Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. We went out for _____ meal last night. _____ restaurant we went to was excellent.
A. a/ The B. the/ A C. a/ ∅ D. the/ ∅
2. As I was walking along the street, I saw _____ $10 note on _____ pavement.
A. a/ a B. the/ the C. a/ the D. the/ a
3. _____ actress’s life is in many ways unlike that of other women.
A. An B. A C. As D. That the
4. Kate plays _____ violin in an orchestra.
A. the B. a C. an D. ∅
5. _____ computer has changed _____ way we live.
A. A/ the B. The/ the C. A/ a D. The/ a
6. Excuse me, where is _____ bus station, please?
A. a B. the C. ∅ D. an
7. What did you have for _____ breakfast this morning?
A. a B. an C. the D. ∅
8. Peter used to work in _____ Middle East.
A. ∅ B. the C. an D. a
9. My plane was delayed. I had to wait at _____ airport for three hours.
A. the B. a C. an D. ∅
10. I have _____ problem. Can you help me?
A. ∅ B. a C. an D. the
11. Barack Obama is _____ President of _____ United States.
A. the/ the B. a/ ∅ C. the/ ∅ D. the/ an
12. He never listens to _____ radio. He prefers watching _____ television.
A. a/ a B. a/ the C. the/ ∅ D. ∅/ the
13. _____ university will be built in _____ center of the town.
A. A/ the B. An/ the C. The/ a D. An/ a
14. _____ River Nile is _____ longest river of all.
A. ∅/ Æ B. A/ the C. The/ the D. ∅/ a
15. _____ Women’s Day is on _____ eighth of March.
A. The/ ∅ B. ∅/ the C. The/ an D. ∅/ an
16. By _____ time we had just left the office, _____ alarm went off.
A. ∅/ the B. a/ an C. a/ the D. the/ an
17. He grew up in _____ orphanage in _____ United Kingdom.
A. the/ ∅ B. an/ an C. the/ an D. an/ the
18. Laura is friendly. She can make _____ friends easily.
A. a B. an C. the D. ∅
19. That car can run at _____ speed of 180 miles _____ hour.
A. the/ an B. a/ the C. a/ a D. the/ a
20. _____ experience is _____ best teacher.
A. An/ the B.∅ / the C. the/ the D. an/ an
B
S + tobe + so + adj + that + clause
S + tobe + such (a/an) + adj + N + clause
Đối chiếu vào các đáp án
Đáp án A sai vì “ so + adj” không có thêm danh từ “ day”
Đáp án C sai vì “ a beautiful day” phải dùng “such” chứ không phải “so”
Đáp án D sai vì “ day” là số ít cần có mạo từ “ a”
Đáp án B phù hợp với cấu trúc