Part III Practice test

3.1 Which alternative is correct?

1. There are … modern buildings in the city.

a) much b) a little c) a lot of

2. Can I have … ketchup, please?

a) a few b) a little c) little

3. How … pine-apples are there on the dish?

a) many b) a few c) much

4. There are … monkeys at the zoo.

a) much b) a few c) a little

5. Hurry up! We have … time left.

a) a little b) little c) few

6. These cups are beautiful. Which can I take? – You can take … you like.

a) any b) something c) nothing

7. … told us that it was Ann’s birthday.

a) Any b) Anybody c) No one

8. We stayed at the airport because we didn’t have … to stay that night.

a) nowhere b) anywhere c) anything

9. When we came, … was ready for the party.

a) everywhere b) everything c) anyone

10. I bought … clothes there because they were all very expensive.

a) any b) no c) every

3.2 Fill in the gap with one suitable word.

1. We don’t know his address but we know he lives … near the supermarket.

2. I didn’t understand … word of his lecture, but I understood his general idea.

3. … answered the phone, but I didn’t understand who it was.

4. Look! What’s that? – Where? I see … at all.

5. Where did you go on holiday? – … . We stayed at home.

6. How … gold does the country export?

7. Do you often watch films? – Yes, very often. I go to the cinema a … .

8. The teacher was angry because … students did the homework, only two or three.

9. The students were happy because the teacher gave them … homework, only one exercise.

10. We walked so … on that day that I felt really tired.

3.3 Correct these sentences.

1. Take anything newspaper you like.

2. There is anything wrong with my mobile phone.

3. We bought anything because all the shops were closed.

4. I didn’t take some money with me and I couldn’t buy nothing.

5. When I came to the party, everybody were already in the living room.

6. I don’t like too many butter on my bread.

7. Your test is good. You’ve made little mistakes.

8. How many money do you need? – Not many. Just a little dollars.

9. We got few information about the course.

10. My country grows a lots of vegetables, including sweet pepper.

3.4 Translate into English.

1. Вы не могли бы подождать несколько минут?

2. Я немного говорю по-английски.

3. Вы делаете слишком много ошибок. Подумайте немного.

4. Вы много читаете? – Нет, сейчас я читаю мало, потому что у меня очень мало свободного времени.

5. У него мало друзей в университете.

6. Ты много заплатила за туфли? – Очень много, 300 фунтов.

7. Хотите немного фруктов?

8. Я посмотрела везде, но не нашла свою шляпу.

9. Когда мы подошли к реке, никто не плавал и не загорал.

10. Вы можете спросить кого угодно, все знают этого человека.

Unit 4

The Article

Part I

The indefinite article

Exercise 1.1

Put in a/an if necessary.

1. I had a sandwich, read a book and listened to – music.

2. I’d like to ask you … question. Is there … hotel near here? I’m … tourist.

3. Tom never wears … jacket, he only wears … jeans and … T-shirt.

4. Jamaica is … island with … beautiful views and … wonderful hotels.

5. Amy never eats … meat, she eats only … vegetables and … bread.

6. Ben is … tall young man with … brown eyes and … short black hair.

7. We live in … small house, but there’s … nice garden with … beautiful flowers.

8. I can use … computer and I speak … foreign languages, but I wouldn’t like to work in … office.

9. Did you send me … letter when you were in Greece? – No, I don’t like writing … letters, I prefer … E-mails.

10. Look! There’s … woman at the bus stop and she’s carrying … bag with … dog in it!

11. … cows eat … grass and drink … water.

12. My mum says it’s unhealthy to eat … hamburgers and … fries all the time.

13. There was … cafй near my house some time ago, and now there is … disco.

14. My brother says … students always feel nervous before … exam.

Exercise 1.2

Use the words given to answer the questions. Use a/an or some in your answers.

1. What is there on the table? – salt, spoon, knife, milk, egg

There’s some salt, a spoon, a jug, some milk and an egg on the table.

2. What have you got in your bag? – toothpaste, toothbrush, purse, money, credit card

3. What did you buy in the shops? – hat, pair of shoes, perfume, pen, CDs

4. What do you want to buy at the post office? – newspaper, postcards, stamps, magazine, envelope

5. What would you like for breakfast? – coffee, white bread, butter, piece of cake, chocolate

6. What presents did you get for your birthday? – flowers, CD, cookery book, dictionary, camera

7. What did you visit on holiday? – museum, gallery, shops, old castle, farm.

Exercise 1.3

Compete the sentences with a/an, some or any.

1. Is there a telephone here? I need to make a call.

2. There aren’t … pets in my parents’ house.

3. There are … people at the door. They want to ask us … questions about the house.

4. I bought … ice-cream, … cake and … lemonade for the party.

5. Mum, I need … money because I want to buy … new CDs and … new school bag.

6. We went to … party yesterday. We talked to … interesting people there.

7. They wanted … information about the town and asked … policeman to help them.

8. I’ve got … good idea. Let’s buy … wood and make … shelf.

9. I don’t know … people who can help you with your car.

10. He worked for … rich company and he told me … facts about it.

11. My sister is … designer, she already made … fashionable clothes.

12. I had … feeling that I knew … guests at the party.

Exercise 1.4

Use a/an where necessary.

1. My granddad worked as … farmer, but then he became … factory worker.

2. Why did you buy such … expensive jacket?

3. What … delicious jam your grandma makes!

4. Henry has quite … interesting job, and he goes on such … exciting trips!

5. My mum is … journalist and my dad is … architect.

6. We usually have … breakfast in the kitchen, but we have … lunch in the dining room.

7. The woman collected … thousand postcards during her life.

8. I go to see my parents three or four times … year.

9. What time is … dinner? – Let’s go for … walk after … lunch, and then I’ll start cooking … dinner.

10. I like having … light breakfast and … big tasty dinner.

11. He earned Ј2,000 … month when he worked for that company.

Exercise 1.5

Choose the correct form, with or without a/an.

1. We are going to buy new furniture / a new furniture.

2. Kyle is born leader / a born leader, so we chose him to manage our team.

3. Thank you, you gave me very good advice / a very good advice.

4. Studying at university is hard work / a hard work.

5. The jumper was made from soft pink wool / a soft pink wool.

6. We laughed a lot and had great fun / a great fun.

7. She looked like on the pages of fashion magazine / a fashion magazine.

8. I always wear warm clothes/ a warm clothes in cold weather / a cold weather.

9. Many people now use credit cards / a credit cards instead of paper money / a paper money.

10. She made great progress / a great progress in her English last year.

11. He drank a glass of sweet red wine / a sweet red wine after dinner.

12. My grandma is eighty years old, but she’s still in good health / a good health.

13. We learnt very important information / a very important information from her letter.

14. I like having tea with delicious orange marmalade/a delicious orange marmalade.

15. It was bad luck / a bad luck that he fell down and broke his leg.

16. I’ve passed all my exams! – It’s very good news/a very good news!