ПОМОГИТЕ ПОЖАЛУЙСТА Поставьте подходящее слово из скобок.
There is too … (much/many/a few) salt in the soup. (В супе слишком много соли.)
There are … (much/a little/a few) sky-scrapers in our city. (В нашем городе есть несколько небоскребов.)
I’ve got … (much/a few/a little) albums of this singer. (У меня есть несколько альбомов этого исполнителя.)
My job allows me to travel … (much/many/a few). (Моя работа позволяет мне много путешествовать.)
We’ve got … (little/many/few) free time. (У нас мало свободного времени.)
I have never seen so … (much/little/many) stars in the sky. (Я никогда не видел так много звезд в небе.)
Anna spent … (much/a few/a little) days in Rome. (Анна провела несколько дней в Риме.)
I’d like just … (much/a few/a little) tea. (Я бы хотел лишь немного чая.)
There was very … (little/few/many) rain last autumn. (Прошлой осенью было очень мало дождей.)
Very … (few/little/much) Russian tourists are staying at our hotel. (Очень мало русских туристов проживает в нашем отеле.)
Текст песни A Little Word in Your Ear — Tom Vek
Last
night,
I
had
a
dream
about
everybody
here
You
were
all
wearing
smart
red
tops
in
the
opening
scene
Looking
at
me
kinda
strange
‘cos
I
was
wearing
old
jeans
Talking
to
each
other,
the
cigarettes
you
smoke
have
no
smoke
to
blow
A
little
word
in
your
ear
A
little
word
in
your
ear,
girl
A
little
word
in
your
ear
A
little
word
in
your
ear,
girl
You’ve
got
the
days
mixed
up
in
your
diary
You
sent
the
moment
back
to
have
it
redone
Because
you
sing,
but
I
know
that
you’ll
never
sing
to
me
Comes
to
my
attention,
that
when
you
talk,
you
always
talk
A
little
word
in
your
ear
A
little
word
in
your
ear,
girl
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little
word
in
your
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little
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A
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A
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A
little
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A. Complete using the comparative forms of the words in capitals.
1 Your brother is much ………………………. (TALL) than mine.
2 This island used to be much ………………………. (GREEN) before the forest fires.
3 Slow down! You’re ………………………. (FIT) than me and I can’t keep up!
4 Veronica seems ………………………. (HAPPY) since she moved schools.
5 It’s actually ………………………. (TRENDY) to wear your hair up this year.
6 As the time for the performance got nearer, I got ………………………. (NERVOUS).
7 Old people are often ………………………. (WISE) than young people.
8 Why don’t you try and find a ………………………. (CHEAP) computer game and save some money?
9 Matt seems to have got even ………………………. (LAZY) than he used to be and almost never studies.
10 If the problem gets any ………………………. (SERIOUS), we may need to inform the manager about it.
11 If you work ………………………. (QUICKLY), you’ll finish sooner and then you can go home earlier.
12 Ben says he’s feeling much ………………………. (WELL) after his illness.
13 I have even ………………………. (LITTLE) free time this year than I did last year.
14 The news was much ………………………. (BAD) than anyone had feared.
15 You’ll need to be able to run ………………………. (FAR) than this if you’re going to do the marathon.
Answer
1 taller 2 greener 3 fitter 4 happier
5 trendier/more trendy 6 more nervous
7 wiser 8 cheaper 9 lazier 10 more serious
11 more quickly 12 better 13 less 14 worse
15 farther/further
B. Complete using the superlative forms of the words in capitals.
1 I think Mohammed Ali was the ………………………. (GREAT) boxer that ever lived.
2 It was the ………………………. (BORING) film I had ever seen.
3 Our teacher told us that the student with the ………………………. (HIGH) mark would get a prize.
4 Ginger is one of the ………………………. (LUCKY) cats alive – he’s been hit by a car three times and has never been hurt!
5 Out of all the students in my music school, I practise ………………………. (OFTEN).
6 The Pacific is the ………………………. (DEEP) ocean in the world.
7 That’s the ………………………. (UGLY) fish I’ve ever seen!
8 I was ill before the exam and I did ………………………. (BADLY) out of the whole class.
9 The ………………………. (FAR) I’ve run in one day is about ten kilometres.
10 Don’t you think this would be the ………………………. (LOVELY) spot for a picnic?
11 But that’s the ………………………. (CRAZY) idea I’ve ever heard!
12 I asked the assistant to show me the ………………………. (MODERN) phone they had.
13 I told the manager that it was the ………………………. (BAD) hotel I had ever stayed in.
14 Who do you think is the ………………………. (LITTLE) talented actor to win an Oscar?
15 Out of all the members of the choir, Jason sang ………………………. (WELL).
Answer
1 greatest 2 most boring 3 highest 4 luckiest
5 (the) most often 6 deepest 7 ugliest
8 (the) worst 9 farthest/furthest 10 loveliest
11 craziest 12 most modern 13 worst
14 least 15 (the) best
C. Circle the correct word.
FILM REVIEW
Crime Does Pay, the (1) later / latest comedy from director Sam Martin, has to be one of the (2) little / least interesting films I have ever seen. The acting is terrible and the story is much (3) worse / worst than Martin’s other flop, Escape. Crime Does Pay was apparently (4) more / most expensive than any other film this year, but it’s hard to see where the money went. The plot concerns a gang of burglars who decide to steal the (5) more / most valuable painting in the world. Fine, except these criminals are far (6) less / least amusing than they should be. There isn’t a single real laugh in the whole movie. When I saw it, even (7) younger / youngest members of the audience thought it was stupidly childish. Dean Richards, playing Scarnose, does a slightly (8) better / best job than the others, but there isn’t much in it. When will Hollywood realise that as ticket prices get (9) higher / highest, more people are finding that the (10) well / best form of entertainment is to spend an evening at home with a DVD?
Answer
1 latest 2 least 3 worse 4 more 5 most
6 less 7 younger 8 better 9 higher 10 best
D. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1 I have never read a better book than this one. ever
This is the …………………………………………… read.
2 Nobody has ever been this far into the jungle. the
This is …………………………………………… has ever been into the jungle.
3 I have never worked so hard in my whole life. ever
It was the …………………………………………… in my whole life.
4 Liam is the tallest boy in the class. than
Every other boy in the class …………………………………………… Liam.
5 This is the nicest beach along this part of the coast. than
This …………………………………………… the others along this part of the coast.
6 I read that Mount Everest is the highest mountain. no
I read that …………………………………………… Mount Everest.
7 Has anyone ever been this far north before? the
Is …………………………………………… has ever been?
8 The painting Ed did is the ugliest one you can imagine. than
You can’t imagine …………………………………………… the one Ed did.
9 This stamp is rarer than any other in my collection. more
The other stamps in my collection …………………………………………… this one.
10 Nobody in the class runs as fast as Pedro. Runner
Pedro …………………………………………… in the class.
Answer
1 best book I have ever
2 the farthest/the furthest
anybody/anyone
3 hardest I have ever worked
4 is shorter than
5 beach is nicer than
6 no mountain is higher than
7 the farthest/the furthest
anybody/anyone
8 an uglier painting/a painting uglier than
9 are more common/commoner than
10 is the fastest runner
E. Rewrite each sentence using so…that.
1 John can see over the wall because he is tall.
……………………………………………
2 I’m sure my sister will go to university because she is clever.
……………………………………………
3 I can’t stop playing this computer game because it’s good.
……………………………………………
4 Tim can’t come out because he has a lot of work to do.
……………………………………………
5 It’s hot, which means I can’t sleep.
……………………………………………
6 Tina arrived late, which meant she missed the train.
……………………………………………
7 We don’t have any money for luxuries because we have a lot of bills to pay.
……………………………………………
8 It takes a day to get to Australia because it’s very far away.
……………………………………………
Answer
1 John is so tall that he can see over the wall.
2 My sister is so clever that I’m sure she will go to university
3 This computer game is so good that I can’t stop playing it.
4 Tim has so much work to do that he can’t come out.
5 It’s so hot that I can’t sleep.
6 Tina arrived so late that she missed the train.
7 We have so many bills to pay that we don’t have any money for luxuries.
8 Australia is so far away that it takes a day to get there.
F. Match to make sentences.
1 Last year, winter started so …………
2 Last winter, there were so …………
3 Last year, we had such …………
4 Last winter, there was so …………
5 Last winter, there was such a lot of …………
6 Last winter was so …………
A many storms that we had floods.
B cold that the water in the pipes froze.
C a cold winter that I had to sleep with a hat on!
D suddenly that many people were taken by surprise.
E much snow that I skied nearly every day.
F snow that many wild animals died.
Answer
1 D 2 A 3 C 4 E 5 F 6 B
G. Circle the correct word or phrase.
1 I don’t think there’s enough pizza / pizza enough for everyone.
2 I’m afraid you’re not enough old / old enough to see this film.
3 Luckily, we got to the box office enough early / early enough and got the tickets.
4 Anne’s enough sensible / sensible enough to realise she needs to work hard this year.
5 If you don’t train enough hard / hard enough, you’ll never win the race.
6 Have you got enough credits / credits enough to call Yiota on your mobile?
7 It should be enough warm / warm enough for a picnic this weekend.
8 I don’t think I’m good enough for getting / to get into the swimming team.
9 Are you sure you’ve got enough chairs for us all to sit down / we all sit down?
10 In mountaineering, you have to be strong enough for pull / to pull yourself up with your fingers.
Answer
1 enough pizza 2 old enough 3 early enough
4 sensible enough 5 hard enough 6 enough credits
7 warm enough 8 to get 9 us all to sit down 10 to pull
H. Tick (✓) the correct sentences. If a sentence is incorrect, write another word to replace the word in bold.
1 I wanted to get some new trainers but they were too expensive. ………………….
2 Japanese is a too difficult language for Westerners to learn. ………………….
3 Daniel’s too good at art and he’s starting art school next year. ………………….
4 Don’t invite too many people to the party or we won’t have enough room. ………………….
5 If you try to write your essay too quickly, you’ll make mistakes. ………………….
6 My new computer is too fast and can run all the latest programs. ………………….
7 Joanne was fined for driving too fast. ………………….
8 Carol couldn’t climb over the wall because it was too high. ………………….
9 Cornwall is too beautiful and we go there every year on holiday. ………………….
10 My grandparents are too old to work now and have retired. ………………….
11 It was too dark for me to see the map and I got lost. ………………….
12 My best friend is too funny and always makes me laugh. ………………….
Answer
1 ✓ 2 very/really
3 very/really/extremely
4 ✓ 5 ✓
6 very/really/extremely
7 ✓ 8 ✓
9 very/really/extremely
10 ✓ 11 ✓
12 very/really/extremely
I. Choose the correct answer.
1 It was …………… windy that I couldn’t stand up!
A so B such C enough D too
2 Everyone had …………… a good time when we went bowling that we agreed to go again.
A so B such C enough D too
3 Emma and Karen used to be …………… good friends that I’m surprised they don’t get on now.
A so B such C enough D too
4 I hope I’ve got …………… money to pay for this meal!
A so B such C enough D too
5 I’m sorry, but I’ve got …………… much work to do to come to the beach today.
A so B such C enough D too
6 My mum was …………… angry that I knew I’d better disappear for a while.
A so B such C enough D too
7 They were …………… beautiful shoes that I decided I had to get them.
A so B such C enough D too
8 The earthquake was …………… powerful that the town was destroyed.
A so B such C enough D too
9 The shot was …………… quick for the goalkeeper and the ball hit the back of the net.
A so B such C enough D too
10 I had …………… a bad headache that I went to lie down for a while.
A so B such C enough D too
Answer
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 A 7 B 8 A 9 D 10 B
J. Write one word in each gap.
CRIMESTOPPERS
‘Hello, and welcome to Crimestoppers, the show that lets you, the viewer, help the police. We’ve had (1) ………………… a lot of letters this week that it’s difficult to know where to begin. We’ll start with the story of Mrs Pat Williams, of Cambridge. Last Friday, Pat decided to go into town with her baby daughter. It’s (2) ………………… far to walk so they went to the bus stop. They waited (3) …………………a long time that baby Caroline started to cry. Pat picked the baby up out of the pram and she was (4) ………………… busy she didn’t notice the man beside her until it was (5) ………………… late. He grabbed her handbag and ran off (6) ………………… quickly for her to catch him. It all happened (7) ………………… fast that there was nothing anyone could do. Police are appealing for witnesses. Maybe you were in the area. Maybe you think that what you saw is (8) ………………… unimportant that the police won’t be interested. Remember that no detail is (9) ………………… small to be useful to the police. Call us here at Crimestoppers now.’
Answer
1 such 2 too 3 such 4 so 5 too
6 too 7 so 8 so 9 too
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Также в конце статьи вы найдете 2 небольших теста по 10 вопросов в каждом на проверку темы few, a few, little, a little.
Упражнения (Exercises) на употребление few, a few, little, a little
Упражнение 1. Укажите правильный вариант – few или a few.
- A few/few people swim in the sea in the winter.
- He went out a few/few minutes ago.
- Can I speak to you for a few/few minutes?
- There were a few/few guests at the party. The hosts were unhappy.
- I’m going shopping. I need to buy a few/few things for tonight’s party.
Упражнение 2. Укажите правильный вариант – little или a little.
- I need a little/little money. Can you lend me some?
- I can’t wait for you. I’ve got a little/little time.
- You have a little/little time to finish the test. You must write faster.
- I have a little/little free time for hobbies because I work a lot.
- You don’t have to hurry. There is a little/little traffic at this time of the day.
- There is a little/little snow on the ground. The children can’t make a snowman.
Упражнение 3. Вставьте few или a few
- Susan has ________ friends. She doesn’t feel lonely.
- You have _________ mistakes in the test. Correct them!
- There are ________ puddles on the road. Let’s put on rubber boots.
- _______ apples are enough for me not to feel hungry.
- We will come back in __________ days.
- The weather was bad, but ________people came.
- I really need to see him. I’ve got …………… questions to ask him.
Упражнение 4. Вставьте little или a little.
- There is ________ bread in the cupboard. It’s enough for dinner.
- The bottle was not empty. ________ water was left.
- Would you like _________ water?
- There is still _________ bread left.
- Can I have _________ milk in my coffee? I like white.
- There is still _________ work to do.
Упражнение 5. Вставьте a few or a little.
- There are only _________ biscuits left.
- There is ________ traffic here.
- It’s winter, but we still have ________ flowers in the garden.
- There were _________ taxis in front of the station.
- Can I have_________ pepper, please?
- She can give us_______ help.
- Put ______ salt and mix the ingredients.
- There are ______ bottles on the table.
Упражнение 6. Выберите правильный вариант ответа в тестовом задании.
- I eat _______ meat. I prefer fish. (A – very few / B – a few / C — very little)
- There are ________apples on the plate. Take one (A – a few / B – a lot / C — a little)
- There is ______ milk in the fridge. Can you buy some? (A – a few / B – a little / C — little)
- Very _______ pupils in our class can do such difficult sums. (A – few / B – a few / C — little)
- There is _______ furniture in the house; it’s almost empty. (A – a few / B – a little / C — little)
Упражнение 7. Вставьте few, a few, little, a little.
- Would you like some beer? Just_______ please.
- If you want to make pancakes, you need _______ eggs and _______ flour.
- Would you like _______ more rice?
- I bought _______ newspapers.
- I’d like to drink _______ coffee.
- This boy isn’t very popular at school. He’s got very _______ friends
Вариант 1. Вставьте few, a few, little, a little.
- There are______ hotels in this town. There is almost nowhere to stay for the tourists.
- Have you got ______ minutes? I need to talk to you.
- Could you buy ______ bottles of water for me?
- We had ______ snow last winter. We made snowmen.
- We have______ tomatoes, we can’t cook tomato-soup.
- The professor spends ______ time in company. He likes to be alone.
- They have ______ furniture in the room. The room is almost empty.
- I want to eat ______ I’m hungry.
- We saw ______ people at the restaurant because the prices there were very high.
- This is a modern town. There are only ______ old buildings.
Вариант 2. Вставьте few, a few, little, a little.
- My parents give me ______ pocket money every week, so I can buy everything I need.
- All we need is ______
- ______ animals can survive in the desert.
- Could we have ______ champagne, please?
- They’ve already been to Spain for ______ days.
- At home, the kitchen was a pleasant place. There were always ______ flowers in pots.
- ‘How’s your father ?’ ‘ ______ better, thanks.’
- ‘Sandra is fluent in Italian, French and Spanish.’ ‘It’s quite rare, ______ people can speak several foreign languages.’
- Can you please buy _______ apples.
- I only need ______ minutes to get ready.
Ответы к упражнениям и тестовым заданиям.
Exercise 1. 1 – few, 2 — a few, 3 — a few, 4 — few, 5 — a few
Exercise 2. 1 – a little, 2 – little, 3 – little, 4 – little, 5 – little, 6 — little
Exercise 3. 1 – a few, 2 – a few, 3 – a few, 4 – a few, 5 – a few, 6 – a few, 7 – a few
Exercise 4. 1 – a little, 2 – a little, 3 – a little, 4 a little, 5 – a little, 6 – a little
Exercise 5. 1 – a few, 2 – a little, 3 – a few, 4 – a few, 5 – a little, 6 – a little, 7 – a little, 8 – a few
Exercise 6. 1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – с, 4 – a, 5 — c
Exercise 7. 1 – a little, 2 – a few / a little, 3 – a little, 4 a few, 5 a little, 6 few
Ответы к тесту
Вариант 1
1 – few, 2 a few, 3 a few, 4 a little, 5 few, 6 little, 7 little, 8 a little, 9 few, 10 a few
Вариант 2
1 – a little, 2 – a little, 3 few, 4 a little, 5 a few, 6 a few, 7 a little, 8 few, 9 a few, 10 – a few
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