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 19. My mother goes to work in ________ morning. A. a B. x C. the D. an 20. I am on night duty. When you go to ________ bed, I go to ________ work. A. a/ x B. a/ the C. the/ x D. x/ x