Complete the story with " a/an/the or x (no article) "

1. There was_____ knock on ____ door. I openned 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. Howerver, I took him to ______ meter, which is in ____ dark corner under _____ staris.

5. I asked if he had _____ torch; he said he dislike torchs and always read ____ meters by _____ light of_____ match.

CHỦ ĐỀ 7 : ARTICLES

1. _______ 2006 World Cup wad held in Germany.

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

2. At first she was trained to be _______ scriptwriter, but later she worked as _______ secretary in a studio.

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

3. I sometimes dream of becoming _______ actor. _______ actors often get a lot of money and popularity.

A. an / no article B. an / The C. no article / an D. no article the

4. Are you _______ Catholic or _______ Buddhist? I am _______ atheist.

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

5. _______ men are often paid more than _______ women for _______ same job.

A. The / the / a B. A / a / the C. The / no article / a D. no article / no article the

6. _______ Germany is _______ important economic power.

A. no article / an B. The / the C. A / an D. The / no article

7. _______ breakfast is _______ first meal of the day.

A. no article / the B. The / the C. A / no article D. The / article

8. Do you know _______ name of _______ Queen of _______ England?

A. no article / no article / the B. A / the / an

C. A / no article / no article D. The / the / no article

9. Peter wants to become _______ doctor. He will probably go into _______ medicine.

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

10. _______ rice is _______ main food in _______ Asian.

A. no article / the / no article B. The / no article / the

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

11. _______ milk is often added to _______ tea in _______ UK.

A. no article / no article / the B. The / the / no article

C. A / a / no article D. The / the / an

12. _______ “Gone with the Wind”, _______ American novel by Margaret Mitchell, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer in 1937.

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

13. Mary is _______ accountant. She goes to work five days _______ week. At the weekend, she stays at _______ home and does her housework.

A. a / the / the B. an / a / no article

C. no article / no article / no article D. the /a / a

14. I have bought _______ FM radio for my aunt, who live in _______countryside.

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

15. _______ air is made up of elements such as _______ oxygen and _______ nitrogen.

A. An / an / a B. The / the / the

C. no article / an / a D. no article / no article / no article

16. _______ sun gives off _______ heat and _______ light.

A. no article / no article / no article B. The / no article / no article

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

17. Can you play _______ piano? – No, I really do not know how to play _______ musical instrument.

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

18. I like _______ classical music but my brothers prefer _______ jazz.

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

19. I have no _______ idea. Everything depends on your decision.

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

20. ………. earth is warmer and many scientists have stated that the problem will be even worse in ……… future

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

21. Those who like _______ music can take a course in karaoke singing.

a. a b. an c. the d. Ø

22. In 2001 __________ Vietnamese Communist Party approved a 10-year economic plan that enhanced the role of the private sector while reaffirming the primacy of the state

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

23. It would also concomitantly attract foreign investment to Vietnam, not only from ________ U.S , but also from _______ Europe, Asia and other regions

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

24. John is ___________ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot

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

25. Billy has been seriously ill, and he was taken to _______________ hospital yesterday.

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

26. My father phoned me to say that he would come _____________ home late

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

27. At last they divorced after ten years of _________ marriage

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

28. __________ large number of India men agreed that it was unwise to confide in their wives

A. A B. An C. The D. Ø

29. Not all men are concerned with ________ physical attractiveness of their girlfriends and wives

A. A B. an C. The D. Ø

30. ___________ love is __________ very strong feeling of affection towards someone who you are romantically or sexually attracted to

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

PRATICE TEST1

II.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the answer which best fits each space in each sentence

1 It takes ......and hard work to achieve your goal.

A perseverance B. success C. kindness D. generosity

2. What would you like to have for ......lunch

A. the B. an C. X (no article) D. a

3. We visited .......Taj Mahal in India and climbed .......Mount Everest

A.the / the B. the / X C. X / X D. X / the

4The world would be a better place if more people showed .......to others.

A. achievement B. respectable C. distinguished D. dedication

5. I....my teeth when I... dinner

A. break / am having C. broke / am having B. broke / was having D. was breaking / had

6. It's not easy to build a good......, but is even more diffcult to prtect it

A reputation B fugures C. talented D. generosity

7. .......kangaroos are found only in ......Australia.

A. The / X B. A / X

C. The / the D. X / X

8. Carol could meet her husband while ......she in Europe.

A. was traveling B. traveled C. has been traveling D. were traveling

9. If the weather ......so bad, we would have gone out.

A. isn't B. weren't C. had been D. had been

10. I got a huge surprise last week. My cousin from Australia arrived on my doorstep, completely ........He was the last person in the world I expected to see.
B. out of blue D. in a blue moon ed differently A. in the red C. red, white and blue

CHỦ ĐỀ 7 : ARTICLES

1. _______ 2006 World Cup wad held in Germany.

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

2. At first she was trained to be _______ scriptwriter, but later she worked as _______ secretary in a studio.

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

3. I sometimes dream of becoming _______ actor. _______ actors often get a lot of money and popularity.

A. an / no article B. an / The C. no article / an D. no article the

4. Are you _______ Catholic or _______ Buddhist? I am _______ atheist.

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

5. _______ men are often paid more than _______ women for _______ same job.

A. The / the / a B. A / a / the C. The / no article / a D. no article / no article the

6. _______ Germany is _______ important economic power.

A. no article / an B. The / the C. A / an D. The / no article

7. _______ breakfast is _______ first meal of the day.

A. no article / the B. The / the C. A / no article D. The / article

8. Do you know _______ name of _______ Queen of _______ England?

A. no article / no article / the B. A / the / an

C. A / no article / no article D. The / the / no article

9. Peter wants to become _______ doctor. He will probably go into _______ medicine.

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

10. _______ rice is _______ main food in _______ Asian.

A. no article / the / no article B. The / no article / the

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

11. _______ milk is often added to _______ tea in _______ UK.

A. no article / no article / the B. The / the / no article

C. A / a / no article D. The / the / an

12. _______ “Gone with the Wind”, _______ American novel by Margaret Mitchell, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer in 1937.

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

13. Mary is _______ accountant. She goes to work five days _______ week. At the weekend, she stays at _______ home and does her housework.

A. a / the / the B. an / a / no article

C. no article / no article / no article D. the /a / a

14. I have bought _______ FM radio for my aunt, who live in _______countryside.

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

15. _______ air is made up of elements such as _______ oxygen and _______ nitrogen.

A. An / an / a B. The / the / the

C. no article / an / a D. no article / no article / no article

16. _______ sun gives off _______ heat and _______ light.

A. no article / no article / no article B. The / no article / no article

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

17. Can you play _______ piano? – No, I really do not know how to play _______ musical instrument.

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

18. I like _______ classical music but my brothers prefer _______ jazz.

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

19. I have no _______ idea. Everything depends on your decision.

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

20. ………. earth is warmer and many scientists have stated that the problem will be even worse in ……… future

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

21. Those who like _______ music can take a course in karaoke singing.

a. a b. an c. the d. Ø

22. In 2001 __________ Vietnamese Communist Party approved a 10-year economic plan that enhanced the role of the private sector while reaffirming the primacy of the state

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

23. It would also concomitantly attract foreign investment to Vietnam, not only from ________ U.S , but also from _______ Europe, Asia and other regions

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

24. John is ___________ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot

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

25. Billy has been seriously ill, and he was taken to _______________ hospital yesterday.

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

26. My father phoned me to say that he would come _____________ home late

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

27. At last they divorced after ten years of _________ marriage

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

28. __________ large number of India men agreed that it was unwise to confide in their wives

A. A B. An C. The D. Ø

29. Not all men are concerned with ________ physical attractiveness of their girlfriends and wives

A. A B. an C. The D. Ø

30. ___________ love is __________ very strong feeling of affection towards someone who you are romantically or sexually attracted to

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

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1. Experiencing microgravity on a ______ flight is a part of astronaut training programmes.
A. orbit B. ship C. mission D. parabolic
2. As soon as the spacecraft _____ into space, the crew started to observe the sun.
A. has travelled B. had travelled C. travelled D. was travelling
3. A _____ is an enormous system of stars in outer space.
A. comet B. galaxy C. universe D. solar system
4. In July of 1975, the first US-Soviet joint ______ so occurred with the Apollo-Soyuz object.
A. company B. relation C. mission D. performance
5. He‟s so brilliant and he can do anything - _______.
A. out of this world B. the sky's the limit
C. it‟s over the moon D. once in a blue
6. Dan: Do you like to drink tea? Ben: I love coffee, but I only drink tea ______ in a blue moon.
A. one B. once C. first D. only
7. Yuri Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in ______.
A. weightless B. gravity C. specific gravity D. microgravity
8. I passed all my exams - I‟m ________!
A. out of this world B. the sky‟s the limit
C. over the moon D. once in a blue moon
9. Vinasat-1 is Viet Nam‟s first telecommunication ______, which was launched in 2008.
A. spacesuit B. astronomy C. microgravity D. satelite
10. The first ______ was done by Alexei Leonov, a Russia cosmonaut on March 18th

, 1965. It was 10

minutes long.
A. spaceward B. spacesuit C. spacewalk D. spaceship
11. At night the ISS can easily be seen from the Earth, as it flies at the ______ of 20 kilometres above us.
A. attitude B. height C. level D. altitude
12. She‟s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can ______ everything under the sun.
A. talk to B. talk about C. talk with D. talk of
13. The Milky Way is just a _____ in the universe and it contains our Solar System.
A. galaxy B. planet C. comet D. meteorite
14. Virgin Galactic is the world‟s first commercial _______.
A. spaceship B. exploration C. space D. spaceline
15. If you ______ the stars, all of your dreams will come true!
A. reach at B. reach for C. reach in D. reach for
16. Christer Fuglesang said he enjoyed floating around in the ______ environment.
A. weightless B. quiet C. homesick D. heavy

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The Shuttle Era Comes to an End

The set of Space Shuttle missions run by NASA captivated the world and proved that reusable spacecraft could be used to bring astronauts and cargo into space. The Space Shuttle programme had a total of six separate orbiters, five of which actually went into space. The first-made orbiter was only used to gather data about how the shuttles would glide back to the earth. This shuttle would be brought up into the air by a specially modified Boeing 747 and released to glide down without any power of its own.

The Space Shuttle Era ran from the first launch on April 12, 1981, and ended when the final shuttle landed on July 21, 2011. During this time, there were 135 missions flown. Of the five shuttles that did go into space, two met with disasters that killed all the crew members aboard.The first disaster happened on January 28, 1986 when Space Shuttle Challenger ran into severe problems and exploded less than two minutes after take-off. It was a major blow to NASA as a school teacher was on board the orbiter, and the launch was being watched by children from schools across the United States. The second disaster came on February 1, 2003. After having completed its mission, Space Shuttle Columbia was returning to the earth from space. During damage done to a wing during its launch, the orbiter disintegrated as it hit the earth’s atmosphere during re-entry.

Because the Space Shuttle programme was running, it largely made possible the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). The shuttles brought astronauts to the station, replenished supplies, and carried actual pieces to the Space Station up from the earth.As the Space Shuttle Era came to an end, many space lovers have been left wondering, “What’s next?” There is still plenty to explore, so we will all just have to wait and see.

What was captivated in the passage?

A. The world

B. An astronaut

C.A mission

D.A space shuttle

Điền từ vào chỗ trống

We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space . This is the first time , the ………… first time , in man's long history that such pictures have been possible . ……………… many years most people have believed that the earth was ball-shaped . A few thought it was round and ………… , like a coin . Now we know , beyond doubt , that those few were …………… . The photographs show a ball-shaped …………… , bright and beautiful . In colour photographs of the earth , the sky is as …………… as coal . The ……… looks much bluer than it usually does to us . All our grey ………… are a perfect white in colour ; because , of course , the ………… is for ever shining on them . We are ….……… to live on the beautiful earth

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences. Use the word given and other words as necessary.

1. The class watched a film yesterday. The film was about the Apollo 13 space mission.

→ The film ____________________________________________________________________.

2. We are meeting an astronomer tonight. This astronomer has discovered three Earth-like planets.

→ The astronomer _____________________________________________________________.

3. We read about an astronaut. The astronaut travelled into space in 1961.

→ We read about ______________________________________________________________.

4. Dennis Tito became the first space tourist in 2001. Anousheh Ansari travelled into space as a tourist in 2006.

→ When Anousheh Ansari _______________________________________________________.

5. This is the man. He works for NASA.

→ The is the___________________________________________________________________.

6. I'm reading an article. The article is about NASA's plans to return humans to the moon.

→ I'm reading  ____________________________________________________________________.

 17.She gave me a letter and a post card. ….letter is from my sister, and …… postcard is from my
brother.
A. a/ the B. the/ the C. θ / the D. a/ a
18. ….rich should help ….poor and…….disabled.
A. a-a-the B. the-the-the C. a-an-the D. a-an-a
19.I don’t know …………French, but I can speak a little……English.
A. a/ a B. a/ no article C. no article / the D. no article / no article
20. What…pity!
A. a B. the C. an D. Æ
21. There’s someone knocking at the door ……………………..
A. I’ll answer it B. Let me open it C. I’m opening it D. Both A and B are correct
22. Why have you bought so much food ? I ……………………….. for ten people.
A. will cook B. am going to cook C. cooked D. have cooked
23. “ I’m going to die of hunger”. “ really? …………………. A packet of instant noodles.”
A. I’ll buy you B. I am going to buy you C. Let’s buy you D. All are correct
24. Why are you so sad? –“ I think ……………… in the exam next week.”
A. I would fail B. I will fail C. I failed D. I fail
25.The doctor says I …………………….. a baby.
A. will have B. would have C. am going to have D. will be having
26. ………………. successful in the beauty contest.
A.I think she won’t be B. I think she is not going to be
C. I don’t think she will be D. None is correct
27.Why …………………………………… a new pair of jogging shoes ?
A. will you buy B. are you going to buy
C. you will buy D. you are going to buy
28.If you ……Mary today, please ask her to call me.
A. see B. saw C. will see D. would see
29. She will never stop working ……………… she is as rich as Bill Gate now.
A. despite B. because C. although D. so
30. Dean Koontz, ……………. , lives in orange, California.
A. which is an author B. who is an author of horror novels
C. is an author of horror novels D. that is an author of horror novels