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EXERCISE ON ARTICLES

I. Choose the best answer

1. Taiwan is ______ island. It is ______ largest island of ______ Republic of China.
A. an, a, Ø B. the, the, Ø C. a, the, the D. an, the, the
2. It is hot in ______ summer, and ______ days are longer.
A. a, the B. Ø, the C. the, the D. the, Ø
3. Where there is _____ will, there is _____ way.
A. the, a B. the, the C. a, the D. a, a
4. ______ Vietnamese are _____ hardworking people.
A. the, a B. the, Ø C. Ø, Ø D. Ø, a
5. Rose's hometown was in _____ south Sea and his father is in ______ Black Sea.
A. Ø , Ø B. the, a C. the, Ø D. the, the
6. Jimmy has tried twice, and now he will give it ______ third try.
A. one B. another C. the D. a
7. Did you take ______ photographs when you were on holiday?
A. much B. many C. few D. little
8. Henry is fond of listening to ______ radio while John is interesting in watching _____ TV
A. Ø , Ø B. the, a C. the, Ø D. Ø , the
9. He works at night and sleeps during ______ day
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
10. A robber is dangerous to _____.
A. the society B. societies C. a society D. society
11. We elected Jessica _____ head of the club.
A. Ø B. the C. a D. one
12. The invitation has been accepted by _____ dancer and _____ singer.
A. the, a B. a, a C. the, the D. the, Ø
13. _____ morning, a stranger knocked at my door.
A. Ø B. a C. the D. one
14. You will find the picture on _____ tenth page.
A. this B. Ø C. an D. the
15. This is _____ only discount I can offer you.
A. Ø B. one C. an D. the
16. The lion was shot in _____ nose
A. its B. that C. Ø D. a
17. A sailor is _____ person who works on a ship.
A. one B. Ø C. a D. the
18. I enjoy playing __ soccer while Tom enjoys __ music. He can play __ trumpet very well.
A. the, the B. Ø , Ø , the C. the, the, the D. Ø , Ø , Ø
19. The sun gives everyone light during _____ day.
A. one B. the C. a. D. Ø
20. Lily is fond of listening to ______ music while Kevin is interested in playing _____ piano.
A. the, Ø B. Ø, Ø C. the, the D. Ø, the

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21. Beyond ______ stars, the astronaut saw nothing but ____ space
A. the, the B. Ø, the C. Ø, Ø D. the, Ø
22. Many people are still in _____ habit of drawing silly paintings in _____ public places.
A. the, Ø B. the, the C. Ø, Ø D. __, the
23. A lot of businessmen and businesswomen agree that _____ knowledge of English is a must in
______ international trade today.
A. the, the B. the, an C. Ø, the D. a, Ø
24. Paper money was in ___ use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in __ thirteenth century.
A. the, the B. Ø, the C. Ø, Ø D. the, Ø
25. This is a very modern city. There are _____ old buildings.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
26. Most boys like playing basket ball, baseball or ______ football.
A. Ø B. a C. the D. an
27. Let's go and watch those students play ____ cards.
A. an B. a C. Ø D. the
28. ____ horse is bigger than _____ elephant.
A. Ø, Ø B. the, a C. a, an D. an, the
29. Is Professor Su going to have _____ X-ray check.
A. Ø B. a C. the D. an
30. Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at _______ sea.
A. the B. one C. this D. a
31. ______ will bring ________ under control.
A. The men, nature B. Man, nature C. Man, the nature D. The man, the nature
32. Do you know ________ Vietnamese word for "penguin"?
A. a B. the C. an D. Ø
33. Jasmine is _______ most diligent of the five.
A. an B. Ø C. the D. a
34. There is special care for ______ sick and _______ elderly in this medical center.
A. the, a B. the, the C. Ø, the D. Ø, Ø
35. He is neither ______ African, nor ______ Asian. He is from ______ Europe.
A. an, an, Ø B. a, an, the C. a, a, Ø D. a, an, Ø
36. Your MP3 player and mine are of ______.
A. a kind B. the same kind C. the kind D. kind
37. I remember Steven was here _____ spring of 2001, perhaps in _____ April of that year.
A. in the, the B. in, Ø C. on, Ø D. at, the
38. The child got seriously wounded ______.
A. on his arm B. in his arm C. in the arm D. at the arm
39. I remember Peter lives in _____ north, so we shouldn't be walking _____ east.
A. the, __ B. Ø, Ø C. Ø , the D. the, the
40. The minister returned from Rome by ______.
A. the ship B. ship C. a ship D. ships
41. Vivian is______ Chairwoman of the Association of the English Department.
A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
42. _____ Fords did manage to send ______ Ford to a music school.
A. The, Ø B. Ø, Ø C. An, an D. Ø , a
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43. Much work that used to be done by _______ is now done by _______.
A. hand, the machine B. hand, machine C. the hand, the machine D. hand, machines
44. ______ Republic of Panama lies between _____ Pacific Ocean and _____ Caribbean Sea.
A. Ø , Ø, Ø B. The, the, the C. The, Ø, Ø D. Ø , the, Ø
45. One tenth of _____ thousand is _______ hundred.
A. a, the B. a, a C. one, an D. one, the
46. The Liaos often have ___ dinner at home but last Sunday they had ___ good dinner at a restaurant.
A. Ø , a B. Ø, Ø C. a, a D. a, Ø
47. In the afternoon ______ heavy snow began to fall. Soon ______ streets were covered with ____
snow. The poor little girl walked in _____ snow, cold and hungry.
A. Ø , Ø, Ø, Ø B. a, the, the, Ø C. the, the, Ø, the D. a, the, the, the
48. I wonder how Sam is. I haven’t seen him for _____ months
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
49. _______ is most widely used language.
A. The English language B. An English C. English language D. The English
50. He spoke _____ English, so we were able to communicate with him.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
51. Who is ____ girl over there with Jimmy?
A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
52. The boss needs an assistant with ____ good knowledge of foreign trade.
A. a B. the C. any D. Ø
53. We are having ____ terrible weather which is quite strange. Usually ____ weather in UK is
not this bad.
A. the – the B. a – the C. Ø - the D. the - a
54. Could you please close ____ window? I don't think it is necessary to open all the four.
A. a B. the C. some D. Ø
55. ____ Gordons is a very interesting family. They like to travel around ____ world.
A. A – the B . The - the C. A – a D. A-Ø
56. To absorb more oil from spring rolls, we can use materials like ____ newspaper to wrap them
after frying.
A. the B. any C. Ø D. a
57. After a hard-working day, I went to ____ bed and had ____ most beautiful dream ever.
A. the - the B. a – the C. a – a D. Ø - the
58. I have visited ____ Portugal but I have never been to ____ Netherlands.
A. the – the B . Ø - the C. a – the D. a - a
59. Every week, his mother goes to ____ university to visit him while my mother has never come
to visit me since I went to ____ university.
A. the - Ø B. the - the C. Ø - Ø D. a - the
60. He left on ____10 o'clock train yesterday to see his father who was taken to ____ hospital
last week when he broke ____ right leg.
A. the - the - the B. the - a - a C. a - a - the D. the - Ø - Ø
61. She has read ____ interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
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62. You'll get ____ shock if you touch ____ live wire with that screwdriver.
A. an/ the B. Ø / the C. a/ a D. an/ the
63. Mr. Smith is ____ old customer and ____ honest man.
A. An/ the B. the/ an C. an/ an D. the/ the
64. ____ youngest boy has just started going to ____ school.
A. a/ Ø B. Ø / the C. an / Ø D. the/ Ø
65. Do you go to ____ prison to visit him?
A. the B. a C. Ø D. an
66. At first, Microsoft had ____ hyphen in the name "Micro-soft", ____ combination of
microcomputer and ____ software.
A. a - the - a B. a - a - Ø C. the - the - Ø D. Ø - a - the
67. ____ Emperor Quang Trung was ____ second emperor of ____ Tay Son Dynasty, reigning
from 1788 to 1792.
A. The - a - the B. Ø - a - the C. Ø - the - the D. Ø – the - Ø
68. Bill Gates was ____ middle child of William H. Gates II, ____ prominent Seattle Lawyer,
and Mary Gates, who worked as teacher before she had children.
A. the / a / a B. a / a / a C. the / the / a D. the / the / the
69. Nguyen Hue made ____ surprise attack against ____ Chinese during Tet, ____ Vietnamese
and Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.
A. a - Ø - Ø B. the - Ø - Ø C. a - the - the D. a - the - Ø
70. ____ Emperor Quang Trung was ____ second emperor of ____ Tay Son Dynasty, reigning
from 1788 to 1792.
A. The - a - the B. Ø - a - the C. Ø - the - the D. Ø - the - Ø
71. Bill Gates was ____ middle child of William H. Gates II, ____ prominent Seattle Lawyer,
and Mary Gates, who worked as ____ teacher before she had children.
A. the - a - a B. a - a - a C. the - the - a D. the - the - the
72. At first, Microsoft had ____ hyphen in the name "Micro-soft", ____ combination of
microcomputer and ____ software.
A. a - the - a B. a - a - Ø C. the - the - Ø D. Ø - a - the
73. Species become extinct or endangered for ____ number of reasons, but ____ primary cause
is the destruction of habitat by human activities.
A. Ø/ a B. a/ the C. the/ a D. Ø/ Ø
74. Internationally, 189 countries have signed ____ accord agreeing to create Biodiversity
Action Plans to protect endangered and other threatened species.
A. а B. an C. the D. Ø

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75. Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is dedicated to protecting
____ world's wildlife and the rich biological diversity that we all need to survive.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
76. Since ____ 1600s, worldwide overexploitation of animals for ____ food and other products
has caused numerous species to become extinct or endangered.
A. the/ a B. the/ Ø C. Ø/ the D. the/ the
77. WWF is ____ leading privately supported international conservation organization in the
world, and has sponsored more than 2,000 projects in 116 countries.
A. а B. an C. the D. Ø
78. It is generally believed that "Men make ____ house and women make ____ home".
A. Ø / Ø B. a / an C. the / the D. an / the
79. ____ love is ____ very strong feeling of affection towards someone who you are
romantically or sexually attracted to.
A. The / the B. The / Ø C. A / the D. Ø / a
80. I fell in ____ love with him because of his kind nature.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

II. Fill in each bank with an appropriate article (a / an / the) or no article (Ø).
1. ______ boys like playing with cars.
2. ______ Amazon is South America’s largest river.
3. I never listen to ______ radio. In fact, I haven’t even got ______ radio.
4. What ______ amazing idea he had yesterday evening.
5. ______ rich should do more to help ______ poor.
6. My dad always liked to go to ______ school.
7. Did you see the film on ______ television or at ______ cinema?
8. There’s half ______ litre of milk left in ______ fridge.
9. ______ Uncle Norman and ______ Aunt Lydia stayed with us over the weekend.
10. Austria was ruled by ______ Habsburgs for many centuries.
11. Dad told us to go to ______ bed at ten.
12. What’s ______ highest mountain on ______ earth?
13. I met ______ few American tourists when I was in Italy.
14. ______ earth moves around ______ sun every 365 days.
15. _____ Soviet Union was _____ first country to send _____ human being into_____ space.
16. I had to stay in ______ hospital for two weeks in order to recover.

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17. ______ oranges and apples have a lot of vitamins.
18. This is ______ most wonderful present I’ve ever had.
19. ______ President Bush is from Texas.
20. I’m not very hungry. I had ______ big breakfast
21. We had ______ very nice meal. ______ cheese was exceptionally good.
22. Are you interested in ______ science or ______ music?
23. They got married but ______ marriage wasn’t very successful.
24. Do you know any of ______ people who live across ______ road?
25. After ______ work the boss usually invites his staff to ______ pub.
26. When mom was ill ______ lot of her friends came to ______ hospital to visit her.
27. Many people hate ______ violence, but they like to watch it in ______ movies.
28. Have you ever visited ______ Madame Tussaud’s in London?
29. _____ life would be difficult without _____ useful machines and gadgets we have today.
30. I’m on ______ night duty this week.
31. I know someone who wrote ______ book about ______ American presidents.
32. ______ World War II ended in 1945.
33. ______ fumes of cars and factories are ______ primary reasons for ______ air pollution.
34. He was ______ unsuccessful musician when he came to this town.
35. Don’t stay in that hotel. ______ beds there are very uncomfortable.
36. The car sped away at ______ hundred km ______ hour.
37. John doesn’t usually go to ______ church on ______ Sundays.
38. He was sent to ______ prison for ______ murder.
39. At ______ beginning of his speech he spoke about ______ tourism in general.
30. We usually go by ______ train, but today we’re taking ______ bus.
41. I went sailing around ______ Lake Geneva
42. I’ve been living in ______ London for six years
43. ______ Danube runs through many European cities
44. Wild horses live in ______ Gobi Desert
45. ______ Pacific Ocean has many different types of fish
46. I love swimming in ______ Mediterranean
47. We spent our holiday on the shore of ______ Lake Windermere
48. ______ Nile is a very beautiful river
49. She stayed in ______ Belgrade for several weeks
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50. Her husband comes from ______ California
51. They studied the geology of ______ Sahara Desert
52. They crossed ______ Black Sea by boat
53. He has always wanted to visit ______ Rome
54. She lived in ______ Asia for several years
55. ______ Tuscany has many beautiful cities
56. I spent a year travelling around ______ Europe
57. Her village is near ______ Lake Titicaca
58. Would you like to visit ______ South America?
59. They live near ______ Thames
60. I think ______ Cornwall is a very beautiful part of England

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