2 Cross out the alternative that is wrong. 1 A lot of/A lot/Many gestures mean different things in different countries. 2 I'm afraid I don't have a little/much/a lot of time to revise for the exam. 3 Many/A few/Lots of Canadians speak French. 4 Teens spend a lot of/lots of/much money on their phones and tablets. 5 Do you know many/much/a lot of words beginning with the letter 'X'? 6 Some phrasal verbs have a little/a lot of/many different meanings – that's why they're so difficult to learn. 7 She can speak a little/some/a few Arabic because she lived in Morocco for a year. 8 Do you have any/many/much homework to do?

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2 Cross out the alternative that is wrong. 1 A lot of/A lot/Many gestures mean different things in different countries. 2 I'm afraid I don't have a little/much/a lot of time to revise for the exam. 3 Many/A few/Lots of Canadians speak French. 4 Teens spend a lot of/lots of/much money on their phones and tablets. 5 Do you know many/much/a lot of words beginning with the letter 'X'? 6 Some phrasal verbs have a little/a lot of/many different meanings – that's why they're so difficult to learn. 7 She can speak a little/some/a few Arabic because she lived in Morocco for a year. 8 Do you have any/many/much homework to do?

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Cross out A lot: “A lot” needs “of” before a noun. Correct: “A lot of gestures” or “Many gestures mean different things in different countries.”
Cross out a little. Correct: “I'm afraid I don't have much/a lot of time to revise for the exam.”
No alternative is wrong: “Many”, “A few” and “Lots of” can all correctly modify “Canadians”.
In the usual textbook quantifier pattern, cross out much. “A lot of money” and “lots of money” are natural in this affirmative sentence.
Cross out much, because “words” is countable and plural.
Cross out a little, because “meanings” is countable and plural.
Cross out a few, because “Arabic” is a language and is uncountable here.
Cross out many, because “homework” is uncountable.

Перевод предложений:

Многие жесты означают разные вещи в разных странах.
Боюсь, у меня недостаточно времени / много времени, чтобы готовиться к экзамену.
Многие / несколько / большое количество канадцев говорят по-французски.
Подростки тратят много денег на телефоны и планшеты.
Ты знаешь много слов, начинающихся с буквы X?
У некоторых фразовых глаголов много разных значений — поэтому их так трудно выучить.
Она немного говорит по-арабски, потому что год жила в Марокко.
Тебе нужно сделать домашнее задание?

В третьем предложении все три варианта грамматически верны. В четвёртом “much money” возможно в отдельных контекстах, но в этом утвердительном предложении учебная норма противопоставляет его естественным “a lot of/lots of”.

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