BÀI TẬP TỔNG HỢP VỀ MẠO TỪ “A/AN/THE”

Exercise 1: Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống (chú ý: ký hiệu “x” có
nghĩa là không cần mạo từ)
1. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.
A. the/the B. a/the C. a/a D. the/a
2. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.
A. the/the B. a/a C. the/a D. a/the
3. We are looking for people with ________experience.
A. the B. a C. an D. x
4. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?
A. a B. the C. an D. x
5. Can you show me ________way to ________station?
A. the/the B. a/a C. the/a D. a/the
6. She has read ________interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
7. You’ll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that
screwdriver.
A. an/the B. x/the C. a/a D. an/the
8. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.
A. An/the B. the/an C. an/an D. the/the
9. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.
A. a/x B. x/the C. an/x D. the/x
10. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him?
A. the B. a C. x D. an
11. ________eldest boy is at ________ college.
A. a/the B. the/x C. x/ a D. an/x
12. Are you going away next week? No, ________ week after next.
A. an B. a C. the D. x
13. Would you like to hear ________ story about ________ English scientist?
A. an/the B. the/the C. a/the D. a/ an
14. There’ll always be a conflict between ________ old and ________ young.
A. the/the B. an/a C. an/the D. the/a
15. There was ________ collision at ________ corner.
A. the/a B. an/the C. a/the D. the/the
16. My mother thinks that this is ________ expensive shop.
A. the B. an C. a D. x
17. Like many women, she loves ________ parties and ________gifts.
A. the/ a B. a/the C. a/a D. x/x
18. She works seven days ________ week.
A. a B. the C. an D. x
19. My mother goes to work in ________ morning.
A. a B. x C. the D. an
20. I am on night duty. When you go to ________ bed, I go to ________ work.
A. a/x B. a/the C. the/x D. x/x
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 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.

BÀI TẬP VỀ QUANTITY / MUST / MUSTN’T / NEEDN’T / DON’T HAVE

TO
 Quantity
I. Complete the sentences with some or any.
1. I’m going out with __________ friends.
2. We haven’t got __________ pets.
3. Have you got __________ homework?
4. I need __________ fresh air.
5. There isn’t __________ traffic on the road.
6. Are there __________ fields near your school?
II. Complete the sentences with a little or a few.
1. I went to the cinema with __________ friends last night.
2. She isn’t a vegetarian, but she only eats __________ meat.
3. ‘Would you like some pasta?’ - ‘Just __________ . I’m not very hungry.’
4. I spent __________ time chatting with my uncle.
5. She bought __________ CDs in town.
6. I only recognised __________ people at the party.
III. Complete the sentences with much or many.
1. There aren’t __________ cottages in the village.
2. He doesn’t speak __________ Vietnamese.
3. Do you listen to __________ rap music?
4. Has she got __________ friends at school?
5. There aren’t __________ street lamps in my street.
6. Hurry up! We haven’t got __________ time.
IV. Complete the sentences with much or many and words below.
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1. I can’t go out tonight. Our teacher gave us __________ .
2. English is spoken in __________ .
3. There are __________ in the town.
4. Did Chelsea score __________ in the match?
5. Sorry, I’m late. There was __________ on the roads.
6. She’s always buying expensive clothes. She’s got __________ .
V. Choose the correct words.
1. We have much / a lot of / a little students at our school this year.
2. A few / Any / A little friends are coming to dinner this evening.
3. I haven’t got some / much / many time before I catch the bus.
4. Do you like some / much / any of the songs on their new DVD?
5. Tom can speak a few / a little / much Vietnamese.
6. I haven’t seen much / many / a few films this year. Have you?
7. I hope you like black coffee. There isn’t many / some / any milk left.
VI. Choose the correct words.
1. I haven’t got some / much / many money in my wallet.
2. A few / Any /A little students are helping the teacher carry the books.
3. She hasn’t read much / many / a few good books recently.
4. There are much / a lot of / a little bicycles in the school ground this morning.
5. I’m going to the shops. There isn’t many / some / any bread or milk for
breakfast.
6. Are there some / much / any roadworks in the city centre at the moment?
7. I learned a few / a little / much Japanese when I was on holiday.

 must, mustn't and needn’t / don’t have to

VII. Choose the correct word.
1. You must / mustn’t / needn’t turn off your mobile in class because you can use it
in class.
2. You must / mustn’t / needn’t have tea. There’s coffee too.
3. You must / mustn’t / needn’t swim in the sea today. There are sharks.
4. You must / mustn’t / needn’t wear a suit to the wedding. You can wear casual
clothes if you prefer.
5. You must / mustn’t / needn’t use a knife and a fork. It’s rude to eat with your
fingers.
6. You must / mustn’t / needn’t use a mobile phone when a plane takes off or lands.
It’s dangerous.
VIII. Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t or needn’t.
1. You __________ arrive in class on time.
2. You __________ use mobile phones or laptops in this lesson. The teacher will
give us all the information.
3. You __________ bring an English dictionary because there are some in the
classroom.
4. You __________ leave any money in the classroom.
5. You __________ talk while the teacher is explaining the lessons.
6. You __________ be polite to the teachers.
7. You __________ do your homework on time.
8. You __________ bring sandwiches for lunch. There’s a canteen.
9. You __________ go to after-school activities. It’s compulsory in this school.
10. You __________ bring your own paper. The school provides it.
IX. Complete the sentences. Use must, mustn’t or needn’t.
1. We __________ forget Mai’s birthday. It’s next Friday.
2. You __________ hand in your assignment today. It’s due to next Monday.
3. You __________ smoke in restaurants in the UK. It’s illegal.
4. You __________ shout! It’s impolite to do something like that.
5. You __________ cross the street at the pedestrian crossing.
6. I __________ go to bed late tonight. I’m planning to get up early tomorrow
morning.
7. Jane __________ study harder. She’s going to fail her exams, if she doesn’t.
8. We __________ go shopping this afternoon. The fridge is empty.
X. Match the pairs of sentences.
1. You mustn’t eat those mushrooms. _____ A. You’re in England.
2. You mustn’t swim here. _____ B. They’re poisonous.
3. You must pay for those books. _____ C. They’ll be fine.
4. You must try on the shirt. _____ D. They aren’t free.
5. You must drive on the left. _____ E. The river is dangerous.
6. You mustn’t worry about your exams. _____ F. You don’t want to buy the
wrong size.