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 ………… .
Answers & Comments
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