Advanced grammar tests - English exam centre 2015
Quantifiers & Nouns / Test-3
1. The instructor told the young climbers to hold on to the rope with ... hands.
A) both
B) every
C) all
D) each
E) either
2. The noise of the gunshot rang through the trees and the birds flew off in ... directions.
A) all
B) each
C) either
D) every
E) whole
3. The train doesn’t stop at ... station along the way, but it stops at ... of the main ones.
A) all / either
B) every / most
C) each / much
D) both / some
E) few / all
4. Unfortunately, our local library had ... books on the subject, so I’m going to the city library tomorrow hoping to find ... more.
A) much / a little
B) a little / a lot
C) little / many
D) a few / much
E) few / some
5. There has been ... fruit on the pear tree in our garden this year, so we won’t be giving ... away.
A) a little / many
B) all / each
C) little / much
D) every / some
E) much / either
6. ... players have won this competition before, so ... of them could win today.
A) A few / all
B) Each / every
C) Every / no
D) Both / either
E) None / neither
7- A lot of people rushed to the area, but most of ... failed to find ... gold.
A) them / any
B) they / much
C) theirs / many
D) him / some
E) his / none
8. The children have had quite ... excitement for one day, I think it’s time they went to bed.
A) few
B) all
C) more
D) little
E) enough
9. He thought he would get the contract, but a business competitor of ... got ... .
A) he / itself
B) his / it
C) us / his
D) yours / its
E) him / them
10. They gave the idea ... consideration before accepting it.
A) several
B) only a few
C) a great deal of
D) much of
E) a good many
11. Look! One of ... in the race ... .
A) stallion / have fallen
B) the athletes / had fallen
C) the horses / has fallen
D) children / are falling
E) the competition / was falling
12. My daughter got a better mark for her last French written composition because there were ... mistakes in it.
A) little
B) much
C) many
D) fewer
E) the least
13. In the USA, the number of representatives in government varies according to the population of a state, but there are two senators for ... state.
A) both
B) some
C) neither
D) each
E) all
14. ... employees voted against the strike even though they were dissatisfied with the pay rise.
A) Several of
B) Plenty
C) Much of
D) Half
E) A good many
15. After ... wins at amateur level, he’ll be ready to race professionally.
A) almost none
B) any longer
C) a few more
D) much
E) plenty
16. Tea and coffee contain caffeine, which is harmful, so the doctor told me to avoid drinking ... .
A) both of them
B) much of it
C) all of them
D) some of it
E) neither of them
17. Decades ago the notion of landing a spacecraft on ... moon would have seemed ... impossible feat.
A) a / --
B) some / a
C) the / an
D) --- / ---
E) --- / the
18. If there is ... food in the world for everyone, why do so ... people die of starvation?
A) little / much
B) enough / many
C) much / few
D) any / a lot of
E) less / more
19. Of the two shops in the village, ... sold sun cream, so he had to keep a long-sleeved shirt on all day.
A) no
B) both
C) none
D) neither
E) either
20. The best goal of the match was ..., but ... was pretty spectacular as well.
A) my / theirs
B) my brother / I
C) him / mine
D) the forward’s / your
E) Simon’s / yours
21. The new dress my sister bought didn’t fit ..., so she gave it to ... .
A) she / you
B) her / me
C) hers / mine
D) mine / hers
E) herself / ours
22. He felt as if ... world was watching and waiting for him to make a mistake in the play, but in fact, it was only the village boy scout club.
A) all
B) every
C) most
D) a lot of
E) the whole
23. She had ... reasons to dislike her job, but I don’t know exactly why she left.
A) a little
B) much
C) a whole
D) some of
E) plenty of
24. The company is so stable that you can buy shares in it with almost ... risk of losing any money.
A) any
B) none
C) no
D) few
E) much
25. Two smartly dressed doormen stood at ... side of the hotel’s entrance.
A) either
B) whole
C) all
D) every
E) both
26. We rang ... hotels before we found ... with vacant rooms.
A) several / one
B) much / a little
C) each / some
D) every / any
E) the whole / much
27. The teacher said that we could write on ... sides of the paper, but to start a new page for ... question.
A) either / every
B) both / each
C) some / all
D) all / some
E) the whole / any
28. ... of seagulls followed the tractor as the farmer ploughed the field.
A) Many more
B) Almost all
C) Only some
D) A large number
E) Hardly any
29. It takes ... of dedication to become a top class athlete.
A) enough
B) nearly every
C) a great deal
D) many more
E) each one
30. If Richard had ... patience, he would have ... arguments with the manager.
A) little / much
B) enough / little
C) less / plenty
D) more / fewer
E) a few / less
31. ... cashier underwent the company’s training scheme before starting to work her.
A) A great many
B) Several
C) Both
D) All
E) Every
32. Up until recent years, blacks in the Southern USA suffered ... injustice.
A) several
B) plenty
C) a lot of
D) a great many
E) fewer
33. After the oil spill from the huge tanker, the ... beach was covered in thick black oil.
A) whole
B) all
C) many
D) every
E) much
34. We can see Shrewsbury Town football pitch from the window of our shop. Yesterday, I was watching ... them play through the window, but stopped when ... customer
came in.
A) any / a
B) a / the
C) a / --
D) --- / a
E) --- / the
35. In 1991, the remains of ... Neolithic hunter, which were 5,300 years old, were discovered high in ... Alps.
A) the / --
B) a / some
C) --- / a
D) a / an
E) a / the
36. Do you know ... name of ... American author Bill Bryson’s latest book?
A) a / --
B) a / an
C) the / the
D) the / ---
E) --- / an
37. Celebrating the end of one year and the start of a new one is an age-old religious, social, and cultural observance in almost ... part of the world.
A) all
B) every
C) either
D) neither
E) whole
38. ... albatross, ...largest and most majestic skybird, has ... wing span of over nine feet.
A) --- / the / --
B) The / a / the
C) An / --- / the
D) The / the / a
E) An / a / a
39. If I had ... fabric left, I could make a dress, but I think I’ve only got ... to make a skirt.
A) a great deal / one
B) plenty / a few
C) a few more / much
D) a number of / some
E) a little more / enough
40. Cyanide leaked into ... Mersey Canal, and ... nine-mile stretch of ... canal was affected.
A) the / the / a
B) --- / --- / a
C) a / a / --
D) --- / the / ---
E) the / a / the
41. I went into town specially to buy a jacket for the Christmas party, but I didn’t see ... that I liked.
A) a few
B) any
C) all
D) much
E) some
42. As ... British athlete in this discipline reached the qualifying time, Britain won’t be represented in this event at the Olympics.
A) no
B) few
C) little
D) hardly any
E) fewer
43. Throughout the history of the country, ... French, along with most of the other people of the world, have paid little attention to the quality of ... natural environment.
A) some / --
B) a / them
C) the / their
D) --- / its
E) many / theirs
44. Diamonds have ... uses. In addition to the obvious use in jewellery, they have ... number of industrial applications.
A) much / any
B) many / a
C) plenty of / the
D) some / each
E) more / every
45. ... the painters have achieved so far is to make the office look more of a mess than it did this morning.
A) The whole
B) Some
C) All
D) None
E) A little
46. Let’s go somewhere for a cup of tea I don’t want to go in any more shops as I’ve spent ... already.
A) several
B) a lot of
C) a few
D) many more
E) too much
47. Despite all ... efforts, neither Susan’s composition nor ... was good enough to impress the teacher.
A) ourselves / me
B) us / myself
C) ours / my
D) our / mine
E) us / ourselves
48. The richness of Asia’s cultures is reflected in ... arts and literature.
A) theirs
B) it
C) its
D) them
E) itself
49. The teacher said that if Joseph caused ... trouble in class, she would send his mother a letter.
A) any more
B) far fewer
C) a number of
D) so many
E) several
50. Herman Melville’s book ’Moby Dick’ tells of the adventures of captain Ahab, who loses ... leg in his struggle with ... whale.
A) the / the
B) a / a
C) — / any
D) any / the
E) some / a
51. A: Which of these wallpaper designs would you like in the living?
B: ... . ... look horrible. Why can’t we just paint the walls?
A) All / None
B) Neither / Both
C) Either / Whole
D) None / Some
E) Every / Each
52. I wonder if ... of our neighbours would look after our cat while we are away.
A) the whole
B) few
C) little
D) either
E) every
53. ... of the competitors was badly affected by the extreme heat and passed out.
A) Some
B) No
C) A few
D) One
E) All
54. I would like her more if she showed ... consideration for others.
A) fewer
B) several
C) a little
D) too much
E) many
55. I’m glad we bought the new lawn mower. Now I can mow the lawn using ... the effort.
A) fewer
B) none
C) much
D) all
E) half
56. Smog may appear brownish in colour when it contains high concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, or it may look blue-grey when it contains large amounts of ozone. In ... case, prolonged exposure will damage lung tissue.
A) both
B) either
C) none
D) all
E) some
57. In ... mid-1970s, people became aware of the phenomenon called ... acid rain.
A) the / --
B) --- / an
C) a / an
D) a / the
E) the / an
58. The word deafness is used to describe ... degree of hearing loss, though it is most commonly used where there is ... total inability to hear.
A) some / much
B) the / some
C) a / many
D) every / none
E) any / a
59. Although the Australian author Peter Carey’s first three novels were well received, his fourth book received ... criticism than acclaim.
A) too many
B) any longer
C) far more
D) plenty of
E) so much
60. Despite the scarcity of arable land ... the population in the Middle East is engaged in farming.
A) a lot more
B) almost none
C) so much
D) a good deal of
E) a great many of