BÀI TẬP TỔNG HỢP VỀ MẠO TỪ “A/AN/THE” Exercise 1: Chọn đáp án để điền vào chỗ trống (chú ý: ký hiệu “x” có nghĩa không cần mạo từ) We are looking for _ place to spend night A the/the B a/the C a/a D the/a Please turn off lights when you leave room A the/the B a/a C the/a D a/the We are looking for people with experience A the B a C an D x Would you pass me salt, please? A a B the C an D x Can you show me way to station? A the/the B a/a C the/a D a/the C the D x She has read interesting book A a B an You’ll get shock if you touch live wire with that screwdriver A an/the B x/the C a/a D an/the Mr Smith is old customer and honest man A An/the B the/an C an/an D the/the 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 C an D x 18 She works seven days week A a B the 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 chia thành câu nhỏ, đọc điền mạo từ thích hợp “a/an/ the x (không cần mạo từ)” vào chỗ trống: There was knock on door I opened it and found small dark man in blue overcoat and _woolen cap He said he was employee of gas company and had come to read meter But I had suspicion that he wasn't speaking truth because meter readers usually wear peaked caps However, I took him to meter, which is in dark corner under stairs I asked if he had torch; he said he disliked torches and always read meters by light of match I remarked that if there was leak in gas pipe there might be explosion while he was reading meter He said, “As matter of fact, there was explosion in last house I visited; and Mr Smith, owner of house, was burnt in face.” “Mr Smith was holding lighted match at time of explosion.” 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 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 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 mạo từ có đáp án Bài tập 1: Điền a/an the: This morning I bought….newspaper and …….magazine …….newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I put… magazine I saw ……accident this morning ……car crashed into … tree ………driver of ……car wasn’t hurt but … car was badly damaged There are two cars parked outside:…… blue one and …….grey one …… blue one belongs to my neighbors I don’t know who … owner of… grey one is My friends live in…….old house in……small village There is …….beautiful garden behind …… house I would like to have……garden like this This house is very nice Has it got …….garden? It’s a beautiful day Let’s sit in…… garden Can you recommend …… good restaurant? We had dinner in…….most expensive restaurant in town There isn’t ……….airport near where I live …….nearest airport is 70 miles away 10 “Are you going away next week?” - “No, … week after next” Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành câu sử dụng giới từ từ đây.(có thể sử dụng từ nhiều lần) Bed, home, hospital, prison, school, university, work Two people were injured in the accident and were taken to hospital In Britain, children from the age of five have to go……………… Mark didn’t go out last night He stayed…………………… I’ll have to hurry I don’t want to be late…………… There is a lot of traffic in the morning when everybody is going……………… Cathy’s mother has just had an operation She is still…………… When Julia leaves school, she wants to study economics…………… Bill never gets up before o’clock It’s 8.30 now, so he is still…………… If you commit a serious crime, you could be sent……………… Bài tập 3: Chọn đáp án đúng: I’m afraid of dogs/the dogs Can you pass the salt/salt, please? Apples/the apples are good for you Look at apples/the apples on that tree! They are very big Women/the women live longer than men/the men I don’t drink tea/the tea I don’t like it We had a very nice meal Vegetables/ the vegetables were especially good Life/the life is strange sometimes Some very strange things happen I like skiing/the skiing But I’m not good at it 10 Who are people/the people in this photograph? 11 What makes people/the people violent? What causes aggression/the aggression? 12 All books/all the books on the top shelf belong to me 13 First world war/ the first world war lasted from 1914 until 1918 14 One of our biggest problems is unemployment/the unemployment ĐÁP ÁN Exercise 1: B A D B A B B C D 10 A 11 B 12 C 13 D 14 A 15 C 16 B 17 D 18 A 19 C 20 D Exercise 2: a - the - a - a - a an - the - the a - the - x - x the - the - the a - x - the - a a - a - an - the a - x - an - the - the - the - the a - the - the a - a 10 the - the - the - the - an 11 x - x - the - a 12 a – the - x 13 the - a - the - the - the Exercise 3: 14 x - x - x - x 15 The - the - the - the - the 16 the - the - x - the - x - the – x - x 17 a 18 a - the - a - a 19 a - the - a - x - the - the 20 x - the - the - a - an 21 The - a - a - x - x 22 the - a - x - the - a - the - the - the - the 23 a - a - a - the – x - the 24 the - the - a 25 a - the - the Đáp án: Bài 1: This morning I bought…a….newspaper and a magazine The…newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I put…the magazine 2 I saw …an…accident this morning …a…car crashed into …a tree …The……driver of … a…car wasn’t hurt but …the car was badly damaged there are two cars parked outside:…a… blue one and …a….grey one …the… blue one belongs to my neighbors I don’t know who …the owner of…the grey one is My friends live in…an….old house in…a…small village There is …a….beautiful garden behind …the… house I would like to have…a…garden like this This house is very nice Has it got …a….garden? It’s a beautiful day Let’s sit in…the… garden Can you recommend …a… good restaurant? We had dinner in…the….most expensive restaurant in town There isn’t …an…….airport near where I live …the….nearest airport is 70 miles away 10 “Are you going away next week?” - “No, the… week after next” Bài 2: Two people were injured in the accident and were taken to hospital In Britain, children from the age of five have to go to school Mark didn’t go out last night He stayed at home I’ll have to hurry I don’t want to be late for school There is a lot of traffic in the morning when everybody is going to work Cathy’s mother has just had an operation She is still in hospital When Julia leaves school, she wants to study economics at university Bill never gets up before o’clock It’s 8.30 now, so he is still in bed If you commit a serious crime, you could be sent to prison Bài 3: dogs the salt apples the apples women, men tea the vegetables life skiing 10 the people 11 people, aggression 12 All the books 13 The first world war 14 unemployment ... damaged there are two cars parked outside:…a… blue one and …a….grey one …the… blue one belongs to my neighbors I don’t know who …the owner of…the grey one is My friends live in…an….old house in…a…small... violent? What causes aggression/the aggression? 12 All books/all the books on the top shelf belong to me 13 First world war/ the first world war lasted from 1914 until 1918 14 One of our biggest problems... There are two cars parked outside:…… blue one and …….grey one …… blue one belongs to my neighbors I don’t know who … owner of… grey one is My friends live in…….old house in……small village There