Comic﹕Too much salt!

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【明報專訊】Bill loves adding salt to his food. What has happened to him may change him for good.

■English highway﹕-words and collocations

Many vs much

Both "many" and "much" are used to describe a large quantity or amount of something. "Many" is used with countable nouns, while "much" is used with uncountable nouns.

e.g. Many teachers give their students too much homework these days.

■Quiz

Fill in the following blanks with "many" or "much".

(answers on next text)

1. Because I ate too ________ bread, I couldn't eat anything else at the buffet.

2. There are _______ sheep in the farm.

3. My brother has as _______ money as I do.

4. She bought _______ packets of rice.

5. We don't have _______ time left.

■Glossary

for good (prep phr) 永久地

salt cellar (n phr) 鹽瓶

ruin (v) 破壞

buffet (n) 自助餐

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