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
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10. I must write them a letter, and she..........................too
11. That scientist isn’t too happy with the project, and neither......................her supervisor.
12. We can’t study in the library, and they....................either.
13. I haven’t worked there long, and neither....................you.
14. You didn’t pay the rent, and she...................either.
15. They shouldn’t run so fast, and neither ...................... you.
16. John didn’t want anything to drink, and neither........................we.
17. The students won’t accept the dean’s decision, and the faculty......................either.
18. Your class hasn’t begun yet, and neither.......................mine.
19. She couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister........................either.
20. He didn’t know the answer, and neither...........................I
Bài tập 2: Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất.
1. She is.....................a singer nor an actress.
A. nor B. both C. neither D. either
2. My friend never makes noise in the class.................................
A. Nor I don’t B. Neither do I C. I never don’t D. I don’t too
3. His telephone doesn’t work and mine doesn’t..............................
A. too B. neither C. so D. either
4. I never like horror movies. - Really?.........................................
A. Neither do I B. I don’t neither C. So do I D. I don’t, too
5. I haven’t got a ticket. ..........................have I.
A. Neither B. Nor C. Either D. A&B are correct
6. Jane goes to school, and....................................
A. my sister does too B. does so my sister C. my sister does either D. .neither my sister
7. He has seen her plays, and so...........................
A. do the girls B. are the girls C. have the girls D. all are correct
8. Velazquez was a famous painter, and Rubens....................too.
A. is B. will C. has D. was
9. Tom has never been on time, and.............................................
A. his brother has too B. so is his brother
C. his brother hasn’t either D. neither hasn’t his brother
10. They hardly do morning exercise and ...................................
A. we do either B. neither do we C. we do too D. so do we
11. He didn’t know the answer, and neither..............................I
A. was B. do C. did D. didn’t
12. She couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister............................either
A. didn’t B. could C. wasn’t D. couldn’t
13. Your class hasn’t begun yet, and neither......................mine.
A. have B. has C. hasn’t D. haven’t
14. My father won’t come back next Sunday, and neither.........................yours.
A. will B. won’t C. does D. doesn’t
Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành những câu sau với “although, therefore, however, but, so, because, despite, because of” và những từ thích hợp khác.
1. It is very hot in the desert. ___________, few trees can grow there.
2. Jame is offered the job, ___________ he is inexperienced.
3. James was not admitted to the university ___________ the age.
4. I tried to persuade her. ___________, I didn’t succeed.
5. The story was very funny, ___________ nobody laughed.
6. The match went ahead ___________ the heavy rain.
7. It was too dark to go on, ___________ we found somewhere to stay.
8. Nam had to stay home to look after his mother _______________ she was sick.
Bài tập 3: Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất.
1. It was late, __________ I decided to phone home.
A. however B. but C. although D. because
2. Minh had a terrible headache. ____________, he went to school.
A. Therefore B. Although C. But D. However
3. Tom has a bike, ______________ he always walks to work.
A. so B. but C. because D. however
4. Her mother was sick. ____________, Jane had to stay home to look after.
A. Therefore B. Since C. However D. So
5. They asked me to wait for them, ________________they didn’t turn up.
A. but B. however C. so D. therefore
6. It was raining hard. The match went ahead, _____________ .
A. therefore B. however C. but D. so
7. We couldn’t get a seat, ____________ we arrived quite early.
A. but B. however C. although D. because
8. Anne doesn’t get on well with people around her. She has ____________ changed her job many times.
A. however B. so C. therefore D. although
9. I did my best. ____________, it was not good enough.
A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Even though
10. Many airlines are offering discount tickets for flights, ___________ more people are flying for weekend trips to scenic cities.
A. so B. because C. although D. whereas
Phần bài tập:
Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành những câu sau với “ but, so, therefore, however”
1. They may need a new goalkeeper, _____________ I want to be ready.
2. The new trains have more powerful engines and are _____________ faster.
3. I hadn’t done my homework. _____________, I didn’t understand my lesson.
4. Mary was happy. _____________, Alice was very sad.
5. He is sick. _____________, he can’t come.
6. The professor told me that I was doing well, _____________ my final grade was awful.
7. The sky was grey and cloudy. _____________, we went to the beach.
8. She had to help her mother. _____________, she was often late for school.
9. I did my best, _____________ it was not good enough.
10. The flight was delayed, _____________ we had time to have something to eat.