29. Use the necessary form of there is/are.1. 50 states

29. Use the necessary form of there is/are.

1. 50 states in the USA.

2. a hotel two blocks from here.

3. no film in the camera.

4. any concert on TV tonight?

5. about 800 000 words in English.

6. a great number of talented people in the Students Union.

7. How many letters in the English alphabet?

8. How many people in this country?

9. no rules for judging when reading a piece of writing.

33. Fill in the blanks as in the example.

I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster! My hotel room was 1) smaller than (small) the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was 2) ______ (small) room ___ the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was 3)_______ (cold) in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty it was 4) ______ (dirty) all the beaches on the island. The food was 5) _____ (expensive) ____ I expected and I didnt have enough money. One day I went shopping to a big department store and I broke a vase. It was 6)______(expensive) vase _____ the whole shop. But 7)_______ (bad) thing ______ all was that I lost my passport and I couldnt go back home. It was 8) ______ (horrible) holiday ____ my life.

34. Use very or much.

London is becoming a 1) very popular place for American tourists. All the big attractions are now 2) ____ busy in summer months. The crowds of tourists around places like Buckingham Palace are 3) _____ bigger than they were a few years ago. Sales of postcards and other sou-venirs are 4) ____ higher now than in past years. This is 5) _____ good news for the British tourist industry.