5. Complete the sentence with: “much, many, a few, a little, a, an”

1.   The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ________letters.

2.   The snow was getting quite deep. I has ________hope of getting home that night.

3.    There is________umbrella under the bed.

4.   She is so ________ trouble.

5.    He returned after________hour.

6.   Would you like to add________tea to your cup?

7.   I bought____horse, ____ox, and ____ buffalo.

8.   There are not_________ choices for them to do ths situation.

9.   How _________candies did Linda buy to share with her friends.

10.  How much _________do I have to finish this test?

11.  I could speak _________ words of Japanese, but I wasn’t very fluent.

12.  Could you speak English? – Just _________

13.  I think that  _________lemon juice on fish makes it taste better.

14.  I didn’t have _________friends when I was seven.

15.  Could you give me _________information about your husband?

Review

I. Pronunciation:

1. A. Card B. Father C. Start D. Hat

2. A. Bar B. Bad C. Bat D. Bamboo

3. A. National B. Nation C. Nationality D. Natural

4. A. Artist B. Aunt C. Black D. Garden

5. A. Heart B. Map C. Hand D. Man

6. A. Boat B. Phone C. Guide D. Home

7 A. Most B. Nice C. Guy D. Island

8 A. Thousand B. Theater C. Mouth D. Smooth

9 A. There B. Thing C. Than D. Other

10A. Thick B. Those C. Thank D. Three

Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences

1. No one (help)________________ you if you (not help)________________________ yourself.

2. If you (boil)______________ water, it (disappear)_____________ into the atmosphere as vapor.

3. If it (rain)_________________ tonight, I (not go)____________________ for walk.

4. If Peter (be) ____________________ late, we (wait)_________________________ for him.

5. If you (put)__________________ the glasses into very hot water, they (crack)______________.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using “ many, much, any, some, a little, a few, a lot ”

1. There aren't _________________ carparks in the center of Oxford.

2. Eating out is expensive here. There aren't _______________ cheap restaurants.

3. Liverpool has ___________________________ of great nightclubs.

4. Hurry up! We only have ____________________________ time before the coach leaves.

5. We saw ____________________________________ beautiful parks when we went to Austria.

6. There are ___________________________________________ shops near the university.

7. It's very quiet. There aren't _______________________________ people here today.

8. There are _____________________________ expensive new flats next to the river.

9. The postman doesn't often come here. We receive _______________________ letters.

10. The snow was getting quite deep. I had ____________________ hope of getting home that night.

Ex1: Điền little, a little, few, a few vào chỗ trống :

1. The postman doesn't often come here . We receive ____________ letters

2. The snow was getting quite deep . I had ____________ hope of getting home that night .

3. A: I'm having ___________ troulble fixing this shelf

B: Oh, dear. Can I help you ?

4. I shall be away for _____________ days from tomorrow

5. Tony is a keen golfer , but unfortunately he has ____________ ability

6. I could speak ___________ words of Swedish , but I wasn't very fluent

7. Could I have _____________ cream, please ?

8. Very __________ people were flying because of terrorist activities

9. Can you speak English? - Just _____________

10. He gave ______________ thought to his future

Ex2 : Choose the correct answer :

The Titanic was a luxurious large passenger ship (which/it/who) everyone thought was unsinkable. It set sail from Southamptan England on (it/its/it's) first voyage. It (went/had gone/was going) to New York in the USA. (There/They/Those) were over two thousand people on board the ship for the journey. On April 14^th the Titanic hit an iceberg and water started (to flow/flow/flows) into the ship. Nothing(can/could/couldn't) be done tostop it and so, eventually at 2.20 A.M on April 15^th, the ship (sunk/sank/had suk) into the iey water. About 1.500 people died on that terrible night. On September 1^st 1985, experts (had discpvered/have discpvered/discpvered).

In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers: much, many, lots of, a lot of, little, a little, little, a few, few

13. ………………..……. of my neighbors ignore their grass, and they have better lawns this year.

14. They say ………………..…….knowledge is a bad thing.

15. I know ………………..……. instances where that proves true.

16. ………………..……. people know as much about computers as Tomas does.

17. But it does him ………………..……. good when the whole system goes down.

18.I will take ................................... time buts I'm sure you' ll learn the rules eventually

19.Many quetions were asked, but ................................... were answered

.20. I don't think I can lift this box on my own . I need ................................... help

21.The postman doesn't often come here. We receive ................................... letters

22.Tom isn't finding it easily to fix the shelf. He is having ................................... trouble

23.David quite likes golf, but unfortunately he has................................... ability

24. I can speak ................................... words of Swedish , but not very fluent

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

I. Choose the word that has different pronunciation from the others. II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

1. This letter is (in/ with/ by/ on) French and I don’t speak a word of French

2. I want (another/ other/ the other/ others) cup of tea.

3. She (lives/ works/ behaves/ spends) as a waitress in a big restaurant

4. Peter learns(what/ how/ when/ why) to use the computer.

5. The medicines(prevented / relieved / protected / worried) the pain in my chest.

6. I (tell/ to tell/ am telling/ will tell) you about it when I come to class tomorrow

7. There are(few/ a few/ little/ a little) empty apartments near here. Do you want to look at them ?

8. When I was a boy, I (prefer/ preferred/ preferred/drank) tea to coffee .

9. Now she is used (to get/ getting /for getting/ to getting) early every morning.

10. Every students in those five rooms must bring (one’s/ his/ their/ someone’s) own book to class.

Fill in the sentences with the right expression:  a lot (of), much, many, little, a little, few, a few, any. 
 

1.Thave got very .... really close friends-only one or two.

2. We'll have to do this quickly. We haven't got .... time.

3.I drink ... tea-maybe six cupsaday, but very ... coffee.

4.I never watch Channel 5. There are too ... adverts 5. I've been eating too
 .... recently. I'm going to go on a diet.

6.A How .... free time have you got?
 B Very ... .I work long hours.

7.A Have you got any money on you?
 B Yes, but not ... .I haven't been to the bank yet.

8. I'm a strict vegetarian . I don't eat ... meat.

9.A How .... students came to the first class?
 B Not ... ,because .... people are still on holiday.

10. There's only a ... milk left. Please don't use it all.

11. I can't run very fast.I smoke too ... .

12. I forgot my camera, so we couldn't take ... photos.

13. We've only got a .... potatoes. Can you buy some?

14. I don't like shopping in hypermarkets. There are too ... people.

15. I read ... magazines–five or sixaweek, but not ... books.

Exercise 4: Fill in the blank with few, a few, little, or a little. 1. We have only _________ time to finish all of the reports by tomorrow. 2. Since taking office last year, the government has made _________ changes in employment policy that concerns the public 4. I enjoy my life here. I have _________ friends and we meet quite often. 5. We have _________ knowledge of market analysis. 6. The government has done _________ or nothing to help the poorest people in this country. 7. _________ cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin. 8. Last month was a good month for the company. We found _________ new customers and also increased our profit. 9. Unfortunately, _________ of the companies which we sent offers to showed interest in our products. 10. I had _________ problems with the printer in the office, but it's been fixed now. 11. As so_________ members have turned up at the meeting, it was decided to postpone it until further notice. 12. We have to spend up – there is very_________ time to finish the project. The deadline is next Wednesday. 13. I strongly recommend investing in these shares because you will get a very good return after only _________ years. 14. At the moment we are experiencing some cash flow problems because _________ money is coming in. 15. There is _________ extra added to your salary because you will benefit from the innercity allowance. Exercise 5: Fill in the blank with few, a few, little, or a little. 1. I have _________ good friends. I’m not lonely. 2. There are _________ people she really trusts. It’s a bit sad. 3. Julie gave us _________ apples from her garden. Shall we share them? 4. There are _________ women politicians in the UK. Many people think there should be more. 5. Do you need information on English grammar? I have _________ books on the topic if you would like to borrow them. 6. He has _________ education. He can’t read or write, and he can hardly count. 7. We’ve got _________ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet? 8. She has _________ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people 9. There’s _________ spaghetti left in the cupboard. Shall we eat it tonight? 10. We have only_________ time to finish all of the reports by tomorrow. 11. Since taking office last year, the government has made_________ changes in employment policy that concerns the public. 12. Oh no, we just have _________ flour left, not enough for a cake. 13. I enjoy my life here. I have _________ friends and we meet quite often. 14. We have _________ knowledge of market analysis. 15. The government has done _________ or nothing to help the poorest people in this country 16. _________ cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin. 17. Last month was a good month for the company. We found _________ new customers and also increased our profit. 18. Unfortunately, _________ of the companies which we sent offers to showed intersest in our products. 19. I had _________ problems with the printer in the office, but it’s been fixed now. 20. As so _________ members has turned up at the meeting, it was decided to postpone it until further notice. 21. We have to spend up – there is very _________ time to finish the project. The deadline is next Wednesday. 22. I strongly recommend investing in these shares because you will get a very good return after only _________ years. 23. At the moment we are experiencing some cash flow problems because _________ money is coming in. 24. There is _________ extra added to your salary because you will benefit from the inner city allowance. 25. The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive _________ letters. 26. The snow was getting quite deep. I had _________ hope of getting home that night. 27. A: I’m having _________ trouble fixing this shelf -> B: Oh, dear. Can I help you? 28. I shall be away for _________ days from tomorrow. 29. Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately, he has _________ ability. 30. I could speak _________ words of Swedish, but I wasn’t very fluent.

          a little   a few    a lot of (x2)     any    many (x2)     much (x3)

1. The children used ___ snow in their backyard to build a small snowman
2. The concert hall doesn't have too _____ seats in the front, so we should book the tickets early 
3. Fecilia wonders how ______ luggage she will be able to bring with her
4. I love spicy food, so I often add ____ chillies and pepper to my dish
5. The store doesn't offer so ____ items to choose from. They just opened it last week
6. Can I ask you ____ questions about the train route?
7. There isn't too _____ hope for them to win the match next Sunday
8. Has David tried _______ obstacle courses before taking the training?
9. The local guide is very helpful. He gives us _____ information
10. Frederick doesn't have _____ money, but he can afford that car