九年级英语词语运用练习题

九年级

一

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do rather gift they give

Gift giving （送礼）in different countries is different. In Japan, people sometimes give special____1___ . But they are not ___2_____. Later, the same gift may be __3___away to someone else. Lots of people have enough things and don’t want too ___4__ gifts themselves. In Canada, a lot of people will not give big gifts to someone___5___. They will ___6___ for a park bench（椅子）or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA, some people ask __7___ family and friends to give money to charity（慈善团体）___8__ than buy them gifts. In Sweden（瑞典）, __9__ something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to spend too much money. __10____ , making a meal is enough.

二

come allow they success way to stop as parent how Some teenagers want to be independent (独立的)from their parents as quickly ____1__ possible. Some teenagers , however, like to stay with their parents. They don’t want to grow up（长大）. I think that teenagers should be ___2____ to be independent. ___3____ should allow their kids to have their own hobbies instead of （而不是）___4___ them. Teenagers who are more independent are more likely to （更可能）become ___5__ in the future. Teenagers who don’t want to be independent probably （或许）__6__ from one-child families. They enjoy being loved （被爱）and don’t need __7__ worry about their future. They believe that ___8__ parents will prepare everything for them . Teenagers who want to be independent believe that being independent is a good ___9__ to get life skills（技能）and learn ___10___ to solve（解决）their problems.

三

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decide leave market remember between

James Dyson is a famous British inventor（英国发明家）. One of his well-known inventions is the bagless vacuum cleaner(真空吸尘器). He __1___ it in 1978. Today Dyson still __2___ that day. “…… I was the only man in the world with a bagless vacuum cleaner !” he said.

Dyson wasn’t an engineer at first. When he studied at the Royal College of Art in London（伦敦皇家艺术学院）, he __3__ to show an interest in design. There he invented his first product（产品）, the Sea Truck. It was a boat for carrying anything _4___ islands（岛）. Then he started his first company（公司）to make and sell another invention, the Ballbarrow, a kind of vehicle(交通工具). But later Dyson __5___his company . He didn’t __6___ with his parents.

After that Dyson began to improve on the vacuum cleaner. In 1985, Dyson took his product to Japan and allow the __7___ to sell it. However , he didn’t make much money. Several years later, Dyson __8___ to make and sell the machine（机器）himself. By January 1993, his machine was ready for the users. By 2005, Dyson controlled（控制）both the European and American ___9____.

Along the way , Dyson discovered the __10__ of success: People buy product if they are better.

四

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when from drink and produce

Did you know that tea, the most popular __1___ in the world ( after water) , was invented by accident (偶然地)? Although tea wasn’t brought to the Western world（西方）___2__ 1610, this beverage ( 饮料) was __3____ over three thousand years before that. ___4___ to an ancient Chinese legend（一个古老的传说）the emperor Shen Nong（神农氏）discovered tea _5___ he was boiling water over an open fire. Some leaves __6__ a nearby bush fell into the water__7__ remained there for some time. The emperor __8___ that the leaves in the water _9__ a good smell. Later he __10___ to taste the hot mixture（热饮料）. It was quite delicious. And in this way, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.

五

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we how friend kilometer get

Dear readers,

I mailed my son a birthday present last Sunday from my town’s post office . While I was waiting in line（排队等候）, I ___1__ a lot about mail. It was fun to think all the places mail goes and __2__ it gets delivered(运送). Would my box go by car, train or airplane? Would my ___3_ birthday’s birthday present arrive on time ? ( It did, even though he lives hundreds of __4___ away. )

I still write letters that need a __5__ , even though（即使）e-mail is faster. When I write a letter, I get letters in return. And I love to receive mails ! For me , ___6_ a letter is a little like getting a hug（拥抱）! I feel closer to the person who wrote letter. Do you __7___ someone who might like to get a letter from you ? Maybe a __8__ who moved, or a relative（亲戚）who lives too far away to visit. Did someone give __9__ magazine to you as a gift? I’m sure that person would love to receive a handwritten thank-you note（手写的感谢信）. And you can always write to me , of course, I make sure to write __10____.

Happy reading and writing!

Your friend.

九年级国庆节

一

who forward lay usual admire

back fall before table China

The Mid-Autumn Day is very important __1_____ festival. It __2__ on the 15th day of August in Chinese lunar calendar . Everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful a few days before__3__ the festival ,and people always ___4__ out all of nuts and

fruits on their __5___ . There will be a big family dinner on the evening of the festival. People ___6__ work far away from their homes will try to come back to get together with their family. The moon is ___7___ round and bright at the night. People can __8__ the moon and eat the special food---- mooncakes for the festival. They always look _9___ on the past and look ____10___ to the future together.

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二

receive helpful early if from waste even year but Once a famous TV reporter wrote a letter to his son. It is not only __1___ to children , but also good for all ages. The followings are chosen ___2__his letter.

1. Life is short. While you are __3___ it today, you will realize you are at the end of it tomorrow. So the earlier you start to value your life, the ___4__ you can enjoy it.

2. You might not be successful ___5___ you don’t study hard, although a lot successful people haven’t __6__ higher education.

3. I don’t expect you to support(供养) me for the rest of ___7__ life, so I’m not going to do the same for you. You will be living on your own when you grow up.

4. You are require yourself to be nice to others , __8____ you shouldn’t

expect the same from others.

5. I have been buying the lottery(彩票) for almost twenty __9___ , but I’m still poor . I have never got the third place __10___ once. So you have to work hard to be successful.

There is no free lunch in the world.

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三

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shop glass read down put

Mr. Li lived in a small village from the center of the town. One day he walked into the town to go shopping in the shop, and after he bought ___1__ he wanted , he went into a restaurant and sat ___2__ at the table. Then he looked around , he saw some old people __3____ eyeglasses on before __4___ their books, so after the lunch he went into a shop to buy ____5__, too. He walked along the road , and soon found a __6___.

The shopkeeper __7____ him try on a lot of eyeglasses ,but each time , Mr. Li said, “No, I can’t read with these. ”The shopkeeper became __8___ and more puzzled (迷惑)。At last ,he said , “ Excuse me , but __9___ you read at all?”

“ No, I can’t !”Mr. Li said , “__10__ I can read, do you think I will come here to buy glasses?”

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四

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think hard tell tooth but

There are a lot of interesting things in the world. If someone _1____ you that they can fish in the desert (沙漠)，you must ___2___ they are joking. But this is true . In some places of Africa(非洲)，people can fish in the desert. It must be very interesting to get some fish __3__ the sand . And in the woods of Asia there is a __4___ of bird. To our surprise, this kind of bird doesn’t eat anything but iron(铁)。I think the bird’s teeth must be __5___than the iron. We all know that snakes eat mice(老鼠)，_6___ in a place in Africa a kind of big mouse can eat snakes. Isn’t it interesting? Have you ever __7__ of “brush trees?”They are different from the trees we know. People can use their branches(树枝)___8__. Can you believe it?

In fact, there are a lot of interesting things in _9___ world. If you are careful enough, you can find them __10___ around you.

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五

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easy before make factory put

Hundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didn’t have machines (机器), there are no modern machines , either. Life today has ___1___ new problems. One of the __2____ is pollution. Water pollution has made rivers and lakes dirty, it kills ___3__ fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk loud and become angry ___4___. Air pollution is the most __5____ kind of pollution . It’s bad to all living things in the world. Cars , planes, and _6___ all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is ___7__ a quilt over a city . This kind of quilt is called smog (烟雾)。Many countries are ____8___ rules to fight against pollution. Factories now must clean their water __9___ it is thrown away, and they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air. We need to do many things. We can _10___ waste things in the dustbin (垃圾箱) instead of on the ground. We can drive the same car with our friends. If there are fewer people driving , there will be less pollution.

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六

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when good change invite thing

Is it possible for a shy person to change ? The answer is yes, but

it _1___ time. Take Nancy for example, she used to be very shy in the primary school . ___2__ she talked to teachers and strangers, she would feel afraid. In fact, she was so afraid that she would not look people _3___ the eye. And she never cried when she was asked a question in class.

Things began to __4__ when Nancy decided to solve this problem. She knew she had to do several ___5___ . First, she needed to tell__6__ that she was a wonderful girl. ___7___ , she had to smile more often . when she was __8____ to a party , for example, she would simply smile if she didn’t know how to talk to other people. She tried __9__ hard for a long time. In the end, her smiling face made her popular , she felt much __10___ about herself.

So it is possible for shy people to become not so shy if they really try very hard.

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七

for when I but mile never get cost early friend Have you ever been to a wedding? Have you ever made mistakes for the date ? A teacher who lives and works in Canada has made a very big mistake. Dave Barclay , who is from Wales, thought that his friend was ___1___ married on 6th July , 2012. So Dave organized to fly home

___2__ that date. However , __3___ he arrived home in Wales, he found his mistake: his ____4__ wedding is supposed to take place on 6th July, ___5___ not this year, next year, 2013. Dave had traveled 4,000 ___6___ home for no reason. “ I am a year__7___ for the wedding, ” said Dave. “_____8__ friends think it is funny .”The return plane ticket ___9__ Dave 500 pounds. He said, “ This is all embarrassing( 尴尬的). I have ___10__ been this early before. I am going to have to go again next year , too.”

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Christine, Editor.