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ffic. A. too much 。 much too ( ) 2.— Because of the _____ petrol(汽油) price, fewer and fewer people will choose to own a car, I think. — I have the same idea as you. A. increased B. increasing C. improved D. improving ( ) 3. As soon as they arrived in the big city, they found it difficult to find somewhere cheap ________. A. to live B. to live in C. to live on D. living ( ) 4. — Did you get there by ________ bike? — No, I took ________ taxi. A. a。 the ( ) 5. — By the end of this year, China’s state and provincia l (省的 ) libraries will be free to the public. — That’s _________ good news for those who often go to these places. A. a B. the C. / D. an ( ) 6. The government of Chongqing is building_________ cheap and good houses for the people. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of ( ) 7. There are over ________ students in their school. A. hundreds B. nine hundreds C. hundreds of D. nine hundred ( ) 8. — David, how old is your father this year? — ________. And we just had a special party for his _________ birthday last weekend. A. Fortieth。 fortieth ( ) 9. _ of the land __ covered(覆蓋 ) with trees and grass. A. Two fifths。 are ( ) 10. Our Chinese teacher told us interesting ______story and story was about Thomas Edison. A. an。