PART I: fill in the blanks with a proper expression of quantity: few, a few, little, a little, many, much, any, some (if necessary)  

  1. I feel lonely and don’t enjoy my life here because I have little  friends in this city. 

  2. Let’s go and have a drink. We have got a little time before the train leave. 

  3. I need ________ money. Have you got ________? – Yes, but not ________. 

  4. Hurry or we will be late. We have very _________ time. 

  5. I don’t know __________ about biology. I have __________ knowledge about genetics. 

  6. She doesn’t know ________ about what to do in response to his kind – heartedness. 

  7. He gives __________ thought of her future. I don’t know what he will be like. 

  8. This is not the first time the car has broken down. It has happened _________ times before 

  9. The air in this room will become fresher if you spray __________ perfume 

  10. The teacher explains the Math very clearly so _________ students have questions after the lesson 

  11. Put __________ salt into your soup because it is tasteless

  12. He usually types very carefully so I hardly find __________ mistakes in his writing

  13. Having ________ apple jam a day can keep away from the doctor’s 

  14. I have _________ books so I can’t lend you some 

  15. She has a lot of books but only _________ books are interesting. 

  16. Can I have _________ information about the flight to New York on weekend? 

  17. You make too _________ mistakes in your test, so I give you 5 marks.  

  18. The village is very small. There are only __________ houses. 

  19. Things are not going so well for her. She has ________ problems

  20. There are so _________ people at the meeting so it is cancelled  

21. She has ___________ friends at school so she often feels unhappy. 

22. There isn’t _______________ food in the fridge. It’s nearly empty. 

23. Don’t worry. He can speak ____________ English.

24. There are too _____________ people on the bus so I must stand. 

25. There is ____________ sugar in the jar, so I can’t make a cake

III. Use the words in the box to fill in the text. You can use one word more than one.( a little, much, a lot of, more, less, many, few )
1. Japanese students work very hard and do...........................exercises.
2. I have................................money so can't buy a new car.
3. Stay outdoors and do..................physical activities because it helps to keep fit and healthy.
4. Eat..................high fat food to feep you from getting fat.
5. Fish provide.................cholories.
IV. Choose the answer.
Which word has different stress?
1. A. Knife (f)                      B. of (f)
2. A. Cough (c)                   B. calories (c)
Which word has different sound
1.  A. telephone                 B. temperature
2. A difficult                        B. Depression
11.  We shouldn't ( eat )...................sweet food.
12. We must ( stay ).........................in bed when we have a flu.
V. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning as the first one.
1. They have ten dogs in the kennel.
There............................in their kennel.
2. I love eating sandwich so much.
I enjoy..............................................
3.  I have sports. ( Give the advice )
...................................................................................................

Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. Hurry up! We’ve only got _________ timea. few b. a few c. little d. much

2. Andy spent _________ money at the supemarketa. many b. a lot of c. a number d. too

3. I am bored. I want to go _____ tonighta. nice somewhere b. somewhere nice c. nice place d. a nice place

4. Close your eyes. I have _____ for youa. some b. something c. anything d. one

5. I didn’t see _____ in front of me, but I heard _____ running behind mea. no one/anyone b. someone/no one c. anyone/someone d. anyone/no one

6. I’ve lost my keys. I can’t find them _________a. anywhere b. some where c. everywhere d. nowhere

7. I want _________ milk todaya. a few b. any c. some d. many

8. He’s always busy. He has _________ time to relaxa. much b. little c. a little d. plenty of

9. They had spent so _________ time on gaining the independence.a. much b. many c. a lot d. very

10. I paid _________ money for a new housea. many b. a few c. few d. a lot of

11. They spent _________ time studying victorian literaturea. few b. many c. much d. a few

12. There are _________ organizations to help the deaf and the blinda. much b. a little c. many d. little

13. I'm very busy at the moment so it may take a _________ time to answer your letters.a. little b. few c. small d. some

14. Very _________ people knew about it.a. few b. a few c. much d. little

15. Thank you for bringing me along. I never thought Shakespeare could be so _________ fun.a. many b. much c. few d. some

Underline the expressions which can be used.
1. I have several, many, a few, a little, too much homework to do.
2. James did several, much, no exercises in the morning.
3. They didn't have much, several, a lot of, any, many luck this season.
4. Let's plant one, a little, a few, lots of, some trees.
5. She eats a lot of, a little, most, no, each meat.
6. You'll need a few, a couple of, much, many, a little tomatoes.
7. She has visited whole, every, a number of, most, a great deal of countries in Europe.
8. I have got a few, several, no, a little time.
9. He wants to earn some, each, a few, lots of extra money.
10. They put a great deal of, a few, many, a lot of effort into the project.
11. This tea is bitter. It needs a few, a little, lots of more sugar.
12. Much, Many, A large number of, Every people disagree with his decision.

26. ____ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.

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A. Most B. Most of C. A few D. Few
27. He had spent ____ time writing an essay about his childhood.
A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a few D. many
28. Peter has spent ____ time and money on stamp collecting.
A. a few of B. many of C. a great deal of D. a large number of
29. - I haven’t got ____ money on me. - Don’t worry! I will lend you ______.
A. a few / little B. many of / a little C. any/some D. some/any
30. - How ____ furniture do you think there is?
A. many B. much C. few D. a lot of
31. - Why don’t you take a break? Would you like ____ coffee?
A. few B. some C. many D. much
32. He drank ____ wine last night and gets sick now.
A. too many B. too much C. few of D. a large number of
33. - Give me ____ examples, please!
A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
34. - Is there ____ water in the glass?
A. any B. some C. many D. lots of
35. Peter doesn’t want ____ to do.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
36. - Can you speak French? – Yes, ____.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
37. Thank you very ____ for your help.
A. many B. much C. a lot D. little
38. He is very rich. He has ____ money in the bank.
A. a great deal of B. many C. a large number of D. few
39. She put too ____ sugar in the coffee. It became so sweet that I couldn’t drink it.
A. many B. much C. few D. little
40. I have got ____ homework to do.
A. many B. few C. a lot of D. a large number of
41. She has talked too ____.
A. much B. many C. few D. a great deal
42. I've met him so _____ times and I still can't remember his name.
A. much B. many C. little D. a number of
43. They know ____ about what to do.
A. many B. few C. little D. the number of
44. ____ children are ill-prepared for employment.
A. Much B. Most C. A little D. Most of
45. Would you like ____ champagne to drink?
A. some B. few C. a few D. many
46. The school has pupils from ____ different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
A. many B. much C. few D. a few
47. ____ of the students are good today.
A. Most B. Much C. A little D. Very
48. There were too ____ different nationalities in my class and we had to speak English.
A. a lot of B. much C. some D. many
49. I don’t know ____ about English literature.
A. many B. much C. a few D. little
50. Let me make just ____ concluding remarks.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little

Complete the dialogue with the words.

Jason: How much sugar have we got? I want to make a cake today.

Adele: Only ¹ _________, I'm afraid. Maybe 50 g.

Jason: That’s ² __________. I need 250 g. How about eggs? How ³ ___________ are there?

Adele: We've got a ⁴___________ those. I think there are six.

Jason: Great, that’s ⁵ ____________ and have we got any apples? I want to put a ⁶ ___________ of them into the cake.

Adele: Yes. There are three in the blue bowl.