BÀI TẬP BỔ SUNG MẠO TỪ

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. We are late because we got stuck in ______ traffic jam.
A. an B. the C. a D. Ø

2. Milan is in ______ of Italy.

A. a north B. the north C. northern D. north

3. If you open the door, ______ air will circulate better.

A. an B. a C. few D. Ø

4. ______ war is as old as mankind.

A. These B. A C. Ø D. A

5. ______ have the future in their hands.

A. Young B. A young C. An young D. The young

6. What time ______ on television?

A. is the news B. are the news C. is news D. are news

7. ______ man is ______ reasoning animal.

A. The - a B. Ø - a C. Some - any D. Any – the

8. Unemployment compensation is money to support an unemployed person while he is

looking for ______.
A. job B. a job C. a work D. works

9. We visited ______.
A. Canada and United States B. the Canada and the United States
C. Canada and the United States D. the Canada and United States

10. The shape of ______ snowflake is unique.

A. Ø B. a C. an D. the

11. ______ laughter is the best medicine.

A. A B. An C. Some D. Ø

12. One of the best things we can do to help the environment is to encourage ______
recycling.
A. Ø B. the C. a D. some

13. ______ happiness means ______ different things to different people.

A. Some - these B. The - Ø C. Ø - Ø D. The – the
14. ______ rain is in the forecast for this afternoon and early evening.
A. Ø B. Any C. A D. This

15. Reading books is still one of ______ most popular forms of entertainment.
A. a B. any C. the D. an

16. When we went for a picnic last Sunday, ______ weather turned out to be very good.
A. a B. an C. the D. 0
17. The Titanic, a British steamer, sank in ______ North Atlantic after hitting ______ iceberg.
A. Ø - an B. Ø - Ø C. a - an D. the – an

18. Lan and Huong are going for ______ on the beach.
A. the picnic B. a picnic C. picnic D. some picnics

19. 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

20. Tom sat down on______ chair nearest ______ door.

A. a-a B. a-the C. the-a D. the-the

21. Would you rather live in ______ town or in ______ country?

A. a-a B. a-the C. the-a D. the-the

22. I tried to park my car but ______ was too small.

A. space B. spaces C. a space D. the space

23. “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

24. I lay down on ______ ground and looked up at ______ sky.

A. a-a B. a-the C. the-a D. the-the

25. Yesterday I met ______ who said he knew you.

A. the men B. man C. a man D. one man

26. Don’t drive into that street. It is ______ one-way street.

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

27. Sir Humphrey has been ______ MP for five years.

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø

28. I think everyone wants to make friends with John. He is ______ honest person.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø