Choose the appropriate quantifiers to complete the sentences
1. Very ---- people fly just because of terrorist
activities.
little
much
many
few
2. Johnny is a keen player but unfortunately
he has ---- skills.
few
none
some
little
3. If we don't move faster, we'll miss our transfer to
Munich. There isn't ----- time to waste.
little
any
many
few
4. Unfortunately, I haven't got ---- time for watching
TV.
few
no
much
little
5. You can buy these maps at ---- station. They all have
them.
a lot of
several
some
any
6. If you have ---- questions, I'm ready to answer.
little
any
much
plenty
7. I didn't have ---- trouble getting the passports.
I only had a problem with my photo because it was
an old one.
much
any
no
several
8. There is ---- water left, so drink only if you must.
some
little
few
much
9. There isn't ---- point at all in getting upset about it.
few
several
any
many
10. ---- coat will do. It doesn't need to be a raincoat.
Little
No
Any
Few
11. Today, ---- people who enjoy winter sports is much
greater than that of twenty years ago.
A) a number of
B) many
C) a great deal of
D) the number of
E) several
12. According to the studies, dolphins, whales and ----
other sea creatures use highly sophisticated
navigation systems.
A) any
B) a little
C) many
D) much
E) each
13. The dietary habits of a child often have ---- to do
with that child's eating habits as an adult.
A) little
B) whole
C) every
D) a great amount
E) most
14. In the United States of America, there are literacy
classes for workers, ---- of whom never graduated
from high school.
A) a little
B) much
C) any
D) many
E) a good deal
15. In the first ---- months of life, an infant learns how
to lift its head, how to smile and how to recognize its
parents.
A) many
B) a lot of
C) any
D) the number of
E) few
16. Serving ---- terms in Congress, Shirley Chisholm
became an important United States politician.
A) plenty
B) several
C) a lot
D) much
E) whole
17. Although the language learning abilities of apes
have surprised ---- scientists, they generally agree that
apes do not progress beyond ---- linguistic abilities of
a two-year-old child.
A) few / a
B) a little / the
C) many / the
D) each / a
E) much / the
18. The storm continued for ---- of the days when we
were in New Orleans,·but fortunately there wasn't ----
damage in the city.
A) a few / many
B) several / a lot
C) all / a little
D) most / much