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The sentences on the right contain Q1. Do you like ..... new PE teacher? - Yeah, she's cool!
both count and uncount nouns.
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Q2. We went to ..... station this morning to pick up my

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Q3. I'm not keen on ..... food they serve in the school
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Q4. Where are ..... scissors? - Sorry, I haven't seen them.

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Q5. They have forecast a lot of rain for the next few weeks. I
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Q6. Many wedding rings are made of ..... silver.

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Q7. I am worried about ..... health of my aunt. She goes to the

doctor every week.
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Q8. I eat ..... apple for breakfast every day.

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Q9. What you need now is ..... sleep.

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Q10. I live in ..... old house near the centre of town. (There are
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Q11. Balloons are full of ..... air.

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Q12. Where's ..... sugar? - Are you blind? It's next to your
plate!

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Q13. Don't play in the cafeteria. Go to ..... sports hall.

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Q14. I need to go to the library to return ..... books I borrowed.

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Q15. He's always by himself. Does he have ..... friends?

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Q16. Did you find ..... book you were looking for?

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Q17. I think that ..... coffee which is grown is Kenya tastes the
best.

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Q18. Be careful when you drive home tonight; ..... snow is very
deep.

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Q19. I need ..... new calculator. This one is broken.

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Q20. Her new scarf is made of ..... very soft wool.

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Q21. Have you ever seen ..... ghost? - No, I don't believe in
ghosts.

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Q22. I wouldn't eat ..... food in that freezer. It's been there for
more than 2 years.

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Q23. Someone's knocking on ..... door. Can you hear them?

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Q24. Be careful with that! It's made of ..... glass.

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Q25. In some things ..... women are better than men.

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Q26. I think that they have overcooked ..... rice in this sushi.

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Q27. We're going to buy ..... new computer next week.

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Q28. The window was open and ..... air in the room was
freezing cold.

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Q29. We need ..... new furniture. These chairs are getting very
shabby.

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Q30. Are you sure this table is made of ..... plastic? It looks like
wood.

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Q31. Do you like ..... English food? - Not really!

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Q32. It was a beautiful day. There wasn't a cloud in ..... sky.

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Q33. There are a lot of deer in ..... forest behind the school.

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Q34. Every living thing needs ..... water.

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Q35. I hate ..... dogs that live in the next house. They bark all
night

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Q36. Can you tell me how to get to ..... post office?

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Q37. We heard strange noises in the night so we called .....

police.

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Q38. Some children in Africa have never seen ..... snow.

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Q39. The boy had cut himself with a knife and ..... blood was
coming out of his finger.

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Q40. Can you please return ..... pen I gave you yesterday.

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Q41. I don't like ..... toothpaste I bought last week. It tastes of

onions!

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Q42. I feel ill. I think it was ..... pizza I had for dinner.

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Q43. Waiter! There's a hair in ..... soup.

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Q44. Please open ..... window. It's very hot in here.

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Q45. There was ..... strange woman in the cafeteria at lunch

today.

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Q46. Don't eat in the hallways. Go to ..... cafeteria.

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Q47. You have made ..... very good progress in your

understanding of the English article system.

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Q48. Do we have ..... homework today?

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Q49. In other things ..... men are better than women.

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Q50. A very good way to improve your English is to read .....

books.

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Q51. It was a beautiful day. There wasn't ..... cloud in the sky.

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Q52. Look out! There's ..... bee on your arm.

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Q53. I cannot believe ..... luck he had winning all that money.

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Q54. I need ..... help. - Sorry, I have no time.

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Q55. Would you like ..... orange? - No, thanks. I'm not
hunngry.
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Q56. I'd like ..... MP3 player for Christmas.

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Q57. Wait for me by ..... bus stop at 4 o'clock.

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Q58. Did you know that ..... gold in this ring is from the stream at
the bottom of garden? - I don't believe you!.

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Q59. Don't drink ..... milk out of that tap. It's gone green!

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Q60. Many people think that ..... beer they brew in Germany is
the best in the world.

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Q61. What time is it? - Sorry, I don't have ..... watch..

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Q62. I know ..... boy who won the tennis competition. He's in my
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Q63. My ESL teacher often wears ..... odd socks.

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Q64. What happens to ..... blood that is taken from athletes for
drug-testing?

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Q65. At our school there are ..... students from more than 60
countries.

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Q66. Can you pass me ..... butter, please? - It's not butter. It's
margarine!

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Q67. There were no more chairs so we had to sit on ..... floor.

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Q68. There's ..... butter on your shirt.

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Q69. Don't forget to buy..... flowers on the way home.

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Q70. Some people think that ..... money is the most important
thing in life.

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Q71. Do you like ..... wine? - No, I don't drink any alcohol.

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Q72. I usually eat ..... rice for lunch.

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Q73. I have ..... problem. Can you help me?

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Q74. My mother had ..... accident on the way home from work.

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Q75. Take your feet off ..... table, please!

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Q76. Look! There's ..... big black bird on top of your car.

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Q77. Vegetarians don't eat ..... meat.

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Q78. I think that ..... homework our mathematics teacher gave us

is too difficult.

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Q79. Do you have ..... brother?

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Q80. I don't like ..... cats!

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Q81. I don't like..... rude people.

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Q82. I love Bermuda; ..... sand on the beaches there is so white

and soft.

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Q83. You should clean your teeth twice a day with .....
toothpaste.

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Q84. The wild pig came into the garden looking for ..... food.

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Q85. When you heat ..... snow it does not produce much
water.

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Q86. To build a doll's house you will need nails, wood and .....
hammer.

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Q87. If you do that again, I'll send you to ..... headmaster.

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Q88. Have you seen ..... toothpaste? - No, you used it last.

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Q89. When are you going to return ..... money I gave you last
week?

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Q90. Do you believe in ..... ghosts?

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Q91. I think that ..... health is more important than money.

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Q92. Have you ever ridden ..... elephant?

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Q93. Are spiders ..... insects? - No, they're not.

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Q94. If you want to make bread, you will need to buy ..... flour.
We don't have any left.

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Q95. Of all sports ..... cricket is my favourite.

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Q96. Do you take ..... sugar in your tea? - No, not any more.

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Q97. May I borrow ..... pencil? - Yes, have this one.

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Q98. I hate ..... wet weather.

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Q99. I take my driving test tomorrow. Wish me ..... luck!

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Q100. This is the last question. I hope you got ..... answers
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