VII.Fill in the blanks with much , many, little, few, a little or a few.

1.When we walked .... farther down the road, we met another group of students. 2.Have you got ... ink in your pen? 3.At the conference we met ... people whom we knew well. 4.There are very ... old houses left in our street. Most of them have already been pulled down. 5.If you have ... spare time, look through this book. You will find .... stories there which are rather interesting. 6.There are ... things here which I cannot understand. 7.Shall I bring .... more chalk? – No, thank you. There is ... chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough. 8.He had ... English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books. 9.She gave him ... water to wash his hands and face. 10.I’d like to say .... words about my journey. 11.After the talks everybody felt ... tired. 12.Let’s stay here ... longer: it is such a nice place. 13.There were new items in the catalogue, and our engineers spent ... time studying them. 14.There was ... old equipment in the assembly shop and ... spare room was left to place a new machine-tool. 15.There was ... water in the river, and they decided to cross it. 16.My mother knows German ... and she can help you with the translation of this letter. 17.There is not too ... space in my office. 18.Add ... drops of olive oil to the salad. 19.Very ... women become judges. 20.Could you lend me ... dollars untill tomorrow? 21.Susan is so shy and, I think only because of that she makes so .... mistakes while speaking English. 22.There was still ... time before the conference began. 23.He has .... knowledge of the subject. You’d better ask somebody else. 24.We got ... pleasure from the trip, the weather was bad all the time. 25.Are there ... vacant rooms in the hotel? – No, there are only .... 26.There is ... sunshine in this rainy place. 27.Do .... people know about this meeting? – No,only .... 28.My friend is going to stay with us for ... days. 29.Melany is quite happy and has .... regrets about leaving George. 30. Why do so ... English people speak German? 31.I’ve read .... of his books but I didn’t really enjoy them. 32.... make-up will make you look much more attractive. 33.I’m … surprised by your gift. 34. Bad results of the test showed that ... progress was made.

Some, any, no and their derivatives.

I.Read and translate the following sentences.

1.There is some butter in the fridge, but there isn’t any milk. 2.Are there any letters for me? – Yes, there are some. But today there are no newspapers. 3.Where is Jack? I can’t see him anywhere. – Oh, he must be somewhere here. 4.There is somebody waiting for you. – Oh, that’s a silly joke! There is nobody. 5.He has got no money. He can’t spend his holidays in Switzerland any more and stay at luxury hotels. 6.She always has some flowers in that vase. 7.I think, you want to tell me something. – Oh, no, nothing serious. 8.Have any questions been discussed already? – Yes, but there are still some points concerning terms of payment. 9.Can I ask anybody to help me? – Of course, you can, but there is nobody except me here. 10.When can I speak to you? – Any time! 11.Would you like some coffee?