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In each sentence, choose the best phrase to complete the gap from the choices below (a, b, c, or d).

1. The receptionist at the front desk gave me two_ ___a__ _ .

a) informations
b) information
c) pieces of information
d) lots of information

2. My cousin is very beautiful. She has green eyes and__ ___a__ _ .

a) long hair
b) long hairs
c) a long hair
d) a long length of hair

3._________ have you got in the bank? Is it enough to buy a house?

a) How many moneys

b) How many money
c) How much money
d) How much moneys
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4. On Saturday, my friend Paul went fishing and he caught__ _____ _ .

a) three fish
b) three fishes
c) three items of fish
d) three of fish

5. Can I borrow_______ from you? I've left mine at home and I want to write some notes.
a) paper
b) a paper
c) a slice of paper
d) a piece of paper

6. How many__ ______ did the teacher give us today? He always gives us a lot to do.
a) homework
b) homeworks
c) a lot of homework
d) pieces of homework

7. Every morning before I come to school, I spend thirty minutes doing_ _____ _ .That's how I stay so slim.
a) exercise
b) an exercise
c) some exercises
d) some pieces of exercise
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Fill in the gaps with some or any:

Charles: Alice! Have we got____________ eggs?

Alice: Yes, there are____________ in the cupboard.

Charles: Have we got______________ cheese?

Alice: Yes, there’s____________ in the fridge.

Charles: Can I use___________ olive oil?

Alice: Yes, of course.

Charles: I need____________ tomatoes.

Alice: We haven’t got_____________. Charles,

would you like___________ help?

Charles: No, thanks, I’m OK.

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Tom: Let’s go for a picnic in the park.

Sarah: OK. We’ll make_________ sandwichesneed?

Tom: We haven’t got___________ bread. Can you buy

________?

Sarah: Yes, sure. What about butter?

Tom: We’ve got__________. I’ll buy_________cheese.

Sarah: OK, and is there__________ orange juice in the

fridge?

Tom: No, I’ll get__________.

Sarah: Good. Do we need___________ apples or cherries?

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Complete with much, a lot of, any, some

Barbara: Is there__________ milk left?

Katherine: Yes, there is___________ in the bottle on the table.
Barbara: Would you like___________ milk?
Katherine: No, thank you. I don't think I'll drink_________ tonight.
Could I have__________ water, please?
Barbara: Sure. There is___________ in the fridge.
Katherine: There is________ Chinese boy in my English class.
Barbara: That’s interesting; could you ask him__________ questions
for me?
Katherine: No problem.
Barbara: Could ask him___________ questions about life in China?
Katherine: I would be happy to do that for you
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Complete with much, a lot of, any, some

When we got to the beach,___________ people were already

there, and we couldn't find a place to sit down. There weren’t

____________ empty spaces near the beach, but they were

______________ empty spaces a long way from the sea. We walked

along the beach for a while, but we didn't have____________fun
because we kept bumping into people. Finally, we decided to get
back in the car and go down the coast to the next beach. This
was_____________ better; there were only_____________ _ families
on the beach, so there was_______________ room to spread out
our things. Because we had eaten so_____________food in the car,
all we wanted to do was lie down, and after____________ minutes
we were all dozing happily in the sun
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Complete with much or many and a word from the box.

children
coffee
experience
fish
fish
furniture
help
housework
luggage
money
news
sugar
things
time
times
wine
women
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1. 'How ____________ __________ are there in the picture?' 'Two. A yellow and a green one.'

2. 'How ____________ __________ have you got on you?' 'One pound twenty.'

3. 'How ____________ __________ are there in your choir.'

4. 'How ____________ __________ have you received from your uncle?' 'I haven't heard from him lately.'

5. 'How ____________ __________ would you like with your rice?' 'Just a little, please.'

6. 'How ____________ __________ has he got?' 'Two. A son and a daughter.'

7. I do not have to do _________ ________. I only do the washing up

8. 'How ____________ __________ do they have?' 'Six. But they don't lay eggs.'

9. How ____________ ___________ have we got to finish the project?

10. He does not eat _________ ________. He likes only tuna.

11. The bedroom does not need _________ __________.

12. They have not caught __________ _______ from the river.
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13. We don't eat as _________ ________ as they do. We usally have honey instead.

14. We do not need as __________ _________ as last time. We will basically manage alone.

15. How ___________ ________ have you been to France?

16. I have got so _________ ___________to tell you.

17. I won't take too _________ __________ with me. Only a suitcase and a handbag.

18. She does not have __________ ___________ as a nurse.

19. He had so ____________ _________that he could not sleep.

20. I don't drink much _________ ________. I prefer champagne.