B.

Bài tập vận dụng Mạo từ

Exercise 1. Bài tập trắc nghiệm về mạo từ có đáp án

1. I would live to live by _____ sea

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

2. Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at______ see.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article

3. There are billions of stars in ______ space.

a. a

b. an

c. no article

d. the

4. He tried to park his car but______ space wasn't big enough.

a. the

b. a
c. an

d. no article

5. We often watch______ television

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

6. Can you turn off______ television, please?

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

7. We had______ dinner in a restaurant.

a. a

b. an

c. no article

d. the

8. We had______ meal in a restaurant.

a. a

b. an
c. the

d. no article

9. Thank you. That was______ very nice lunch.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article

10. Where can______ people buy everything they need?

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article is needed

11. Her parents are now working in ______ Europe.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article is needed

12. He majors______ in English.

a. a

b. an
c. the

d. no article is needed

13. Mark Twain, ______ American writer, wrote "Life on the Mississippi River".

a. an

b. a

c. the

d. no article

14. Paris is splendid by ______ night.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article

15. We might be able to catch______ last train if we hurried.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article

16. ______ used razor blade is______ useless thing.

a. The/ the

b. A/
a c. An/ an

d. no article

17. We live at______ third house from the church.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

18. My aunt has______ interesting novel.

a. the

b. an

c. a

d. no article

19. It was______ best film I had ever read.

a. the

b. an

c. a

d. no article

20. A video lab is______ useful means for language learning.

a. the

b. an
 c. a

d. no article

1a 2d 3c 4a 5d 6a 7c 8a 9a 10d

11d 12d 13a 14d 15c 16b 17a 18b 19a 20c
Đáp án

Exercise 2: Trắc nghiệm Mạo từ trong tiếng Anh có đáp án

1. Mrs. Lan went to ______ school to meet her son's teacher.

a. no article

b. a

c. an

d. the

2. The workmen went to ______ church to repair the roof.

a. no article

b. the

c. a

d. an

3. Carol went to ______ prison to meet her brother.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article
4. This morning I bought a newspaper and a magazine______ newspaper is in my bag but I don't
know where______ magazine.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

5. My parents have ______ cat and ______ dog. The dog never bites the cat.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

6. We live in______ big house in ______ middle of the village.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

7. I'm looking for ____ job. Did Mary get_____ job she applied for?

a. a/ the

b. the/ a

c. a/ a

d. the/ the
8. Did______ police find ______ person who stole your bicycle?

a. a/ a

b. the/ the

c. a/ the

d. the/ a

9. We went out for ______ meal last night ______ restaurant we went was excellent.

a. a/ a

b. the/ the

c. a/ the

d. the/ a

10. 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

11. The Soviet Union was______ first country to sent a man into ______ space.

a. the/ the

b. no article / no article

c. no article / the

d. the/ no article
12. Did you watch "Titanic" on ______ television or at______ cinema?

a. the/ the

b. no article/ no article

c. no article/ the

d. the/ no article

13. After______ lunch, we went for a walk by ______ sea.

a. the/ the

b. no article/ no article

c. no article/ the

d. the/ no article

14. Peru is______ country in south America______ capital is Lima

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

15. I never listen to ______ radio. In fact I haven't got______ radio.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a
16. It was a beautiful day______ sun shone brightly in ______ sky.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

17. It is said the Robinhood robbed______ rich and gave the money to ______ poor.

a. a/ a

b. a/ the

c. the/ the

d. the/ a

18. Life is not so easy for______ unemployed.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

19. Many people were killed in the accident. The bodies of ______ dead were taken away.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article
20. Lan has been a nurse all her life. She has spent her life caring for ______ sick.

a. the

b. a

c. an

d. no article

Đáp án

1d 2b 3a 4c 5a 6b 7a 8b
11d 12c 13c 14b 15d 16c 17c 18a
Exercise 3

1. ______________ train times are different on ______________Sundays.

A. A - the

B.The - the

C.Ø - Ø

D.The - Ø

2. You can use______________ railcard in most of ______________ countries in Europe..

A.the - the

B.a - Ø

C.a - the

D.the - Ø

3. Our plane arrives in Ha Noi at______________ two o’clock in ______________ afternoon.

A.Ø - the
B.the - the

C.a - a

D.the - an

4. My uncle and aunt live in______________small town in______________United States.

A.a - a

B.a - the

C.the - the

D.a - Ø

5. ______________ happiness means ______________ different things to different people.

A.Some - these

B.The - Ø

C.Ø - Ø

D.The -the

6. I lay down on______________ground and looked up at ______________ sky.

A.a - a

B.a - the

C.the - a

D.the - the

7. “I watch a film in Spanish. I understood______________ story, but ______________ actors

spoke very fast so it was hard to understand.”

A.the - the
B.a - Ø

C.a - the

D.the - Ø

8. “Did you have______________nice holiday?” - “Yes, it was ______________best holiday

I’ve ever had.”

A.a - a

B.a - the

C.the - a

D.the - the

9. He spent part of______________afternoon telling them ______________ news he could not

tell them by telephone.

A.the - the - Ø

B.an - Ø - the

C.an - the - the

D.the - Ø - the

10. Eight o’clock is______________good time to phone Nick: he’s always at home in
______________ evening.

A.Ø - the

B.a - the

C.a-Ø

D.a - an

11. Does it take______________long time to get to______________city centre?

A.Ø - the

B.a - a

C.a - the

D.the - the

12. What do you think of______________public transport in______________Ha Noi?

A.Ø - Ø

B.a - a

C.a - Ø

D.the - Ø

13. Parking is very difficult in______________city centre, so my father always go there by

______________ bus.

A.the – Ø

B.the - the

C.a - a

D.a - Ø

14. There isn’t ______________airport near where I live.______________nearest airport is 70

miles away.

A.an - A

B.an - The

C.the - A

D.the - The
15. David is______________sailor. He spends most of his life at ______________sea.

A.Ø - a

B.a- Ø

C.a - a

D.a - the

Đáp án

1d 2c 3a 4b 5c 6d 7a 8b
11 c 12 d 13 a 14 b 15 b
Exercise 4. 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/ Ø

D. the/ Ø

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. Ø

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. Ø

D. an

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

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

8. Peter used to work in _____ Middle East.

A. Ø

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. Ø

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

A. Ø

B. a

C. an

D. the

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

A. the/ the

B. a/ Ø

C. the/ Ø

D. the/ an

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

A. a/ a

B. a/ the

C. the/ Ø

D. Ø/ 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. Ø/ Ø

B. A/ the

C. The/ the

D. Ø/ a

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

A. The/ Ø

B. Ø/ the

C. The/ an

D. Ø/ an

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

A. Ø/ the

B. a/ an

C. a/ the

D. the/ an

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

A. the/ Ø

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. Ø

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. Ø/ the

C. the/ the

D. an/ an

Đáp án

1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. B

11. A 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. D 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. B

Exercise 5. Put in 'the' or Ø

1) I went sailing around ___________ Lake Geneva.

2) I've been living in ________ London for six years.

3) _______ Danube runs through many European cities.

4) Wild horse live in ______ Gobi Desert.

5) _______ Pacific Ocean has many different types of fish.

6) I love swimming in _______ Mediterranean.

7) We spent our holiday on the shore of _______ Lake Windermere.

8) _______ Nile is a very beautiful river.

9) She stayed in ______ Belgrade for several weeks.

10) Her husband comes from ________ California.

11) They studied the geology of _______ Sahara Desert.

12) They crossed _________ Black Sea by boat.

13) He has always wanted to visit _______ Rome.

14) She lived in ______ Asia for several years.

15) ________ Tuscany has many beautiful cities.

16) I spent a year travelling around ______ Europe.

17) Her village is near _________ Lake Titicaca.

18) Would you like to visit _______ South America?

19) They live near _________ Thames.

20) I think _____Cornwall is a very beautiful part of England.

Đáp án

1) I went sailing around _____Ø______ Lake Geneva.

2) I've been living in ____Ø____ London for six years.

3) ___the____ Danube runs through many European cities.

4) Wild horse live in __the____ Gobi Desert.

5) ____the___ Pacific Ocean has many different types of fish.

6) I love swimming in ___the____ Mediterranean.

7) We spent our holiday on the shore of ____Ø___ Lake Windermere.

8) ____the___ Nile is a very beautiful river.

9) She stayed in ___Ø___ Belgrade for several weeks.

10) Her husband comes from ____Ø____ California.

11) They studied the geology of ___the____ Sahara Desert.

12) They crossed ___the______ Black Sea by boat.

13) He has always wanted to visit ___Ø____ Rome.

14) She lived in ____Ø__ Asia for several years.

15) ___Ø_____ Tuscany has many beautiful cities.

16) I spent a year travelling around ___Ø___ Europe.

17) Her village is near _____Ø____ Lake Titicaca.

18) Would you like to visit ____Ø___ South America?

19) They live near ____the_____ Thames.

20) I think __Ø___Cornwall is a very beautiful part of England.

Exercise 6. Choose the correct answer.

1. Do you have __________ for this volunteer job?

A. an experience

B. the experience

C. experience

2. Excuse me. Is there __________ near here?

A. a art gallery

B. an art gallery

C. the art gallery

3. The artist has __________.

A. a unusual name

B. an unusual name

C. the unusual name

4. Living in __________ can be expensive.

A. a European city

B. an European city

C. the European city

5. My parents don't like to travel on __________.

A. trains

B. the trains

C. a train

6. Please call me back. __________ is 789 5692.

A. A number

B. An number

C. The number

7. Isn't your cousin __________?

A. musician

B. a musician

C. an musician

8. The judge sent the murderer __________ for 20years.

A. the prison

B. a prison

C. prison

9. The Paralympics are events for __________ .

A. a disabled

B. the disabled

C. disabled

10. They have a lovely house near Malaga. It's near __________.

A. a coast

B. coast

C. the coast

Đáp án

1 - C; 2 - B; 3 - B; 4 - A; 5 - A;

6 - C; 7 - B; 8 - C; 9 - B; 10 - C;

Exercise 7: Write “a, an, the, Ø”

1. ___________ duck is ___________ bird

2. ___________ Nile is in Egypt, isn’t it?

3. A: The school is very old

B: Hasn’t it got ___________ central heating system?

4. Do you want ___________ orange? No, thanks

5. How does he go to ___________ university? He just walks there

6. How far is ___________ sun away from the ___________ earth? I don’t know

7. A: Where are ___________ Canary Islands?

B: I don’t know, but I know ___________ Himalayas

8. Children like ___________ sweets

Đáp án

1. _____A______ duck is _____a______ bird

2. _____The______ Nile is in Egypt, isn’t it?

3. A: The school is very old

B: Hasn’t it got ______a_____ central heating system?

4. Do you want ______an_____ orange? No, thanks

5. How does he go to _______Ø____ university? He just walks there

6. How far is _____the______ sun away from the ______the_____ earth? I don’t know

7. A: Where are ________the___ Canary Islands?

B: I don’t know, but I know ________the___ Himalayas

8. Children like _______Ø____ sweets

Exercise 8: In the following passage, fill in the blanks with “a/ an/ the”

I met ______________ boy. ______________ boy was crying. I walked up to him and asked
him ______________ reason. He told me that ______________ moon was not bright and
______________ weather was not too fine. He had sat by ______________ kveri for hours but
had not been able to find ______________ single person to help him reach ______________ fort
on top of ______________ hill. He had to reach there as he had had to meet ______________
magician.

Đáp án

I met ______a________ boy. _____The_________ boy was crying. I walked up to him and
asked him _______the_______ reason. He told me that ________the______ moon was not
bright and ________the______ weather was not too fine. He had sat by _____the_________
kveri for hours but had not been able to find _____a_________ single person to help him reach
________the______ fort on top of _______the_______ hill. He had to reach there as he had had
to meet _____the_________ magician.

Exercise 9: Fill in the blanks with “a” or “an”

Wait here! I’ll be back in ……….. hour. There’s ……….. patient waiting for me in the surgery.
It’s ……….. emergency case. There has been such ……….. rush of patients since morning that I
haven’t had ……….. minutes’s rest. What ……….. life I have! Anyway don’t worry. I am
thinking of employing ……….. assistant. Isn’t that ……….. brilliant idea to have ……….. little
time for rest? ……….. nap ……….. day keeps the doctors away! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Đáp án

Wait here! I’ll be back in ……an….. hour. There’s ……a….. patient waiting for me in the
surgery. It’s …an…….. emergency case. There has been such ……a….. rush of patients since
morning that I haven’t had ……a….. minutes’s rest. What ……a….. life I have! Anyway don’t
worry. I am thinking of employing ……an….. assistant. Isn’t that ……a….. brilliant idea to have
………a.. little time for rest? ……A….. nap ……a….. day keeps the doctors away! Ha! Ha! Ha!

C. Bài tập trắc nghiệm Mạo từ

I.Choose the best answers:

1.We are looking for……place to spend ………night.

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

2. I was given …………….beautiful bag on my birthday by my mother.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

3. Jack’s father bought him…….bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

4………….Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from………..France to………United

States.

A.the/ ø/ the B. the/the/the C. ø/the/the D. ø/ ø/ the

5. I am studying ………English and……Math this term.

A.ø/the B. the/the C. the/ ø D. ø/ ø

6. On………table for tea there were biscuits and sandwiches

A.the B. a C. an D ø

7. I saw ……boy on the street last night.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

8. There is…….umbrella in ………corner of the house.

A.a/a B. a/ ø C. an/the D. an/ ø

9. Normally, it takes us …….hour and…….half to go there.

A.a/a B. an/a C. a/an D. a/ ø

10. We are going to hold…….home party on Christmas Day.

A.an B. a C. the D. ø
11. Look! ………boy is in the corner is my friends. What is he doing there?

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

12. He is known as ‘’King of speed’’. He can drive 160 kilometers ………hour.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

13. Please give me….cup of……coffee with cream and less sugar.

A.a/a B. a/the C. the/ ø D. a/ ø

14. ………big books on……table are for my history class.

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

15. I was given …….uniform on…….first day I went to school.

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

16. My……car is four years old and it still runs well.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

17. John and Mary went to school yesterday and then studied in………library before returning
home.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

18. ………Lake Erie is one of………..five great lakes in North America.

A.the/a B. the/an C. ø/the D. ø/ø

19. Most of ……….students working in……..garden are tired.

A.the/the B. the/a C. ø/the D. a/a

20. He works as………assistant in the same shop as I do.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø
21. ………oranges are green until they ripen.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

22. …….. lunar eclipse occurs when ….. earth is between …..sun and……moon.

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

23. Scientists sent……expedition to…..Mars during…..1990s

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

24. What did you eat for……..breakfast this morning?

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

25. Do you think I should go to …… police?

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

26. We went to……school for a club’s party

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

27. Have you been in……..capital city of Vietnam?

A.an B. the C. ø D. a

28. ……..old are often hard in their moving.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

29. He has …….knowledge of economics, which helps him with his work.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

30. ……sugar jar on the table is from Cuba. It is very sweet.

A.a B. an C. the D. ø
31. Please turn off ………..lights when you leave…….room.

A.the/the B. the/ ø C. ø/the D. ø/ø

32. My mother often goes to wok in……morning

A.a B. an C. the D. ø

33. This is …….only way to get away from the trap.

A.a B. the C. an D. ø

34. Have you read ……..third chapter of……. book I gave you?

A.the/ the B. the/ a C. ø/ the D. ø/ø

35. Mr. Smith is…….old customer and…….honest man.

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

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