Question

N6 Put in little / a little / few / a few.
1 Gary is very busy with his job. He has …….. time for other things.
2 Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ……..advice.
3 Do you mind if I ask you……….. questions?
4 It’s not a very interesting place, so ………..tourists visit.
5 I don’t think Amy would be a good teacher. She has ………..patience.
6 ‘Would you like milk in your coffee?’ ‘Yes,……….. , please.’
7 This is a boring place to live. There’s………. to do.
8 I know Hong Kong quite well. I’ve been there………….. times.

N7 Read the situations and complete the sentences using the present perfect. Choose from these verbs:
break disappear go up grow improve lose shrink stop

1 Tom is looking for his key. He can’t find it. Tom ………… his key.
2 Maria’s English wasn’t very good. Now it is better. Her English ………… .
3 My bag was here, but it isn’t here any more. My bag …………….. .
4 Lisa can’t walk and her leg is in plaster. Lisa ………… .
5 Last week the bus fare was £1.80. Now it is £2. The bus fare ………….. .
6 Dan didn’t have a beard before. Now he has a beard. Dan ……….. .
7 It was raining ten minutes ago. It isn’t raining now. It …………. .
8 I washed my sweater, and now it’s too small for me. My sweater ………… .

Answer 1

6.

1) little

2) a little

3) a few

4) few

5) little

6) a little

7) little

8) a few

7.

1) has lost

2) has improved

3) has disappeared

4) has broken

5) has gone up

6) has grown

7) has stopped

8) has shrunk