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Exercise 1: Choose the best option to complete the following sentences

1. My mother goes to church in ______ morning.
A. x B. every C. the D. a
2. I eat ______orange everyday.
A. an B. orange C. the orange s D. any
orange
3. Harry is ______ sailor.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
4. We had _____ dinner in a restaurant.
A. a B. an C. x D. the
5. Mary loves _____ flowers.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
6. ______ is a star.
A. Sun B. A sun C. The sun D. Suns
7. London is _____ capital of England.
A. an B. a C. x D. the
8. I want ______ apple from that basket.
A. a B. an C. the D. X

9. She works six days _____ week.

A. in B. for C. a D. X
10. I bought ______ umbrella to go out in the rain.
A. a B. an C. x D. the

11. My daughter is learning to play ______violin at her school.

A. a B. an C. x D. the
12. Please give me ______pen that is on the counter.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
13. Our neighbour has ______cat and ______ dog.
A. a/ a B. an/ a C. the/ the D. X/ X
14. It is ______funniest book that I have ever read.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
15. I usually go to school by______bike.

A. a B. an C. x D. the
Exercise 2:Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
1. There are billions of stars in _____ space.
A. a B. an C. X D. the
2. He tried to park his car but _____ space wasn’t big enough.
A. the B. a C. an D. X
3. Can you turn off _____ television, please?
A. X B. a C. an D. the
4. We had _____ meal in a restaurant.
A. a B. X C. the D. an
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5. Thank you. That was ______ very nice lunch.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
6. My daughter plays _____ piano very well.
A. the B. a C. X D. an
7. Jill went to ______ hospital to see her friend.
A. x B. the C. a D. an
8. Mrs Lan went to ______ school to meet her son’s daughter.
A. x B. the C. a D. an
9. We visited _______ two years ago.
A. Canada and the United States B. the Canada and the United States
C. the Canada and United States D. Canada and United States
10. Are you going away next week? No, _______ week after next.
A. a B. the C. some D. X
11. We haven’t been to ______ for years.
A. cinema B. the cinema C. a cinema D. any
cinema
12. It took us quite a long time to get here. It was ______ journey.
A. three hour B. a three- hours C. a three- hour D.
three- hours
13. I can’t work here. There’s so much ______.
A. noise B. noises C. the noise D. a
noise
14. I’ve seen ______ good films recently.
A. a B. the C. some D. an
15. I often watch ______ television for two hours every night.
A. some B. the C. any D. X
16. The injured man was taken to _____.
A. hospital B. any hospital C. the hospital D.
hospitals
17. She went out without _____ money.
A. any B. an C. a D. x
18. Did _______ police find ______ person who stole your bicycle?
A. a /a B. the / the C. a / the D. the /
a

19. Can anyone give me.......................... hand, please because I have just fallen over?
A. a B. an C. the D. X
20. I don’t know what to do. It’s................................ problem.
A. quite difficult B. a quite difficult C. quite a difficult D. the quite difficult
21. I have left my book in.......................... kitchen and I would like you to get it for me.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
22. Please meet me at the train station in............................ hour from now.
A. a B. an C. the D. X

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Exercise 3: Choose the best answer that is made from the given words
1. I/ not have/ time/ breakfast/ this morning.
A. I didn’t have time for the breakfast this morning.
B. I didn’t have the time for the breakfast this morning.
C. I didn’t have time for breakfast this morning.
D. I didn’t have time to breakfast this morning.
2. Opinion/ violent films/ not show/ television.
A. To my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television.
B. In my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television.
C. In my opinion, the violent films should not be shown on television.
D. For my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television.
3. Music/ play/ important part/ film.
A. Music plays an important part in film.
B. The music plays a important part in film.
C. Music plays the important part in a film.
D. Music plays an important part in a film.
4. Margaret/ loved/ have/ holidays/ seaside.
A. Margaret loved having holidays at the seaside.
B. Margaret loved having holidays in the seaside.
C. Margaret loved having holidays at seaside.
D. Margaret loved have holidays at the seaside.
5. Aunt/ sent/ me/ wonderful present.
A. My aunt sent me wonderful present.
B. My aunt sent me a wonderful present.
C. My aunt sent a wonderful present me.
D. My aunt sent me the wonderful present.
Exercise 4: Identify the one underlined word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that must be
changed in order to make the sentence correct.

1. I visited Mexico and United States last year. The

A B C D
2. France and Britain are separated by Channel. The
A B C D
3. Next year we are going skiing in Swiss Alps. The
A B C D
4. The word ‘restroom’ is an euphemism for toilet.a
A B C D
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 5. The mechanic in the orange shirt put the quart of oil into the engine. Bỏ
A B C D
6. If you are in the hurry, I can get it for you now. a
A B C D
7. Is this the kind of the party you like?bỏ
A B C D
8. My grandmother had a bad heart and a arthritis. An
A B C D
9. The most people believe that marriage and family life are the basis of our society. Bỏ the
thêm of
A B C D
10. In Britain the coffee is more expensive than tea. Bỏ the
A B C D
Exercise 5:Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
1. _____driver was_____strong athletic young man.
A. The/the B. The/a C. A/ the D. A/a
2. He took_____cigar from his mouth and blew away_____long trail of smoke.
A. the/a B. a/a C. the/the D. a/the
3. We sat_____side by_____side smoking and thinking.
A. /a B. /the C. the/ D. /
4. We got back to _____inn as _____night was falling.
A. the/the B. a/the C. the/ D. the/a
5. It was_____ late afternoon and their shadows lay long across _____road.
A. /the B. / C. the/the D. a/the
6. _____invitations to_____dinner for 16 people were sent out.
A. /the B. /a C. the/the D. a/the
7. He worked hard and often got out of _____bed at _____night to make sure that he had
written _____point down.
A. /the/a B. //a C. the/the/ D. a/the/
8. They stood for _____moment, then all together slowly moved towards_____church.
A. /the B. / C. the/a D. a/the
9. “Do you usually go to _____church?” “Occasionally”
A. a B. an C. the D. 
10. They are at_____sea now. They write that they are having_____marvelous time.
A. the/the B. a/the C. / D. the/a
11. I’ll drive you to _____town this morning.
A. a B.  C. the D. an
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 12. Although it was_____early afternoon, all_____lights in_____restaurant were on.
A. /the/the B. //a C. the/the/ D. a/the/
13. _____Nile flows right through_____city
A. /the B. /a C. the/the D. a/the
14. It was _____sort of_____occasion when one wants to help but doesn’t know how.
A. the/the B. a/the C. the/a D. the/

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