A Plant that Works Miracles

A poorly dressed man limped exhausted into a village. There was (1) ______ rice that year and he had nothing to eat. Hunger gave him a wonderful idea.

"He went from door to door whispering only (2) _____ words, "I know of a wonderful plant. It brings life to those who are dying. Who wants to know my secret?" (3) _____ men gathered to listen to him.

A rich man invited him to his house and treated him to a rich dinner. After that the host asked about the all-powerful plant.

"Come with me, then! It will take us (4) _____ time to get to the place, where plenty of it grows."

They went out attracting as (5) _____ attention as possible. As soon as they reached the ricefield around the village the poor man said: "Here is the plant!"

"Rice?" the rich man was surprised. "You have fooled me!"

"Certainly not! (6) _____ rice can perform wonders. Without the excellent rice which I have just eaten at your home I should certainly have died by now. (7) _______ people are as stupid as you are," he added, and ran off as fast as he could.

EXERCISE № 107. Fill in the blanks with little, a little, few, a few.

1. I'd like to make___remarks in connection with the topic under discussion. 2.___people realize how important it is to go in for sports. 3. This student has deep knowledge in English and besides he knows___ French. 4. He is a man of___words. 5. Only___names remained in his memory, for this accident happened more than 20 years ago. 6. That lecture was so difficult that only___students could understand it. 7. I had ___ hope of getting home tonight because I realized that I had lost my way. 8. The postman doesn't often come here. We receive___letters. 9. I'm having___trouble fixing this shelf. — Oh dear! Can I help you? 10. I shall be away for___days from tomorrow. 11. When you've wanted something very badly and it comes at last, it is somehow ___ frightening. 12. It was a cold windy evening, and there were___people in the park. 13. There were no doctors for the wounded, and to make things worse there was only ___ food left. 14. She asked permission to speak to the guest for___moments. 15. I won't listen to you! I'd like to believe that there is___ hope left.

EXERCISE № 108.Put in little / a little / few / a few.

1. We must be quick. We have ...time.

2. Listen carefully. I'm going to give you................................advice.

3. Do you mind if I ask you................................questions?

4. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so................................tourists come here.

5. I don't think Jill would be a good teacher. She's got...................:............patience.

6. 'Would you like milk in your coffee?' 'Yes, please..................................'

7. This is a very boring place to live. There's................................to do.

8. 'Have you ever been to Paris?' 'Yes, I've been there................................times.'

EXERCISE № 109. Combine the following words with many or much.

Spaghetti, sheep, a coin, support, traffic, a mug, housework, weather, a slice, knowledge, a notebook, furniture, a language, butter, equipment, a computer, deer, children, progress, scissors, means, linen, a fish, blankets, money, teachers, series, mail, sandwich, toast, make-up, light.

EXERCISE № 110. Your Mum has made up a list of food to buy. Ask questions according to the model.

Model: (sugar) How much sugar shall I buy?

(eggs) How many eggs shall I buy?

milk butter potatoes

cheese sausages crisps

bread tomatoes toilet paper

towels shampoo toothbrushes

EXERCISE № 111. Fill in the blanks with how much or how many.

1.___ sugar have you put into my cup? 2.___ spoons of sugar do you usually take with your tea? 3.___homework do you get every day? 4.___cups of coffee do you drink a day? 5.___coffee did you drink yesterday? 6.___foreign languages do you speak? 7. Do you know ___money he spent? 8. Tell me please___time it will take me to get there. 9.___times a month do you go to the theatre? 10. Do you know___people live in Moscow? 11. I see you are a stranger here. Let me help you. The customs officer is asking___perfume you have got. 12.___ cigarettes do you smoke a day? 13.___oil has been extracted this month? 14.___barrels of oil did the Arab Emirates sell last year? 15.___money does it cost to get there?

EXERCISE № 112. Fill in as much … as or as many … as.

Model: I'll get as much work done as I can.

1. Al doesn't make _____ money ___ he did at his former job. 2. Do you still go to _____ meetings ___ you used to? 3. We don't have _____ computers ___ we need. 4. The doctor told Judy to get _____ exercise ___ possible. 5. Not _____ people came to the party ___ we expected. 6. Bill has had _____ opportunities ___ his doctor, but he hasn't done as well.

EXERCISE № 113. Fill in the blanks with much, many, a lot of.

1. There are a few bananas and___apples in the fridge. 2. She put___butter in the cake. 3. Have you got ___homework? — Our teacher always gives us ___ homework. 4. We don't need___eggs to cook this meal. 5. He's made___progress in such a short time! 6. Are there___unemployed people in your country? 7. There are___oil deposits in Siberia. 8. There is___time at our disposal. 9. She is very sociable, that's why she has got ___friends. 10. Try to call Mr. Green. He never gives ___ useful advice, but you can hear ___ valuable information. 11. One needs___money to start a new business. 12. You can't install___equipment in a small shop. 13. He doesn't want___advisors. He thinks he can solve the problem himself. 14. Be careful with him. He's got___projects and desires, bat hasn't got___money and patience to realize them. 15. Astronomy studies___ interesting phenomena.

EXERCISE № 114. Insert many, much, little, a little, few, a few.

1. There is___________ light in this room.

2. Are there____________new words in this text?

3. I know English___________and I can help you with the translation of this text.

4. Is there________________ink in your fountain-pen?

5. There are________________new houses in our street.

6. Going to Magadan by air costs ________________money.

7. Westminster Abbey is a very old building,_________________famous men are buried there.

8. I have______________time for reading now.

9. Would you like_______more apples?"

10. Four hundred years ago very___________people had books.

11. Do you spend___________money on books?

12. I saw Pete_________________days ago.

EXERCISE № 115. Insert many, few, much, little. Comment on the sayings.

1. You must do a lot and speak________

2. How_______time do you spend at the University?

3. Can you put________books on a small shelf?

4. How___________hours a day do you work?

5. We see_______people in the streets at night.

6. There is_________air in a small room.

7. How_______brothers and sisters have you?

8. There aren't______students who come to the consultations.

9. He knows English very well; there are_______words which he doesn't understand.

10. ___________drops make a shower.

11. ___________drinking,___________thinking.

12. Can we have too____________of a good thing?

13. _____________patience is needed to achieve anything valuable.

14. ________________clever men have failed for want of patience.

15. If you have____________friends you probably have______________time.

16. Don't speak____________________, and speak to the point.

17. ___________things are not believed because their current explanation is not believed. (F. Nietzsche)

18. _______________people realize how_________________we know.

19. We often read with as___________talent as we write. (R.W. Emerson)

20. Too___________cooks spoil the broth.

21. But far more numerous was the herd of such who think too_____________and who talk too___________ (J.Dryden)

22. ________________laws but________________justice. (English proverb)

23. Some have___________and some have more,

Some are rich and some are poor,

Some have__________, some have less,

Some have not a cent to bless. (J. Oxenham)

24. In human life___________is to be endured and___________to be enjoyed. (Dr Johnson)

25. So___________done, so_____________to do. (C. J. Rhodes' last words)

EXERCISE № 116. Read the following proverbs and give their Russian equivalents.

1. Many a little makes a mickle. 2. Many hands make light work. 3. Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. 4. Many would be cowards if they had courage enough. 5. More than enough is too much. 6. The more you have, the more you want. 7. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

EXERCISE № 117. In some of these sentences much is incorrect or unnatural. Change much to many or a lot (of) where necessary. Put 'right' if the sentence is correct.

1. We didn't spend much money.

2. Sue drinks much tea.

3. Jim always puts much salt on his food.

4. We'll have to hurry. We haven't got much time.

5. Did it cost much to repair the car?

6. It cost much to repair the car.

7. I don't know much people in this town.

8. I use the phone much at work.

9. They've got so much money they don't know what to do with it.

EXERCISE № 118. Complete the sentences using plenty (of) + one of the following:

hotels money room time to learn things to see

1. There's no need to hurry. We have…………………………………………………………

2. He's got no financial problems. He's got.......................................................................................

3. Come and sit with us. There's.........................................................................................................

4. She knows a lot but she still has.................................................................................................

5. It's an interesting town to visit. There......................................................................

6. I'm sure we'll find somewhere to stay............................................................................

EXERCISE № 119. Put in much, many, few or little.

1. He isn't very popular. He has ...few... friends.

2. Ann is very busy these days. She has................................free time.

3. Did you take................................photographs when you were on holiday?

4. I'm not very busy today. I haven't got................................to do.

5. The museum was very crowded. There were too................................people.

6. Most of the town is modern. There are................................old buildings.

7. The weather has been very dry recently. We've had................................rain.

EXERCISE № 120. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronoun: many, much, few, little, a few, a little.

1. Tom has eaten so ...... that he can't move.

2. I have so ..... things to do that I don't know what to do first.

3. I'm very busy these days. I have very ..... time for watching TV.

4. Can you describe the situation in .... words?

5. Do you know German& - Just .... . I can read with a dictionary.

6. She was glad to see me because I was English and there were .... English people there.

EXERCISE № 121. Some of these sentences need a. Put in a where necessary. Put 'right' if the sentence is already complete.

0. She's lucky. She has few problems. RIGHT

00. Things are not going so well for her. She has few problems. ...a few problems

1. Can you lend me few dollars?

2. I can't give you a decision yet. I need little time to think.

3. There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long.

4. It was a surprise that he won the match. Few people expected him to win.

5. I don't know much Spanish - only few words.

EXERCISE № 122. Translate from Russian into English.

Подождите несколько минут, пожалуйста.	Wait a few minutes, please.
Я немного говорю по-немецки.	I speak German a little.
Вы делаете слишком много ошибок. Занимайтесь больше.	You make too many mistakes, study more.
У меня для этого слишком мало времени.	I have got too little time for it.
Ты ешь слишком много конфет. У тебя зубы испортятся.	You eat too many sweets. You teeth will rot.
Осталось мало кофе. Нужно купить еще.	There is little coffee left. We need to buy some more.
К несчастью, у меня мало друзей.	Unfortunately, I have few friends.
В этом году мало снега. Но в лесу все еще есть немного снега.	There is little snow this year. But there is still a little snow in the forest.
Нам нужно несколько долларов и немного удачи.	We need a few dollars and a little luck.
Мало кто может быть счастлив без любви.	Few people can be happy without love.
У нас есть немного масла, но мало сыра.	We have a little butter, but little cheese.
На нашей даче мало цветов, но много деревьев.	There are not many flowers in our dacha, but there are a lot of trees.
В сегодняшней газете мало новостей.	There is not much news in today's paper.
Нам не очень-то повезло на соревнованиях (to have luck).	We didn't have much luck at the competition.
Поторопись! У нас мало времени и много работы.	Hurry up! We have very little time and a lot of work to do.
В стакане было мало воды, и он налил (pour) себе немного.	There was little water in the glass, and he poured himself a little.
Мало кто понимает его английский язык. У него слишком много ошибок.	Few people understand his English. He has too many mistakes.
Мне кажется, что ты положила слишком много соли в суп.	I think you put too much salt into the soup.
Довольно много друзей пришли навестить его.	Quite a few friends came to visit him.
Ты можешь взять несколько конфет.	You can take a few sweets.

EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES

EXERCISE № 123. Change the sentences according to the model.

Model: She has such blue eyes. - She is so blue-eyed.

1. He has such broad shoulders.	1. He is so broad-shouldered.
2. He has such muscular arms.	2. He is so muscular-armed.
3. She has such a weak will.	3. She is so weak-willed.
4. She has such a kind heart.	4. She is so kind-hearted.
5. She has such long legs.	5. She is so long-legged.
6. She has such a round face.	6. She is so round-faced.
7. She has such dark hair.	7. She is so dark-haired.
8. She has such a dark skin.	8. She is so dark-skinned.
9. He has such a good build.	9. He is so well-built.
10. They have such red hair.	10. They are so red-haired.

EXERCISE № 124. In this exercise you have to put in so or such.

Model: Come on! Don't walk ...so...slowly!/ I've never read ...such ... a stupid book.

1. I was surprised that he looked ____ well after his recent illness.

2. They've got ____ a lot of money, they don't know what to do with it.

3. She is a very attractive girl. She's got ____ beautiful eyes.

4. Everything is ____ expensive these days, isn't it?

5. Why did you ask them ____ stupid questions?

6. It was ____ a boring film that I fell asleep in the middle of it.

7. The wind was ____ strong, it was difficult to walk.

8. The food at the hotel was very bad. I've never eaten____ awful food.

EXERCISE № 125. Make a sentence with so from two sentences.

Model: She worked very hard. She made herself ill. - She worked so hard that she made herself ill.

1. I was very excited about going away. I couldn't sleep.

2. The water was very dirty. We decided not to go swimming.

3. She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language.

EXERCISE № 126. Use such instead of so.

Model: The book was so good that I couldn't put it down. - It was such a good book that I couldn't put it down.

1. The road is so narrow that it is difficult for two cars to pass each other.

2. The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat.

3. His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him. He has got …

EXERCISE № 127. Complete these sentences.

Model: We had a lot of problems. We hadn't expected to have so many problems.

1. It's quite a long way from your house to the station. I didn't know it was ….

2. It took us a long time to get home this evening. It doesn't usually take us ….

3. You've got a lot of furniture in this room. Why have you got................. ?

EXERCISE № 128. Change the sentences according to the model.

Model: What a bright student he is! - How bright he is!

1. What a stupid boy I am!	1. How stupid I am!
2. What pleasant people they are!	2. How pleasant they are!
3. What a naughty child!	3. How naughty she/he is!
4. What talented actors they are!	4. How talented they are!
5. What unexpected news!	5. How unexpected it is!
6. What obedient children you have become!	6. How obedient you have become!
7. What a risky situation it is!	7. How risky it is!
8. What a cosy room it is!	8. How cosy it is!
9. What a caring father he is!	9. How caring he is!
10. What a gorgeous woman she is!	10. How gorgeous she is!
11. What tough people your in-laws are!	11. How tough they are!
12. What a wise man!	12. How wise he is!

EXERCISE № 129. Insert the article where necessary.

1. What ___ sweet juice! 2. What ___ timely advice! 3. What ___ shocking idea! 4. What ___ smart dresses! 5. What ___ cold champagne! 6. What ___ killing news! 7. What ___ miserable weather! 8. What ___ deep knowledge! 9. What ___ wonderful life! 10. What ___ choosy girls! 11. What ___ important matter! 12. What ___ hot soup! 13. What ___ warm autumn! 14. What ___ big surprise! 15. What ___ big money! 16. What ___ cool air! 17. What ___ old coin! 18. It is such ___ fresh idea! 19. Robert gave me such___ beautiful ring! 20. We got such ___ smashing news! 21. My brothers are such ____ noisy boys. 22. It is such ___ thrilling film! 23. It is such ___ foggy day! 24. They got such ____ important information! 25. It's such ___ shame that he can't come. 26. He is such ____ intelligent boy! 27. She is such ____ bossy know-it-all. 28. Nobody can cook such ___ delicious food.

EXERCISE № 130. Make the following sentences exclamatory.

Model: Your daughter is very talented. What a talented girl your daughter is! How talented your daughter is! Your daughter is so talented! Your daughter is such a talented girl!

1. You have a really challenging job. 2. He has a brilliant idea. 3. His secretary is very pretty. 4. The Wolf has big teeth. 5. This water is too hot. 6. Yours is good advice. 7. They are strange people.

(The)OTHER(s) / ANOTHER

EXERCISE № 131. Read and translate the sentences. What are the rules of using (the/an) other(s).

1. I am still thirsty. Give me another glass of water. (one more)

2. I have three brothers. One is still at school, another is at colleague (one more) and the other (the last one) works and has a family of his own.

3. There are 26 students in our class: 13 learn English, the others (the remaining) learn other (different) languages.

4. Where is the other (the second of two) glove?

5. I need another five minutes (a period).

6. Some people like tea, others like coffee. (indefinite people)

7. Some like tea, other people like coffee.

8. I'll come some other day, perhaps.

9. What other American writers do you know?

10. I have no other friends but you.

11. Are there any other ideas?

EXERCISE № 132. Insert other, the other, others, the others, another.

1. I see only three magazines here. Where are ... ones? 2. Tom has lost his fountain pen. He must buy ....... 3. I can give you only this dictionary, I have got no ... . 4. Will you kindly give me ... copy of the magazines? 5. Jack is far better than any ... member of the team. 6. We were two groups. One group started work at 8 and ... group came at 7. Six of them are mine; ... are John's. 8. She didn't listen to what ... said. 9. We shall speak about it some ... time. 10. You must do it ... way round. 11. Three of them will come tomorrow, ... have already finished their work.

EXERCISE № 133. Fill the blanks with the appropriate form of other.

1. This pen won't write. Please give me ... . (singular)2. If you're still thirsty, I'll make ... pot of coffee. 3. This dictionary has a page missing. Please give me ... . (the last one) 4. He does not need those books. He needs ... .(all the remaining) 5. There are thirty people in the room. Twenty are from Latin America and ... are from ... countries. 6. Six people were in the store. Two were buying meat; ... was looking at magazines; ... was eating a candy bar. ... were walking around looking for more food (notice the verbs). 7. This glass of milk is sour. ... glass of milk is sour, too. 8. These are seven students from Japan. ... are from Iran, and ... are from ... places. 9. We looked at four cars today. The first two were far too expensive, but ... ones were reasonably priced.

EXERCISE № 134. Fill in the blanks with other(s), the other(s), or another.

1. I got three letters. One was from my father. Another one was from my sister. …. letter was from my girlfriend. 2. Look at your hand. There is a total of five fingers. One is your thumb. …. is your index finger. … one is your middle finger. …. finger is your ring finger. and … finger (the last of the five) is your little finger. 3. Look at your hands. One is your right hand. … is your left. 4. I invited five people to my party. Out of those five people, only John and Mary can come. ......... people can't come. 5. I invited five people to my party. Out of those five people, only John and Mary can come. ......... can't come. 6. I would like some more books on this subject. Do you have any ......... that you could lend me? 7. I would like to read more about this subject. Do you have any ......... books that you could lend me? 8. There are many means of transportation. The aircraft is one means of transportation. The train is ......... . 9. There are many mans of transportation. The aircraft is one. ......... are the train, the automobile, and the horse. 10. There are two women standing on the corner. One is Helen Jansen and ............ is Pat Hendricks. 11. Alice reads THE NEW YORK TIMES every day. She doesn't read any ......... newspapers. 12. Some people prefer classical music, but ............ prefer rock music. 13. Mr. and Mrs. Jay are a happily couple. The love each ....... . They support each......... . They like each ......... 14. He will graduate in ......... two years. 15. I'm almost finished. I just need ......... five minutes. 16. Two countries border on the United States. One is Canada. ...... is Mexico. 17. One of the countries I would like to visit is Sweden. ......... is Mexico. Of course, besides these two countries, there are many ...... places I would like to see. 18. They have three children. One has graduated from college and has a job. ...... is in school at the University of Arkansas. ...... is still living at home. 19. Thank you for inviting me to go on the picnic. I'd like to go with you, but I've already made ...... plans. 20. Most of the guests have already arrived, and I'm sure that all of ...... will be here soon.

EXERCISE № 135. Translate the italicized words using the words other, the other, another, others, the others.

1. Гостиницу содержали две милых женщины, одна была американкой, а другая испанкой.

2. Я не мог выполнить твою просьбу вчера, я был занят другими делами.

3. Вы не дадите мне другой номер журнала?

4. Джон поехал кататься на велосипеде, остальные пошли купаться.

5. Нам нужен еще один день, чтобы закончить эту работу.

6. Цены теперь разные: одни вещи дешевые, другие дорогие.

7. Люди приходили один за другим.

8. У него были другие цели.

EXERCISE № 135. Translate from Russian into English.

У меня двое братьев. Один из них учится в школе, а другой – в университете.	I've got two brothers. One of them is a pupil, but the other is a student.
Чьи это книги? – Одна моя, а вторая – нашего учителя.	Whose books are these? – One of the books is mine and the other is our teacher’s.
Ты не дашь мне еще карандаш? Этот сломался.	Will you give me another pencil? This pencil has broken.
Не плачь. Я куплю тебе другую куклу.	Don’t cry. I’ll buy you another doll.
Одни обедают дома, а другие – в столовых.	Some people have lunch at home, others have lunch at the canteens.
У нас двухкомнатная квартира. Одна комната просторная и светлая, а другая маленькая и темная.	We have a two-room flat. One room is spacious and light, but the other is small and dark.
Хотите ли еще чаю?	Would you like another cup of tea?
Я не знаю что делать. – А как бы поступили другие люди в твоем положении?	I am at a loss what to do. – And what would others do if they were in your shoes?

EXERCISE № 136. Give a free translation of the tale. Mind the use of another, the other, others, the others.