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Zineb Kessassi - Quantifiers PDF
Zineb Kessassi - Quantifiers PDF
I haven't heard from you for (0) some time so I thought I'd get in touch. There's
hardly (I) any time left until our exams and for weeks it seems as if I've done (2)
anything but study. The teachers keep reminding us that (3) none of the exams
will be easy and no doubt they will be even more difficult than I expect. But
there's (4) nothing I can do except keep working. When the exams are over I'm
going to take (5) some time off and go on holiday with (6) a few people in my
class. (7) none of us care where we go as long as it's somewhere warm! Anyway,
why haven't I heard (8) anything from you? Are you seeing (9) someone these
days? I was going out with (10) someone but that finished a few weeks ago. Just
as well I have (I I) no time for a social life at the moment and I won't have (12)
any until these exams are over!
Complete the sentences. Use a little, little, o few or few.
There's little doubt in my mind that he's guilty.
We have a little time, so don't hurry too much.
I paid little attention to what he was saying, I'm afraid.
She called to say she's going to be a few minutes late.
There's little money left - in fact, we're virtually broke.
Unfortunately, there were very few people in the audience.
Would you like a little more coffee?
There are few more things I'd like to discuss.
All we can offer at the moment are low-paid jobs that few people want.
Complete the text. Use one word in each gap.
"I come from a large family. (o) Both parents are doctors but they're retired
now so (1) neither of them practises any longer. I have two sisters but I don't
think (2) neither of them will go to university as they're (3) both married and (4)
each of them has a child - one sister has a little boy and the other has a girl.
Because I'm my parent’s only son, (5) every person in the family expected I'd go
to medical school - so that's what I did. When I graduated, my (6) whole family
came to the ceremony. My parents (7 ) both come from a large family so I have
a lot of aunts, uncles and cousins - and almost (8) all of them came to the
ceremony too. Afterwards we had a party at our house. (9) each guest brought
something to eat and to my surprise. They'd (10) all brought me a gift! The best
part of the (11) whole day, though, was having (12) every room in the house filled
with family that I hadn't seen for ages."