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Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or ∅ (zero article)

1. My sister often goes to church by bus.
2. Mel's mother is in hospital, so we went to visit her last night.
3. Rita is studying English and Maths this semester.
4. Do you know man who is waiting for the bus over there?
5. Please give me cup of coffee with cream and sugar.
6. big books which are on table are for my history class.
7. My car is four years old, and it still runs well.
8. There are only few seats for tonight's musical.
9. chair that you are sitting in is broken.
10. The Civil War was fought in United States between 1861 and 1865.
11. We went by train to the west of England.
12. people who live in Scotland are called the Scots.
13. This house is very nice. Has it got garden?
14. There isn't airport near where I live. nearest airport is 70 miles away.
15. Did you have nice holiday? Yes, It was best holiday I've ever had.
16. Mai always plays piano whenever she has free time.
17. My daughter was born on fifth of January.
18. Yesterday I went to school by bus because my bike had been broken down.
19. It takes me hour to finish my work.
20. She used to have cat and dog but dog died.
21.English is spoken all over world.
22. deaf are unable to hear anything.
23. I like studying Maths best.
24. People all over the world like football.
25. tea is produced in Thai Nguyen.
26. I wish today were on Sunday.
27. I often have breakfast at 6:00 pm and lunch at 11:00 pm.
28. She gave me apple and gave Lan 2 apples.
29. Smiths are going to Halong Bay next summer.
30. Wayle is small river that cuts across park near my house.
31. Maria comes from United States. She is American girl.
32. The boy said: " Moon is bigger than Earth."
33. I bought car last week. car is over there.
34. I need few apples but lot of suggar.
35. Where is nearest shop? There is one at end of this street.
36. There are 2 cars parked outside: blue one and grey one. blue one belongs to my
neighbours.
37 My friends live in old house in small village. There is beautiful garden
behind house. I would like to have garden like that.
38. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or ∅ (zero article)

1. John and Mary went to school yesterday and then studied in library before
returning home.
2. On our trip to Spain, we crossed Atlantic Ocean.
3. Rita plays violin and her sister plays guitar.
4. farmers who are working hard on their land almost get nothing for their lifetime.
5. David played basketball and baseball at Boy's club this year.
6. The political science class is taking trip to France in Spring.
7. Last night there was bird singing outside my house.
8. She would like to enjoy Sun rising, so she often gets up early.
9. He is honest person.
10. My father went to sea when he was 14.
11. When do you hope to go to university?
12. He is one-eyed man.
13. There is useful method of learning English.
14. I've got uncle.
15. Your shoes are under bed.
16. There is a strike at hospital.
17. There is onion left in the fridge.
18. There is a splendid (long lay) view of Lake Geneva from his hotel.
19. She is nurse, so her work is to take care of sick.
20. Summer is warmest season but summer of 1971 was unusually cool.

Exercise 3: Điền a/an/the vào ô thích hợp trong đoạn văn sau
Sample 1:
Grandma is __________(1) old lady. She ‘s got __________(2) house near __________ (3) sea.
There are __________(4) flowers and ____________(5) tree in ___________(6) garden. ____________(7)
tree is ___________ (8) tall. It's ____________ (9) apple tree. Grandma has got ___________(10) cat , too.
__________ (11) cat is ___________ (12) white but it has got _____(13) black tail. It is __________ (14) old
cat but _____(15) grandma loves it very much.
Sample 2:
Mike wanted to buy ____(1) comic book so he went to ____(2) Super - Comic Store. He looked at many comic
books and then he saw ___ (3) one. He knew as soon as he saw it that it was ____(4) comic book he wanted to
buy. He gingerly opened _____(5) book , and read ____(6) few pages. He brought ___ (7) comic book to the
front clerk to add _____(8) plastic protector and ____ (9) small bag to his order.
Công thức:
1. A few + Danh từ đếm được số nhiều: có một chút nhưng đủ để làm gì
2. Few + Danh từ đếm được số nhiều: có rất ít, không đủ, không như mong đợi (mang tính phủ
định)
3. A little + danh từ không đếm được: có một chút, đủ để làm gì.
4. Little + danh từ không đếm được: rất ít, không đủ để (mang tính phủ định)
Bài tập:
Exe 4. Choose: a little / little / a few / few
1) I have _______ water left. There's enough to share.
2) I have ________ good friends. I'm not lonely.
3) He has _________ education. He can't read or write, and he can hardly count.
4) There are _________ people she really trusts. It's a bit sad.
5) We've got _________ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet?
6) Julie gave us ________ apples from her garden. Shall we share them?
7) She has ________ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people.
8) There are __________ women politicians in the UK. Many people think there should be more.
9) It's a great pity, but the hospital has _________ medicine. They can't help many people.
10) I've got ________ cakes to give away. Would you like one?
11) There's _________ milk left in the fridge. It should be enough for our coffee.
12) __________ children from this school go on to university, unfortunately.
13) Do you need information on English grammar? I have _______ books on the topic if you would like to
borrow them.
14) She's lucky. She has _________ problems.
15) London has _______ sunshine in the winter. That's why so many British people go on holiday to sunny
places!
16) There are __________ programmes on television that I want to watch. I prefer to download a film or read a
book.
17) He has ________ free time. He hardly ever even manages to call his mother!
18) Unfortunately, I have ___________ problems at the moment.
19) Are you thirsty? There's ________ juice left in this bottle, if you'd like it.

Exe 5: chia dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc

1. Yesterday, John (go) ________ to the park and (play) ________ soccer with his friends.
2. Last week, Sarah (visit) ________ her grandparents and (spend) ________ the whole day with them.
3. While I (watch) _____________ TV, the phone suddenly (ring) _____________.
4. By next summer, we (travel) __________ to Hawaii and (relax) ________ on the beach for two weeks.
5. Before the movie started, the lights (dim) ________ and the audience (quiet) ________ down.
6. When I was younger, I (read) ________ a lot of books and (improve) ________ my vocabulary.
7. During the winter holidays, my family and I (visit) ________ our relatives in the countryside and
(enjoy) ________ the snow.
 8. Before she moved to the city, she (live) ________ in a small town for her entire life.
9. Last year, the company (launch) ________ a new product and (receive) _____________ positive
feedback from customers.
10. While I (clean) _____________ the house, I (find) _____________ my old toys in the attic.
11. By the time he arrived at the hospital, he (lose) ________ his eye in the accident.
12. She (wear) ________ an eye patch for several weeks because she (undergo) ________ surgery.
13. Before the accident, he (never, experience) ________ any serious injuries.
14. How long (you, suffer) ________ from this eye condition?
15. By next year, she (work) ________ as a one-eyed teacher for ten years.
16. He (have) ________ trouble seeing clearly for a while now.
17. She (just, undergo) ________ a successful eye surgery, and she already (feel) ________ much better.
18. Before the accident, he (never, imagine) ________ he (lose) ________ his eye.
Exe 6: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets
1. What...... ............ you (do)..... ................. next Sunday?
2. He usually.............. ................. (jog) in the morning.
3. My brother........... .................. (watch) TV at the moment.
4. Hoa........................ .............. (not go) fishing in the winter.
5. Her sister.......... .......... ........................... (skip) now.
6. There........... .......... ........................... (not be) any water in the bottle.
7. I can.......... .......... .................... (speak) English.
8. She........... ...................... (visit) her aunt next week.
9. At the moment, the children........... ..................................... (play) soccer in the garden.
10. She.............................................. (go) camping tomorrow.
11. My sister always (wear) ...........................nice clothes for work. Today she (wear)........................... a
blue jacket and shirt.
12. Why you (buy).............................. so much food? - Because we (have).......................a party tonight.
13. That film (come)........... ........ to the local cinema next week. You (want)........ .... ........ to see it?
14. It (not rain).............. ..............right now. The sun (shine)........ ...................... and the sky is blue.
15. Alice (not take).............................the bus to school every day. She usually (walk)...... ............. instead.
16. She (go)....... .............. ..................... to school everyday.
17. Bad students never (work)........ .............................. hard.
18. It often (rain)....... .............. ...................... in summer. It (rain)....... ............................. now.
19. He (not have)............ ........................ any car.
20. What you often (do)..... ........................ in the morning?
21. She and I (like)..... ....................... (watching)........... ........................ TV very much.
22. Where she (go).. ........................? – she (go)..... ......................... to the theatre.
23. Mai (go) .................to school in the morning. She (not go)............................to school in the afternoon.
24. What ................she (do) ..................on the weekend? She (go).................camping with her friends
25. They (play) .. .......................volleyball in the school yard now.
26. How often .... .............. .................he (go) ... .............. ..................swimming? Twice a week.