5. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence

1. There wasn't …............. snow last night.

A. many          B. much           C. few             D. a large number of

2. …............the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.

A. Most of                   B. Most                       C. Many                      D. The number of

3. He's always busy. He has …......... time to relax.

A. much                      B. little                        C. a little                     D. plenty of

4. She put so …......... salt in the soup that she couldn't have it. It was too salty.

A. many                      B. little                        C. much                       D. a little

5. He made too …........... mistakes in his writing.

A. a few                      B. much                       C. many                       D. a number of

6. How …........... students are there in your class?

A. little                        B. few                         C. much                       D. many

7. I feel sorry for her. She has …............. friends.

A. many                      B. a few                      C. few                         D. a great deal of

8. I spent …............ my spare time gardening last year.

A. most of                   B. most                        C. many of                  D. a large number of

9. He doesn't have so …........... friends as I think.

A. much                      B. a great deal of        C. many                       D. a large number of

10. There was so …............ traffic that it took me an hour to get home.

A. a lot of                    B. little                        C. much                       D. many

11. Learning a language needs …........... patience.

A. a few                      B. much                       C. many                       D. little

12. …............ the shops in the city center close at 5.30.

A. Many                      B. Much of                  C. Some                      D. Most of

13. We had a boring holiday. .........................the time we lay on the beach.

A. Most                       B. Much                      C. Most of                   D. Many of

14. With only............ hope, Harry didn't know how to keep going another day.

A. little                        B. a little                     C. few                         D. a few

15. How ….......... money have you got?

A. many                      B. much                       C. a lot of                    D. a great deal of

16. There was very …........... food at the party but I didn't eat anything.

A. little                        B. much                       C. many                       D. a lot of

17. I think................ you are very tired after your long journey.

A. many                      B. much                       C. many of                  D. much of

18. We didn't take …............ photographs when we were on holiday.

A. much                      B. a lot of                    C. many of                  D. a great deal of

19. There isn't …........... shampoo in the bathroom.

A. any                         B. some                       C. little                        D. few

20. Would you like ….......... tea?

A. some                       B. many                       C. a few                      D. any

21. He had so …............. things to do.

A. many                      B. a lot of                    C. much                       D. little

22. The mixture looks rather dry. Maybe you should add …........... water.

A. a few                      B. few                         C. a little                     D. little

23. We're having a big party. We've invited …........ friends.

A. a lot of                    B. much                       C. many of                  D. no

24. Could I try ….......... wine?

A. a little                     B. a few                      C. little                        D. Few

25. Could I try ….......... wine?

A. a little                     B. a few                      C. little                        D. Few

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. 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

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 of                    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. He made very …........... mistakes.

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. When I studied Shakespeare, I thought his plays were …........... boring.

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. At the beginning, everybody spoke English very quickly, and I couldn't understand …........., but now things are easier.

A. much                      B. many                       C. a great deal of        D. a lot of