Exercise 3: Choose the correct word in each bank to complete the following sentences. Question 1: Jane is going to school late. There is too______(much / many) traffic. Question 2: Can you bring coca cola to the birthday party? I don’t have______(some/any). Question 3: There aren’t______(much/ many) car parks in the mountainous and remote countryside of Vietnam. Question 4: New York has______(a lot of / plenty of) great fashion shops. Question 5: Hurry up! We only have______(a little / a few) time before the plane takes off. Question 6: When I went to England, I saw______(some / any) beautiful scenery. Question 7: (Many a/Many)______singer will be chosen to perform in the special event. Question 8: She doesn’t have______(few /any) patience when learning English. Question 9: The problem with (both/all)______of these two proposals is that they are hopelessly impractical. Question 10:______(A large number/the number) of issues still need to be addressed. Question 11: “Can I buy stamps here?” “Well, we do sell them, but we haven’t got ______(some / any) at the moment.” Question 12: Today is very______(many/ much) colder than yesterday. Question 13: I had______(a few/ a little) problems with my car, but it’s been fixed now. Question 14: If you have a fever, you should drink______(a number of /plenty of) fluids. Question 15:______(A larger number of / A large amount of) water was evaporated due to excessive heat. Question 16: This club needs to win______(a lot of / much) trophies in order to be regarded as the best club in Europe. Question 17: Could you give me______(any / some) paper? Question 18:______(None / Not) of them was able to come up with any solutions. Question 19: There was______(plenty of / several) food at the reunion dinner last night. Question 20:______(Some/All) the children, except Susan, will be going for the excursion. Question 21: Poor me! (Neither/None) of my parents likes my boyfriend. Question 22: The exam is extremely difficult and______(little / few) students passed it. Question 23: Sorry, I have______(little / few) money. I really can’t afford to go out. Question 24:______(Much/Several) people came down with food poisoning at the camp. Question 25: I’m so pleased that I have______(few / little) arguments with my family. Question 26: He paid regular (amounts of / a number of) money to a charity. Question 27: It took (several / any) hours to clear the road after the accident. Question 28:______(Some / All) animals have to eat in order to live. Question 29: Please donate______(a lot of /some) money to the orphanage in Indonesia. Question 30: We need to go to the greengrocer. There are __________ (little/few) potatoes left.
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