Bài tập về Mạo từ môn Tiếng anh lớp 8

ARTICLES (MẠO TỪ) A, AN, THE
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp
1. Is this a person / the person you told me about.
2. This is the only cinema / an only cinema in the area.
3. Philip has just bought the Thames barge / a Thames barge.
4. I’m going to the British Museum / British Museum this afternoon.
5. Are you going to church / the church on Sunday?
6. Do you have a milk jug / milk jug? 
7. The Prime Minister / Prime Minister will give a speech this afternoon.
8. The computer / Computer has already changed our lives dramatically.
9. I haven’t been to an open-air theatre / open-air theatre before.
10. Here is a thousand pounds / the a thousand pounds I owe you.
11. I was under an impression / under the impression that you had left.
12. I have to go I’m in a hurry/ in hurry.
13. I managed to sell the old painting at a profit / at profit.
14. I think I prefer the other restaurant on the whole / on whole.
15. How many hours do you work, on average / on the average, every week?
16. I was in pain / in a pain after I twist my ankle. 
17. Jack recovered from his accident and is now out of danger / out of the danger.
18. Excuse me, but you’re in the way / in a way.
19. Sue felt seasick on the cross- channel ferry / a cross- channel ferry.
20. The burglar hit me on my back of the neck / the back of my neck.
Exercise 1: Chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống (chú ý: ký hiệu “x” có nghĩa là không cần mạo từ)
1. We are looking for _______ place to spend ________ night.
            A. the/the                   B. a/the           C. a/a              D. the/a
2. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.
            A. the/the                   B. a/a              C. the/a           D. a/the
3. We are looking for people with ________experience.
            A. the                          B. a                 C. an               D. x
4. Would you pass me ________ salt, please?
            A. a                             B. the              C. an               D. x
5. Can you show me ________way to ________station?
            A. the/the                   B. a/a              C. the/a           D. a/the
6. She has read ________interesting book.
            A. a                             B. an               C. the              D. x
7. You’ll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that screwdriver.
            A. an/the                    B. x/the          C. a/a              D. an/the
8. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.
            A. An/the                   B. the/an        C. an/an          D. the/the
9. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.
            A. a/x                          B. x/the          C. an/x            D. the/x
10. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him?
            A. the                          B. a                 C. x                 D. an
11. ________eldest boy is at ________ college.
            A. a/the                      B. the/x          C. x/ a             D. an/x
12. Are you going away next week? No, ________ week after next.
            A. an                           B. a                 C. the              D. x
13. Would you like to hear ________ story about ________ English scientist?
            A. an/the                    B. the/the       C. a/the           D. a/ an
14. There’ll always be a conflict between ________ old and ________ young.
            A. the/the                   B. an/a            C. an/the        D. the/a
15. There was ________ collision at ________ corner.
            A. the/a                      B. an/the        C. a/the           D. the/the
16. My mother thinks that this is ________ expensive shop.
            A. the                          B. an               C. a                 D. x
17. Like many women, she loves ________ parties and ________gifts.
            A. the/ a                     B. a/the           C. a/a              D. x/x
18. She works seven days ________ week.
            A. a                             B. the              C. an               D. x
5. A man decided to rob __________bank in the town where he lived. He walked into ___________bank and handed ___note to one of ________cashiers._______cashier read_________note which told her to give _________man some money. Afraid that he might have_________gun, she did as she was told__________man then walked out of ________building, leaving__ note behind. However, he had no time to spend money because he was arrested ..same day. He had made ..mistake. He had written  note on back of  envelope. And on  other side of .envelope was his name and address. This clue was quite enough for  detective on the case.