Question

N6 Put in little / a little / few / a few. 1 Gary is very busy with his job. He has …….. time for other things. 2 Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ……..advice. 3 Do you mind if I ask you……….. questions? 4 It’s not a very interesting place, so ………..tourists visit. 5 I don’t think Amy would be a good teacher. She has ………..patience. 6 ‘Would you like milk in your coffee?’ ‘Yes,……….. , please.’ 7 This is a boring place to live. There’s………. to do. 8 I know Hong Kong quite well. I’ve been there………….. times. N7 Read the situations and complete the sentences using the present perfect. Choose from these verbs: break disappear go up grow improve lose shrink stop 1 Tom is looking for his key. He can’t find it. Tom ………… his key. 2 Maria’s English wasn’t very good. Now it is better. Her English ………… . 3 My bag was here, but it isn’t here any more. My bag …………….. . 4 Lisa can’t walk and her leg is in plaster. Lisa ………… . 5 Last week the bus fare was £1.80. Now it is £2. The bus fare ………….. . 6 Dan didn’t have a beard before. Now he has a beard. Dan ……….. . 7 It was raining ten minutes ago. It isn’t raining now. It …………. . 8 I washed my sweater, and now it’s too small for me. My sweater ………… .

Answer 1

6.

1) little

2) a little

3) a few

4) few

5) little

6) a little

7) little

8) a few

7.

1) has lost

2) has improved

3) has disappeared

4) has broken

5) has gone up

6) has grown

7) has stopped

8) has shrunk

Answer 2

N6: Put in little / a little / few / a few.

1. Gary is very busy with his job. He has little time for other things. 2. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you a little advice. 3. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? 4. It’s not a very interesting place, so few tourists visit. 5. I don’t think Amy would be a good teacher. She has little patience. 6. ‘Would you like milk in your coffee?’ ‘Yes, a little, please.’ 7. This is a boring place to live. There’s little to do. 8. I know Hong Kong quite well. I’ve been there a few times.

N7: Read the situations and complete the sentences using the present perfect. Choose from these verbs: break, disappear, go, up, grow, improve, lose, shrink, stop.

1. Tom is looking for his key. He can’t find it. Tom has lost his key. 2. Maria’s English wasn’t very good. Now it is better. Her English has improved. 3. My bag was here, but it isn’t here anymore. My bag has disappeared. 4. Lisa can’t walk, and her leg is in plaster. Lisa has broken her leg. 5. Last week the bus fare was £1.80. Now it is £2. The bus fare has gone up. 6. Dan didn’t have a beard before. Now he has a beard. Dan has grown a beard. 7. It was raining ten minutes ago. It isn’t raining now. It has stopped raining. 8. I washed my sweater, and now it’s too small for me. My sweater has shrunk.