For questions (1-7), choose the correct variant (a,b,c).
1 I'd like to buy a loaf of ... .
a) cheese
b) bread
c) butter
2. How much is this ... of coffe?
a) bar
b) carton
c) jar
3. I'm going to the ... to buy some milk.
a) baker's
b) butcher's
c) dairy
4. Ask a ... how much this box of chocolate costs.
a) saleperson
b) customer
c) grocer
5. For this ... you need some flour, some butter and salt to taste.
a) recipe
b) price
c) menu
6. At the greengrocer's you can buy ... .
a) green tea
b) a cabbage
c) a tin of dog food
7. We've hot ... onion soup for lunch.
a) enough
b) any
c) a few
[2] Fill in the gaps with "a" where necessary.
I can give you ... few pounds.
Can you buy some coffee, please? We've got ... little left.
Will you give me some apples? I've got ... few left.
Let's go shopping. I've invited ... few of my friends for lunch.
We've got ... little milk! We can have tea with milk!
There are ... few shops in this area. You'd better go to some other place.
[3] Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct form (past simple/past progressive)
Jane (chose) WAS CHOOSING present for her classmates while Jennifer and Susie (1) (write) ............ invitation cards.
Then jack, Tom and Charlie (2) (come) ........................ and (3) (colour) ........... the invitation cards veru nicely! While Jane's mother (4) (make) ........... chocolate cakes at home, five of Jane's classmates (5) (cut) .................. sandwiched. Neil and Nelly (6) (draw) .................. some pictures while Betsy and some other girls (7) (prepare) ................... fruit salads when Betsy's mother (9) (come) ..................... to help them.