. Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Times Square, Wall Street, and Broadway theatre district. New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.

1. Where is New York City ?
A. in the south of the USA B. in Amsterdam
C. in New Jersey D. in New York States
2. Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam ?
A. Because it lies in Amsterdam B. Because it is impressive and magnificent.
C. Because it used to be a fort D. Because it was founded by the Dutch
3. What is its population?
A. 5 million B. 7 million C. 19 million D. 26 million
4. Which of the followings is not a tourist attraction of New York ?
A. Empire State Building B. Golden Gate Bridge
C. Statue of Liberty D. Broadway theatre district
5. The total area of New York is_______________
A. 964 m B. 964 km C. 964 km2 D. 964 m2
6. Which of the followings is not true about New York City ?
A. New York has a lot of tourist attractions.
B. New York belonged to the Dutch when it was founded.
C. The area of New York City is 964 square kilometers.
D. The city was named New York by the Dutch.