四川省广安区兴平小学八年级上学期期末（二）英语试卷

My mother made the cake in ___ way and it tastes very different this time.
A. a unusual
B. an usual
C. an unusual

I hear Lucy wrote an English paper yesterday.
________,and ________.
A.So she did…so did I
B. So did she…so I did
C.So she was…so I was

Nina is clever but a little lazy. If she ____harder, she ___ better grades.
A.will work…gets
B. works…will get
C. willwork…will get

In China ,many families are _____ to buy cars these days.
A.enough rich  B. rich enough  C. very rich

____ the boy was walking down the street, the UFO landed.
A.While  B.After  C. Before

I’m ___ in any _____book.
A. interested…interesting
B. interesting…interested
C. interests…interest

I don’t know _____ he will come tomorrow, ______he comes, I’ll tell you.
A.if…whether
B. whether…whether
C. whether..if

_____will you stay in America?   About two weeks.
A.How many  B. How often  C. How long

After I had the first English lesson, I became interested in English__
A.day to day
B. day by day
C. day and day

I ____ this book for 3 days.
A.keep  B. have kept  C. have borrowed

.Oh, Danny. It’s raining outside. You’d better ___ your raincoat.
A.put on  B. in  C . dress

Is there ___ with the MP4?
A.something wrong  B. anything wrong  C. wrong anything

The food is really delicious,Mrs.Read.     __________.
A.My pleasure
B. That’s right
C. I’m happy you like it.

I’m so hungry. Let’s stop ____ and get something to eat.
A.work  B. to work  C. working

.I often see him _____ music in class.
A.to listen to  B. listen to  C.listens to

_____ the end ,they found the lost child.
A.In  B. At  C. By

The teacher asked Lily_______.
A.what is the matter with her
B. what was the matter with her
C.what the matter was with her

Ricky was ___ excited _____ he couldn’t say any words.
A.too…to  B. very…that  C. so…that

______he was badly ill, _____ he didn’t stop his work.
A.Because…/  B. Although…but  C. Although…/

The Yellow River is ____ river in China.
A. the second longest
B. the longest
C. second longest

Once a man wanted to go            one side of a river  to          in a boat.  He     take       him a sheep,a wolf and a basket of vagetables. But he could take only of them           ,because the boat was very       ."If I         the wolf and the  sheep together,the wolf may eat the sheep,"he said to     "If I leave the sheep and the vagetables together ,the sheep   may eat the vagetables ."He thought and thought .At last,he  had an idea.And he     able to get to the other side of the  river with the sheep,the wolf ,and the vagetables .Do you know       ?
A. on         B. from            C. with
A. another     B. the other          C. other
A. had to      B. has to            C. must
A. after       B. with             C. about
A. once a time  B. in time            C. at a time
A. big         B. small            C. beautiful
A. will leave  B. left             C. leave
A. oneself      B. myself           C. himself
A. was         B. is               C. can
A. how did he it  B. how did he do itC. how he did it

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick    supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied(满意) with him. 
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she      agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teacher,         classmates and their future. They talked for a long time. 
"Have a look at your watch, please." said the girl ."What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack.. "Where's yours?" 
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" 
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in thenight, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
Jack was _____ when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen  B. eighteen  C. twenty
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _____.
A. he's her grandson
B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet
From the story,  we can know that Mary is Jack's _____.
A. classmate  B. colleague   C. aunt
The word "stamp" in the story means _____ in Chinese.
A. 邮票   B. 跺脚   C. 标记
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order _____.
A. to wake his grandma up 
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

Mr. and Mrs.Turner live outside a small town.They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试).Mrs.Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to
listen to her.
"Which university (大学) will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked.
"In the most famous university in our country!" Mrs. Turner said happily.
"The most famous university?""Oxford University (牛津)."
Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,"Congratulations!" 
A woman said, "I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.""Who's Fred Smith?""He's my son." "Does he study in the university, too?"
"No, "said the woman. "He is one of the professors."
The story happened in _______.
A. America  B. France  C. England
Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because _______.
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm 
C. their son studied at a middle school
Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know _______.
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that _______.
A. her friend could hear her 
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
Which of the following is true? _______.
A. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
B. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
C. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too

The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English  is    talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up（混合）  and people will not understand you, sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humour（幽默感）,you can always    have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be     laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be      angry with   you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most importantthing for learning English is: “Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
The writer things that the best way for you to learn a language is       .

What should you do in learning English?
A careful not to make any mistakes.    
B. Write as quickly as you can.
C. Speak English as much as you can.
When people laugh at your mistakes , you should       .
A. not care    B. be happy      C. be unhappy
When you make a mistakes , you should       .
A. keep quite
B. keep your sense of humour
C. get angry
The story tells us : “      .”
A. Only foolish（愚蠢的）people make mistakes       
B. People never make mistakes    
C. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes

Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.
The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the "White House"ever since.
White House is a house for ___________.
A. the American people. 
B. the soldiers of U.S.A.
C. the presidents of U.S.A.
England fought with America in ____________.
A. 1810  B. 1812  C. 1814
The house is called "White House" because ____________.
A. it's covered with snow
B. the house is very clean
C. the stone walls of the house were painted white
The White House was painted white because ____________.
A. the house is old
B. it was once on fire and was with marks
C. they have enough paint
"Ever since" means ___________.
A. never B. once  C. from then on

P:Hi, Mark. I want to have a class party.   
M:Sure,Andy. I can help you. So when shall we have the party?
P:  
M:No,it is too early today. If we have it today,half the class won’t come.
P:OK,let’s have it tomorrow.
M:Hmm…   .Students will leave early to study for the test. Let’s have it on the weekend.
P:OK., let’s have it on Staurday afternoon. We can all meet and watch a video.
M:No,   Some students will bored. Let’s play party games.
P:OK, good idea. Can you organize the party games?
M:Sure, I can do that.   

I have many c____ friends here, so I live happily.
Jim,I will t_____ a new message and send it to you tonight.
In my o____ ,their idea is very good.
The people in the world c____ Labour Day every year.
If you take this m____, you’ll be very well soon.

Please remember _______(重写) the paper.
John often lies to his parents ,so he is a ______(不诚实)boy.
Betty knows that she lives ____(在…之中) her friends.
Yao Ming is one of the most famous sporting ______(英雄)in China.
The ____(最新的)news is that Bin Laden was dead on May 2^nd.

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I live in the country and my father was a farmer.    ___
He is now forty—five year old. Because of years of     ____
hard work, he looks old than his age. When I was       _____
young, he use  to tell me the importance of study.      _____
Father knows little about English and other subject.    ______
But he usually gives me some good advices on how     ______
To learn my lessons good. He is not only kind to me    _______
But also very strict with me. With the help, I’ve made   _______
great progress. I’ll never forgot what he taught          _______
me. I think my father is a best father in the world.        _______

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