Unit 1: Basic Expressions of Quantity
Chúng ta cần thận trọng khi sử dụng từ chỉ lượng, cần xem xét danh từ chính là Danh từ
đếm được hay Danh từ không đếm được.
Epressions of Quantity
One
Each
every
Two, etc.
Both
A couple of
A few
Several
Many
A number of
A great/large number of
A little
Much
A great deal of
Quite a bit of
No
Some/any
A lot of/ lots of
Plenty of
Most
All
A lack of
Not all the....
Almost none of the...

Used with Countable Nouns
One apple

Each apple
Every apple
Two apples
Both apples
A couple of apples
A few apples
Several apples
Many apples
A number of apples
A large number of apples
No
No
No
No apples
Some/any apples
A lot of/ lots of apples
Plenty of apples
Most apples
All apples
A lack of apples
Not all the apples
Almost none of the apples

Used with Uncountable Nouns
No
No
No
No
No
No

No
No
No
No
A little rice
Much rice
A great deal of rice
Quite a bit of rice
No rice
Some/any rice
A lot of/ lots of rice
Plenty of rice
Most rice
All rice
A lack of rice
Not all the rice
Almost none of the rice

Lưu ý: "Much" thường chỉ được sử dụng trong câu phủ định, câu hỏi và câu mang nghĩa tiêu cực
Ví dụ: I don't have much money.
A. A few/ Few và A Little/ Little
•

A few và Few được dùng với danh từ đếm được. Theo sau chúng là danh từ ở dạng số
nhiều.

•

A little và Little được dùng với danh từ không đếm được


A few “A few” và “a little” mang nghĩa

She has been here only two weeks but she has already made a few friends.

tích cực, chúng diễn tả sự vật, sự

I’m very pleased. I’ve been able to save a little money this month. (I have saved
A little việc đang có, đang tồn tại ở hiện
some money instead of spending all of it)
thực.
Few

“Few” và “Little” mang nghĩa tiêu I feel sorry for her. She has (very) few friends. (
cực; chúng diễn tả sự mất mát,

=> tiêu cực)


thiếu thốn gì đó.
Little

Nếu thêm very + little/few sẽ gia
tăng nghĩa tiêu cực.

I have (very) litle money. I don’t even have enough money to buy food for dinner.
(I do not have much money. I have almost no money.)

B. Using "Of" in expressions of quantity
1. NHỮNG TỪ CHỈ LƯỢNG LUÔN CHỨA “OF”
A lot of


A number of

Lots of

A great deal of

A majority of
A minority of
Plenty of

Ví dụ: A lot of books are paperback.
A lot of my books are paperback.
Sai:A lot books are paperback.
2. NHỮNG TỪ CHỈ LƯỢNG CÓ THỂ CHƯA HOẶC KHÔNG CHỨA “OF”
All (of)
Most (of)
Almost all (of)

Many (of)

One (of)

Much (of)

Two (of)

Both (of)

Some (of)


A few (of)

Three (of)

Several (of)

Any (of)

A little (of)
Of được sử dụng với các từ chỉ lượng khi danh từ đã được xác

Ví dụ: Many of my books are in English.
Many of the books on that shelf are in

định. Một danh từ xác định khi nó theo sau:
Tính từ sở hữu: my, John’s…

English.

Các từ chỉ định: This, that, those, these..
Sai: Many of books are in English

Mạo từ xác định: The
Of không được sử dụng với các từ chỉ lượng nếu danh từ chưa

Many books are in English.

xác định.
Trong ví dụ, người nói không đề cập đến your books, these

books mà đề cập đến “books” như một danh từ chung.

Lưu ý:
1. "Both" và "All" là từ chỉ lượng đặc biệt. Nếu danh từ theo sau được xác định thì ta có
thể thêm “Of” hoặc không. Nhưng nếu danh từ không xác định thì ta KHÔNG được thêm
“Of”.
Ví dụ: Đúng: All of the staffs in my office must have an ID card.
Đúng: All the staffs in my office must have an ID card.
Sai: All of staffs must have an ID card


2. The most (so sánh nhất) được sử dụng trong những câu so sánh từ 2 chủ thể trở lên và
Không được thêm Of liền sau “the most” trong bất kỳ trường hợp nào.

Luyện tập
Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành những câu sau với “some” hoặc “any”:
1. We didn’t buy …………flowers.
2. This evening I’m going out with ………….friends of mine.
3. “Have you seen ………..good films recently?” – “No, I haven’t been to the cinema for ages”.
4. I didn’t have ……………money, so I had to borrow………..
5. Can I have ………a………..milk in my coffee, please?
6. I was too tired to do………work.
Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành câu với “much, many, few, a few, little, a little”
1. He isn’t very popular. He has ………..friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has ………..free time.
3. Did you take …………….photographs when you were on holiday?
4. The museum was very crowded. There were too………..people.
5. Most of the town is modern. There are …………..old buidings.
6. We must be quick. We have………..time.
7. Listen carefully, I’m going to give you ……….advice.

8. Do you mind if I ask you……….questions?
9. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so …….tourists come here.
10. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got …………..patience.
11. “Would you like milk in your coffee?” - “yes, please. ………….”
12. This is a very boring place to live. There’s ………….to do.
Bài tập 3: Điền “of” vào những câu dưới đây nếu cần thiết.
1. All……….cars have wheels.
2. None………this money is mine.
3. Some……..people get angry very easily.
4. Some……….the people I met at the party were very interesting.
5. I have lived in London most………my life.
6. Are any………those letters for me?
7. Most………days I get up before 7 o’clock.
8. Jim thinks that all……museums are boring.

Bài tập 4: Hoàn thành những câu sau với “some” hoặc “any”:
1. We didn’t buy …………flowers.
2. This evening I’m going out with ………….friends of mine.
3. “Have you seen ………..good films recently?” – “No, I haven’t been to the cinema for
ages”.
4. I didn’t have ……………money, so I had to borrow………..
5. Can I have ………milk in my coffee, please?
6. I was too tired to do………work.
Bài tập 5: Hoàn thành câu với “much, many, few, a few, little, a little”
1. He isn’t very popular. He has ………..friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has ………..free time.


3. Did you take …………….photographs when you were on holiday?
4. The museum was very crowded. There were too………..people.

5. Most of the town is modern. There are …………..old buidings.
6. We must be quick. We have………..time.
7. Listen carefully, I’m going to give you ……….advice.
8. Do you mind if I ask you……….questions?
9. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so …….tourists come here.
10. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got …………..patience.
11. “Would you like milk in your coffee?” – “yes, please. ………….”
12. This is a very boring place to live. There’s ………….to do.
EXERCISE 1: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. There is _______water in the bottle.
A. little

B. a few

C. any

D. many

2. I have ______money, not enough to buy groceries.
A. a lot of

B. little

C. any

D. many

3. I have ________money, enough to buy a ticket.
A. a lot of


B. little

C. many

D. a little

4. She has _______books, not enough for references.
A. few

B. a few

C. many

D. little

C. a few

D. a little

5. She has _______books, enough to read.
A. many

B. few

6. There _______ traffic on the street at rush hours.
A. are too many

B.is too much

C. are too alot


D. are too little

7. He bought _______furniture for her new apartment which she has bought recently.
A. many

B. few

C. much

D. a few

8. _________ the people I work with are very friendly.
A. some

B. some of

C. a little of

D. a few

C. many

D. none of

C. much

D. a few

9. _________these money is mine.

A. some

B. a few of

10. We didn’t spend __________money
A. many

B. some


11. There are _________people there.
A. too many

B. too a little

C. too much

D.too little

12. Do you know ________people in this neighbourhood.
A. much

B. a little

C. many

D.little

C.everything


D.nothing

C.everyplace

D.anywhere

C.so much

D.so some

13. Would you like _________to eat?
A. something

B. anything

14. I can’t find it ___________.
A. somewhere

B. nowhere

15. I like him __________.
A. so many

B. any much

16. We must be quick. There is ________time left.
A. much

B. many


C.a lot of

D. little

17. Let’s go and have a drink we have _______time left.
A. much

B. a little

C.a lot of

D. little

18. There is a telephone in _______room of the house.
A. every

B. each

C.some

D. A and B are correct

19. You should read _______sentence carefully.
A. every

B. some

C.many

D. a lot of


C.many people

D. some people

20. _________ has right to vote.
A. something

B. everyone

21. Both men ________interested in this job in the interview yesterday.
A. are

B. was

C.were

D. is

22. There are four books on the table .________has a different colour.
A. Every

B. Each

C.Many

D. Some

23. He has two bookstores. One is in Thac Mo. _________is in Phuoc Binh
A. other


B. the others

C.another

D. the other

C.neither

D. any

24. ________restaurant is expensive.
A. some

B. either

25. Did you take _______ photographs when you were on holiday.


A. some

B. either

C.much

D. many

C.some

D. any


26. The news has _________information.
A. much

B. many

27. We ‘ll hurry We haven’t got ________time left.
A. some

B. many

C. much

D. any

C. much

D. no

28. I don’t have ________friends in Ha Noi
A. some

B. any

29. We didn’t buy ________flowers yesterday.
A. some

B. many

C. much


D. any

C. is everybody

D. isn’t nobody

C. much

D. some

C. everybody

D. some people

30. There ___________ at the door.
A. is somebody

B. is anybody

31. She went out without_________money.
A. any

B. many

32. There are _________in the hall.
A. somebody

B. anybody


33. I’m not hungry. I don’t want _________to eat.
A. everything

B. anything

C. something

D. nothing

34. She didn’t take _________money with her.
A. any

B. many

C. much

D. A and C are right

C. anybody

D. some people

C. much

D. little

C. some

D. A and B are right


35. Has __________body seen my bags?
A. somebody

B. any person

36. Can I have _________sugar please.
A. any

B. some

37. Let me know if you need ______help.
A. any

B. many

38. Some one has forgotten ________umbrella.
A. them

B. their

C. they

D. theirs

39. The house were empty. There is _________living here.
A. someone

B. anybody

C. nobody


D. everybody


40. I don’t have ________relatives in these strange place.
A. any

B. some

C. a little

D. much

C. nothing

D. every things

41. I’m so hungry. I could eat __________.
A. something

B. anything

42. The exam was quite difficult. _________passed.
A. Someone

B. Anybody

C. Nobody

D. Everybody


43. He has ________luck. Everything he does, he gains.
A. any

B. some

C. a little

D. much

C. too much

D. much too

44. We have used _________energy recently.
A. too many

B. many too

45. He spoke _______English, so it was difficult for him to communicate with people here.
A. many

B. some

C. little

D. much

46. The village was small. There was ________ house.
A. many


B. few

C. little

D. a few

47. He isn’t very popular. He has ________friends.
A. few

B. some

C. little

D. a few

48.The museum was too crowded. There _________people there.
A. is too much

B. are too many

C. a few

D. few

C. some of those

D. some those

49. __________ people are friendly.

A. some

B. some of

50.Both of them ________students at high school now.
A. are

B. is

C. was

D. were

51. _________ restaurants we went to were expensive.
A. Neither of

B. Neither of the

C. None of

D. Some of

52. Every seat in the theater last night ________taken.
A. was

B. were

C. are

D. is


53. Everybody __________at the square yesterday.
A. has arrived

B. have arrived

C. arrived

54.________time I meet you. You look different.

D. arrive


A. each

B. every

C. some

D. A and B are right

C. each students

D. each student

55. ________was given a book.
A. some students

B. every students


56.I would like to visit ______country in the world.
A. some of

B. every

C. many

D. a lot of

57. In the football match ______ has 11 players.
A. each

B. every

C. two teams

D.it

58. The olympic games are held ________four years.
A. each

B. every

C. one

D. once

C. any helps

D. helps


59. Do you need _____?
A. a help

B. any help

60. That was a very________story about the adventures in the tropical forests.
A. excitement

B. excited

C. exciting

D. excite

61. The pupils are very ______ because their school has won the basketball championship.
A. excitement

B. excited

C. exciting

D. excite

C. The riches

D. Richer

62. ______should pay more taxes.
A. Rich


B. The rich

63. ______people I know are worried about the environment.
A. Most

B. The most

C. Much

D. The much

C. How much

D. How many

64. ______tall you've grown!
A. What

B. How

65. The film was ______ interesting that it could satisfy everybody.
A. too

B. very

C. so

D. such


C. interest

D. interests

C. too

D. so

C. anybody

D. nobody

66. My new job is much ______
A. interesting

B. interested

67. They felt happy, and ______ did I.
A. either

B. neither

68. Peter says he doesn't see ______
A. somebody

B. everybody


69. __________ don't like to read picture-books.
A. Some childs


B. some of children

C. some of the children

D. some of the childs

70. It's _________ long time since he last saw his parents.
A. such a

B. so

C. very

D. too

71. The audience clapped their hands so _________ that the singer had to sing again.
A. many times

B. much time

C. very much

D. much

72. Our seats were_________far from the stage that we couldn't see the actors andactresses clearly.
A. very

B. too


C. enough

D. so

73. I like Dalat. What I like _______ living here is that it's fresh, quiet and beautiful.
A. more about

B. most about

C. more of

D. most of

74. ________ players are there in a football team?
A. How much

B. Many

C. Do many

D. How many

C. long

D. fast

C. neither

D. so


75. – How____ does he run a day? -16 miles.
A. much

B. far

76. He can't cook well, and I can't_______,
A. too

B. either

77. The circus shows are exciting that the whole family enjoy them.
A. so

B. very

C. too

D. such

78. I haven't had an enjoyable evening for months.
A. such

B. so

C. much

D. very

79. She was clever that she could make a dress by hands.
A. much


B. very

C. so

D. such

80. Most of the pupils are to pass the examination.
A. good enough

B. too good

C. very good

D. good too

81. These piles of books are cleaner than the others.
A. as

B. very

C. so

D. much

C. neither

D. either

82. She is an engineer nor an architect.

A. nor

B. both

83. That play was for her to see again.


A. too interesting

B. enough interesting

C. interesting enough

D. more interesting enough

C. well

D. better

C. Neither can Peter

D. Peter can't neither

C. take part

D. take

C. Many

D. A lot of


C. difficult too

D. is too difficult

84. The more we study, the we are.
A. more good

B. good

85. Mary can't speak French
A. Either can Peter

B. Neither can't Peter

86. Everyone can in this school activity.
A. take off

B. take on

87. we eat, the fatter we become.
A. The much

B. The more

88. The lesson for me to understand.
A. is very difficult

B. too difficult


89. This exercise is I must finish it as soon as possible.
A. very important so B. so important that

C. too important that

D. enough important that

90. She was she never had time to go out in the evening.
A. so busy that

B. very busy

C. busy enough

D. busy so that

C. some

D. any

C. much

D. many

C. too much

D. too many

C. much of


D. many of

C. a lot of

D. many of

91. She didn’t eat __________breakfast.
A. much

B. many

92. There aren’t ______large glasses left.
A. some

B. any

93. I have seen________ of Minh recently.
A.a lot of

B. any

94. Not _______Denmark is hilly.
A.a lot of

B. any of

95. You can’t see much of a country in a week.
A. much of

B. some of


96. I won’t pass the exam. I have missed many of my lessons.
A. some of

B. much of

C. many of

D. a lot of

97. He got _______men friends, but he doesn’t know ________women.
A. lots of/ many

B. much/ many

C. many / many

D. many/ much


98. I don’t travel much these days.
A. much

B. some

C. a lot

D. many

99. ________strong man has disheartened before such a challenge.

A. much a

B. Some

C. Many a

D. Many

100. ________time is needed to learn a language.
A. Any

B. Some

C. Much

D. A lot of

101. __________us think it’s time for an election.
A. Lots of

B. Lot of

C. Much

D. Many

102. ________cheese is made from cow’s milk.
A. Most

B. Some


C. Much

D. More

C. Much

D. Most of

C. Much of

D. Many a

103. ________my friends live abroad.
A. Many

B. Some

104. _________us thought he was wrong.
A. Most of

B. Some of

105. Thank you for bringing me along. I never thought Shakespeare could be so ______fun.
A. many

B. much

C. few


D. some

C. few / many

D. little / much

C. much

D. little

C. fewer

D. few

106. You should say . ______and do ______
A. many / few

B. much / little

107. Very ______ people knew about it.
A. few

B. less

108. He is a man of ______words.
A. less

B. little

109. ______ heard about the book, but ______. read it.

A. Many / few

B. Much / little

C. Many / little

D. Few / Fewer

C. little

D. less

110. "Do you know English?" "Just ______."
A. much

B. many

111. She has very ______ knowledge of the matter.
A. few

B. little

C. some

112. The forces were unequal, they were______we were ______

D. many


A. many / few


B. much / little

C. few / much

D. little / much

113. We have imported ______ computers this year than last year.
A. few

B. less

C. fewer

D. many

114. There has been ______demand for computers this year than last year.
A. few

B. little

C. fewer

D. more

115. ______in Shanghai than in any other city in China.
A. More people live B. More people living

C. It has more people


D. More living people

C. most of

D. few

116. I've been to the theater ______ of times.
A. much

B. a little

117. But ______ of the plays I've seen are modern.
A. a few of

B. a little

C. most

D. many

118. When I studied Shakespeare, I thought his plays were ______ boring.
A. a great deal of

B. few

C. much

D. many

119. ______of Shakespeare's plays are about history.

A. A few of

B. Many

C. Much

D. A little

120. They spent ______ time studying Victorian literature.
A. few

B. many

C. a large number of

D. much

121. ______popular expressions in our language have interesting background.
A. Little

B. Many

C. A large number

D. Much

122. At the beginning everybody spoke English very quickly and I couldn't understand ______ But after
______ days, it is easier and ______ things I had learnt came back to me.
A. much / a few / many
B. a lot / little / a lot

C. much / much / a great number
D. many / a few / many
123. Would you like__________milk? Yes, please.
A. few

B. any

C. some

D. much

124. ________ them were at the meeting last night so they didn’t have knowledge about marketing
A. neither of

B. any of

C. many

D. a lot of


125. ________my friends live abroad.
A. Neither of

B. Any of

C. Many

D. Most of


126. How ________money have you got in your pocket ?
A. a lot of

B. any

C. many

D. much

127.I could speak ________words of Swedish, but I wasn’t very fluent.
A. a few

B.a little

C. few

D. little

C. few

D. a little

128. Can you speak French? Just ________
A. a few

B. little

129. Very ________people were flying because of terrorist activities then.
A. few


B. a little

C. a few

D. little

130. He spent ________ of his time on his holidays.
A. much

B. many

C. a lot of

D. little

Đáp án
Bài 1:
1. We didn’t buy any flowers.
2. This evening I’m going out with some friends of mine.
3. “Have you seen any good films recently?” – “No, I haven’t been to the cinema for ages”.
4. I didn’t have any money, so I had to borrow some.
5. Can I have some milk in my coffee, please?
6. I was too tired to do any work.

Bài 2:
1. He isn’t very popular. He has few friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has little free time.
3. Did you take many photographs when you were on holiday?
4. The museum was very crowded. There were too many people.
5. Most of the town is modern. There are few old buildings.

6. We must be quick. We have little time.


7. Listen carefully, I’m going to give you a little advice.
8. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
9. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so few tourists come here.
10. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got little patience.
11. “Would you like milk in your coffee?” - “yes, please. A little”
12. This is a very boring place to live. There’s little to do.

Bài 3:
1. All cars have wheels.
2. None of this money is mine.
3. Some people get angry very easily.
4. Some of the people I met at the party were very interesting.
5. I have lived in London most of my life.
6. Are any of those letters for me?
7. Most days I get up before 7 o’clock.
8. Jim thinks that all museums are boring.

Bài 4: 1. any, 2. some, 3. any, 4. any/some, 5. some, 6. any
Bài 5: 1. few, 2. little, 3. many, 4. many, 5. few, 6. little, 7. a little, 8. a few, 9. a few, 10. little,
11. a little, 12. little
Bài 6:
1. A

2. B
14D
26A


3. D
15C
27C

4. A
16D
28B

5.C
17B
29D

6.B
18D
30A

7.C
19A
31A

8.B
20B
32A

9B
21C
33B

10C
22B

34D

11A
23D
35C

12C
24C
36B

13A
25D
37A

38B

39C
51B
63A
75B
87B
99C

40A
52A
64B
76B
88D
100D


41B
53A
65C
77A
89B
101A

42C
54A
66A
78A
90A
102A

43D
55D
67D
79C
91A
103D

44C
56A/B
68C
80A
92D
104D

45C
57A

69C
81D
93C
105B

46D
58B
70A
82C
94C
106D

47A
59B
71A
83C
95A
107A

48B
60C
72D
84D
96C
108D

49C
61B
73B
85C

97A
109B

50A
62B
74D
86C
98A
110C


111B
123C

112A
124A

113C
125A

114D
126D

115A
127B

116D
128D

117C

129A

118C
130A

119B

120D

121B

122A