Uncountable and plural nouns

I found out some / a piece of useful information at the meeting.

• some

• a piece of

• both are correct

Could I have a paper / a piece of paper to write down the new words?

• a paper

• a piece of paper

• both are correct

I've got a / some good news for you about your job application.

• a

• some

• both are correct

We've made a lot of progress / progresses this term.

• progress

• progresses

• both are correct

Hello, Reception? Do you have an / some iron I could use?

• an

• some

• both are correct

if a plural noun is made up of two parts (scissors, shorts, trousers,etc.), we can use:

• a piece of

• a pair of

• a lot of

• not enough of

Our accommodation ______ up to the standard we were expecting.

• wasn't

• weren't

• didn't

We had ______ on Monday for our trip to the coast.

• nice weather

• a nice weather

• nice weathers

The news ______ good about Mary. The doctors are very happy about her progress.

• is

• are

The old house was full of beautiful ______.

• furniture

• furnitures