IX  Read the passage.

We do honestly have a little more (1) ………………… time in summer than we do in spring. We have some weekend getaways planned over the summer. A couple of fun things for the kid away from home. This blogging and social media thing has me wrangled into about a week’s worth of travel and meetings, and I wouldn’t be surprised if something or things pops up soon. And for me personally I have more free time (and a great (2) ………………… less stress) than I did when I (3) ………………… in town. I go to work around 8a.m. most days on the farm. I used to be at work at 6:30a.m., and it (4) ………………… me 35 minutes to get there. When it’s not time to plant or harvest, we usually work a few (5) ……………… on Saturday morning and never on Sundays. And for those farmers that also have livestock? We used to raise hogs you know. Well those animals want to eat and be healthy.

  Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blank.

1. A. free B. spare C. open D. both A & B

2. A. number B. amount C. deal D. of

3. A. work B. worked C. had worked D. has worked

4. A. got B. spent C. took D. cost

5. A. days B. time C. seconds D. hours

  Fill in the gap with a word from the passage.

1. As a farmer, the man is often busy in ……………. and less busy in ………………. .

2. In his former job, he started to work at ………………., but as a farmer, he often starts at ………………. .

3. Besides planting, the man also ………………. some animals.

  * Put some / any / many / much / a lot of / lots of in the blankets
1. I'm afraid we don't have ______ vegetables left in the fridge . 
2. Would you like ______ coffee , Mrs. Phuong ?
3. Do we have ______ apple juice in the fridge ?
4. There is ______ pepper in my omelette . Too much . I don't like it .
5. She is a friendly girl . She has ______ friends .
6. He can teach me to cook some popular dishes . He has ______ free time today .
7. Ann has ______ dresses . She's always buying new ones .
8. Is there ______ organic food in the supermarket ?
9. There aren't ______ buses at this time of the day .
10. Can you bring me ______ water , please ?

III. Choose the correct words.

     There isn’t any / some water in this bottle.

1   I always have a / an egg for breakfast.

2   How much / many cheese do we need?

3   There aren’t some / any beans in this meal.

4   There is a / some rice on the table.

5   We don’t eat many / much sweets.

6   I drink much / a lot of water.

7   Do you want a / many sandwich?

8   There are any / some sweets in that box.

9   How much / many eggs do you want?

10 He doesn’t want much / many soup.

IX. A / AN / SOME/ANY:

1. We don’t have _______cheese

2. I’d like    _______ orange, please.

3. Would you like   ________   milk tea?

4. Do you have ______fish?

5. There is ________         cat and some mice in our garden.

6. I put _______ chairs in your room.

7. Can we have     _________   more bread?

8. They don’t want _________ sugar in their coffee.

9. There’s _________        grocery next to my house.

10. She brought him ________ soft drink.

2.    Read the dialogue and circle the correct words.

Lucy:   How about making (1) a/ an apple pie?

Alan:    Great idea! Have we got (2) some / any apples?

Lucy:   Yes, there are (3) some / any in the bowl. (4) How much / How many do we need?

Alan:    A lot, about a (5) kilo / litre.

Lucy:   We haven’t got enough. We can buy (6) some / any in the corner shop.

Alan:    And we need (7) some / any flour, too. Look at the recipe. (8) How much / manyflour do we need?

Lucy:   About half a pound.

Alan:    And (9) how much / how many eggs do we need?

Sue:     Four. And we also need (10) some / any butter and (11) some / any sugar. Oh, we haven’t got (12) some / any butter.

Andy:  We can buy (13) a / some bar of butter in the shop, too.

3.    Fill in the blanks with a, an, some or any.   

1.   Have you got __________ potatoes?

2.   I’d like __________bread, and __________piece of cheese, please.

3.   For breakfast, I have __________ham sandwich and __________orange juice.

4.   Here are __________ cereals, but there isn’t __________ milk.

5.   Would you like __________ beer or would you prefer __________ bottle of Coke?

6.   Is there __________ rice left? ~ I’m afraid there isn’t __________ rice left, but youcan have __________noodles instead.

7.   There aren’t __________ bananas, but there is __________ apple and __________ grapes.

8.   I want __________ jam and __________ butter for my toast.

9.   Can I have __________ sausages and__________omelette with fries on the side, please?

10. My father always has __________biscuit and __________cup of tea at bedtime.

2.    Read the dialogue and circle the correct words.

Lucy:   How about making (1) a/ an apple pie?

Alan:    Great idea! Have we got (2) some / any apples?

Lucy:   Yes, there are (3) some / any in the bowl. (4) How much / How many do we need?

Alan:    A lot, about a (5) kilo / litre.

Lucy:   We haven’t got enough. We can buy (6) some / any in the corner shop.

Alan:    And we need (7) some / any flour, too. Look at the recipe. (8) How much / manyflour do we need?

Lucy:   About half a pound.

Alan:    And (9) how much / how many eggs do we need?

Sue:     Four. And we also need (10) some / any butter and (11) some / any sugar. Oh, we haven’t got (12) some / any butter.

Andy:  We can buy (13) a / some bar of butter in the shop, too.