Question

[Hồng Nguyễn]

EXERCISES

I. Put a/ an, the or Æ in each space to complete the following sentences.

1. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do that. It was _____ mistake.

2. There were no chairs, so we had to sit on _____ floor.

3. Lucy has just gotten _____ job in _____ bank in Chicago.

4. There’s _____ bookstore on _____ corner near my house.

5. It’s very cold in here. Can you close _____ window, please?

6. If you go past _____ post office, can you get me some stamps?

7. It was _____ very hot day. It was _____ hottest day of _____ year.

8. What’s _____ name of _____ woman who sat beside you at the dinner?

9. How often do you go to _____ movies?

10. “Can you tell me where _____ Room 306 is, please?” “It’s on _____ third floor.”

11. He lay down _____ ground and looked up at _____ sky.

12. You’ll find _____ information you need at _____ top of _____ page 24.

13. _____ moon goes around _____ earth every 27 days.

14. He doesn’t usually have _____ lunch, but he always eats _____ good breakfast.

15. If you live in _____ foreign country, you should try and learn _____ language.

16. _____ next train to Brighton leaves from _____ Platform 5.

17. Last year we visited _____ Canada and _____ United States.

18. _____ highest mountain in _____ Africa is _____ Kilimanjaro.

19. _____ Mediterranean Sea is the sea between _____ Africa and _____ Europe.

20. _____ Mississippi is _____ longest river in _____ North America.

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. We went out for _____ meal last night.  _____ restaurant we went to was excellent.

A. a/ The B. the/ A C. a/ Æ D. the/ Æ

2. As I was walking along the street, I saw _____ $10 note on _____ pavement.

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

3. _____ actress’s life is in many ways unlike that of other women.

A. An B. A C. As D. That the

4. Kate plays _____ violin in an orchestra.

A. the B. a C. an D. Æ

5. _____ computer has changed _____ way we live.

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

6. Excuse me, where is _____ bus station, please?

A. a B. the C. Æ D. an

7. What did you have for _____ breakfast this morning?

A. a B. an C. the D. Æ

8. Peter used to work in _____ Middle East.

A. Æ B. the C. an D. a

9. My plane was delayed. I had to wait at _____ airport for three hours.

A. the B. a C. an D. Æ

10. I have _____ problem. Can you help me?

A. Æ B. a C. an D. the

11. Barack Obama is _____ President of _____ United States.

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

12. He never listens to _____ radio. He prefers watching _____ television.

A. a/ a B. a/ the C. the/ Æ D. Æ/ the

13. _____ university will be built in _____ center of the town.

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

14. _____ River Nile is _____ longest river of all.

A. Æ/ Æ B. A/ the C. The/ the D. Æ/ a

15. _____ Women’s Day is on _____ eighth of March.

A. The/ Æ B. Æ/ the C. The/ an D. Æ/ an

16. By _____ time we had just left the office, _____ alarm went off.

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

17. He grew up in _____ orphanage in _____ United Kingdom.

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

18. Laura is friendly. She can make _____ friends easily.

A. a B. an C. the D. Æ 

19. That car can run at _____ speed of 180 miles _____ hour.

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

20. _____ experience is _____ best teacher.

A. An/ the B. Æ/ the C. the/ the D. an/ an

Answer 1

[Hồng Nguyễn]

kí hiệu  "∅" thay chữ "Æ" nhé mọi người

Answer 2

[Thu Hồng]

a - the - a - the - the - the