Jim and Steve were twins.They played on the same football team, and shared all the same toys, the same bedroom and the same friend.They shared(1) .
One Sunday, Jim and Steve went(2) to ride their blue bike, but they wanted to go to different places.Their mother heard the two boys arguing and came outside.She told(3) ____ to take turns to ride the bike.However, they didn′t want to share it.
A few days later, their mother brought a pet(4) home for the boys."Can′t we each have our own cat?"asked the boys angrily.They were(5) of sharing everything.
"I′m sorry.but you must share one cat, "the mother said."You will have to(6) the cat and make sure it has enough food and doesn't do anything wrong."Then the boys began to share the jobs.
One day, the cat got into the mother's bedroom.After a few minutes, the cat had fun playing with the ball of yarn(线) and (7) away the yarn all over the room.Steve saw it and quickly went to find Jim, telling him(8) the cat had done.
"Oh, no! It's our job to clean up the mess, "cried Jim.The boys quickly picked up the yarn and (9)
.
"Just think, Jim, if we had two cats, they would have made a(10) mess, "said Steve.
"That's right, "laughed Jim."Maybe sharing isn′t so bad!"
(1)A.anyone |
B.someone |
C.nothing |
D.everything |
(2)A.outside |
B.inside |
C.upstairs |
D.downstairs |
(3)A.us |
B.them |
C.him |
D.her |
(4)A.dog |
B.cat |
C.fish |
D.bird |
(5)A.tired |
B.full |
C.short |
D.proud |
(6)A.catch |
B.meet |
C.feed |
D.beat |
(7)A.throwing |
B.giving |
C.running |
D.going |
(8)A.where |
B.why |
C.what |
D.who |
(9)A.put it up |
B.put it back |
C.put it on |
D.put it off |
(10)A.happier |
B.easier |
C.smaller |
D.bigger |
Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was 14, I was nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech(演讲) contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a(n) idea! It meant I had to in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to .” Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics(题目). At last I the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could not my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers(喝彩声) the teachers and students. Those who once looked down on(瞧不起)me, now all said “Congratulations” to me. My mother hugged me and cried .
Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person for a country.
A.so B.too C.very D.quite
A.made faces at B.looked after C.caught up with D.laughed at
A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
A.interesting B.exciting C.terrible D.wonderful
A.write B.speak C.tell D.say
A.win B.lose C.beat D.pass
A.reached B.brought C.chose D.thought
A.remember B.see C.spell D.hear
A.At B.To C.With D.As
A.hit B.hurt C.say D. believe
A.about B.on C.to D.from
A.teachers B.classmates C.boys D.girls
A.angrily B.sadly C.quietly D.excitedly
A.me B.my C.mine D.myself
A.however B.but also C.so that D.as a result
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep _____, happy and to live long.
People play ___ games in winter and summer. is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating.
Some sports are very _____ and people everywhere like them For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, ______, boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it.
Running and jumping began long, long ago, But basketball and volleyball are very . People began to play ____ not long ago. And people are ____ new sports or games all the time. Water skiing(滑水)is one of the newest.
People______ different countries may not understand each other, ___ after a game they often become friends.A. health B. busy C. healthy
A. different B. same C. the same
A. Winter B. Summer C .Autumn
A. boring B. dangerous C. interesting
A. woman B. womenC. old
A new B. interesting C. popular
A. it B. themC. its
A. start B. play C. starting
A. in B. of C. from
A so B. but C. and
Mike didn't live too far away from school. He liked to ____ to school every day. When it rained, like many _____ boys, Mike liked playing in the water. One afternoon, when the boy came______, he was all wet. His mother became very ___ and said, “Don’t play in the water after school.” The next day he was very ____ again, and his mother became ___ angrier. "I'll tell your father ___ you go to play in the water again," she said. The third day the boy was dry when he came ___ from school. "You are a ____ boy today,” his mother said. “You didn't play in the water.”
"No," Mike answered. "Because there were _____ older boys in the water, I couldn't play in it.”A. haveB. walk C. fly
A. other B. others C. much
A. house B. family C. home
A. angry B. happy C. good
A. dry .B. late C. wet
A. veryB. even C. much
A. if B. before C. for
A. to B. back C. away
A. good B. well C. bad
A. many so B. so many C. much too
It’s September1st, and we’re all back to school. It’s good to all my teachers and friends again. They all fine.
We’re in Grade Eight this year. We have new subjects. I’m not very at Chinese, but Han Mei says she can me. I think I can it better.
I like English very much. Zhang Hong likes English, . But she needs help. I I can help her.
Mr Hu is our new English teacher. He know all of us, so he has our names on a piece of paper and our names before he begins his lesson.
A.see B.watch C.find D.look
A.do B.see C.look D.sound
A.a lot B.some C.lot D.much
A.well B.good C.bad D.nice
A.learn B.give C.help D.need
A.do B.play C.look D.feel
A.either B.very C.much D.too
A.am afraid B.think C.am sorry D.want
A.doesn’t B.don’t C.does D.do
A.gives B.calls C.asks D.tells
Mr. Smith lives in a village. He has ____ farms and about twenty people working for him. He often tells them ____ hard and be honest. (诚实的).
Today he goes to a farm and works with the workers there as usual. Soon it is time ____lunch. He puts ____ nice bread on the table and then ____. A few minutes later he comes back again but he ____ find the bread.
“ Who eats____ on the table?” he shouts.
Some of the workers answer “ We ____.”
The others say, “ We see nothing.”
“ Well,”says Mr. Smith, “____ are a lot of mice in the rooms, you know. So I ____ some poison (毒药)in the bread. ____ they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.”
As soon as he finishes, four workers begin to cry. “Oh, dear!”
“ What’s wrong with you?” ____ Mr. Smith.
“ We eat the bread when you are out. We are going to die.” one of them cries.
“ ____,” Mr. Smith says ____ a smile, “ I only ____you. Use your head.”
A.a few B.few C.little D.a little
A.work B.working C.worked D.to work
A.in B.at C.for D.with
A.two B.many C.a D.some
A.goes out B.comes in C.enters D.gets in
A.shouldn’t B.can’t C.wouldn’t D.mustn’t
A.food B.the bread C.drinks D.apples
A.aren’t B.don’t C.do D.doesn’t
A.They B.We C.What D.There
A.take B.buy C.put D.need
A.That B.Before C.If D.Until
A.asks B.ask C.answer D.answers
A.Excuse me B.Don’t worry C.Congratulations D.Great
A.with B.for C.in D.on
A.have fun with B.play a trick on C.kill D.have lunch with