X. Заполните пробелы одним из следующих слов, выражающих количество: much, many, a lot of, little, few.

Example: I didn’t have many friends in my class.

1. How ____ money have we got?

2. Please don’t put ____ pepper on the meat.

3. Are there ____ language schools in your city?

4. They’re really poor. They have ____ money.

5. The Sultan of Brunei owns ____ hotels all over the world.

6. She didn’t take ____ photographs at Christmas.

7. How ____ new English words did you learn yesterday?

8. Unfortunately, I have ____ friends.

9. Why are you eating so ____ ice-cream? You’ll have a cold!

10. Henry VII had ____ wives.

11. We don’t have ____ time, so we can’t help you. Sorry.

12. I can’t work. There’s ____ noise here.

13. Last time Ted didn’t make ____ mistakes.

14. Does your father earn ____?

15. There’re ____ parks in London.

16. It’s a pity, but my son reads ____.

17. We don’t need ____ sugar for this pie.

18. I never eat ____ bread with soup.

19. How ____ cars would you like to have if you were rich?

20. When I was a child I had ____ friends.

21. Have you got ____ work to do tonight?

22. This motorbike uses ____ petrol.

23. Are there ____ mushrooms in the forest this autumn?

24. Thank you very ____ for your help.

25. Hurry up! We have ____ time to waste.

26. I don’t have ____ time, so I can’t go with you.

27. How ____ photographs did you take this summer?

28. Please, try to make ____ noise. I’m working.

29. I have ____ time, so I will go with you.

30. Do you drink ____ tea?

XI. Закончите историю, используя слова, данные в таблице. Иногда возможно несколько правильных вариантов.

Some any much many few little

Once upon a time there was a little girl called Little Red Riding Hood. Her Grandmother lived in the forest a (1) few kilometers from Red Riding hood’s village. The Grandmother was ill and she didn’t have (2) _____ food to eat so Red put (3) _____ food into a basket to take to her. When Red was walking through the forest, she met a wolf.

‘What have you got in your basket?’ the Wolf asked.

‘I’m sorry, Wolf,’ said Red, ‘but I haven’t got (4) _____ time to talk. My Grandmother’s ill and I’m taking (5) _____ food to her.’

‘Oh, food. I’m very interested in food,’ said the Wolf. ‘What kind of food?’

‘Not a lot. A (6) ______ apples, (7) ______ bread, (8) _____ wine, a (9) _____ cheese, a (10) _____ potatoes, a (11) _____ cakes, (12) _____ tea and a (13) _____ sugar,’ Red said.

‘So you haven’t got (14) _____ meat?’ asked the wolf.

‘No, I haven’t.’ said Red.

‘And you haven’t got (15) _____vegetables, only potatoes,’ continued the Wolf.

‘Yes. Only a (16) _____ potatoes,’ answered Red.

‘Well!’ said the Wolf. ‘That’s a terrible diet! I’m not surprised your Grandmother’s ill.’

‘But she’s a vegetarian!’ said Red, angrily.

‘Well, she needs a (17) _____ eggs,’ replied the Wolf.

‘Don’t you read (18) _____ newspapers?’ asked Red. ‘There was an article in The Sun yesterday. It says eggs are bad for us.’

‘Rubbish!’ shouted the Wolf.

Their discussion went on through the night and into the next day. Sadly, Red’s Grandmother, who was a hundred years old, became very weak and died waiting for the food!