Passage 4. Conversation
The ideal of quality of an uncountable noun is shown by a word or expression, for example:
Some 一些; a little 很少; a lot of 很多; much 很多; any 任何.
Examples:
some fruit一些水果, a lot of water 很多水, a little homework 很少功課
Countable nouns can also be used with certain expressions of quantity, for example:
Several 幾個; many 很多; a lot of 很多; a few 很少; some 一些; any 任何.
Examples:
a few pears 幾個梨子, many exercises 許多練習, some bananas 一些香蕉.
1. Tom: Have you _____________________ (a little / any) children’s books?
2. Salesgirl: Yes, we have __________________ (a few/a lot of). Let me show
you _____________________ (some/any).
3. Tom: I hope they have _________________ (any/a lot of) pictures.
4. Salesgirl: Yes, there are _________________ (many/any) pictures in these.
5. Tom: There isn’t ____________________ (any/some) writing in these.
I want __________________ (some/a little) stories.
6. Salesgirl: There is _______________ (a few/a little) writing in this one.
7. Tom: Thanks. I like this one. It has ___________________ (a little/a few) pictures on every page
and there is not _________________ (a lot of/a few) writing.
8. Salesgirl: Yes, children like ________________ (a little/many) pictures with
only _________________ (a little/ a lot of) writing.