3.There are… books on the shelf. A)few B) little C) an D) a E) small 4.Sasha and Oleg built the house… A) myself B) herself C) himself D) ourselves E) themselves 5.There … a lot…

Task:

3. There are… books on the shelf. A) few B) little C) an D) a E) small

Answer: A) few

Explanation:

• "Few" is used to refer to a small number of countable objects, indicating not many books are on the shelf.
• "A little" is used for uncountable nouns, so it is not applicable here.
• "A" and "an" are used to introduce singular countable nouns, which is not suitable for the context of multiple books.
• "Small" refers to size, not the quantity of books.

4. Sasha and Oleg built the house… A) myself B) herself C) himself D) ourselves E) themselves

Answer: E) themselves

Explanation:

• "Themselves" is the correct reflexive pronoun when referring to Sasha and Oleg building the house.
• "Myself," "herself," "himself," and "ourselves" are not appropriate pronouns for the subject in this sentence.

5. There … a lot of bread on the table. A) am B) were C) are D) weren't E) is

Answer: E) is

Explanation:

• The correct choice is "is" because "a lot of bread" is a singular phrase, so it should be followed by the singular verb "is."

6. There was only…butter left. A) a few B) a little C) many D) the E) a

Answer: B) a little

Explanation:

• "A little" is used for uncountable nouns like butter to indicate a small amount.
• "A few" is used for countable plurals, not suitable for uncountable nouns like butter.

7. There is… milk in the bottle. A) few B) many C) little D) an E) are

Answer: C) little

Explanation:

• "Little" is used for uncountable nouns, like milk in this case, to denote a small amount.

8. We …going to visit the Picture Gallery. We are interested in art. A) is B) were C) been D) are E) was

Answer: D) are

Explanation:

• "Are" is the correct verb form to match the plural subject "We."
• "Is," "was," and "been" are incorrect verb forms in this context.