Question

A) Complete the text with these words.
lot of
much
many
number
some
few
little
a lot
lot of

She's the boss!
The Mosuo people live in China and they are one of only a (1)
matriarchal societies in the world.
In a matriarchal society, the head of the family is the mother. The family name passes down from female to female,
and the women make all the decisions.
generations of women - great-grandmothers, grandmothers, mothers and daughters - live in the same
house with a (3)
their male relatives, such as uncles, brothers, sons and nephews. Fathers or husbands live
elsewhere and they only have a (4)
contact with their children.
The children belong to the mother and her family. The uncles help with the children's education and care, but they
don't have (5)
control. In time, the children care for their elderly uncles. These large extended families
care (6)
about each other.
The modern world, however, is affecting (7)
traditions, and so things are changing very quickly. Many young
people are leaving their villages to work in a (8)
of large cities nearby. There, they may discover a different
way of life and a culture that is very different to their own.​

Answer 1

1. Few

2. Many

3. Lot of

4. Little

5. Much

6. A lot

7. Some

8. Number