Raymond Murphy essential grammar in use

B.Sh.Azar 
Chapter 7 Nouns 
1. … food at Tom’s party was very good. 
A) A B) The C) - D) Many 
2. … city dwellers don’t have cars. 
A) The B) A C) Much D) – 
3. … airplanes depart and arrive 
precisely on time. 
A) The B) An C) A D) – 
4. About half of them … ridden a horse 
at some time in their lifetime. 
A) have B) has 
5. Only a few of the people in this class 
… an English newspaper every day. 
A) read B) reads 
6. It’s impossible for one human being to 
know every … in the world. 
A) languages B) language 
7. Spain is one of … I want to visit. 
A) country B) the country 
C) countries D) the countries 
8. … of the children got a present. 
A) Every B) Each 
9. Square dancing is a traditional folk 
dance in the US. We all had a lot … fun 
learning to square dance at the party. 
A) of B) - C) of the D) the 
10. Most … people have a little trouble 
using the currency in a foreign country for 
a few days after they first arrive. 
A) - B) of C) of the D) the 
11. I have two brothers. Both ... brothers 
are at school. 
A) - B) of C) a D) my 
12. Most … students in our class are 
smart. 
A) of B) the C) of the D) – 
13. After Steve tasted the soup, he added 
… salt to it. 
A) few B) little C) a few D) a little 
14. … sunshine is better than none. 
A) Few B) Little C) A few D) A little 
15. She has been here only two weeks, but 
she has already made … friends. 
A) Few B) Little C) A few D) A little 
16. I don’t have … patience with 
incompetence. 
A) much B) many C) a few D) an 
17. The ostrich can kill … person with one 
kick. 
A) a B) some C) the D) – 
18l. Alex, would you please answer … 
phone? 
A) a B) the C) - D) an 
19. My grandfather had … long life. 
A) a B) an C) the D) – 
20. You’d better have … good reason for 
being late! 
A) a B) some C) the D) – 
21. … island is piece of land surrounded 
by water. 
A) A B) An C) The D) – 
22. … blue whale is the largest mammal 
on earth. 
A) A B) An C) The D) – 
23. Modern … need modern … 
A) factory/machinery
B) factories/machinery 
C) factory/machineries
D) factories/machineries 
24. I like both … hot and cold … 
A) a/weather B) -/weather 
C) the/weather D) -/weathers 
25. I wish you … 
A) luck B) a luck C) the luck
D) luckes 
26. The test lasted two hours. It was … 
test. 
A) a two hour’s B) two-hours 
C) two-hour D) a two-hour 

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27. Dr. Adams is trained as a 
psychologist for children. She is … 
psychologist. 
A) a childs’ B) childrens’ 
C) the children’s D) a child 
28. My garden has flowers in it. It is … 
garden. 
A) flowers B) a flowers’ 
C) flower D) a flower 
29. … play is an important part of their 
lives. 
A) Children B) A children 
C) Childrens’ D) Children’s 
30. … work invariably involves 
numerous meetings. 
A) Diplomat B) Diplomats 
C) A diplomat’s D) A diplomats’ 
31. Did you read … newspaper? 
A) yesterday B) yesterday’s 
C) a yesterday’s D) yesterdays’ 
32. There are … earthquakes in the 
world every year. 
A) thousand B) two thousands
C) thousand of D) thousands of 
33. Alex saw some … running across the 
floor. 
A) mouse B) mouses 
C) the mice D) mice 
34. His cart was pulled by two … 
A) oxe B) ox
C) oxes D) oxen 
35. … are tiny. 
A) Virus B) A Virus 
C) Viruses D) Some virus 
36. It would cost me a … salary to buy 
that refrigerator. 
A) month B) months 
C) month’s D) months’ 
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