ACT Bell Ringer 2

The Joy of Running

I keep in shape by running on an indoor track several times a week. There are many advantages of running as a (1) sport, of which the top two advantages are: I have never had to reserve a court or find teammates; (2)teammates are usual in many sports; I can run at my own (3)convenience and I can set my own pace. Just running is, however, rather boring, so I have made it interesting by watching the other runners. (4)

3. A. NO CHANGE

B. convenience, and;

C. convenience; and,

D. convenience, and

4. Which sentence, if added here would best introduce a variety of runners that will be discussed later in the essay?

A. Runners as a group take their hobby very seriously.

B. I've divided runners into groups, and I assign each runner I see to a group.

C. Running is excellent exercise and many people really have fun doing it.

D. Some people run by themselves and others like to run in marathons.