Exercise 2.1. Decide which of these options is/are possible. Pay attention to the use of articles with nouns modified by certain adjectives, pronouns, and numerals.

____________________ like ice cream.
1. Most children
2. The most children
3. Most of children
She's eaten ____________________.
1. both chops
2. the both chops
3. both the chops
4. both of chops
5. both of the chops
____________________ of her songs were very popular and eventually she gave up her musical career.
1. little
2. a little
3. few
4. a few
There was ____________________ work to do, so I didn't earn much money.
1. little
2. a little
3. few
4. a few
Open the packet at ____ other end.
1. zero
2. an
3. the
See the diagram on ____ page 26.
1. zero
2. a
3. the
I want to live for ____ hundred years.
1. zero
2. a
3. the
We'll need ____ extra ten pounds.
1. zero
2. an
3. the
Is life offering him ____ second chance in the series of bizarre events unfolding before him?
1. zero
2. a
3. the
Jenny knows what it's like to be ____ only child: there are grownups everywhere! Brothers and sisters are what she wants.
1. zero
2. an
3. the