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
Choose the correct answer.
1. I need (a little/little) ...........money. Can you lend me some?
2. He went out (a few/few) _........... minutes ago.
3. I have (a few/few)......... friends here. We always spend time together.
4. There were (a few/few) ....... guests at the party. The hosts were
unhappy.
5. You don’t have to hurry. There is (a little/little) .........traffic at this time
of the day.
6. You have (a little/little) ....... time to finish the test. You must write
faster.
7. There are (a few/few) .........trees in our garden. We are going to plant
some more next spring.
8. Can I speak to you for (a few/few) ........ minutes?
1 little
2 a few
3 a few
4 few
5 little
6 little
7 few
8 a few