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Task 1. Điền SOME hoặc ANY vào chỗ trống

1. I don't have ............... paper.
2. Is there ............... petrol in the car?
3. I buy ...............fruit, but I don't have ...............vegetables.
4. Do you have ............... stamps? I need two.
5. I need ...............butter to make a cake.
6. I don't have ...............free time today. Sorry.
7. Are there............... potatoes in the basket?
8. There is ...............ink-pot on the table.
Task 2. Điền vào chỗ trống: HOW MUCH hoặc HOW MANY để hoàn thành câu sau
1. .............................beer is there in the fridge?
2. ...................................eggs do you want?
3. ..........................languages do you speak?
4. ..........................people are there in the class?
5.............................days are there in a week?
6. .............................milk do you drink everyday?
7. ................................kilos of rice do you want?
8. ..............................soda does she want?
Task 4. Điền a / an / some / any vào chỗ trống
1. There is .................. banana in the basket.
2. I need ..................tea.
3. Are there ..................tomatoes in the fridge?
4. We have .........rice, but we don't have ......meat.
5. There's ..................orange on the table.
6. I'd like ..................apple juice.
7. He has ............TV and ............computer.
8. Would you like ..................ice- cream?
9. I have.............. friends in Hue.
10. Do you have ...............dogs or cats at home?
11. Would you like ..................cup of tea?
12. I would like.................. cakes, please.
13. Can I have ............glass of milk?
14. Thank you. And .........box of chocolates would be fine.
Task 5. In some of these sentences much is incorrect or unnatural. Change much to many or a lot
where necessary. Write OK if the sentence is correct.
1 We didn't spend much money. OK

2 Sure drinks much tea. a lot of tea

3 Joe always puts much salt on his food. ......

4 We'll have to [Link] haven't got much time. ......

5 It cost much to repair the car. ......

6 Did 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 There wasn't much traffic this morning. ......

10 You need much money to travel round the world. ......

Task 6. Put in much/many/few/little (one word only)
1 She isn't very popular. She 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 This is a very modern city. There are ... ......................... old building.
6 The weather has been very dry recently. We've had . ........................... rain.
7 "Do you know Rome?" "No, I haven't been there for .. .......................... years."
Task 7. Put in a where necessary. Write OK if the sentence is already complete.

⇒ OK
1 She is lucky. She has few problems.

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

3 Can you lend me few dollars? ........................

4 There was little traffic so the journey didn't rake very long. ........................
5 I can't give you a decision yet. I need little time to think. ........................
6 It was a surprise that he won the match. Few people expected him to win.........................
7 I don't know much Spanish – only few words.........................
8 I wonder how Sam is. I haven't seen him for few months. ........................
Task 8. Put in little/a little/few/a few
1 Gary is very busy with his job. He has little time for other things.
2 Listen carefully. I'm going to give you . ........................... advice.
3 Do you mind if I ask you . ........................... question?
4 It's not a very interesting place to visit, so ... .........................tourises 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, . ........................... "
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."

Task 9. Chọn đáp án đúng.

1) I have got ……………….. T-shirts in my wardrobe.
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2) ……………… pencils did you find yesterday?
[Link] much [Link] many
3) My dog brings me ………………… different slippers.
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4) This cow produces …………………. milk.
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5) ………………. shampoo did you use last week?
[Link] much [Link] many
6) Paul always gets ………………. homework.
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7) ………………. castles did he destroy?
[Link] much [Link] many
8) …………….. love do you need?
[Link] much [Link] many
9) Andy hasn’t got ……………….. hair.
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10) I drank too ……………… cola yesterday.
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Task 10. Điền vào chỗ trống với: a few, few, a little, little, much, many, some, any.
1) The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ………….. letters.
2) The snow was getting quite deep. I had ……………….. hope of getting home that night.
3)
A: I’m having ……………… trouble fixing this shelf.
B: Oh, dear. Can I help you?
4) I shall be away for …………. days from tomorrow.
5) Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has …………… ability.
PHẦN III. BÀI TẬP BỔ SUNG
Exercise 1. Choose the correct answers.
1. How _______ milk is left in the refrigerator?
A. many B. no C. some D. plenty of
2. He has _______ experience in web design.
A. no B. some C. any D. a lot of
3. I have _______ time to finish this assignment before the deadline.
A. few B. a little C. plenty of D. a great number of
4. Are there _______ students in the library?
A. a few B. much C. a lot of D. any
5. We need to buy _______ apples for the pie.
A. some B. several C. no D. many
6. There is _______ sugar left in the bowl.
A. no B. a little C. much D. a great number of
7. He doesn’t have _______ experience in woodworking.
A. little B. any C. many D. a few
8. _______ people attended the event last night.
A. a few
B. much
C. any
D. A large number of
9. We have _______ time to prepare for the presentation.
A. no
B. a little
C. many
D. enough
10. They have _______ money to buy a new car.
A. enough
B. many
C. much
D. any
Đáp án:
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. A
Exercise 2. Circle the correct answer.
1. Mary doesn’t need (some/ any) help from others as she can do it by herself.
2. There aren’t (some/ any) flowers in my garden.
3. Excuse me, I need (some/ any) information about the flights to Moscow next Monday.
4. We went shopping although we didn’t intend to buy (some/any) clothes.
5. I wish that my teacher wouldn’t give us (some/ any) homework today.
6. I’m exhausted. I want to have (some/ any) time to get my energy back.
7. Do we have (some/ any) money to buy a new carpet? This one is too old.
8. I don’t have any wet tissues, but Jane has (some/ any).
9. Yesterday the interviewer asked me (some/ any) questions related to my previous job.
10. I hope that you will put (some/ any) more effort into your learning.
Đáp án:
1. any 2. any 3. some 4. any 5. any
6. some 7. some 8. some 9. some 10. some