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Nouns (level 1-2)Version en ligne Test your knowledge on nouns and noun phrases for the advanced level of English. par GaMo Tita 1 Ten kilometres ... a long way to run if you're not fit. a is b are 2 If athletics ... neglected in schools, this will have a big impact on future national teams. a is b are 3 People ... the house is haunted. a says b say 4 Recent statistics ... firm evidence of a rapid increase in living standards in Asia. a provide b provides 5 About 60 per cent of the people questioned ... cars to be banned from the town centre. a want b wants 6 There was a really strong ... of wind and it blew a man's wig off. a clap b rasher c lump d gust 7 What kind of ... are you interested in getting? a jewellery b jewelleries c both options 8 Would you like some ...? a chocolate b chocolates c both options 9 I've always been interested in ... a politic. b politics. c both options 10 ... your team doing well in the league right now? a Is b Are c both options 11 The people over there ... serving. a need b needs c both options 12 The sentence "Is the news good?" is... a Right b Wrong c Wrong. It should be "are". d Wrong. We can't use the article "the" here. 13 The cattle ... at the moment. a is eating b are eating c both options 14 Diabetes ... very common these days. a is b are c both options 15 Where ... the scissors? a is b are c both options 16 The jeans I tried on in the shop yesterday ... far too small. a was b were c both options 17 My mum's so houseproud; there's never a ... of dust anywhere in the house. a speck b gust c lump d piece 18 Could you cut me off a small ... of that cheese? a slice b item c scoop d dose 19 We do like a nice ... of steak every now and again, don't we, Francis? a item b bit c scrap d pat 20 Which is NOT appropriate? "How heavy's that ... of concrete?" a lump b block c piece d slice 21 We'll give you a ... of keys and a security pass. a set b pile c flock d speck 22 There's not a ... of truth in what she said. a grain b lump c spot d piece 23 Is one ... of sugar enough? a piece b item c sheet d lump 24 Which is NOT appropriate? "I'll tear you off a ... of paper if you're going to take notes." a lump b sheet c bit d piece 25 Hardly ... of the paintings at the gallery were for sale. a none b few c some d any 26 It's ... opportunity to see African wildlife in its natural environment. a an unique b a unique c the unique d unique 27 Almost ... person I've asked says they're going on the anti-war demonstration next Saturday. a every b each c all the d the entire 28 There are a lot of different ... in Holland. a cheese b cheeses 29 There are a great ... a much problems. b deal of problems. c many problems. 30 Can you give me ...? a a few biscuits b a little biscuits c some few biscuits 31 Let me give you ... a advice b some advice c some advices 32 The news ... bad, I'm afraid. a are b being c is 33 There are a hundred ... on the farm. a sheep b sheeps c of sheeps 34 The deeds of the house ... in the bank. a is b are 35 My youth ... very unhappy. a was b were 36 There are a lot of ... here. a salmons b salmon c any salmon 37 Put your ... in the car. a luggage b luggages c some luggages 38 I've had this yacht for six years, but ... in excellent condition a it's b he's c she's 39 I respect your ... a beliefs b believs c believes 40 Aircraft noise is worst during ... and landings. a take-offs b takes-off c takes-offs 41 Where ... my pyjamas? a is b are 42 Are you on ...? a holiday b holidays c the holiday 43 Don't run down the ... a stairs b stair c upstairs 44 Is it a ... or a tabby-cat? a jack-cat b woman-cat c tom-cat 45 Tom's a ...; his wife died a few years ago. a widower b widow c bachelor 46 When your baby is born, where will ... sleep? a he b she c it 47 It's not safe to carry a large ... of cash with you. a amount b number 48 There are plans to increase the ... of low-cost accommodation available. a amount b number 49 I don't think there is ... salt in the soup. a enough b plenty of 50 There's ... paint left. Do you think it will be enough? a only a little b only a few 51 You don't have to hurry. There's ... time. a lots of b much 52 Can you come and help me, because there's ... of shopping to carry. a too much b rather a lot c thousands of 53 Helen reads a lot, and has ... books as I have. a twice b twice as many c more d a large number 54 Many people write uninteresting diaries, and ... of them are on the Internet. a just enough b more c a good many 55 It's a lovely house, but it cost them ... money. a rather a lot of b rather lots of c a good many 56 The same DNA is present in ... cell of our bodies. a either b all of the c each and every d a lot of 57 Which of these is NOT possible? a The boss's leg. b The chair's leg. c The chair leg. d The leg of the chair. 58 There is a lovely dress in that ... a window's shop. b shop's window. c shop window. d window shop. 59 This skirt is made of pure ... a lamb's wool b lamb wool c wool of lamb 60 Write your name at the ... a page top. b pages's top. c top of the page. 61 I usually like to have ... before I do anything else in the morning. a a coffee b some coffee c Both options are correct. 62 We had ... on a wildlife safari last year! a an amazing time b amazing time c Both options are correct. 63 They are doing ... into animal behaviour at my local zoo. a excellent research b an excellent research c Both options are correct. 64 I just can't bear it if there's ... in my food! a hair b a hair c Both options are correct. 65 Wow! That was ... performance. a a b some c any 66 Neither Juan nor Carmen ... available. a is b are 67 The sentence: "There's a lot of people here today" is ... a wrong. b right. 68 George has ... of spiders. a great fear b a great fear c some great fear 69 ... of the artist's works have already been sold. a Plenty b A great deal c Much 70 Thanks Kelly! That was ... meal! a enough b any c some 71 Any of the films would be suitable for teenagers. a None of the films suit teenagers. b All of the films suit teenagers. 72 Helen has made quite a few friends since moving to Athens. a Helen doesn't have very many friends in Athens. b Helen has a number of friends in Athens. 73 The sentence: "The advice we were given wasn't very helpful" is... a right. b wrong. 74 The sentence: "Ten dollars a day is a very low salary" is... a correct. b wrong. 75 There wasn't the slightest ... of food to be found anywhere. a iota b morsel c dab d rasher 76 They are so stingy they only give you one ... of butter. a dab b pat c morsel 77 This soup could do with a ... of salt. a pinch b rasher c morsel d pat 78 One ... of dynamite was all that was needed to blow the old cave open. a blade b wall c stick 79 Very little information was coming out, just a ... here and there. a dollop b snippet c shard 80 There seemed to be a ... of dirt on one of the lenses of his glasses. a particle b sliver c speck 81 Careful, there are still one or two ... of glass from the broken vase. a slivers b specks c chunks