一、用所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. There _______ (be) a fair amount of traffic on the road when I got back from school.
2. The cost of treating heart disease and cancer _______ (amount) to 100 billion dollars a year.
3. Huge amounts of energy _______ (be) used to keep its courses (球场) in good condition. (2009 重庆阅读改)
二、根据所给汉语完成下列句子。
1. The lady has donated _________________ (大量的钱) to help college students. (2014 广东书面表达改)
2. You have to acquire _________________ (一定的经验) before you can be of service to others. (2013 福建短文填词)
3. I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for _________________ (尽可能便宜的价钱). (2013 江苏完形)
4. The experiment shows that _________________ (适量的运动), if carried out regularly, can improve our health. (2010 浙江单选)
5. However hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down _________________ (你进食的量). (2012 湖南单选)
答案:
一、
1. was 2. amounts 3. are
二、
1. a large / huge amount of money 或 large / huge amounts of money
2. a certain amount of experience
3. the cheapest possible amount
4. the proper amount(s) of exercise
5. the amount you eat