8. A.some　　　　 B.many　　　　 C.each　　　　　　 D.much

7. A./　　　 　　　B.a　　　　　 C.the　　　 　　　　　D.some

6. A./　　　　　 B.but　　　　 C.however　　　　　 D.moreover

5. A.lately　　　　 B.late　　　　　 C.very long　　　　 D.black

4. A./　　　 　B. a　　　 　　　C.the　 　　　　D.some

3. A.go　　　　 B.going　　　　　 C.to go　　　　 D. to going

2. A.In last summer　　　 B.During last summer　 C.Last summer　　　　 D.last summer

1. A.to swim　　 　　　　　B.swimming　 　　　　C.swim　　 　　　　　D.the swim

10.A.myself　　　　　 B.himself　　　　　 C.herself　　　 D.itself

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (97年全国中学生能力竞赛初二组决赛)

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　　 Getting plenty of exercise is very important . I enjoy __1___ very much . __2___ , I went to the beach every day , I plan __3___ there this summer too , but I may not be able to . I have __4___ new job , sometimes I have to work until __5___ at night . Although I now work more hours than I used to , __6___ I do receive ___7__ larger salary . I didn’t receive __8___ pay on my old job . I like ___9__ new job , but had I known that it would take up so much of my free time , I ___10__ it . I __11___ swimming to spending money .

I __12___ that riding a bike is good exercise . Maybe I will be able to __13___ enough money to buy a bike . My neighbour, ___14__ , has a bicycle that I could　 __15___ , but I would rather own my own bike . If I used __16___ , I would worry about damaging it . Since I make more　 money now , __17___ I think that I can __18___ to buy my own . Getting a bike is really a good idea , because while I am riding to and from work , I will be __19___ at the same time. It’s easler to get to the beach by bike , too . I might be able to go swimming every day after all . This new job is great ! I’m very __20____ This will be a summer full of exercise .　　　　

9. A.a lot of　　　　　 B.few　　　　　　 C.a little　　　　 D.many