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Exercise 17. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.

1. We have three different teachers throughout the day and each gives us a(n) ___ to do.

2. How ___ do you watch in an average week?

3. The West of England has a very mild ___. Extremes of temperature are very rare.

4. Alessio has the latest model of iPod. It can store over one million ___.

5. I finally gave in to temptation and ate a huge ___ of cheesecake.

6. He was sent to prison for six months for stealing only three ___ from a market stall.

7. The new photocopier is a very sophisticated ___ so it's inevitable that it will go wrong from time to time.

8. Before becoming president of his country, Mandela was in prison for ___.

9. There were three main ___ in this evening's six o'clock news programme.

10. He was unable to fulfil his duties as manager as he didn't have ___ of working in a supervisory capacity.

11. In the confusion of their first week of operation, the airport terminal staff managed to lose over ten thousand ___.

12. I'm sorry. I can't come out with you tonight. I've got too ___ and it all has to be finished by tomorrow morning.

Exercise 18. Use the right form of the verb to be.

1. He refused to pass the judgement until all the evidence ___ presented. 2. All the furniture in this office ___ the latest design. 3. My knowledge of German ___ very limited. 4. These shorts ___ too long. 5. Rickets ___ a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin D. 6. This equipment ___ for camping. 7. The scissors ___ here a minute ago. 8. What he'd really like us to buy him for his birthday ___ some new Nike trainers. 9. The contents of her new book ___ very promising. 10. Statistics ___ the study of figures. 11. The stairs ___ dangerous. 12. The news ___ too good to be true. 13. The headphones on my new walkman ___ great. 14. ___ the scales over there electronic? 15. There ___ a hair on my dinner plate. 16. Yesterday's homework ___ rather difficult. 17. Her luggage ___ on the scales already. 18. Your advice ___ very timely. Thank you. 19. A lot of the information in the report ___ taken directly from the Internet. 20. Ladies and gentlemen. Here ___ the news. 21. The police ___ thoroughly searching the area. 22. Statistics ___ often misleading.

Exercise19.Insertlittle,alittle,few,afewwhereappropriate.

1. Football is a subject I know very ___ of. 2. ___ people can live without any money. 3. I am glad so many people have passed the test. In fact, there were ___ who haven't. 4. Paul put ___ coins in the slot, thought ___, and then dialed the number. 5. I will succeed, with ___ help from my friends", he said. 6. She's gone already? And I am only ___ minutes late! 7. I was told that ___ care could have prevented the accident. Is that true? 8. Wait ___, there are still ___ things I have to attend to. 9. In ___ cases it is clear who it is that is responsible for a marriage break-up. 10. There is ___ doubt that Annemie's team will win the quiz. 11. The ___ response I got from her really drove me crazy", he sighed. 12. If you accept that job, you'll make at last ___ more money. 13. ___ people could resist such a temptation. 14. ___ people asked me how I felt. That was nice. 15. "There are ___ leftovers for you in the fridge", she cried out. 16. Unfortunately ___ people are able to give to food programs this year. 17. ___ wateris left in my glass. I want more. 18. ___ people ever call me. Everybody seems to have forgotten about me. 19. There is___food in the refrigerator. I have nothing to eat. 20. During the flight, the attendant will offer you ___ food. You won’t be hungry. 21. The search party had ___ idea where to start looking for the climber. 22. Good friends one has so ___ that one should treasure them. 23. "Give the boy ___ extra money", the old man said. 24. Look at the sky, there is ___ hope for bright and sunny weather tomorrow. – Is there? The weather forecast says there is still ___ hope. 25. Why are they so glad? – Because their Food Bank have received ___ very large checks. 26. ___ people attended the meeting. I counted only 25.

Exercise 20. Translate into English (little,alittle,few,afew).

1. Вона забігла до мене на декілька хвилин, щоб повернути книжку. 2. Щороку тисячі студентів намагаються скласти цей іспит, але лише небагатьом це вдається. 3. Мало хто знає цю затишну кав’ярню, а ми були вже тут декілька разів. 4. Ти йдеш туди працювати, а чи знаєш, що мало працівників на цьому підприємстві отримують добру зарплату. 5. Я не проти позичити йому трохи грошей. 6. Уряду закинули, що він мало витрачає грошей на розвиток науки. 7. Через декілька років цей молодий спеціаліст стане хорошим фахівцем. 8. Скажи йому кілька слів і повертайся. 9. Я завжди додаю трохи кетчупу, коли їм цю страву. 10. Підбадьор його трохи і він досконало виконає завдання. 11. У нас ще є трохи бананів, можеш не купувати. 12. На пресс конференції ставили багато запитань, але він відповів лише на декілька. 13. Мало хто залишився задоволеним такою відповіддю.

Exercise21.Insertamount, numberwhere appropriate.

1. The ___ of student grants at this University is considerable. 2. The ___ of tax you pay depends on how much you earn. 3. The ___ you pay for license tags and registration depends on the age of the vehicle. 4. The university is planning to expand the ___ of students to over 20,000. 5. This book proved to be a success. The ___ of its editions is hard to define. 6. The study also notes a steady decline in the ___ of college students taking science courses. 7. Overtime pay will be based on the ___ of hours you work each week. 8. The water here contains small ___ of calcium and other minerals. 9. The police department estimates that the ___ of violent crimes will decrease this year by about 15%. 10. The ___ of money spent on nuclear weapons is shocking. 11. Don't be so pig-headed! You can't possibly drive home after the ___ you've drunk. 12. This year's funding for the programme is based on the ___ of applications we received last year. 13. I have calculatedthe ___ we need to spend on fees and accommodations. 14. There has been a dramatic increasein the ___ of people living in the country. 15. The ___ of parking space available here is no longer adequate.

Exercise22.Translate into English (amount,number).

1. Уяви собі, яку масу часу вона втратила, чекаючи тебе! 2. Кількість бездомних у цій країні постійно зростає. 3. Він виконав величезний обсяг роботи, а вони заплатили йому за це копійки. 4. Тобі потрібно скоротити кількість жирів у раціоні. 5. Кількість калорій, які потребує людський організм для належної життєдіяльності залежить від рівня фізичного та розумового навантаження кожної конкретної людини. 6. Обмеження обсягу імпорту вплине на скорочення кількості людей, які купуватимуть автомобілі. 7. Кількість людей, які хочуть купити цей продукт невпинно зростає. 8. Кількість часу та грошей, які ми змарнували на цей проект просто шалені. 9. Зростання кількості патрульних автомобілів у вечірній і нічний час призвело до зменшення рівня злочинності. 10. Кількість допомоги, яку отримала країна, можна вважати достатньою.

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