Đáp án C

- a lot of + N_{(số nhiều /}N_{không đếm đươc)} = nhiều

- plenty of + N(không đếm được) = nhiều

- a little + N_{(không đếm được)} = ít

- a few + N_{(số nhiều)} = ít

Dựa vào nghĩa và cách dùng của các từ, ta chọn “a few”

Dịch: Nhanh lên! Họ chỉ còn một vài cái ghế còn trống thôi.

8. Exercise 8: Choose the best answer to complete the short dialogues.

1. – “Hurry up! They’ve only got a few seats left.” – “_____________”

A. Never mind          B. OK. I’m coming   C. It’s too late           D. Certainly

2. – “This painting isn’t an original- It’s a copy.”         – “___________”

            A. How do you know that?                         B. Why don’t you think so?                                               C. What did you think of this painting?                    D. I don’t know what it means.

3. – “_______ your effort and talent, we wonder if you can work full time for us.”

     – “Thank for that but I am studying”

A. Regarding             B. In regard of           C. With respect to    D. On behalf of

4. “How many pages ________so far?” –“Ten”.

            A. do you study        B. did you study       C. have you studied D. had you studied

5. – “How do you know that they were discussing your family?”

      – “Because they stopped__________ when I entered the room.”

A. to talk                    B. talking                   C. for talking             D. from talking

6. – “Did you like this film?” – “Well, after ______ the book, I was a bit disappointed”.

            A. having read          B. I have read            C. I am reading          D. having been read

7. – “Would you like a glass of green tea?” – “____________”

A. No, let’s not         B. No, I don’t.           C. No, thanks.           D. No, I wouldn’t.

8. – “I suggest eating out.”              – “________”

A. We will                 B. Good idea!            C. Yes, please           D. I’m afraid not

9. – “I won’t do it again”     – “__________”

A. Thank god            B. Don’t forget          C. Let’s do it    D. Thank for saying so

10.   – “What are you going to do next year?”

        – “I wish I__________the answer to that question.”

A. knew                      B. know                      C. had known            D. would know

11. – “I'm sorry about that!”             – “Well,_________”

A. You’re welcome        B. Of course              C. Thank you            D. It’s OK

12. – “My watch is broken.”            – “Why don’t you_________?”

A. have it repair        B. have it repaired    C. have it repairing D. have it for repair

13.  – “You have been spending too much money lately”

       – “You’re right. I need to _________on my expenses”

A. cut out                   B. cut up                    C. cut down               D. cut away

14. – “Did Judy finally go home?” –“No. She ___ going to leave last month, but she lost her tickets.”

A. must be                 B. was                         C. has been                D. had been

15. – “Please________ Ba to lock the door carefully if he goes out tomorrow.  – “OK.”

A. say                         B. talk                         C. remember              D. remind

16. – “Would you mind if I smoked in here?”  – “ ____________.”

A. Yes, I’d love to                                        B. Thanks, I don’t smoke 

C. I’d rather you didn’t                               D. I’m sorry 

17. – “Let’s go to CuaLo beach after the exam, ___________?”   – “Yes, that sounds good.”

A. should we             B. shall we                 C. shan’t we              D. shouldn’t we

18. – “What's your birthday, Ann?” – “It's___________”

A. on the thirty-one of July                        B. on July the thirty-one

C. on the thirty-first of July                        D. in July the thirty-first

19. – “Some sugar?"   – “___________”

A. No, no me!            B. No, I don't.            C. Thanks, I'd like.   D. Yes, please

20. – “Do you have any pets?”      –“Yes, I have_________ kittens.”

A. two small black   B. small two black    C. black small two    D. two black small

1. After the floods, there were many schemes to ………money to help the homeless

2. When he arrived, everyone ……..

3. Hurry up! They’ve only got ……. seats left.

4.    I'd rather you ………… anyone what I said.

5.    We were so late that we……….. had time to catch the train.

6.    There is always ……….. traffic in the city centre at rush hour.

7. By the time you receive this letter, I will have left ………. Japan.

8.   According to the               in England, we have to use a knife and folk at dinner.

9. She’d prefer to go out ……… home.

10. I was just ..............to go out when you telephoned.

11. All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with … accommodation.

12. When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans ……..

13. Australia is home to ……… animals like kangaroos and koalas.

14.The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by ………. their noses.

15. Peter was expelled from the volunteer team ______ his misbehavior

16 Among the ………………, the Tay people have the largest population.                        

17. …..the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished.

18. _______, which are the movements in the Earth’s crust, often occur in Japan.

A. Volcanoes              B. Hurricanes                          C. Tsunamis                            D. Earthquakes

19. “ No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago”. - “_____________”

A. Oh dear                                                                  B. That’s shocking                 

C. That’s a relief                                                         D. How terrible

20.  Linh: Mai has won the first prize.  - Ha:            ­ !

A. That's awesome.     B. Oh dear.                              C. How terrible.                      D. That's shocking.

1. After the floods, there were many schemes to ………money to help the homeless

2. When he arrived, everyone ……..

3. Hurry up! They’ve only got ……. seats left.

4.    I'd rather you ………… anyone what I said.

5.    We were so late that we……….. had time to catch the train.

6.    There is always ……….. traffic in the city centre at rush hour.

7. By the time you receive this letter, I will have left ………. Japan.

8.   According to the _____   in England, we have to use a knife and folk at dinner.

9. She’d prefer to go out ……… home.

10. I was just ..............to go out when you telephoned.

11. All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with … accommodation.

12. When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans ……..

13. Australia is home to ……… animals like kangaroos and koalas.

14.The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by ………. their noses.

15. Peter was expelled from the volunteer team ______ his misbehavior

16 Among the ………………, the Tay people have the largest population.                        

17. …..the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished.

18. _______, which are the movements in the Earth’s crust, often occur in Japan.

A. Volcanoes              B. Hurricanes             C. Tsunamis              D. Earthquakes

19. “ No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago”. - “_____________”

A. Oh dear                                                                  B. That’s shocking                 

C. That’s a relief                                                         D. How terrible

20.  Linh: Mai has won the first prize.  - Ha:            ­ !

A. That's awesome.     B. Oh dear.          C. How terrible.       D. That's shocking.

Đáp án C

“Tickets” là danh từ đếm được số nhiều ® loại B, D Dựa vào nghĩa của câu ® chọn “a few”

Dịch: Nhanh lên nào Rose! Họ chỉ còn vài chiếc thuyền trống thôi.

Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. Hurry up! We’ve only got _________ timea. few b. a few c. little d. much

2. Andy spent _________ money at the supemarketa. many b. a lot of c. a number d. too

3. I am bored. I want to go _____ tonighta. nice somewhere b. somewhere nice c. nice place d. a nice place

4. Close your eyes. I have _____ for youa. some b. something c. anything d. one

5. I didn’t see _____ in front of me, but I heard _____ running behind mea. no one/anyone b. someone/no one c. anyone/someone d. anyone/no one

6. I’ve lost my keys. I can’t find them _________a. anywhere b. some where c. everywhere d. nowhere

7. I want _________ milk todaya. a few b. any c. some d. many

8. He’s always busy. He has _________ time to relaxa. much b. little c. a little d. plenty of

9. They had spent so _________ time on gaining the independence.a. much b. many c. a lot d. very

10. I paid _________ money for a new housea. many b. a few c. few d. a lot of

11. They spent _________ time studying victorian literaturea. few b. many c. much d. a few

12. There are _________ organizations to help the deaf and the blinda. much b. a little c. many d. little

13. I'm very busy at the moment so it may take a _________ time to answer your letters.a. little b. few c. small d. some

14. Very _________ people knew about it.a. few b. a few c. much d. little

15. Thank you for bringing me along. I never thought Shakespeare could be so _________ fun.a. many b. much c. few d. some

26. ____ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.

A. Most B. Most of C. A few D. Few
27. He had spent ____ time writing an essay about his childhood.
A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a few D. many
28. Peter has spent ____ time and money on stamp collecting.
A. a few of B. many of C. a great deal of D. a large number of
29. - I haven’t got ____ money on me. - Don’t worry! I will lend you ______.
A. a few / little B. many of / a little C. any/some D. some/any
30. - How ____ furniture do you think there is?
A. many B. much C. few D. a lot of
31. - Why don’t you take a break? Would you like ____ coffee?
A. few B. some C. many D. much
32. He drank ____ wine last night and gets sick now.
A. too many B. too much C. few of D. a large number of
33. - Give me ____ examples, please!
A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
34. - Is there ____ water in the glass?
A. any B. some C. many D. lots of
35. Peter doesn’t want ____ to do.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
36. - Can you speak French? – Yes, ____.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
37. Thank you very ____ for your help.
A. many B. much C. a lot D. little
38. He is very rich. He has ____ money in the bank.
A. a great deal of B. many C. a large number of D. few
39. She put too ____ sugar in the coffee. It became so sweet that I couldn’t drink it.
A. many B. much C. few D. little
40. I have got ____ homework to do.
A. many B. few C. a lot of D. a large number of
41. She has talked too ____.
A. much B. many C. few D. a great deal
42. I've met him so _____ times and I still can't remember his name.
A. much B. many C. little D. a number of
43. They know ____ about what to do.
A. many B. few C. little D. the number of
44. ____ children are ill-prepared for employment.
A. Much B. Most C. A little D. Most of
45. Would you like ____ champagne to drink?
A. some B. few C. a few D. many
46. The school has pupils from ____ different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
A. many B. much C. few D. a few
47. ____ of the students are good today.
A. Most B. Much C. A little D. Very
48. There were too ____ different nationalities in my class and we had to speak English.
A. a lot of B. much C. some D. many
49. I don’t know ____ about English literature.
A. many B. much C. a few D. little
50. Let me make just ____ concluding remarks.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little

26. A

27. D

Fill in the sentences with the right expression:  a lot (of), much, many, little, a little, few, a few, any. 
1.Thave got very ..few.. really close friends-only one or two.

2. We'll have to do this quickly. We haven't got ..much.. time.

3.I drink .a lot of.. tea-maybe six cupsaday, but very .little.. coffee.

4.I never watch Channel 5. There are too .many.. adverts

5. I've been eating too ..much.. recently. I'm going to go on a diet.

6.A How ..much.. free time have you got?
 B Very .little.. .I work long hours.

7.A Have you got any money on you?
 B Yes, but not .much.. .I haven't been to the bank yet.

8. I'm a strict vegetarian . I don't eat .any.. meat.

9.A How ..many.. students came to the first class?
 B Not .many.. ,because ..a lot of.. people are still on holiday.

10. There's only a .little.. milk left. Please don't use it all.

11. I can't run very fast.I smoke too .little.. .

12. I forgot my camera, so we couldn't take .many.. photos.

13. We've only got a ..few.. potatoes. Can you buy some?

14. I don't like shopping in hypermarkets. There are too .many.. people.

15. I read .many.. magazines–five or sixaweek, but not .many.. books.