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BÀI LUYỆN TẬP NÂNG CAO VỀ MẠO TỪ (EXERCISES) 
I/ ARTICLES (A, AN, THE OR X) 
Exercise 1. Put "an", "a", "the" and nothing. 
1. My birthday is _____ Sunday afternoon. 
2. It doesn't often snow here at _____ Christmas. We haven't had _____ White Christmas for 
many years. 
3. We came here in _____ summer of _____ 1969. 
4. _____ Thanks giving is in _____ November. The Church of England dates from _____ 
year 1534. I like driving at _____ night. The roads are quite. Oh, I don't like driving in 
_____ park. I'd rather travel during _____ day. 
5. - Are you doing anything at _____ weekend? 
- I don't think so. 
- Well, come over on _____ Sunday. 
6. _____ meals we had weren't very good. We had _____ breakfast in the hotel and that 
wasn't too bad. We usually went out for _____ lunch because _____ lunch they served in 
the hotel was always the same _____ dinner we had in our first evening was pretty a few, 
so we tried a few restaurants. On our last evening we had _____ marvelous dinner in a 
Chinese restaurant, but that was an exception. 
7. Rita plays _____ violin and her sister plays _____ guitar. 
8. On our trip to _____ Spain, we crossed _____ Atlantic Ocean. 
9. David attended _____ Princeton University. 
10. _____ Florida State University is smaller than _____ University of Florida. 
11. _____ chair that you are sitting in is broken. 
12. _____ Civil War was fought in _____ United States between 1861 and 1865. 
13. _____ big books on _____ table are for my history class. 
Exercise 2. Write a or an in the space 
1. _____ unreasonable decision 
2. _____ universal problem 
3. _____ unit of work. 
4. _____ eucalyptus tree 
5. _____ honorable man. 
6. _____ X- ray 
7. _____ UFO. 
8. _____ T shirt 
9. _____ happy girl 
10. _____ H-bomb 
11. _____ elephant 
12. _____ hospital 
13. _____ BBC programme 
14. _____ UNESCO worker 
Exercise 3. Put in a, an or some or leave a space. 
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1. Have you got _____ camera? 
2. Would you like to be _____ actor. 
3. Bill's got _____ big feet. 
4. Do you collect _____ stamps? 
5. Tom always gives Ann _____ flowers on her birthday. 
6. Those are _____ really nice trousers. Where did you get them? 
7. What _____ beautiful garden! 
8. What _____ lovely children! 
9. _____ birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly. 
10. Jack has got _____ very long legs, so he's _____ fast runner. 
11. You need _____ visa to visit _____ foreign countries, but not all of them . 
12. I'm going shopping. I'm going to get _____ new clothes. 
13. Jane is _____ teacher. Her parents were _____ teachers too. 
14. When we reached the city centre, _____ shops were still open but most of them were 
already closed. 
15. Do you enjoy going to _____ concerts? 
16. When I was _____ child, I used to be very shy. 
Exercise 4. Put suitable articles into blanks. 
1. John is _____ teacher. He's teaching in _____ school in London. 
Every morning, he gets up at 7 o'clock, has _____ breakfast and _____ cup of _____ 
coffee. Then he goes to work by bus. He has _____ lunch at _____ restaurant (near 
_____ school). In the afternoon he works until 5 or 5.30 and then goes _____ home. He 
doesn't work on _____ Saturday or Sunday. He goes to _____ cinema or theatre. John has 
_____ sister in Oxford and _____ brother in _____ London. 
2. There are millions of stars in _____ space. 
3. I'm going away at _____ end of this month. 
4. The sun is _____ star. 
5. What did you have for _____ breakfast? 
6. Have you got _____ car? 
7. How much are those potatoes? 1.20 _____ kilo. 
8. Can you think _____ rich should pay more taxes to help _____ poor? 
Exercise 5. Put suitable articles into blanks. 
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1. He is _____ honest person. 
2. My father went out to _____ sea when he was 14. 
3. When do you hope to go to _____ university? 
4. There's a strike at _____ hospital. 
5. He is_____ one-eyed man. 
6. There's _____ onion left in the fridge. 
7. This is_____ useful method of learning English. 
8. I've got _____ uncle. 
9. Your shoes are under_____ bed. 
10. There's a splendid view of_____ Lake Geneva from his hotel. 
Exercise 6. Choose the correct answer. 
1. The British Prime Minister live in Downing Street/the Downing Street. 
2. One of the nicest parks in London is St. James's Park/the St. James's Park, which is very 
near Buckingham Palace/the Buckingham Palace. 
3. Frank is a student at Liverpool University/the Liverpool University. 
4. Mr. Jenkins reads Daily Telegraph/the Daily Telegraph but his wife reads Times/the 
Times. 
5. We flew from London to Orly Airpot/the Orly Airpot in Paris. 
6. Mary and Peter got married in St. Matthew's Church/the Matthew's Church. 
7. Some children hate school/the school. 
8. After leaving school/the school, Nora worked as a cleaner in hospital /at the hospital 
9. All over the world, people are in prison/the prison because of their political beliefs. 
10. The other day the fire-brigade had to go to prison/the prison to put out a fire. 
11. On the way to London we passed through a small village with an old church. We stopped 
to visit church/the church. It was a beautiful building. 
12. John's mother is a regular churchgoer. She goes to church/the church every Sunday. John 
himself doesn't go to church/the church. 
13. Apples/the apples are good for you. 
14. Women/the women are often better teachers then men/the men. 
15. In Britain coffee/the coffee is more expensive than tea/the tea. 
16. Most people/the most people still believe that marriage/the marriage and family life/the 
family life are the basic of our society. 
17. Life/the life would be very difficult without electricity/the electricity. 
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18. Skiing/the skiing is my favourite sport but I also like swimming/the swimming. 
19. Second World War/the Second World Ward ended in 1945. 
20. Don't stay in that hotel. Beds/the beds are very uncomfortable. 
Exercise 7. Put suitable articles into blanks if necessary. 
1. After _______ lunch, we went for _______ wall by _______ sea. 
2. Don't sit on _______ ground. It's wet. 
3. On _______ Sunday my father stay in _______ bed till ten o'clock reading _______ 
Sunday paper. 
4. He's got _______ job in _______ South and spent _______ next two years doing _______ 
work he really enjoyed. 
5. My mother goes to _______ church in _______ morning and in _______ afternoon goes to 
visit _______ friends. 
6. _______ post man's little boy says that he'd rather be _______ dentist than _______ doctor 
because _______ dentists don't get called out at _______ night. 
7. This morning I bought _______ newspaper and _______ magazine _______ newspaper is 
in my bag, but I don't know where _______ magazine is. 
8. My parents have _______ cat and _______ dog. _______ dog never bites _______ cat, but 
_______ cat often scratched _______ dog. 
9. We live in _______ old house in _______ middle of town. There is _______ garden behind 
_______ house. _______ roof of _______ house is in bad condition. 
Exercise 8. Which is correct or more likely, a/an or one? If both a/an and one are 
possible, write them both. 
1. It weights over _______ hundred kilos. 
2. I only asked for _______ pizza - I didn't want three of them. 
3. I wouldn't allow _______ child of mine to be treated in that way. 
4. It only took us _______ week to drive to Greece. 
5. I've always wanted to own _______ silver - coloured car. 
6. _______ sandwich isn't enough. I usually eat four or five 
7. Policies differ from _______ state to another. 
8. Less than three quarters of _______ hour later, she was home. 
9. All of the competitors completed the race, with just _______ exception. 
10. She left home late ______ morning and hasn't been seen since. 
11. The best way to learn______ musical instrument is to find ______ enthusiastic teacher. 
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12. Somewhere in the distance, ______ bell rang. 
2. MANY/ MUCH/ A FEW/ FEW/ LITTLE/ A LITTLE 
Exercise 1. Put into the blanks with many or much 
1. How _______ people are there in this room? 
2. There is _______ sugar in the box. 
3. How _______ meat does your mother need? 
4. How _______ glasses of orange juice do you want? 
5. There are _______ school boys in our class. 
6. How _______ bacon does Susan have? 
Exercise 2. Complete these sentences with little/ a little/few/a few. 
1. We didn't have any money but Tom had ______. 
2. He doesn't speak much English. Only ______ words. 
3. Nora's father died ______ years ago. 
4. "Would you like some more cakes?" "Yes, please, but only ______. 
5. This town isn't very well-known and there isn't much to see, so ______ tourist come here. 
6. I don't think Jill would be a good teacher. She's got ______ patience with children. 
7. This is not the first time the car has broken down. It has happened ______ times before. 
8. The cinema was almost empty. There were very ______ people there. 
9. There is a shortage of water because there has been very ______ rain recently. 
Exercise 3. Chose a word or words form the box to complete the sentences. Some are 
used more than one. 
Too much a few any How many too many Enough as much as 
How much some too many as many as a little 
1. "_______ cigarettes do you smoke a day?" 
 "Forty". 
 "That's _________. You shouldn't smoke ________ at all. 
2. “ _________ alcohol do you drink?" 
 "About a bottle of wine a day". 
 "That's ________. You shouldn't drink _________ that". 
3. “_________ do you weigh?". 
 "Sixteen and a half stone". 
 "That's ________. You should try to lose _________ weight". 
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4. “_________ do you earn?". 
 "Not ________ money to pay all my bills!". 
5. "__________ people are there in your class?". 
 "Forty". 
 "I think that's _________.” 
6. “_________aspirins do you take when you have a headache?". 
 "About ten or twelve". 
 "That's ________. You mustn't take __________ that". 
7. "How old are you?". 
 "Seventeen. I'm old _______ to get married, but I'm not old ______ to vote!". 
8. "When did you last go to the cinema?". 
 "Quite recently. Just _______ days ago." 
9. "Do you take sugar in your coffee?". 
 “Just ________”. 
Exercise 4. Fill into gaps a indefinite quantifier: much, many, lots of, a lot of, little, most, 
a little, little, a few, few. 
1. It seems to me that we've had _______ assignments in English 
2. How _______ material can we be expected to read in one week? 
3. _______ books are not in the library. 
4. I've had _______ headaches already because of stress. 
5. _________ depression can be attributed to being overworked. 
6. Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too _______ weeds. 
7. I didn't use __________ fertilizer last spring, and that has made a difference. 
8. Also, I've paid _______ attention to how ________ rain we've had. 
9. I'm afraid it's rained ________ times this summer, and the grass is turning brown and 
dying. 
10. _______ experts say you should fertilize your lawn in the fall. 
11. It didn't seem to do my lawn _______ good. 
12. _______ advice you get from experts doesn't seem to help 
13. _______ of my neighbors ignore their grass, and they have better lawns this year. 
14. They say _______ knowledge is a bad thing. 
15. I know _______ instances where that proves true. 
16. _______ people know as much about computers as Tomas does. 
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17. But it does him _______ good when the whole system goes down. 
Exercise 5. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences. 
1. How _______ people are coming? 
 (a) lots (b) much (c) a lot (d) many 
2. There have been _______ crimes since the police new task force was created 
 (a) any (b) every (c) much (d) fewer 
3. I have _______ questions for you. Do you have a minute to discuss them with me? 
 (a) several (b) every (c) each (d) none 
4. I go to the gym _________ day. I like my weekly routine and exercise makes me happy. 
 (a) many (b) some (c) every (d) lots of 
5. ______ of the dogs are nice. We're training the ones that are not friendly. 
 (a) A lot (b) Much (c) Every (d) Numerous 
6. _______ of the kids at school are mean to me. What should I do? 
 (a) Much (b) Every (c) Some (d) Any 
7. I water the plants ________ other day. I think I'm watering them too much. 
 (a) much (b) all (c) every (d) lots of 
8. I bought a toy for _______ of you. 
 (a) each (b) every (c) much (d) any 
9. I like ______ of the cars. I don't know which one to choose. 
 (a) every (b) much (c) numerous (d) both 
10. _______ complaints have been made about the noise level at this house. Please turn the 
music down. I'm going to give you a warning for now. 
 (a) Every (b) Each (c) Much (d) Numerous 
Exercise 6. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences. 
1. "______ of you will graduate in June, but others will not. This is a competitive course, so 
good luck," the engineering professor said. 
 (a) Much (b) Every (c) Some (d) Any 
 2. There is too ______ traffic in this city. I want to move to the country. 
 (a) many (b) few (c) much (d) a lot 
3. There is _______ of noise coming from the house next door. Can you go over there and 
ask them to keep it down? It's almost midnight. 
 (a) much (b) many (c) fewer (d) a lot 
4. You have to get a second job because we need ______ money to make ends meet. 
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 (a) many (b) much (c) more (d) a lot 
5. I only have a _______ orchids. However, I want to buy more in the future. 
 (a) some (b) few (c) fewer (d) lesser 
6. Do you have _______ money to pay for your car insurance? 
 (a) a lot (b) fewer (c) enough (d) little 
7. I need to get ______ gas. My tank is almost empty. I'm going to fill up at the gas station on 
the corner. 
 (a) some (b) any (c) much (d) many 
8. We need _______ computers for the students in this classroom. There are 20 students in 
this class, but we only have 15 computers. 
 (a) a little (b) much (c) a lot (d) more 
9. We should ride our bicycles to work more so that we can cut down on air pollution. There 
is too _______ pollution in this city. 
 (a) many (b) few (c) much (d) some 
10. You have _______ of candles in your house. Why do you so many of them? 
 (a) some (b) much (c) a lot (d) many 
Exercise 7. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences. 
1. I get _______ cavities these days because I started flossing my teeth at night. 
 (a) much (b) fewer (c) any (d) a lot 
2. Do you have _______ ideas you want to share with us about the new playground? 
 (a) any (b) each (c) all (d) none 
3. There were 12 cookies here, but now, there aren't ______ left. Who took all of the cookies? 
 (a) any (b) none (c) every (d) numerous 
4. I called you twice and, ________ time, I got the answering machine. 
 (a) any (b) each (c) both (d) all 
5. _________ of you will be punished unless the culprit speaks up right now. Who put this 
graffiti on this wall? 
 (a) All (b) Every (c) Numerous (d) Any 
6. I asked you the same question _______ times, but you didn't answer. Were you 
daydreaming or something? 
 (a) several (b) each (c) all (d) any 
7. I don't have _______ sympathy for you because you knew that he was bad news. Why did 
you start dating him in the first place? 
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 (a) none (b) all (c) any (d) many 
8. _______ of the leaves on our trees in the backyard are turning brown. We have to water 
them soon. 
 (a) All (b) Every (c) Any (d) Numerous 
9. _________ people think that gardening is boring. I don't agree at all. 
 (a) Any (b) Much (c) None (d) Some 
10. You roll your eyes _______ time I ask you a question. What's wrong with you? 
 (a) all (b) every (c) some (d) lots of 
11. I don't have _______ energy today. I'm so tired. I think I'm going to take a nap. 
 (a) any (b) none (c) some (d) all 
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KEY 
1. MẠO TỪ 
Exercise 1: 
1. nothing 
2. nothing, a 
3. nothing, nothing 
4. nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, the dark, the day 
5. the weekend, nothing 
6. the meals, nothing, nothing, the lunch, the dinner, a marvelous dinner. 
7. the violin, the guitar. 
8. nothing, the Atlantic Ocean. 
9. nothing 
10. nothing, the University 
11. the 
12. the Civil War, the United States. 
13. The big books, the table. 
Exercise 2: 
1. an 
2. a 
3. a 
4. a 
5. an 
6. an 
7. a 
8. a 
9. a 
10. an 
11. an 
12. a 
13. a 
14. a 
Exercise 3: 
l. a 
2. an 
3. nothing 
4. nothing 
5. some or nothing 
6. nothing 
7. a 
8. nothing 
9. some 
10. nothing, a 
11. a, some 
12. some 
13. a 
14. some 
15. nothing 
16. a 
Exercise 4: 
1. a, a, nothing, a, nothing, nothing, the, the, nothing, nothing, nothing, the, a, a, nothing. 
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2. nothing 
3. the 
4. a 
5. nothing 
6. a 
7. a 
8. the, the. 
Exercise 5: 
1. an 6. an 
2. nothing 7. a 
3. nothing 8. an 
4. the 9. the 
5. a 10. nothing 
Exercise 6: 
Downing street 
St. Jame's Park, Buckingham Palace 
Liverpool University 
The Daily Telegraph .... the Times 
Orly Airport 
St Matthew's Church 
school 
school, at the hospital 
prison 
the prison 
the church 
church, church 
apples 
women, men 
coffee, tea 
most people, marriage, family life 
life, electricity 
skiing, swimming 
the Second World War 
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the beds 
Exercise 7: 
1. nothing, a, the 
2. the 
3. nothing, nothing, the 
4. a, nothing, nothing, nothing 
5. the, the, the, nothing 
6. the, a, a, the, nothing 
7. a, a, the, the, 
8. a, a, the, the, the, the 
9. an, the, a, the, the, the. 
Exercise 8: 
1. one 7. one 
2. one 8. a 
3. one 9. an 
4. one 10. one 
5. a 11. a, an 
6. one 12. a 
2. LƯỢNG TỪ 
Exercise 1: 
1. many 
2. much 
3. much 
4. many 
5. many 
6. much 
Exercise 2: 
1. a little 6. little 
2. a few 7. a few 
3. a few 8. few 
4. a little 9. little 
5. few 
Exercise 3: 
1. How many, too many, any 
2. How much, too much, 
3. How much, too much, 
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4. How much, enough 
5. How many, enough 
6. How many, too many, as much as 
7. enough, enough 
8. a few 
9. a little. 
Exercise 4: 
lot of many 
much a lot of 
a lot of a little 
a few lot of 
a little little 
many a few 
much most 
most, much a lot of 
many 
Exercise 5: 
d c 
d a 
a c 
c d 
a d 
Exercise 6: 
c c 
c a 
d d 
c c 
b c 
Exercise 7: 
b a 
a c 
a a 
b d 
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a b