外研版八年级英语首字母填空含答案(PDF)
首字母考查重点是名词、动词、形容词、副词和代词以及连词和介词这几大词类。 略读全文 掌握大意 短文中虽有一些词未知，但不影响对文章主要内容的理解。在初步阅读中，可以跳过空格，尽 量捕捉文章所提供的内容信息，以及语法结构方面的提示，有助于下一步的分析与判断。
再读全文，理清脉络 通读全文、掌握大意后，还应逐字逐句地仔细阅读，从文意中找出句与文、句与句、词与
One day I found a little girl sitting in the park sadly. Lots of people
passed by but never s81 to see why she looked so sad. As I got closer I
saw that her b 82 had a strange shape. That?s a hump驼(背 )! Perhaps
子成分，这点很重要。
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8.leave. 留点水 。放点水准备给它喝。 9.summer.语境推敲，一般常识了解狗夏天爱热，要多喝水。 10.exercise 语境上下文联系，狗需要做运动的。后边这句话就是提示。
练习一 阅读短文，根据首字母提示填空，每空一词。 （10?）
In the evening a lot of people like watching T.VBut if they go to see a film or go to a concert 音( 乐会 ), they have to go to Manchester, because there are n___87___ cinemas in Lofton.
Do you often help y 89 parents do housework? Do you want to live with your parents w 90 you grow up ?
练习二 . 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 （10?） Lofton is a little village（村庄）in England. It is not f__81___ from the
When you buy a dog, an important thing to think about is its s 4 —— buy a small dog if your home
is small and a bigger one ifour home is small and buy a bigger one if your home is larger. 为避免词的重复使用，在英文句子中
常用名词性物主代词代替前面的那个名词。 6.almost 程度副词，有点难度，几乎狗吃任何东西。 7.made .过去分词做后置定语。一定要会分析句子成分，弄清楚横线部分缺少什么词性做什么句
1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________
6.__________ 7.__________ 8.__________ 9.__________ 10.__________
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练习三 . 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 （10?）
Parents usually let their children choose their o87 jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid (付钱 )for d 88 some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.
city of Manchester. Not many families l__82___ around the village, so the people all know each o__83___. Most of them are friendly and helpful.
Though their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester. S__84__ work in large factories there. A few work in shops o___85___ offices. Most of these people go to work by train. It usually t__86_ _ about half an hour to go from Lofton to Manchester.
2. children. 宠物狗自然是在家中养， 朋友。由于是指大多数家庭的情况，并受
它们除了听主人的话以外，与家中的小主人即孩子也是好 their 一词的提示，此处应填 “孩子 ”的复数形式，即 children 。
3. stranger. 狗的天性是护家。文中的 watch-dogs意为 “看家狗 ”，专门指有生人来时发出叫喊的狗。 “生人 ”在英文中即为 stranger。
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经典例题详解：
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首字母填空做题技巧及精讲精练
总体准则
语法基础扎实 熟练运用十大词类 把握全文主旨大意 语境练习 上下文关联把握 准确判断句型结构 准确迅速判断空格处所缺的词性包括词义 准确掌握固定搭配 以及重点句式句型 对初中阶段重点单词活学活用 此 种题型属于能力测试的范畴，它考查的范围极广，可以是英语知识的方方面面， 还可能涉及其它学科。它要求考生在充分理解短文的基础上将单词拼写出来，并且单词 形式合理，符合语法规范，符合短文需要。这种试题的首字母已给，所填的就必须是该 字母开头的单词。这既是一种限制，又是一种提示 . 要做好此类题目，考生不但要有较 强的语感，善于体会上下文的内在联系， 而且要有扎实的语言知识储备和较大的词汇量。
句、词与词之间的关系，尤其是一些不易察觉的、隐含的微妙关系，用已知信息去获取未知信
息，以便初步确定答案。在答题过程中，同学们可以把有把握的词先填好，逐步减少空格对阅
读造成的障碍，然后再仔细推敲剩下的难题。
仔细推敲，确保准确
词义判断正确了不等于答题正确，同学们还应从词法、句法、惯用法等方面考虑答案的准
一定还要反复考虑，仔细推敲，确保用词准确
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复读全文，全面检查 答题完毕后复读全文，进行核查是必不可少的。做完题后，一定要认真检查，尽量减少粗心所 致的笔误或拼写错误，对有疑问的地方，更要根据文章的内容、上下文的语法结构、逻辑发展进行
反复斟酌，这样才能尽量避免失分。 例题详解
dark. I asked the girl why she was so sad. She looked at me and said with a
’ t know how much to feed their dogs. Dogs
eat a 6 anything! They like meat, rice and lots of other things. You can buy lots of food m 7 for
dogs in shops. Don ’ t let your dogs eat too much. Feed it only once a day. Alwlays8 water for your dog.
Dogs are good pets. They are very f 1 to people and also very beautiful. Most dogs get on very well
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1. friendly. 人们之所以把狗作为宠物来养，主要是因为它们比较通人性，且对人很友好，能给人 们带来欢乐。 根据 “be very f 1 to people 来”分析， 此空应填一个形容词， 表明狗对人的态度。 friend 是名词， friendly 是形容词，故 friendly 是正确答案。
确性。有的学生经过思考确定了一个意思正确的词作为答案，
但忽略了从语法角度再进行验证，
因而出现了一些与时态、 人称等有关的词形变化的错误。 如果填的词是名词， 首先要考虑到单、
复数的问题；如果是动词，要考虑应使用什么时态和语态。
注意：填入的词既能使句意通顺， 又能做到语法、 用词搭配的正确。 如 bought易误答成 buy；lights 易误答成 light ； reaches易误答成 reach; heavier易误答成 heavy等。 因此，在初步确定答案后，
外研版八年级下英语首字母填空含答案
首字母填空练习一阅读短文，根据首字母提示填空，每空一词。
（10’）Most American families are smaller than the families ino 81 countries. Most American families e 82 have one or two children.C 83 in the US will leave their parents' home when they grow up. They usually live far f 84 their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often w 85 to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on h 86 .Parents usually let their children choose their o 87 jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid (付钱)for d 88 some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.Do you often help y 89 parents do housework? Do you want tolive with your parents w 90 you grow up ?练习二. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
外研版八年级上册选词填空汇编16篇(含答案解析)
外研版八年级上册选词填空汇编16篇(含答案解析)一、选词填空-短文：本大题共16小题，共160分。
1. 选择合适的词并用其适当形式完成短文。
Lin: How can I (1) my spoken English?Tony: Here is my (2) . First, speak English as much as (3) in class and after class. You can talk (4) films and songs with your friends. You can also start your (5) with greetings or a question, such as "It's a nice day, isn't it?" Second, it's a good idea (6) an English club. You can (7) to music or (8) English films, and don't forget (9) to speak English all the time. At last, please remember: don't (10) shy, and just try!2.选择合适的词并用其适当形式完成短文Shanghai is a big city with a large population in the world. It is also one of the fastest growing cities. Its (1) means "on the sea", because it sits on the shores(海滨) of the East China Sea. The city used to (2) a fishing town, but these days it is not only a major financial (金融的) center, but also (3) for its art and culture.Visitors to Shanghai can be (4) from the airport to the center by train. The train (5) up to 430 km/h. Once you are in the city, you can't miss a popular area (6) the Huangpu River.Also, the Shanghai Museum is a great place. And if you want to try the local (7) , you should go to Yang's Fried Dumplings. You can get some nice dumplings and a bowl of (8) soup for only ￥15.Now Shanghai is getting very "heavy". (9) a result, the city is going down. (10) 1921, it has gone down for almost two meters.3. 选择合适的词并用其适当形式完成短文What can make people cheer in every corner of the world, from Barcelona to Milan, from Manchester to Beijing? The answer can only be football, the (1) sport in the world.Dec.9 is World Football Day. Fans show their love for this sport by having football games. But for many people, it's not (2) a simple game—it's a way of life.In the streets of São Paulo, Brazil (巴西), many children play football barefoot(赤脚地). They are too poor to buy (3) , but too passionate (热衷的) to give up the game. "It's everything, " Sergio Roberto, a former Brazilian football player told Los Angeles Times. "It's happiness. It's enjoyment. Without football, Brazilians don't live. "This is part of football's charm (魅力) —it's for everyone. You don't need (4) expensive things. The only thing you need is a ball at your feet. You can run outdoors and breathe (呼吸) fresh air, (5) the ball to your teammates, and keep the ball moving on the grass, and if you get a (6) , shoot (射门) for a goal!4.选择合适的词并用其适当形式完成短文。
外研版英语初二 英语数词填空练习题附答案解析推荐精选
外研版英语初二英语数词填空练习题附答案解析推荐精选一、初中英语数词1．There are people in Dale's family. They live on the floor.A. five; nineB. fifth; nineC. five; ninthD. fifth; ninth【答案】 C【解析】【分析】句意：在戴尔的家里有五个人。
他们住在九楼。
基数词放在名词前修饰名词，表示数量，因此用five；序数词放在floor前面表示顺序，因此用ninth，故选C。
【点评】此题考查数词。
注意基数词和序数词的使用规则。
2．_________ of the teachers are women in our school.A. Two thirdB. Two threesC. Two thirdsD. Two【答案】 C【解析】【分析】句意：在我们学校三分之二的老师是女老师。
表达分数时，分子用基数词，分母用序数词，分子大于1时，分母用复数。
三分二，二是分子，所以用基数词two，三是分母，所以用序数词third，分子二大于一，所以分母third用复数thirds，所以三分之二用two thirds，故选C。
【点评】考查分数表达，注意平时识记其表达规则。
3．—Have you heard of the Two-Child policy?—Of course. And I know many couples have new babies in their ______.A. fortiesB. fortiethC. the fortiethD. forty【答案】 A【解析】【分析】句意：——你听说过二胎政策吗？——当然，并且我知道许多夫妇在40岁的时候生婴儿。
根据短语in their forties，在四十多岁，可知比较符合句意，故选A。
【点评】考查介词短语，注意in one's forties的用法。
天津外研版八年级英语首字母填空含答案
复习专项——首字母填空首字母填空做题技巧及精讲精练总体准则语法基础扎实熟练运用十大词类把握全文主旨大意语境练习上下文关联把握准确判断句型结构准确迅速判断空格处所缺的词性包括词义准确掌握固定搭配以及重点句式句型对初中阶段重点单词活学活用此种题型属于能力测试的范畴,它考查的范围极广,可以是英语知识的方方面面,还可能涉及其它学科。
它要求考生在充分理解短文的基础上将单词拼写出来,并且单词形式合理,符合语法规范,符合短文需要。
这种试题的首字母已给,所填的就必须是该字母开头的单词。
这既是一种限制,又是一种提示. 要做好此类题目,考生不但要有较强的语感,善于体会上下文的内在联系,而且要有扎实的语言知识储备和较大的词汇量。
首字母考查重点是名词、动词、形容词、副词和代词以及连词和介词这几大词类。
◆略读全文掌握大意短文中虽有一些词未知,但不影响对文章主要内容的理解。
在初步阅读中,可以跳过空格,尽量捕捉文章所提供的内容信息,以及语法结构方面的提示,有助于下一步的分析与判断。
◆再读全文,理清脉络通读全文、掌握大意后,还应逐字逐句地仔细阅读,从文意中找出句与文、句与句、词与句、词与词之间的关系,尤其是一些不易察觉的、隐含的微妙关系,用已知信息去获取未知信息,以便初步确定答案。
在答题过程中,同学们可以把有把握的词先填好,逐步减少空格对阅读造成的障碍,然后再仔细推敲剩下的难题。
◆仔细推敲,确保准确词义判断正确了不等于答题正确,同学们还应从词法、句法、惯用法等方面考虑答案的准确性。
有的学生经过思考确定了一个意思正确的词作为答案,但忽略了从语法角度再进行验证,因而出现了一些与时态、人称等有关的词形变化的错误。
如果填的词是名词,首先要考虑到单、复数的问题;如果是动词,要考虑应使用什么时态和语态。
◆注意:填入的词既能使句意通顺,又能做到语法、用词搭配的正确。
如bought易误答成buy;lights易误答成light;reaches易误答成reach; heavier易误答成heavy等。
八年级英语首字母填空10篇有答案
八年级英语首字母填空（一）八年级英语首字母填空（一）Passage 1 New Bug Hits MexicoMexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek. But recently, governme officals asked people to stop doing this. They have also closed school and museums, and advised people to s______(1)at hom This is to prevent people from catching an infectious(传染性的)disease, swine flu(猪流感). The disease has spread over the country in the past month. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become s__________(2). What is swine flu? Swine Swine flu flu flu is is is a a a disease disease disease that that that causes causes causes respiratory(respiratory(呼吸的) ) illness illness illness in in in pigs. pigs. pigs. It It It spreads spreads spreads to to to people people people in in in two two two ways. ways. ways. They They They catch catch catch the the virus(病毒) after being with infected pigs,or they get it from an infected person. The d ___(3)spreads in the same way as human flu, through coughs and sneezes, or by touching a contaminated surface 被污染的表面) and then touching the nose or monuth. However , it cannot be spread by eating pork. People who have c_______(4) swine flu will have fever, a cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most casses, the infec makes people unwell but their lives will not be in danger. Health experts advise people to w________(5)their hands frequently,to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they feel ill. Passage2 Global Handwashing Day(全球洗手日) Wednesday, October 15th ,2008 is the first Global Handwashing Day.Many people w_______(1)their hands with soap (肥皂) on the day. They are f_______(2) twenly countries. Experts(专家) ) say say say it it it is is is important important important for for for people people people to to to wash wash wash their their their hands hands hands with with with soap soap soap at at at some some some critical critical critical moments,such moments,such moments,such as as as before before e___________(3) and after using the toilet. B________(4)they can get germs(细菌)on their hands when they do those things. Then their hands can make their eyes and noses d_________(5) and make people ill. They say that soap is helpful in was hands. It can help remove(祛除)germs and leave a pleasant s__________(6). The experts also give the right way to wash hands. First put your hands into the water and make them w______(7). cover them with soap and rub(摹) in into all a______(8). Rub for at l_________(9)twenty senconds. Next put your hands under running water and make them clean. At last,dry them with a c_________(10)colth. Global Handwashing Day can help people keep healthy. Passage3 A Beautiful SmileWhen I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a s________(1). It was the early autumn of my first year at a j_______(2)high sclool,and my old school was far away. As a result, no k_________(3)who I was. I was very lonely,and afraid to make friends with a_______(4) Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing,I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk to anyone about me.Then Then one one one day,my day,my day,my classmates classmates classmates talked talked talked happily happily happily with with with their their their friends,but friends,but friends,but I I I sat sat sat at at at my my my desk. desk. desk. I I I couldn’t couldn’t couldn’t talk talk talk to to to anyone anyone anyone about about about my my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.Then one day,my classmates talked happily with their friends,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that momen boy e_____(5)the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned b______(6). He looked at me and, ). He looked at me and, without a word,smiled. Suddenly , I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me f_____(7)happy,lively and warm. That smile c_____(8)my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day,I because c______(9everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has because my best friend now. One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have g______(10). Now I believe t hat the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely,you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back. Passage 4 Food is very important. Everyone needs to e________(1)well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also n a kind of food. This kind of food is k________(2). We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small chi are i________(3) in everything around them. They learn something w______(4)they are watching and listening. When they ar getting older, they begin to r _____(5) story books,science books, anything they like. When they find something new, they lo to ask questions and t_____(6) to find out the answers. What is the best w______(7)to get knowledge? If we learn b______(8) ourseves,we will get the most knowledge. If we are are a_________(9) a_________(9) a_________(9) getting getting getting answers answers answers from from from others others others and and and do do do not not not ask ask ask why, why, why, we we we will will will never never never learn learn learn well. well. well. When When When we we we study study study in in in the the the right right way,we learn more and understand m____(10). Passage 5 Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel c_________(1)to someone. It is nice to have a friend to t_______(2),laugh,and do things. Certainly, sometimes we-we-need need to be alone. W e don’t always want people a_______(3). But we would f_________(4)lonely if we never had a friend. No two people a re just the same. Friends sometimes don’t g_______(5)on well. It doesn’t mean that they no longer lik each other. Most of the time they will make up(重归于好) and become friends again. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very s_______(6). We miss them very much, but we can call them and write them. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out h____(7) much we like new people when we get to know t There is more good n________(8)for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. why? It could that that they they they are are happier. happier. B B B ____(9) ____(9) ____(9) happy happy happy helps helps helps you you you stay stay stay well. well. well. Or Or Or it it it could could could be be be just just just knowing knowing knowing that that that someone someone someone cares. cares. cares. If If If someone someone c______(10)about you,you take better care of yourself. Passage6 A A teenage teenage teenage girl girl girl couldn’t couldn’t couldn’t stand stand stand her her her parents’ parents’ parents’ family family family rules,so rules,so rules,so she she she left left left home. home. home. She She She wanted wanted wanted to to to be be be famous. famous. famous. But But But she she she had had p_______(1)education p_______(1)education and and and several several several years years years later later later she she she had had had to to to ask ask ask for for for food food food on on on the the the street street street for for for a a a living. living. living. Now Now Now her her her father father father has has d_________(2). d_________(2). Her Her Her mother mother mother is is is an an an old old old woman. woman. woman. But But But she she she is is is still still still l________(3)for l________(3)for l________(3)for her her her daughter. daughter. She She has has has been been been to to to every every c________(4)of the city. Everywhere she goes,she put up a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the phot writes, “ I still love you …come b_____(5) home!”One day , the d_____(6)saw one of the photes. The face was familiar(熟悉). “ Is that my mother?” she moved closer and read the w________(7): I still love you … She cried. When she got home,it was early morning. She knocked on the door. The door o__________(8)itself. She rushed to her mother’s bedroom. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up, “ It’s m Your daughter is back home!” The daughter asked, “Why is the door ont locked? A thief could get in .” The mother answ softly, “ The door has never been locked since you left.”The door of p_________(10)love for their children will never be closed. Passage 7 Mr . Baker worked in a small town. Two weeks a_____(1), his friends helped him to find a job in New York. So he a wife were going to move i________(2) a building in the big city. Mr. Baker wanted to live in a room on the first floor could go for a walk in the beautiful garden aften s________(3). But his wift h________(4) to live on the second floor. “There’s “There’s enough enough enough sunlight, sunlight, sunlight, I I I think. think. think. And And And we we can can watch watch watch the the the f______(5)in f______(5)in f______(5)in the the the garden garden garden by by by the the the windows,” windows,” windows,” said said said t t he he woman . woman . Mr.Baker thought she was right and agreed with her. I_________(6)was Saturday. All their friends came to help them. Th were t_____(7) and hungry,and Mrs. Baker got nice food ready. They held a party. They ate and drank a lot. Then they singing and dancing. It l_________(8)a long time. Suddenly the telephone rang. Mrs. Baker went to a______(9) it. Then she said to her husband proudly, “My choice is rig The man downstairs complained the phone that noise in our rooms makes them not f______(10)asleep.”Passage 8 Most Americans’ HobbiesMost Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres aw just to have d_________(1) with a friend or even fly to Europr(欧洲)just for watching a football match. In some states only one person o________(2) of five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be b_________(3)in one city ,and go to sc in another. He may finish his middle school in two or t________(4)cities, and then go to a college far across the country. W he he has has has entered entered entered ((进入)business, )business, he he he may may may possibly possibly possibly move move move from from from job job job to to to job. job. job. Moving Moving Moving from from from one one one job job job to to to a a a __(5), __(5), __(5), which which which is is is called called “job—hopping”,is a very common practice in the United States. Job Job-hopping -hopping is good to workers, because every c__________(6)of a job gives them a chance to move up to a h______(7)position and to get better pay. And job-hopping g_______(8) bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills that different people bring to their companies and factories. Passage 9 Mike Mike Robinson Robinson Robinson is is is a a a 15-year-old 15-year-old 15-year-old English English English schoolboy. schoolboy. schoolboy. His His His s_____(1)Clare s_____(1)Clare s_____(1)Clare is is is 14. 14. 14. At At At the the the moment, moment, moment, Mike Mike Mike and and and Clare Clare Clare are are are at at at a a school in Sydney,one of the b________(2)cities in Australia. They have been there for two years. They like the school, but t know that soon they will leave and r_____(3)to England with their parents. Mike and Clare have also been to school in America, Germany, France and China. This is because their father, Peter, wo for for a a a very very very big big big i_________(4)company. i_________(4)company. The The company company company has has has o_______(5)in o_______(5)in o_______(5)in many many many different different countries. countries. The The The company company company has has s______(6)Peter to work in many different countries. Peter usually stays in one country for about two years. Then the compa moves him a________(7) . His family always goes with him. The Robinsons are a happy family and love seeing the world. Mike and Clare have learnt to speak French, German a little C______(8). The two children have friends all o__________(9)the world. But they are glad that they are going to retuin England. Rcently,the Rcently,the children children children told told told their their their parents, parents, parents, “We “We want want to to to stay stay stay in in in England. England. England. W e W e don’t don’t don’t want want want to to to move move move again.” again.” again.” Their Their Their father father a_______(10)and has asked his company to keep him in England. The company has agreed. Mike and Clare are very ha about this. Passage 10 “Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to d_______(1),” some scientists say.Dreams Dreams take take up up ((占据)about )about one one one quarter quarter quarter of of of our our our s________(2) s________(2) s________(2) time. time. time. Peopole Peopole have have several several several dreams dreams dreams e________(3)night. e________(3)night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over a That That may may may be be be b_________(4) b_________(4) b_________(4) the the the dreamer dreamer dreamer is is is worrying worrying worrying about about about something. something. something. Dreaming Dreaming Dreaming may may may be be be a a a way way way of of of trying trying trying to to to f_____(5) f_____(5) f_____(5) an an answer. Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been t_____(6)about their work all day. Th thoughts can carry over(携人)into dreams. Sometimes we wake u________(7)with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can’t remember the dream. Dreams disappear(消失)quickly from meory(记忆). Too much dreaming can b_____(8)harmful(有害的). The m________(9)we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up t______(10). Passage 1 1.stay 2. sick 3. disease 4. caught 5. wash Passage 2 1.wash 2. from 3. eating 4. Because 5. dirty 6. smell 7. wet 8. areas 9. least 10. clean Passage 3 1.smile 2. junior 3. knew 4. anyone 5. entered 6. back 7. feel 8. changed 9. closer 10. gone Passage 4 1.eat 2. knowledge 3. interested 4. while 5. read 6. try 7. way 8. by 9. always 10. more Passage 5 1.close 2. talk 3. around 4. feel 5. get 6. sad 7. how 8. news 9. Being 10. cares Passage 6. 1.poor 2. died 3. looking 4. corner 5. back 6. daughter 7. words 8. opened 9. happy 10. parents’Passage 7 1.ago 2. into 3. supper 4. hoped 5. flowers 6. It 7. tired 8. lasted 9. answer 10. fall Passage 8. 1.dinner 2. out 3. born 4. three 5. another 6. change 7. higher 8. gives Passage 9. 1.sister 2. biggest 3. return 4. international 5. offices 6. sent 7. away 8. Chinese 9. over 10. agreed Passage 10. 1. dream 2. sleep 3. every 4. because 5. find 6. talking 7. up 8. be 9. more 10. tired 。
【初中英语】（外研版）八年级英语语法填空训练专项练习题及答案
【初中英语】（外研版）八年级英语语法填空训练专项练习题及答案【初中英语】(外研版)八年级英语语法填空训练专项练习题及答案一、八年级英语语法填空训练1．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。
Hi, boys and girls! My name is Jim. I am a ________ （report）of our school newspaper. There was a great talent show in our school hall. Many teachers and students went to watch it. There were fifteen ________ （act）. I thought Linda was the best act. She is a pretty good piano player.________is the best one of the music club. She played some beautiful music. The nice music made me ________ comfortable and I lost myself in it. Steve and his dog were ________ （fun）. They sang a cute song together, When they sang, I couldn't ________ laughing. Vera was ________ （creative）act for sure. She played the guitar upside down. But I thought Dennis was the; ________. He was terrible and kept dropping the balls ________ he played carefully! The best performers were the math teachers. They ________ a nice song. They sang pretty well, and they were really the loudest, too. Everyone had a good time there.【答案】reporter；acts；She；feel；the funniest；stop/ help；the most creative；worst；although/ though；sang 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了学校礼堂的一场很棒的才艺表演。
外研版英语【初中英语】八年级英语语法填空训练练习及答案详解 VIP专享
外研版英语【初中英语】八年级英语语法填空训练练习及答案详解 VIP专享一、八年级英语语法填空训练1．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Helen is in Grade Eight. She smiles at everyone and she's always glad to help others. But do you know she had a sad story?Helen's parents died in ________fire when she was nine years old. After that, her aunt and uncle adopted（收养）her. They sent her to a new school. In that school, Helen________（know）nothing about her new classmates. She didn't talk too much and she was________（shy）and quieter than most kids. That made________difficult for her to make friends, so she had few friends at school. Her aunt and uncle worried about her.________（lucky）, Helen met a funny girl named Sandy. After making friends________Sandy, Helen became more outgoing________before. Sandy usually tells jokes to make her laugh and Helen often helps Sandy with her studies. Now they are good friends.Helen is really hard-working and she always________（get） A's in her subjects. Sandy says, "Helen studies very hard. She often helps me with my homework. Now I'm getting better________（grade） with her help________she is different from me, I like her very much.【答案】 a；knew；shyer；it；Luckily；with；than；gets；grades；Though/ Although【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要叙述海伦九岁时父母死于火灾。
外研版初中英语八年级上册期中复习选词填空练习附答案及解析
外研版初中英语八年级上册期中复习选词填空练习附答案及解析一阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。
每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
Dear Anna,I’m glad to hear that you are coming to my hometown for a trip. My hometown is a good place to have fun.You can visit some places in my hometown. For example, all the bookstores are good, but Book City is the best in our town. 1 enjoys reading there, because it has the most books and the friendliest service. And it 2 has the most comfortable seats. 3 , in Xingzhi Bookstore you can buy books which are the cheapest. The most popular clothes store is Antanas. It has the most popular clothes. But you can 4 ever find a cheap one. Kappina is the worst. It has really 5 service than others. As for restaurants,most people think Maoge is really great. It provides the most interesting music and has the freshest food. Of all the cinemas, Cinema City is the best cinema because it has the best sound and you can also sit the most 6 there. But the movie tickets are the most expensive.Last week, there was a great school talent show in Cinema City. In the show, Eliza was 7 of the winners. She tried her best to 8 the guitar upside down. The prize for the best performer went to Steve. He acted a funny monkey.I think you can go to Cinema City 9 me when you visit me. But that’s10 to you. I’m looking forward to seeing you.Yours,Betty二根据短文内容，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思完整、连贯。
外研版初中英语八年级上册期中复习首字母提示填空练习附答案及解析
外研版初中英语八年级上册期中复习首字母提示填空练习附答案及解析一The London Eye is a tourist attraction in London, the UK. There you can get i1 a capsule to enjoy a great view of the city of London.I visited the London Eye last summer w 2 a friend. My friend didn’t know where we were going. I just told him we would go somewhere very special. As we a 3 at Waterloo Station, he had worked out where we were going. He smiled h 4 . When we reached the London Eye, there was a very long waiting line, so in order to s 5 time, he stayed in the line while I went to buy the ticket.The capsule doesn’t completely stop when people get on, so you have to get into it q 6 . Then the door of the capsule shuts. The view was w 7 . We took many photos of the view and of o 8 . It took about half an hour for the capsule to go around.If you take i 9 in going there, I’d like to give you some advice. To enjoy the view, go in the daytime. There are night rides q 10 cool even though it’s sunny. So ladies, don’t forget to take a scarf.二What would you like to wear if you go to the prom (毕业舞会)? Hailey Skoch, an 18-year-old girl from the US, made a special prom dress by h 11 .Hailey made the dress with more than 12,000 p 12 of the Harry Potter books. She is a big fan of Harry Potter. The family love in the books warmed her heart d 13 a hard time when she was a child.She b 14 some cheap and old Harry Potter books from a bookshop. Then she cut, folded (折叠) and glued the paper. She watched the Harry Potter movies when she made the prom dress. To her surprise, it only took her four days to c 15 it.When she went to the prom in her DIY dress, everyone’s head turned to her. A 16 all of her classmates loved the dress. She a 17 shared some pictures of her dress on the Internet. Lots of fashion designers and photographers (摄影师) couldn’t wait to talk to her a 18 seeing the pictures. Two local libraries even wanted to put her dress on show.Hailey said the dress had a special m 19 for her. It carried her memories (回忆) of the past and wishes for the future. Next year, she will attend college. “I will study as hard as p 20 and enjoy my college life,” she said.三The film One and Only (《热烈》) is about following dreams.It t 21 the story of a young man named Chen Shuo. He enjoys hip-hop d22 very much and wants to be an excellent dancer. But he faces many p23 . He doesn’t have enough money, and he doesn’t get much s 24 from his family. But he is very h 25 — he keeps trying hard to make things better. Coach (教练) Ding Lei is w 26 to help Chen. They become good friends. When the two are staying t 27 , they can bring a lot of fun.In the film, we can also see lots of cool dance moves. The most exciting part is a 20-minute hip-hop dance c 28 . Many people cheer for Chen. You may feel like you’re right there standing w 29 the dancers.When we follow our dreams, we may face difficulties, but we shouldn’t give up.I 30 , we should keep trying hard just as Chen Shuo does.四A long time ago, people in China knew a strange, amazing animal called “elephant”. Elephants lived far away, so people in China had n 31 seen one. One day, a person came to China. He brought a gift f 32 the emperor (皇帝). That gift was a r 33 , live elephant!Nobody in China had seen anything like it. All talked about the elephant! “This elephant is bigger than a water buffalo (水牛)!” said one person. “Are you kidding?” said a second. “It’s bigger than a rhino (犀牛)!” “You must be j 34 .” said a third. “This elephant is bigger than TWO rhinos!”The Emperor said, “I want to know how much this amazing elephant weighs. Who can tell me how to weigh it?”“I can!” said the first person. “We will just put it on a scale (秤).” “Not likely,” said the Emperor. “There is no scale that could hold the w 35 of an elephant without breaking.” “I can tell you!” said the second man. He said, “We will measure (测量) the elephant.” “No,” said the Emperor. “Even if you measured all the d 36 parts of an elephant, you would still not know how much it weighs.” “I can tell you!” said the third man. “We will cut up the elephant and cook it. Then we will know.” “We will surely not do t 37 !” shouted the Emperor. “Is there any one who can tell me how to weigh the elephant?”Then a small voice said, “I can.” All e 38 turned to the voice. It was the Emperor’s son! “Son!” said the Emperor. “You should be in bed.” “But I know h 39 ,” said the boy. “And we won’t need to cook it first.”“Very well,” said the Emperor with a s 40 .“Tell me how to weigh the elephant.”五Japanese director (导演) Hayao Miyazaki’s new animation ((动画片) movie The Boy and the Heron (《你想活出怎样的人生》) c 41 out in Japan in July. People in the rest o 42 the world can watch it in late 2023.To make the movie, a 43 from Studio Ghibli worked together. They drew the animation by hand. Miyazaki is very strict. I 44 there is one small mistake, they need to start over. So it t 45 them seven years!Most animation films now use computer graphics (电脑画图), b 46 Miyazaki doesn’t like them. He t 47 computer graphics look “thin and fake (假的)”. He once saw a computer animation of a baby.” Babies a 48 fresh and newto the world. But the baby’s head moved too fast,” he said in a documentary (纪录片). Miyazaki knows that computer graphics can do some things b 49 than hand drawing. But he said: “Keep on d 50 and wearing out pencils, we’ll find a way to make it work.”六When Mrs Medlock left, he got up and went out of the house. He walked across the lawn to the long path near the walled gardens. Then he heard some sounds. They were coming from inside the garden. They were the s 51 of children running and laughing.Suddenly the door in the wall opened and a boy r 52 out. He almost ran into him.“Who? What? Who?” Mr Craven stammered.“Father,” the boy said. “It’s m 53 , Colin.” He put his hand on his father’s arm.“Father, I’m not going to die. I’m going to l 54 forever and ever!” Mr Craven put his hands on Colin’s shoulders.“Take me into the garden, my boy,” he said. “And tell me all about it.”The children took him t 55 the door. It was autumn now and the garden was full of gold and brown and red. Mr Craven couldn’t b 56 his eyes.“I thought it was dead,” he said.“We did, too,” said Colin. “But it came alive.” Then they sat down under a tree and Colin told his father about Mary, Dickon, the g 57 and the magic.“Now,” he said at the end of his story, “I’m going to walk back to the house with you, Father. I’m never going to get into my wheelchair a 58 .”Ben Weatherstaff was talking to Mrs Medlock in the kitchen.“Did you see Master Colin with his father?” she a 59 the gardener.“Yes, I did,” he replied, smiling. “Look over there, Mrs Medlock!”Ben pointed to the window.The housekeeper looked and screamed. T 60 all the servants ran to thewindow and looked, too.Mr Craven was coming across the lawn. He looked very, very happy.And next to him, laughing and walking as strongly as the other boys in Yorkshire, was his son Colin.七Once there was a teenage boy who was known as a fast runner in his village. He only cared about w 61 every race and becoming more successful.One day, the boy took part in a running race in his village. He won the 200, 100 and 50-meter races e 62 . He was proud of himself and received great applause (掌声).But his g 63 stepped in and challenged him to a race with two unexpected competitors, an old man and a blind girl. The boy thought it was unbelievable but accepted.In the race, the boy finished f 64 , but the old man and the blind girl were still at the starting line. With joy, he waved (挥) his hands at the crowd. But they kept quiet.“W 65 are people not cheering for me like before?” he asked his grandfather.“Start the race again with them. But this time, all of you should c 66 the finish line at the same time,” the grandfather replied.The boy was surprised but a 67 to start the race again.During the second race, the boy took the h 68 of the old man and the blind girl and walked slowly with them to the finish line. The crowd gave them a standing applause.The boy asked his grandfather, “For whom are the people cheering? Is it f 69 me, or them?”The grandfather smiled and said, “The crowd did not cheer for any one of you. They cheered for h 70 you all ran the race together.”Facing the race of life, what matters is not just winning, but the way you run therace.八Once a tortoise (乌龟) and two geese (鹅) lived on a lake. They were very good friends. They always played h 71 with each other.To their bad luck, there was no r 72 that year. The lake became dry. So they had to leave the lake to find another one to live on.The two geese could fly easily, but it was d 73 for the tortoise to fly. The three of them began to think about what to do next. F 74 , the two geese had an idea. They said to the tortoise, “We will put a stick in your mouth. We will carry the stick in our beaks (鸟嘴) on either side. And in this way, we can fly t 75 . But remember, you must not open your mouth. If you do, you know what will happen to you.”The tortoise was sad to leave the lake, but it agreed to the idea with joy.One fine morning, they were flying o 76 a large town. The people in the town were s 77 at what they saw in the sky. They were very curious (好奇) about it and started shouting excitedly.The tortoise heard the n 78 and wanted to know what it was about. It f 79 its promise (承诺) and opened its mouth to ask curiously, “Why ...? Ah! ...”The tortoise f 80 down, and died. The geese had no chance to save it. They were sad to lose their best friend but had to fly away and start their new life.We should always think twice before we speak, and listen to those who wish us well.九Beihai has become one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It lies on the southeast coast of Guangxi Province. As a city with a p 81 of about 1.87 million already, it is still growing because more people are i 82 in starting anew life here.Many years ago, Beihai was just a small fishing village. However, because of its wonderful n 83 views, Beihai became busy and c 84 with many tourists. The beaches and islands were quite amazing, e 85 the Silver Beach. So many people thought these places would be a good c 86 for business. Tourists could also play v 87 there. Then the government made a plan to build a new city. Though they faced many difficulties, they tried really hard to i 88 the situation. Now the whole city is lively and active, with many big companies and several u 89 and the government will d 90 more plans to make Beihai better in the future.十Roald Dahl was a famous children’s author. He wrote s 91 for children in the world. Here’s an introduction about Roald Dahl.Roald Dahl was b 92 on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, Wales. When he was young, he was good at p 93 football at school. His teachers didn’t think he was very good at w 94 when he was at school. His success proved (证明) that his teachers were w 95 .He had some writing habits. He wrote m 96 of his books in a very small house in the back of his garden. He didn’t like to use pens to write. He always u 97 pencils to write.Roald Dahl wrote some popular stories s 98 as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach and Matilda.Roald Dahl d 99 on 23rd November, 1990. He died at the a 100 of 74. He was buried (埋葬)with some of his favourite things, including some HB pencils, chocolate and some other things.附答案及解析1．(i)nto 2．(w)ith 3．(a)rrived 4．(h)appily 5．(s)ave 6．(q)uickly 7．(w)onderful 8．(o)urselves 9．(i)nterest 10．(q)uite解析：本文作者主要记述了自己去伦敦之眼旅行的经历，并给我们提出了一些旅行建议。
外研版八年级上册英语语法填空含答案
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或使用括号中单词的正确形式填空。
Passage 1Children sometimes get sick(生病) and need to go to hospital. Some of 1.__them__ (they) have to stay there for a few days. 2.__It__ is not good for them to think about their sickness all day long. They need some other things to think about. So people ask animals 3.__for__ help. In some places, workers from zoos often take animals 4.__to_visit__ (visit) children in hospital. They may bring a little dog or a cute monkey with them. Children are 5.__excited__ (exciting) to see them.6．__But__ some children cannot get close to the animals. The animals may make their sickness get even 7.__worse__ (bad). 8.__How__ can we help those children? The hospitals get another good idea. They work with zoos to make movies. The movies are all about 9.__lovely__ (love) animals. Children in hospital can watch these movies and learn the animals' living habits. A man 10.__called__ (call) Denny Sanford made a TV network(网络) to show these movies. It is used in many hospitals in the US today.Passage 2The School Art Festival was coming. Cathy's class made a show for the theatre near1.__their__ (they) school. Cathy played a princess(公主). That was one of the2.__most_important__(important) characters in the show. Cathy got some3.__tickets__ (ticket) for her family. She hoped they4.__could__ (can) come to watch her show.On that day, Cathy looked out from the backstage(后台). The theatre was full of people. She looked for her family 5.__carefully__ (careful) and saw they were all on their seats except her father. Her father was 6.__an__ actor and he was very busy. Cathy 7.__felt__ (feel) a little sad that he couldn't come.It was time for Cathy 8.__to_get__ (get) on the stage. She looked down again and found her dad was there! Everyone in the show did a very good job, 9.__so__ their show was successful. Cathy was glad to share the happy time 10.__with__ her family.Passage 3A ten－year－old boy Danny from Michigan, the US saved the life of an old neighbour (邻居) because of a look.It happened on a Saturday evening. Danny's father was 1.__driving__ (drive) him back home after doing sports. On 2.__their__ (they) way home, Danny saw a dog in an open garage(车库) near his house. He got 3.__a__ feeling that something was not right because no one would leave a dog out in such cold weather. That feeling 4.__stayed__(stay) after they arrived home. Danny asked his mother to go with him to see 5.__what__ was going on. So Danny's mother walked outside with him 6.__to_see__ (see) if there was something wrong.She saw someone on the ground of an open garage, 7.__so/and__ she got closer. It was their neighbour Mr King. The 80－year－old man fell down in his garage two 8.__hours__ (hour) ago and was waiting there for help. Then Danny's mother asked Mr King's family and the neighbours 9.__in__ a hurry to help him.10.__Thanks__ (thank) to Danny and his family, Mr King was alive(活着的)．Passage 4Ann had a car accident when she was a child. She lost her arms because of that. What' worse, she lost her parents when she was 20 years old. Her sister, who is ten years older 1.__than__ her, told Ann she would look after her.However, Ann didn't want 2.__to_live__ (live) with her sister.So Ann said she could look after herself 3.__well__ (good). She tried to go to university and studied very hard. Four years later, Anna graduated (毕业) and was offered work. Once she 4.__wrote__ (write) in her diary, “I am quite 5.__lucky__ (luck). Though I lost my arms, I still have my legs.”Ann lost her arms, but she chose to face it 6.__in__ a positive (积极的)way. Instead of 7.__feeling__ (feel)sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She taught us a good lesson. When something bad happens, we have two 8.__choices__ (choose). One is to complain (抱怨) all the time and 9.__the__ other is to face it bravely. Just choose wisely and new hopes will come 10.__when/if__ you decide to be brave and strong.Passage 5Last summer vacation, I went on 1.__a__ trip to the sea with some of my friends.2.__When__ we arrived there, it was already afternoon. We quickly found a hotel and finished lunch there. After that, we went to the sea3.__by__ boat because the weather was very beautiful.Everything was OK in the beginning, but about one mile out, it became very 4.__windy__ (wind). We decided 5.__to_go__ (go)back. As we changed the boat's direction (方向), the oarlock(桨) was broken. We couldn't do anything for ourselves but wait 6.__for__ help in the boat.At the same time, the wind blew 7.__harder__ (hard) and the waves (波浪) got higher, so our boat kept 8.__shaking__ (shake). Three hours passed, but nobody came to help us.9．__After__ we waited for five hours, we became very tired. Luckily, two big boats 10.__appeared__ (appear). What a bad experience! If the boats hadn't come to us, we would have lost our lives.Passage 6My good friend Harry is 15 years old. He likes all kinds of sports, such as swimming, running, 1.__jumping__ (jump) and playing ball games.On weekends, Harry 2.__gets__ (get) up early every morning. He runs for about 3.__an__ hour around the park. He thinks running is a good way 4.__to_keep__ (keep) his heart and lungs(肺) healthy. Then he goes to school 5.__by__ bike. After school, he plays football with his 6.__classmates__ (classmate) in the playground. Then he goes home. After finishing his homework, he enjoys 7.__watch－ing__ (watch) the NBA games on TV. Harry says, “I'm going to be a football 8.__player__ (play) like Messi.”At weekends, Harry usually goes to play baseball 9.__at__ the stadium, and he can play basketball very well. He also goes to the swimming pool. He swims 10.__faster__(fast) than many other boys. He is busy but happy.Passage 7Dear Tom，I'm very glad 1.__to_share__ (share) my ideas on how to learn English well 2.__with__ you.I think we should often listen to the radio 3.__in__ English and watch English 4.__films__ (film). When we are free, why not 5.__learn__ (learn) to sing more English songs? It's good for our listening 6.__and__ speaking. When we are having an English class, we should always speak English, and after class, try to speak to foreigners. 7.__It__ is also a good idea to read newspapers and magazines in English. We can make 8.__a__ pen friend from England or America and write emails 9.__to__ each other.Wish both of us can improve our English.That's all. Thank you for 10.__listening__ (listen) to me.Yours，MaryPassage 8Many people think that 1.__animals__ (animal) in the zoo are happy and lucky, but most 2.__of__ them are sad. Do you know why? Animals 3.__like__ tigers, lions and bears usually live in the forests or mountains. They jump, run, play with their 4.__children__ (child) and catch small animals 5.__for__ food. But now they have to 6.__stay__ (stay) in cages or small rooms in the zoo. They do not have to find food by 7.__themselves__ (they), because the zoo keepers will 8.__feed__ (feed) them. They do nothing 9.__but__ eat, walk and sleep every day. Their life in the zoo is quite different from 10.__that__ in the forest because they are not free.Passage 9Dear Mayor，I am a student 1.__from/of__ Hangzhou No.2 Middle School. I am very proud that great changes 2.__have_taken__ (take) place in our city but I am still 3.__worried__ (worry) about one problem. It's the 4.__increasing__(increase) population. As you know, there are more and more people in our city. Now the population is over 300，000. 5.__Because__ of the large population, it's very 6.__crowded__ (crowd) in the city. And the increasing number of private cars also 7.__causes__ (cause) noise pollution, transport problems and air pollution.So, I think we need 8.__to_control__ (control) the population of our city and the number of private cars. The government should stop factories 9.__pouring__ (pour) dirty water into rivers.Thank you for reading.I hope our city can have 10.__a__ bright future.Yours，Li HuaPassage 10Recently, earthquakes 1.__have_happened__ (happen) in Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet. It's 2.__reported__ (report) that many houses were destroyed and many people 3.__lost__ (lose) their homes. All the Chinese people are quite sad.What can we do for them? We can donate money 4.__for__ them. And, writing letters or sending emails to them can cheer them 5.__up__．An earthquake is terrible. So we should think of the ways 6.__to_keep__ (keep) safe during an earthquake. First, 7.__stay__ (stay) calm and do everything the teacher tells you. Second, hide under a desk 8.__quickly__ (quick) and do not move. Third, don't stand near high buildings. If possible, you'd better 9.__go__ (go) to the playground, and stay where you are until the earth stops 10.__shaking__ (shake)．Passage 11As we know, there are four seasons in a year. When spring 1.__comes__ (come), it's getting warmer and 2.__warmer__ (warm). Everything comes back 3.__to__ life. Trees turn green. There are beautiful flowers and grass here and there. Children can fly 4.__kites__ (kite) in the sky. In summer, the weather becomes hot. But people can take part in more activities outside, such 5.__as__ running in the morning, 6.__taking__ (take) a walk in the evening, going camping, swimming in the river, travelling with family and so on. Autumn comes 7.__after__ summer. It's a harvest season. We can taste lots of fresh fruits. The weather is neither too hot 8.__nor__too cold. People feel comfortable. It usually snows in winter in my home town. Snow makes us 9.__excited__(excite). Children are interested in making snowmen outside. A heavy snow willpredict a good year. The four seasons bring 10.__us__(we) happiness and pleasure. We should love and treasure them.Passage 12Health is very important. How can we stay healthy? Here are three 1.__children's__ (child) ideas.Lucy: Well, I was not healthy last year. I 2.__ate__ (eat) ice－cream, hamburgers and French fries a lot. I was often ill. But now I'm much 3.__healthier__ (health). I love to eat fruit and vegetables. I'm on the school basketball team. I practise 4.__playing__ (play) basketball every day. And I go to the sports centre 5.__twice__ (two) a week. It's interesting and exciting.Eric: My father helps me 6.__with__ my health. He always wakes me up early and runs with me. And he hardly lets me use the computer. He thinks it's bad for my health. He wants me 7.__to_do__(do) some housework with him. Sometimes I don't like that, but it keeps me healthy.Rosa: I always have many friends. I think friends are another important part of our health. Maybe it's 8.__the_most_important__ (important) of all. They always make me happy. I don't watch TV too often. I read books instead. 9.__Although/though__ my home is far from school, I usually walk to school. Because I think walking is a kind of exercise. I think these good habits are good 10.__for__ my health.Passage 13There was no rain for a few months. The plants all 1.__turned__ (turn) brown. They needed water so much. Two birds, Pooky and Sooky, looked for 2.__a__ river or a pond (池塘)．“Look, Pooky. I see a pond.” Sooky said.“I see it too, but all the animals are around it. That crocodile(鳄鱼)will eat us，” Pooky said.“But I 3.__really__(real) need some water. Maybe it won't eat us，”Sooky said.“4.__Although_/Though__ the crocodile doesn't, then maybe the big cat will，” Pooky said.“OK. We'll look for some other places.”But they couldn't see any water after 5.__flying__(fly) around for hours. Both of the two birds were tired and they fell asleep in a tree.Boom! Crash! Boom! The thunder (雷声) woke Sooky and Pooky up.“What is that？” Pooky looked 6.__at__ the clouds in the sky.“I think it is going 7.__to_rain__ (rain)．”“You are right. It's going to rain.”Sooky smiled 8.__when__ it began to rain.9．__It__ rained all night. The trees turned green. The ponds and rivers were full of water. The ponds got deeper. Sooky and Pooky drank until they were full. Sooky started singing，“10.__Finally__ (final), we get water. I'm so happy.”Passage 14In Britain, people usually begin their talks with weather. For example, they will say “It's a fine day, isn't 1.__it__ ？”“Do you think it will rain？”Many people believe that they are able to tell 2.__what__ the weather will be like. But they never agree 3.__with__ each other. One man may say，“How 4.__cloudy__ (cloud) it is now! It's going to rain.”5.__Another__man will say，“No, it's going to be fine 6.__later__ (late)．”People always hope the weather they want. For example, when a farmer 7.__needs__ (need) water, he looks for something to tell him it's going 8.__to_rain__(rain). When a man wants to travel, he is sure the weather will be fine quickly.Now almost everyone 9.__listens__ (listen) to the weather report. It doesn't always tell usthe weather we want. It only tells us what the weather will be like. But sometimes it makes 10.__mistakes__ (mistake)．Passage 15In a large house lived a lazy(懒惰的) young man. He woke up in the afternoon, ate 1.__his__ (he) meal and then lay in the bed again. He had a parrot(鹦鹉) 2.__named__ (name) Polly. She watched the lazy man and was angry(生气的) with him.One day, Polly asked the young man, “Don't you get tired 3.__of__ lying in bed all day and all night? The sun rose(升起) hours ago. Other people are busy working. 4.__Why__ are you so lazy？” The young man answered, “Every morning, before I wake up, 5.__two__ friends speak softly in my ears. One is Hard Work and the other is Laziness. Hard Work says, ‘Wake up! There is a lot of work 6.__to_do__ (do) today. Time is passing by, so don't waste it by 7.__sleeping__ (sleep)．’ But Laziness says，‘Why do you wake up? Sleep some 8.__more__ (much). Why do you have to work when others are 9.__working__ (work)hard? ’”The young man continued, “ I listen to both of my friends. All my time goes by like that, 10.__so__ I keep lying in bed for a long time.”Are you like the young man in your life? Just talking doesn't help. We should get up and work.。