read these sentences and choose a little, a few, little, few.write your answers in the gaps.
1. last night she wrote letters to my family and friends.
2. – have you ever been to rome?
-yes, times.
3. - are you going out alone?
-no, i’m going with friends.
IV. Use the correct preposition
for (2); at; in; on; with; out; up;
1. The boy picked sorrowfully at his porridge.
2. He doesn’t like his classmates because they always pick on him.
3. Read the poem and pick out all the adjectives .
4. Mother picks her child up whenever he cries.
5. He used to work for Smith & Co in his youth.
6. Who is in charge of the investigation?
7. Don’t worry! We’ll deal with the problem properly.
8. Everyone should be responsible for their decisions.
V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. She is keen on drawing and painting. I think she’ll be an ARTIST .
2. MUSICIANS from different countries will take part in the concert.
3. The LIBRARIAN advised me to read this book.
4. A good teacher motivates pupils to think INDEPENDENTLY.
VI. Put the verbs into the correct future form: Future Simple, Future Perfect, Future Continuous, Future Perfect Continuous, Present Simple, Present Continuous, to be going to.
1. I am going to wait here until Jane comes.
2. I am going to miss the flight because of this terrible traffic jam!
3. By the end of the month, he will have been working for the company for ten years.
4. In twenty -four hours I will be relaxing on my yacht.
5. Next week her granny will be 90 years old .
6. When are you leaving for London? - Tomorrow at 10 a.m.
7. I hope one day I will return to my native town.
8. They will have finished their project by June.
9. The match starts at 7 p.m.
10. They’ll move house as soon as they buy new furniture.
11. What are you going to do at the weekend?
12. By the time you get back she will have got married.
VII. Put the adjective into the correct form.
1. Things are as bad as they can be.
2. Children these days seem to become ruder and ruder.
3. Which of these houses is the most expensive?
4. He had to admit that Mary was much slimmer than his wife.
5. To get the promotion you must work harder and be more responsible.
6. He lives a bit farther than his parents.
7. It’s the least interesting film I’ve ever seen. I didn’t like it at all.
8. John is by far the most sociable person in his school.
9. The more you stay at home, the worse you’ll feel in the street.
10. He is twice as clever as his elder brother.
1. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
2. Although the sun is rising I cannot see it because it is behind the clouds.
3. Do you play the piano? - No, I don't.
4. I hear somebody playing in the next room; who is playing there?
5. It is pleasant to be at home when a storm rages outside.
6. There are so many people there; where are they all going?
7. As a rule I feel rather tired after my walk.
8. Thank you, now I am feeling much better.
9. He swims very fast.
10. Look! Somebody is swimming over there.
11. Where is Alec? - He is in the garden. I think he is doing his morning exercises.
12. He always does his morning exercises with the window open.
13. I'd like to see Professor Smith. - Sorry. He is out at the moment. He is giving a lecture.
14. Sometimes he gives his lectures in English for the students of the English department.