ARTICLES: MẠO TỪ (A, A, THE)

1. She wants to be ________ doctor when she grows up.

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2. Chris has an evening job as _______ office cleaner.
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3. _________ sun rises in the East and sets in ________ West.
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4. I had ______ little problem with my car, but it’s been fixed now.
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5. Most of ______ international students have met their advisors, but a few of them have
appointments next week.
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6. He started his working life as _____ engineer but later became ______ teacher.
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7. _____ Nile valley the country into two parts, the Eastern Desert and the Western Desert.
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8. Could you get me half ________ dozen eggs when you go to _____ supermarket?
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9. _______ great many people have joined the protest to voice their concerns over increased taxes.
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10. You should go by _______ bus if you want to see the sights.
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11. This type of nursery care may well be _____ best choice for your child.
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12. _______ surface temperature of _______ sun is around 6000 degrees C.
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13. A new release starring Keanu Reeves is being shown on _____ TV tonight.
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14. I have ______ few friends and I love them.
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15. _______ boy felt down from a tree. An ambulance is taking ______ boy to the hospital.
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16. On ______ first day of term, the school issued the students with their textbooks.
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17. He plays _____ guitar and sings folk songs.
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18. When _______ university formulates new regulations, it must relay its decision to ______
students and faculties.
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19. ______ Browns have been living in New York since they migrated to ______ America in 2000.
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20. ________ most striking technological success in _______ twentieth century is probably the
computer revolution.
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21. ______ rich have the responsibility to help ______ poor.
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22. ______ large number of students in this school speak English quite fluently.
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23. Would you like _______ cup of milk tea or ________ cup of hot chocolate after dinner?
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24. _______ whale feeds by opening its mouth wide, waiting for masses of shrimp like animals called
krill.
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25. We went by _______ train to ________ west of England.
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26. _________ old man is working in this factory. I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.
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27. _______ New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York city.
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28. He plays _____ badminton better than she does.
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29. He usually works early in ________ morning.
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30. He nibbled _______ piece of bread while drawing a picture.
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31. The teams have been playing for ______ hour.
A. An B. a C. many D. the
32. Of the three girls, Mary is ______ tallest.
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33. _______ old are often very hard in their moving.
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34. My success depends on my ______ friend helping me.
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35. ______ on the table is interesting.
A. The book B. A book C. Some book D. Book
36. Shall we go out to ____ cinema or stay at home?
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37. He performs beautifully on _____ piano.
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38. One tenth of _______ thousand is ______ hundred.
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39. Oh, you’ve got ______ lot of candies! Will you split with us?
A. A B. an C. the D. many
40. I just bought ______ new shirt and some new shoes. ______ shirt was pretty expensive, but the
shoes weren’t.
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41. After I leave college, I want to travel around _______ world.
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42. Marie Curie was ______ first woman who was awarded the Nobel Prize in _______ chemistry.
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43. Laura first went to Hanoi, which is _____ capital of Vietnam.
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44. _______ Pacific Ocean, which might have been crossed by raft during the Stone Age, is the
world’s largest ocean.
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45. My favorite color is ______ blue.
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46. ______ noise of the airplanes taking off from ______ airport over our house was unbearable at
times.
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47. They work in ________ hospital sponsored by the government.
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48. Students don’t have to go to _____ school on Sunday.
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49. _____ earth goes to around _____ Sun.
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50. Look at _____ board, please!
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51. My mother goes to church in _____ morning.
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52. I eat ______ every day.
A. A banana B. banana C. the bananas D. any banana
53. Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at _____ sea.
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54. There are billions of stars in _______ space.
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55. He tried to park his car but ______ space wasn’t big enough.
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56. Can you turn off ______ television, please?
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57. We had _____ dinner in a restaurant.
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58. We had _______ meal in a restaurant.
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59. Thank you. That was _____ very nice lunch.
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60. ______ rose is my favorite flower.
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61. When was ______ computer invented?
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62. My daughter plays _____ piano very well.
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63. Mary loves ______ flowers.
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64. Jill went to _____ hospital to see her friend.
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65. Mrs Lan wen to ______ school to meet her son’s daughter.
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66. Carol went to _____ prison to meet her brother.
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67. Sandra works at a big hospital. She’s ______.
A. Nurse B. a nurse C. the nurse D. an nurse.
68. She works six days _______ week.
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69. _____ is a star.
A. Sun B. A sun C. The sun D. Suns
70. What did you have for ______ breakfast this morning?
A. - B. a C. an D. the