Ex. 2. Вставьте слова : (a) few, (a) little. 1. Wait, I'll pick … roses for you from my garden. 2. … people could resist such a temptation. 3. The patient has made … progress in the last couple of weeks. 4. There is … progress in the business. We must take some measures to improve it. 5. —Could you give me a little information on the trip? — There is ... I can tell you, sir. It's out of the list. 6. Paul put ... coins in the slot, thought ..., and then dialed the number. 7. Let's go to the market and buy ... fruit and ... carrots. 8. There is ... furniture in our country house. We need to buy ... more things. 9. I'm still hungry. I think I'll have ... more fish. 10. When I was a child, we kept ... pigeons in our back yard. 11. If I accept that job, I'll make ... more money. 12. There are ... cars on the road today. It's Sunday. 13. Many questions were asked, but ... were answered. 14. Wait ..., there are still ... things to attend to. 15. Even now there is ... we can do to improve the weather.
Ex. 3. Напишите следующие предложения в отрицательной и вопросительной форме, внося необходимые изменения
1. There is a lot of fruit this year. 2. There are a lot of apple trees in our garden. 3. There are a lot of slang words in his vocabulary. 4. There is a lot of interesting news in today's e-mail. 5. There are a lot of things which you still don't understand. 6. There is a lot of snow in winter in Siberia. 7. There are a lot of sights in every capital. 8. There is a lot of pollution in big cities. 9. We had a lot of fun at the party. 10. There is a lot of sunny weather in Italy. 11. Helen has a lot of good ideas. 12. My elder brother helps me a lot. 13. One should have a lot of patience to catch fish. 14. English people send a lot of cards on Christmas. 15. This journalist wrote a lot of books about famous people.
Ex. 4. Вставьте слова: a lot (of), lots of, plenty of, much, many, a great deal of.
1.1 wish you all ... good luck. 2. Is there ... oil in the Caspian sea? 3. We bought ... food for the barbecue. 4. Do you have ... homework to do for Saturday? 5. — How ... exams did you have to take? — Quite 6. My sister drinks too ... coffee. 7. He is so fat because he eats too ... sandwiches. 8. These days people get... information from (the) Internet. 9. — Oh, Mother, I love him so — I think you love him too ... . 10. ... and ... refugees came to Spain and Italy. 11. There are ... daffodils in England in spring. ; 12. The earthquake caused ... damage to the country. 13. ... of the exhibition was devoted to his later works. 14. It was a big house with ...
windows. 15. — Feeling a bit better? — ..., Doctor. ... better. 16. That's happened ... a time to me. 17. The information proved useful to ... people. 18. ... happy returns of the day! 19. Thank you very ... . 20. She doesn't talk about her life ... . 21. Now I feel ... more confident. 22. It is ... less likely. 23. We've got ... time. 25. There are always ... jobs to be done. 26. Take as ... money as you need.
2) - Their office hours don't begin at 9 o'clock
? Do their office hours begin at 9 o'clock?
3) - Mr. Bell isn't busy all day.
? Is Mr.Bell busy all day?
4) - There aren't sone cables on the table.
? Are some cables on the table?
5) - she can't translate some letters from English into Russian.
? Can she translate some letters from English into Russian?
6) - He doesn't has some offers fron Bell&Co.
? Does he has some offers from Bell&Co.
7) - Mr. smith hadn't bought several machines from Green&Co by June 2005.
? Had Mr. Smith bought several machines from Green&Co by june 2005?
8) - they weren't reading French newspapers yesterday at 5 o'clock.
? Were they reading French Newspapers yesterday at 5 o'clock?
9) - The engineers didn't meet some inspectors a week ago.
? Did the engineers meet some inspectors a week ago?
10) - we haven't already received fives enquiries from Blake&Co.
? Have we already recieved fives enquiries from Blake&Co?
11) - They haven't a lot of offices in London.
? Have they a lot of offices in london?