Раздел: Задания для самостоятельной работы Grammar

1. The brothers ____ had a camera. One of the brothers’ camera was broken, but ____ was in good condition.

1. each, another

2. both, other

3. every, other’s

4. each, the other’s

2. “You see my dilemma. ____ I must find the man who stole the examination papers ____ the examination must be postponed until new papers ____ prepared.”

1. Either, or, are

2. Either, nor, must be

3. Neither, nor, will have been

4. Either, or, will be

3. If ____ David or Jane comes, she or he will want a drink.

1. neither

2. both

3. either

4. none

4. “My mother died when I was ten. My father has had three ____ wives: two of them were only two years older than I am now, and ____ was younger.”

1. other, another

2. others, the other

3. another, other

4. other, the other

5. Holding the case in my hand, I hurried on. ____ fifty yards further on the path suddenly twisted and ran into a thick wood.

1. Other

2. Another

3. The other

4. Others

6. She captured ____ attention instantly, even ____ and Helen’s.

1. everyone, mine

2. everyones, my

3. everyone’s, mine

4. everyones’, my

7. “Shall I give him ____ book as ____ present?”

1. some, a birthday

2. B any, birthday

3. a, birthday’s

4. the, birthdays’

8. He made ____ parcel of the suit and ____ parcel of the shoes and put them in the hall.

1. the, the other

2. a, another

3. - , -

4. some, other

9. Father received ____ good news yesterday but he won’t tell ____ what ____ .

1. no, anybody, they were

2. some, anybody, it was

3. - , somebody, it is

4. a, nobody, they are

10. Although he’s seventy he looks ____ more than fifty.

1. few

2. any

3. a few

4. little

11. Wednesday is ____ the first ____ the last day of the week.

1. neither, nor

2. neither, or

3. either, nor

4. either, or

12. Can you tell me something about this man for ____ I shall work?

1. which

2. that

3. what

4. whom

13. Then it dawned upon him that ____ no ____ need to escape the doctor.

1. it was, farther

2. there was, further

3. there is, real

4. it was, further

14. The two brothers parted. ____ felt upset that ____ had not changed his habits.

1. Each, the other

2. Every, the other

3. Both, another

4. One, other

15. The people on the quay shouted with excitement, ____ did the passengers.

1. neither

2. so

3. either

4. nor

16. The tall man, Flannigan, ____ his companion called him, looked through the hole for ____ minutes.

1. like, a few

2. as, several

3. that, a little

4. which, the number of

17. Death stared me in the face and I could not do ____ .

1. nothing

2. something

3. anything

4. not a thing

18. ____ something in his hand. It looked ____ a pistol.

1. It was, like

2. There was, as

3. There was, like

4. It was, as

19. “We hope that ____ such competitions will make pigeon-flying more popular in America.”

1. a few

2. few

3. little

4. a little

20. People walking along the street were astonished, seeing two cabs ____ one after ____ .

1. racing, the other

2. to race, another

3. race, other

4. to be racing, others

21. He told me that ____ no more money coming from home and he wanted to work.

1. there were

2. it was

3. there was

4. there wasn’t

22. “It was ____ idea, not ____ ,” she said angrily.

1. somebody else, mine

2. somebody else’s, mine

3. somebody’s else, my

4. of somebody else, of me

23. ____ people out in the street at that hour.

1. There was a number of

2. There were few

3. It was several

4. There was the number of

24. I would like to see your library. It’s always fun looking at ____ books.

1. others people’s

2. another people

3. the other peoples’

4. other people’s

25. English grammar is very difficult and ____ writers have avoided ____ mistakes in it.

1. a few, making

2. little, to make

3. few, making

4. hardly some, make

26. ____ quite a number of people watching the game. The police ____ there too.

1. It was, was

2. There was, were

3. There were, were

4. He saw, was

27. “I never drink ____ for luncheon,” she said. “____ do I,” I answered promptly.

1. something, So

2. anything, Neither

3. a lot, Either

4. nothing, Neither

28. ____ was ____ early morning when I arrived at Positano.

1. It, -

2. There, -

3. It, an

4. There, the

29. _______ fifty yards farther on you can see his boat.

1) another

2) the other

3) others

4) other

30. There is for of us to do.

1) anything, none

2) nothing, none

3) anything, any

4) nothing, any

31. If you need money you must get out of the savings bank, there is

hardly at home.

1) any, they, no

2) some, them, none

3) any, it, some

4) some, it, any

32. was said but done.

1) Much, little

2) Many, few

3) Few, a little

4) A few, little

33. She had children of her own family in her house and children of _____people.

1) any, some, others

2) no, any, another

3) some, no, other

4) some, any, the other

34. ______ people, men particularly, found it difficult to face his glazed stare.

1) Others

2) Other

3) Another

4) The other

35. To lie is not my custom. Too complication and uncomfort.

1) much

2) few

3) little

4) many

36. I think that there is before me but work.

1) something, a harder

2) nothing, hard

3) anything, hardly

4) something, the hardest

37. Jack is usually very helpful but he had advice for us this time.

1) very few

2) very little

3) a little

4) a few

38. _____ people could manage to live on money.

1) few, so little

2) a few, few

3) little, so few

4) little, such little

39. If you can spare me time, I'd like to make suggestions.

1) little, a few

2) a little, few

3) a little, a few

4) little, few

40. The bells are carefully installed so that disconnecting one will have no effect on ________.

1. other

2. others

3. the others

4. anothers

41. There are shops at the end of the street I live in but sell books.

1) some, no

2) a few, any of them

3) few, neither of them

4) a few, none of them

42. There is hardly place in house where we can talk alone.

1) no, a

2) any, the

3) some, a

4) _____, the

43. You are not only one who failed to hear news. I didn't .

1) the, _____, either

2) _____, the, too

3) the, the, either

4) the, _____, neither

44. There are organisations operating in our market and even which

we would consider real competitors.

1) few, fewer

2) some, less

3) a few, many

4) little, some

45. We hold our meetings in different city two years.

1) the, any

2) a, each

3) ____ , some

4) a, every

46. I made friends in those days because I was occupied with things.

1) a few, the other

2) few, other

3) less, others

4) some, the other