III. Put in “a few” or “a little” to complete these sentences.
1. There are ………………… bottles on the table.
2. There are ………………… hotels in this town.
3. I want to eat ………………… bread.
4. Have you got ………………… magazines at home?
5. Put ………………… cooking oil in the pan.
6. Sindy has only ………………… flowers.
7. There are quite ………………… buffaloes in the field.
8. There is only ………………… food in the refrigerator.
9. He has ………………… cats.
10. Every day she drinks ………………… green tea.
11. We need ………………… help.
12. I give ………………… fish to my cat.
13. We learn ………………… every day.
14. Jane needs ………………… books.
15. He has ………………… good ideas.
IV. In each space put few - a few - little - a little to complete the sentences.
1. If you have ………………… time, could you come and have a look at my computer? It’s not working very well.
2. She is quite poor. Ever since she lost her job last year, she’s had ………………… money.
3. I don’t want any more wine, thank you. I have ………………… here.
4. Jack has ………………… friends and is often at home alone. I worry about him, you know.
5. You know ………………… people here, don’t you? I’ll leave you to chat.
6. That new employee is great. She asked me a few questions at the start and, since then, seems to need ………………… help. A very independent type!
7. I have ………………… patience for your stupid questions Smithers. Now tell me what you want and stop wasting my time.
8. Add ………………… salt to the soup. It needs it!
9. “How many extra chairs do you need for the dinner tonight?”
“………………… We have almost all the chairs we need.”
10. This hotel is ………………… better than the one where we were last year! I don’t know why we changed!
11. The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ………………… letters.
12. The snow was getting quite deep. I had ………………… hope of getting home that night.
13. A: I’m having ………………… trouble fixing this shelf.
B: Oh, dear. Can I help you?
14. I shall be away for ………………… days from tomorrow.
15. Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has ………………… ability.
16. I could speak ………………… words of Swedish, but I wasn’t very fluent.
17. Could I have ………………… cream, please?
18. Very ………………… people were flying because of terrorist activities.
19. Can you speak English? – Just …………………
20. He gave ………………… thought to his future.
V. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. ………………… have enough apples, she’ll make an apple pie this afternoon.
A. Should she B. If she C. Will she D. Unless she
2. If you ………………… to me, you wouldn’t have got so much trouble.
A. listened B. would listen
C. had listened D. would have listened
3. If you don’t know how to spell a word, you ………………… look it up in the dictionary.
A. must B. will C. should D. ought
4. If the sun …………………, we ………………… for a walk.
A. shines - will go B. shone - will go
C. shone - would go D. had shone - would go
5. The campfire ………………… if it ………………… last night.
A. wouldn’t be cancelled - hadn’t rained
B. wouldn’t have been cancelled - hadn’t rained
C. would have been cancelled - hadn’t rained
D. will be cancelled - rains
6. But for our parents, we ………………… successful in life.
A. will never be B. would never be
C. wouldn’t have been D. would have never been
7. If I ………………… my wallet at home this morning, l ………………… money for lunch now.
A. leave - will have B. didn’t leave - would have
C. hadn’t left - would have D. hadn’t left - would have had
8. It is too bad, Lam isn’t here. If he …………… here, he …………… what to do.
A. were/ would know B. is/ will know
C. had been/ would have known D. was/ would know
9. If we ……… the plans carefully, we would not have had so many serious mistakes.
A. study B. had studied C. studied D. were studying
10. I ………………… will never talk to you again ………………… you apologize me ………………… your being rude.
A. if - for B. unless - for C. or - of D. whether - or
11. ………………… you work harder, you will be sacked.
A. Whether B. If C. However D. Unless
12. I think you should stop smoking.
A. If I am you, I will stop smoking.
B. If I were you, I will stop smoking.
C. If I were you, I would stop smoking.
D. If I had been you, I would stop smoking.
13. If you take the ice out of the fridge, it …………………
A. vaporizes B. melts C. heats D. disappears
14. We should do something to protect water from being polluted ………………… we will have nothing to drink in the future.
A. if B. whether C. or D. unless
15. Let’s knock on their door to see ………………… home.
A. if they’re B. unless they’re C. whether they were D. if they were
16. Unless we ………………… more snow, we can’t go skiing.
A. will have B. have C. have had D. had
17. You’ll fail the exam ………………… you start revising.
A. if B. until C. when D. unless
18. Unless you wash the car, you ………………… not drive it at the weekend.
A. would B. could C. have to D. may
19. If Peter ………………… his car before the drive, he ………………… the problem of out of petrol.
A. checked - will not get
B. had checked - would not have got
C. checks - will not have got
D. would be checking - will not have got
20. He stepped on the mine, and it exploded.
A. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it doesn’t explode.
B. If he doesn’t step on the mine, it won’t explode.
C. If he didn’t step on the mine, it wouldn’t explode.
D. If he hadn’t stepped on the mine, it wouldn’t have exploded.
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible
in meaning to the original sentence.
1. I didn’t know that you were in hospital, so I didn’t visit you.
[ If .......................................................................................
2. Hurry up or you will be late.
[ If .......................................................................................
3. She is very busy, so she can’t help me now.
[ If .......................................................................................
4. He didn’t phone me because he didn’t know my phone number.
[ If .......................................................................................
5. You’re unfit because you don’t take exercise.
[ If .......................................................................................
6. Unless you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
[ If .......................................................................................
7. If I have time, I’ll help you.
[ Unless ...............................................................................
8. He didn’t study his lessons very carefully, so he gets bad marks now.
[ If .......................................................................................
9. Dick often causes accidents because he drives carelessly.
[ If .......................................................................................
10. I can’t apply for that job because I don’t know English.
[ If .......................................................................................
VII. Rewrite the sentences starting with the given words.
1. I didn’t eat lunch, I feel hungry now.
[ If .......................................................................................
2. I only come if they invite me.
[ Unless ...............................................................................
3. He didn’t revise all his lessons, he failed the exam.
[ If he ..................................................................................
4. The park is over there, only 5 minutes’ walk.
[ If you walk .......................................................................
5. Leave me alone or I’ll call the police.
[ Unless ...............................................................................
6. If you arrive at the office earlier than I do, please turn on the air-conditioner.
[ Should ..............................................................................
7. The children don’t go to school in the snowy weather.
[ If it ....................................................................................
8. He died so young; otherwise, he would be a famous musician by now.
[ Had ...................................................................................
9. You must tell me the whole truth or I won’t help you.
[ Unless ...............................................................................
10. The car breaks down so often because you don’t take good care of it.
[ Were I
