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Fill in the blanks with 'many', 'much', 'a few',
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How ______ events are
listed in the program ? There aren't ______.
How
many events are listed in
the program ? There aren't many. |
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He told me that ______ guests would be arriving today. As we
don't have ______ room in our house, he is taking them to a
hotel. |
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Put ______ cornflour in the gravy to thicken it. Simmer the
gravy for ______ minutes before taking it off the stove. |
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There are quite ______ old coins in my collection. I wonder how
______ they are worth now. |
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She has ______ more dresses to sew, but there is only ______
thread left on the reel. |
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The bank is just ______ kilometers from here. It won't take you
______ time to get there. |
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Not ______ people attended the church wedding, but ______ turned
up at the luncheon. We couldn't help feeling ______ disappointed
at this attitude of the guests. |
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Use ______ ink-remover to get the stains off your shirt. |
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I shan't take ______ of your time. I've got ______ matters to
clear up with you. |
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We couldn't buy ______ meat from the butcher as he had only
______ left. |
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Dab ______ perfume behind your ears, but don't use too ______ as
the scent can be overpowering. |
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______ money is being spent to construct the road, which will be
ready in ______ months' time. |
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Quite ______ trees were blown down in the storm last night.
______ workers were trying to clear them off the road this
morning. |
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Not ______ iron ore was exported last month. Unless production
improves, ______ workers will be unemployed soon. |
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How ______ days are there before the National day celebrations ?
My brother can't help feeling ______ excited about taking part
in the celebrations. |
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There are ______ caterpillars on the leaves of the lime tee. Try
spraying ______ insecticide on the tree. |
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How ______ rice is there in the pot ? We need only ______ to
feed the cat. |
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There were not ______ oranges to choose from. We bought ______
which we thought were not sour. |
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He can't speak ______ of our language as he comes from abroad.
He needs _______ more time to adjust himself to this country.
There will be ______ chances for him to practice speaking. |
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He told me that many guests would be arriving today. As we
don't have much room in our house, he is taking them to a
hotel. |
2. |
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Put a little cornflour in the gravy to thicken it. Simmer the
gravy for a few minutes before taking it off the stove. |
3. |
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There are quite a few old coins in my collection. I wonder how
much they are worth now. |
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She has many more dresses to sew, but there is only
a little
thread left on the reel. |
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The bank is just a few kilometers from here. It won't take you
much time to get there. |
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Not many people attended the church wedding, but
many turned
up at the luncheon. We couldn't help feeling
a little disappointed
at this attitude of the guests. |
7. |
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Use a little ink-remover to get the stains off your shirt. |
8. |
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I shan't take much of your time. I've got
a few matters to
clear up with you. |
9. |
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We couldn't buy much meat from the butcher as he had only
a little left. |
10. |
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Dab a little perfume behind your ears, but don't use too
much as
the scent can be overpowering. |
11. |
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Much money is being spent to construct the road, which will be
ready in a few months' time. |
12. |
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Quite a few trees were blown down in the storm last night.
Many workers were trying to clear them off the road this
morning. |
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Not much iron ore was exported last month. Unless production
improves, many workers will be unemployed soon. |
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How many days are there before the National day celebrations ?
My brother can't help feeling a little excited about taking part
in the celebrations. |
15. |
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There are many caterpillars on the leaves of the lime tee. Try
spraying a little insecticide on the tree. |
16. |
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How much rice is there in the pot ? We need only
a little to
feed the cat. |
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There were not many oranges to choose from. We bought
a few
which we thought were not sour. |
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He can't speak much of our language as he comes from abroad.
He needs a little more time to adjust himself to this country.
There will be many chances for him to practice speaking. |