1. <em>(Most, more) </em>of the stories that <em>(a, the, </em>-) people tell about <em>(a, the, -) </em>Irish aren't true.
2. The telephone and the doorbell rang <em>(in, at, by) </em>the same time.
3. We had a lot of problems with our house. <em>(At, in, by) </em>the end we sold it and bought a flat.
4. She <em>(must, could, may) </em>not understand the language when she first came toEngland.
5. I'm sure I <em>(can, shall be able to, may) </em>drive by next summer so we <em>(can, shall be able to, may) </em>hire a car now.
6. Your English is much <em>(good) </em>than mine.
7. The place that gets the <em>(much) </em>rain in the world is the mountain inHawaii.
8. Which month of the year has <em>(few) </em>days?
9. It (be) a cold winter night. It <em>(snow) </em>hard and I wanted to get home quickly.
10. She <em>(use) </em>to play the piano beautifully but she <em>(not, play) </em>so well now. She told me she <em>(study) </em>at a music school when a child.
11. Write to me when you <em>(get) </em>back.
12. Don't disturb him. He <em>(work).</em>
13. I've told him (a, <em>the, </em>-) lot of times that I don't know who's broken (a, <em>the, </em>-) window but he doesn't believe me.
14. The boy didn't want to tell us <em>{something, nothing, anything).</em>
15.1 wanted to help you yesterday but I <em>{couldn't, mightn't, shouldn't).</em>
16. They <em>{can, be, need) </em>to meet in the morning tomorrow to sign a new contract.
17. Nobody <em>{must, can, may) </em>take anything out of a shop without paying for it.
18. The <em>{much) </em>snow you have in winter, the <em>{good) </em>crop you have in summer.
19. I'm sorry I'm late. I got here as <em>{fast) </em>as I could.
20. <em>{By, at, to, for) </em>the end of the street there is a path leading <em>{by, at, to, for) </em>the river.