UNIT 17. EXPRESSION OF QUANTITY, INDEFINITE PRONOUN
I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. Hurry up! We’ve only got _________ time
a. few
b. a few
c. little
d. much
2. Andy spent _________ money at the supemarket
a. many
b. a lot of
c. a number
d. too
3. I am bored. I want to go _____ tonight
a. nice somewhere b. somewhere nice c. nice place
d. a nice place
4. Close your eyes. I have _____ for you
a. some
b. something
c. anything
d. one
5. I didn’t see _____ in front of me, but I heard _____ running behind me
a. no one/anyone
b. someone/no one c. anyone/someone d. anyone/no one
6. I’ve lost my keys. I can’t find them _________
a. anywhere
b. some where
c. everywhere
d. nowhere
7. I want _________ milk today
a. a few
b. any
c. some
d. many
8. He’s always busy. He has _________ time to relax
a. much
b. little
c. a little
d. plenty of
9. They had spent so _________ time on gaining the independence.
a. much
b. many
c. a lot
d. very
10. I paid _________ money for a new house
a. many
b. a few
c. few
d. a lot of
11. They spent _________ time studying victorian literature
a. few
b. many
c. much
d. a few
12. There are _________ organizations to help the deaf and the blind
a. much
b. a little
c. many
d. little
13. I'm very busy at the moment so it may take a _________ time to answer your letters.
a. little
b. few
c. small
d. some
14. Very _________ people knew about it.
a. few
b. a few
c. much
d. little
15. Thank you for bringing me along. I never thought Shakespeare could be so _________ fun.
a. many
b. much
c. few
d. some
II. Complete the sentences:
1. She didn’t tell _________ about her plans
2. The accident looked serious but fortunately _________ was injured
3. “What’s in the box?” “_________. It’s empty”
4. I was too surprised to say _________
5. You must be hungry. Would you like _________ to eat
6. There’s _________ at the door. Can you go and see who it is
7. “Ouch! There’s _________ in my eye”. “Let me have a look. I can’t see _________
8. I’m bored. I want _____ interesting to read, or _____ interesting to talk to, or ______ interesting
to go
9. I don’t have _____ money in the bank, but my brother has _____
10. I enjoy my life here. I have _____ friends and we meet quite often
11. The theatre was almost empty. There were very _____ people there
12. How _____ English words have you learnt so far?
13. How _____ money did you spend on your last your trip?
14. There weren’t _____ people at the lecture last Friday
15. We needn’t hurry. We’ve got _____ time
16. The children are making too _____ noise
17. Did you drink _____ beer at the party last night?
18. Hurry or we’ll be late. We have very _____ time
19. _____ people are afraid of snakes
20. Can you speak French? Just _____