Fill in the gaps with a few / few, a little / little. 1. She made attempts and found she couldn’t work; she couldn’t even read.
2. This is not a very difficult task but still it demands eff ort.
3. There was a lot of dramatic debate, but there was agreement on concrete details.
4. Learning to play the piano requires years of patient practising that adults have time for.
5. There was nothing else in the bag: money, other things of no importance.
6. The accident occurred late on Tuesday but was not discovered until survivors emerged.
7. There were people around: many streets were deserted.
8. McDonald’s new worldwide health education campaign focuses largely on exercise, with discussion of diet.
9. For minutes longer Isabel tried to sort out hard facts from vague suspicions (смутные подозрения), with success.
10. His uncle hadn’t much money, he supposed, but there would be , enough to put in central heating.
11. My personal way of living is to make agreements and keep the ones I make.
12. Don’t feel guilty about giving yourself time off occasionally.

Put the quantifiers in the comparative form and add a suitable modifier.
1. Three thousand Italian emigrants said that Italy offered (little) money and (few) career prospects than the countries they had moved to.
2. Nowadays the Internet offers (many) opportunities for networking than ever before.
3. Many rich people that I've known live in fear of having their wealth taken away, (much) fear than the poor people I've known.
4. Nature by itself shows many signs of order and intelligence, but (few) signs of love or mercy.
5. Is it true that children these days have (little) respect for their elders and their teachers?
6. It always makes me wonder how one culture managed to have so (many) customs than another.
7. This book deserves (much) recognition than it has received.
8. America is a much larger and more varied country with (many) natural resources and a larger population than Britain.

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