8.A.after　　　 B.later　　　　　 C.past　　　　 D.earlier

7.A.saying　　　 B.sitting　　　　 C.thinking　　　 D.talking

6.A.another　　 B.the other　　　 C.any　　　　　 D.the others

5.A.went　　　 B.had　　　　　 C.took　　　 D.got

4.A.so　　　　 B.but　　　　　 C.when　　　 D.how

3.A.some　　　 B.any shoes　　　 C.any bags　　　 D.shops

2.A.to buy　　　 B.to give　　　　 C.to take　　　　 D.got

1.A.for　　　　 B.by　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　 D.to

10. A.chicken and dumplings　　 B.desks and chairs　　 C.books and pens　 D.water and porridge

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (97年全国中学生能力竞赛初二组初赛)

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One Saturday morning John and his mother went ___1__ a shoe shop __2___John a pair of new shoes . Mrs. Lee put her bag on a chair ___3__ she looked at some shoes . She could not see __4___ she liked and went away . suddenly she said , “Oh, my bag , someone __5___ it away !” All __6___ people in the shop stopped ___7__ and looked at her . John ran after the man at once . A few minutes _8____ , John came back with __9___ . He gave it to his mother . She opened the bag and had a look in ___10__ . Then she said , “Oh, good , everything is still there .”

9. A.How　　　 B.When　　　 C.Where　　　 D.When and Where