A a large amount of

5 VARIANT

1. Look! One of ____ in the race ____.

A) the horses / has fallen
B) stallion / have fallen
C) the athletes / had fallen
D) children / are falling
E) the competition / was falling

2. My daughter got a better mark for her last French written composition because there were ____ mistakes in it.

A) fewer
B) little
C) much
D) many
E) the least

3. 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) each
B) both
C) some
D) neither
E) all

4. ____ employees voted against the strike even though they were dissatisfied with the pay rise.

A) A good many
B) Several of
C) Plenty
D) Much of
E) Half

5. Underwater explorers have been studying the remains of Port Royal, Jamaica, ____ sank in the earthquake in 1692.

A) which
B) where
C) that
D) when
E) how

6. Do you believe there will be a time ____ all nations live in peace?

A) when
B) why
C) which
D) where
E) how

7. The club chairman, ____ the members thought to be trustworthy, has just disappeared with the club’s money.

A) whom
B) how
C) when
D) that
E) which

8. The first practical deep sea diving suit, ____ was used to recover treasure from a shipwreck called the “Mary Rose”, was developed by John and Charles Dean.

A) which
B) that
C) who
D) when
E) where

9. The train doesn’t stop at ____ station along the way, but it stops at ____ of the main ones.

A) every / most
B) all / either
C) each / much
D) both / some
E) few / all

10. Unfortunately, our local library had ____ books on the subject, so I’m going to the city library tomorrow hoping to find ____ more.

A) a little / a lot
B) much / a little
C) little / many
D) a few / much
E) few / some

11. There has been ____ fruit on the pear tree in our garden this year, so we won’t be giving ____ away.

A) little / much
B) a little / many
C) all / each
D) every / some
E) much / either

12. ____ players have won this competition before, so ____ of them could win today.

A) Both / either
B) A few / all
C) Each / every
D) Every / no
E) None / neither
13. Marketing research is ____ expensive undertaking, and its costs are built into ____ prices of products.
A) an / the
B) - / -
C) the / -
D) the / some
E) the / any

14. She started reading first thing in the morning, and by nightfall, she had read the ____book.

A) whole
B) either
C) all
D) each
E) every

15. The best way to avoid high cholesterol levels in the blood is through maintaining a balanced diet that includes ____ the major food groups in moderation.

A) all
B) many
C) whole
D) both
E) several

16. ____ I was going to suggest was the thing that we should hold our meetings at a more convenient time.

A) All
B) Each
C) Both
D) Every
E) The whole

17. I hope we haven't invited ____ people to welcome them all properly.

A) too many
B) lots of
C) plenty of
D) so few
E) so much

18. Senegal, ____ main source of foreign income comes from peanuts, relies heavily on the world markets.

A) whose
B) which
C) that
D) why
E) when
19. The 4th July every year is the day ____ Americans celebrate their independence.
A) when
B) where
C) which
D) who
E) why

20. Jacques Cousteau, the famous French ocean explorer ____ helped invent the Aqua lung, died in 1997 aged 87.

A) who
B) where
C) when
D) why
E) which