Complete the sentences with words from A on the vocabulary section.

1. It takes a considerable amount of time to learn to ski well.
2. A quantity of food is thrown away every day by supermarkets. It’s a scandal.
3. The scientists found only a amount of the chemical in the food and said it was safe to eat.
4. We ate an amount of food at dinner last night! (two possible answers)
5. amounts of money are wasted by government departments every year.
6. The number of students registering for our courses is about for the autumn semester.
7. A amount of water had got into the keyboard and it stopped working.
8. Last year we didn’t really notice an increase in prices, but this year the increase has been .