初中英语完形填空试题

Cindy and Anna were best friends． Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not （1）　　 on what to do．

    One day they decided to play in the garden near their school． "Come on， let's play chess，"Anna said．

    "I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．

    "We always do what you want to do， Cindy． It's my turn to make a（2）　　，" Anna said． She was getting a little unhappy and （3）　　， leaving Cindy alone．

    Cindy was very angry． （4）　　 she got home， she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag． "Well， I'm not giving it back to her today． I'm too mad at her， " Cindy thought．

    The next day at school， their teacher Mrs． Stone （5）　　 their notebooks． But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked （6）　　． Cindy knew she should tell Mrs． Stone that she had the notebook， but she was （7）　　 mad at Anna．

    When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs． Stone the （8）　　． "Thank you for being （9）　　， Cindy． I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，" said Mrs． Stone．

    Later， Mrs． Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them． Mrs． Stone helped them（10）　　 that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．

（1）A． agree	B． live	C． depend	D． try
（2）A． promise	B． project	C． decision	D． dialogue
（3）A． went over	B． went on	C． went by	D． went away
（4）A． Because	B． After	C． Unless	D． If
（5）A． gave away	B． asked for	C． handed in	D． paid for
（6）A． worried	B． normal	C． proud	D． relaxed
（7）A． still	B． never	C． usually	D． almost
（8）A． chance	B． method	C． truth	D． rule
（9）A． patient	B． honest	C． active	D． quiet
（10）A． describe	B． explain	C． guess	D． realize

Nowadays， lots of foreigners are learning Chinese． Like many of them， I

（1）　　 knew two words of Chinese （"Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie"） when I first came to Beijing， China in 2009． As you can guess， my life was（2）　　       for a while after I arrived． Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful．

    I knew I had to learn more Chinese， so I（3）　　       a Chinese class． My teacher   was（4）　　   ， although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation． Later I   studied on my own as well， but my progress was still slow． And I decided to （5）　　．

    Around this time， I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing． He taught me a lot of（6）　　    about music， such as "melody"． He learned a lot of English from me in return， so it was a good way to（7）　　 language and culture．

I have learned enough Chinese to （8）　　     many problems like booking train tickets． These days， there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese． I can（9）　　why it's an amazing language． Finally， I found that the best way to learn a

（10）　　 is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them．

（1）A． usually	B． only	C． hardly
（2）A． easy	B． interesting	C． difficult
（3）A． missed	B． attended	C． taught
（4）A． helpful	B． cheerful	C． thankful
（5）A． make up	B． put up	C． give up
（6）A． words	B． names	C． jokes
（7）A． change	B． imagine	C． exchange
（8）A． deal with	B． look for	C． think of
（9）A． hope	B． realize	C． doubt
（10）A． language	B． subject	C． task

John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down． He called out nervously，"Mom， where's Charlie？ "He had just （1）　　 he hadn't seen his new puppy for over an hour．

    John looked around the garden， behind the bushes， and under the picnic table． No dog! His mother heard （2）　　 in his voice as he called her a second time． " Mom， I can't find Charlie!"

    She came outside （3）　　． "Let's look around the garden first． Don't worry． I'm sure he's close by．

    Both son and mother were （4）　　 now， but still no Charlie． Their calls were not completely wasted， though． Joe， the next﹣door neighbor， and his two daughters Tania and Julie， immediately agreed to help them （5）　　 the lost dog．

    But even with five people now searching the town's streets， they had no luck． Charlie was still （6）　　．

    Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie's （7）　　．She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier， she told John， and the cat was found the next day．

    John agreed． When they got home， he made a poster with a photo of Charlie， Then John heard a （8）　　 and opened his bedroom door． It was Charlie． John was greeted with a big wet kiss．Charlie had been （9）　　 in the bedroom this whole time， sleeping． John had never been so （10）　　 in his life!

（1）A．decided	B．forgotten	C．understood	D． realized
（2）A． anger	B．hope	C． fear	D． warning
（3）A． actively	B．quickly	C．carelessly	D． annoyingly
（4）A． shouting	B． talking	C．fighting	D． thinking
（5）A． give up	B． look for	C． run after	D． take care of
（6）A． missing	B． asleep	C． take	D． quiet
（7）A． address	B． character	C． name	D． picture
（8）A． mess	B． noise	C． voice	D．song
（9）A． shut	B． woke	C． tied	D．saved
（10）A． afraid	B． silly	C．happy	D． proud

The first astronauts

    Since the earliest times， people have looked up at the stars， the moon and the planets． Today people use modern machines   （1）　　   at the sky． This is very different from the situation   （2）　　 years ago when people could only use their eyes． Perhaps they dreamed of （3）　　 the universe．

When did humans first go into space？ The story began not so very long ago，

（4）　　 the first astronauts were not people﹣they were animals．

    Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as （5）　　   as possible for humans． So they decided to experiment with animals and test （6）　 in spaceflights． Insects， mice， frogs， dogs and monkeys were some of the animals （7）　　 first went into space． Many of them   （8）　　 ， but they helped to make space travel safer for humans． For their great service， we （9）　　 forget these animals．

    Albert Ⅱ was the first monkey to go into space in 1949．Sadly he died （10）　　   his spaceship landed back on Earth．

    （11）　　 the result was different for Ham the Monkey． His story ended happily when he return to earth （12）　C　 very good health．

Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question：could（13）　　   animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on Earth？ The answer came when Ham （14）　　   into space in 1961． Yes， he did everything well and lived for （15）　　 16 years．

（1）A． look	B． to look	C．looking	D． looked
（2）A． thousand	B． thousands	C． thousand of	D． thousands of
（3）A． explore	B． to explore	C．explored	D． exploring
（4）A．as	B． or	C． but	D． so
（5）A． safe	B． safer	C． safest	D． the safest
（6）A． they	B．them	C． their	D． theirs
（7）A． whom	B． what	C． that	D． whose
（8）A． die	B． died	C．have died	D． will die
（9）A． shouldn't	B． may not	C．don't have to	D． needn't
（10）A．if	B．because	C． after	D． since
（11）A． Luck	B． Lucky	C． Luckier	D． Luckily
（12）A． at	B． on	C． in	D．for
（13）A． a	B． an	C． the	D．/
（14）A． send	B． sent	C． is sent	D． was sent
（15）A． another	B．other	C． others	D． the others

A wealthy man loved his son very much． As he wanted his son to lead a happy life， he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness．

    When the old man learnt about his（1）　　， he handed the boy an empty bowl and said． "Go to the river miles away and（2）　　    it with water． I will tell you about it（3）　　no water is spilt（洒） when you reach here．" Although the boy was very surprised at this， he had no choice but to（4）　　this task．

The boy（5）　　on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water． The old man asked him， "Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees？" The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his

（6）　　attention to the bowl in his hands．

    The old man smiled and said， "Bring me（7）　　bowl of water， but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well．"

    When he returned， the boy was able to（8）　　everything he had seen to the old man． But when he looked down at his bowl， he found（9）　　that most water was gone． He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road．

    "Well， young man，" the old man said． "Enjoy the beauty of the world， but never forget the water in your bowl． This is the（10）　　of happiness．"

（1）A．research	B．promise	C．purpose	D．experience
（2）A．wash	B．fill	C．compare	D．connect
（3）A．if	B．until	C．unless	D．while
（4）A．put out	B．pick out	C．point out	D．carry out
（5）A．set off	B．paid off	C．got off	D．kept off
（6）A．public	B．weak	C．quick	D．full
（7）A．any	B．every	C．another	D．the other
（8）A．change	B．imagine	C．examine	D．describe
（9）A． lazily	B．sadly	C．luckily	D．excitedly
（10）A．result	B．cause	C．secret	D．decision

Before graduating college， Jackie began to look for a job． She aimed at a famous company， but the （1）　　for such jobs was very strong． The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person， but more than twenty people applied for the job． （2）　　， Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview． The interview was very （3）　　． The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes． Then the interviewer said to them， "All of you are very good． Please go home and （4）　　our response．"

    Three days later， Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5）　　the job． She felt deeply disappointed． That evening， however， she received another （6）　　． This time it said that she got the job．

    Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview﹣﹣﹣a

（7）　　to see if she was suitable for the job． All the three people received the（8）　　text， but only Jackie's reply（9）　　 the company．Of the three， one did not reply． The other said "goodbye" and Jackie said "thank you"． This reply showed that Jackie was a/an（10）　　person， so the company offered her the job．

（1）A． exam	B． work	C． competition	D． plan
（2）A． Thankfully	B． Unluckily	C． Hopefully	D． Immediately
（3）A． long	B． strict	C． interesting	D． simple
（4）A． pick up	B． wait for	C． deal with	D． think of
（5）A． offered	B． returned	C． refused	D． shown
（6）A． letter	B． e﹣mail	C． call	D． message
（7）A． guide	B． conversation	C． test	D． lesson
（8）A． same	B． other	C． second	D． whole
（9）A． reached	B． satisfied	C． helped	D． surprised
（10）A． brave	B． clever	C． polite	D． honest

Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China． He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20^th century． In his short life he wrote（1）　　300 songs and an opera．

    Xian was born in Panyu， Guangdong， China in 1905． Because his father died before he was born， Xian moved from place to place with（2）　　mother． He began learning to play（3）　　violin when he was 20 years old． In the beginning， his violin was（4）　　 cheap and badly made that he（5）　　not play it well． His friends laughed at him． Xian did not stop（6）　　and soon showed his talent． In 1934， he was one of the first Chinese students（7）　 studied in a special music school in Paris． Before he（8）　　， Xian became the school's best student（9）　　won several prizes for his talents．

    In 1935， he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army． Later， he came to Yan'an（10）　　music at a college．（11）　　there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time ，Xian still wrote （12）　　of his most important music there， including The Yellow River， his most famous work．

    In May 1940， Xian（13）　to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies． In the Soviet Union， life was very（14）　　． Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness （15）　　October 30， 1945， aged only 40． Xian's music， however， lives on in the people's hearts．

（1）A． near	B． nearly	C． nearby	D． nearer
（2）A． he	B． him	C． his	D． he's
（3）A． a	B． an	C． the	D． this
（4）A． so	B． such	C． very	D． much
（5）A． need	B． may	C． should	D． could
（6）A． practise	B． practising	C． to practise	D． practised
（7）A． what	B． which	C． whom	D． who
（8）A． leave	B． leaves	C． left	D． was leaving
（9）A． and	B． but	C． as	D． or
（10）A． teach	B． taught	C． teaching	D． to teach
（11）A． If	B． Although	C． When	D． Because
（12）A． any	B． little	C． few	D． some
（13）A sent	B． was sent	C． has sent	D． was sending
（14）A hard	B． harder	C． hardest	D． the hardest
（15）A． at	B． in	C． on	D． by

What will happen if a family without the Internet for a month？One American family decides to find out．They have sent invitation to a leading US television station，expecting that it will send a film group to record their day﹣to﹣day life （71）　　technology for a month．

When the film group meet（72）　　Smiths，they find that Mr．Smith，Mrs．Smith and their two sons are so crazy about technology that （73）　　hardly do things together．At mealtimes，no one（74）　　at the dining table for their food．"Everyone just runs into the kitchen，takes their food and then goes back to their screen，"Mrs．Smith explains．"（75）　　we don't make a change，our family will become strangers to each other!"

Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not （76）　　，especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it．They have to make many （77）　　．For example，the two brothers have to go to the school （78）　　to borrow books for their scientific projects，and Mr．and Mrs．Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things （79）　　．As the family have picked up the new lifestyle，they find that they can spend more time taking over meals，playing sports and doing all （80）　　of activities together．

Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge？

Jack's love for birds started when he made his first birdfeeder about six years ago．He filled the feeder with seeds （种子），put it in his backyard and then （46 ）　　started coming．He got really （47）　　in birds as more came．Then be joined a local society．As he realized that more and more birds were dying very（48）　　，he wanted to try his best to help them．

Besides what he has done，he has his own group called Protecting Out Birds．He does （49）　　about birds，run a website to teach people about birds and how to help them，and （50）　　boxes for birds．Not long ago，he found that the bluebirds were nesting（做窝）in the dead trees which were often cut down，（51）　　he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order to save them．Now he wants to use these boxes to（52）　　the dead trees．He hangs these boxes up in trees and takes（53）　　down every week to see if the birds are nesting in them．He also writes articles，hoping that more people will （54）　　protecting natural ecosystems（生态系统）．"Researching birds is （55）　 to protecting birds，"jack says，"In order to protect birds，we have to learn and really know about the birds．"

46．A．bees	B．birds	C．people	D．scientists
47．A．nervous	B．weak	C．bored	D．interested
48．A．peacefully	B．safely	C．quickly	D．sadly
49．A．practice	B．business	C．instruction	D．research
50．A．builds	B．breaks	C．lifts	D．pushes
51．A．so	B．but	C．though	D．because
52．A．take good care of	B．take the place of	C．catch up with	D．come up with
53．A．it	B．this	C．these	D．them
54．A．wait for	B．send for	C．join in	D．hand in
55．A．simple	B．crazy	C．important	D．fresh

More than 700 years ago，Scotland （ 苏格兰 ） was fighting with England．The king of England wanted to（16）　　Scotland．He had a strong army so it was （17）　　for the Scots to fight．They lost many times，King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army．

     One rainy day，King Robert lay in an old house．He thought that he was not good enough to be king．He was so（18）　　that he didn't even see a spider（蜘蛛）near him．He （19）　　when he

saw the spider climbing．It was trying to climb up its web at the top of the house but it fell down．

"How sad"thought King Robert．"The spider is like me．It's not （20）　 enough．"He watched while the spider climbed up again．It fell down a second time．

"Be careful，little spider，or you might die，"he said．"Life is so hard．You'll never get back to your web．"But the spider （21）　　again and again．King Robert watched while it （22）　　climbed back to its web．After an hour，the spider got do the web．

"You are such a great （23）　　，"he said．"If you can keep trying．I can too．I must keep on fighting．I won't let the English win．"His （24）　　grew strong and they （25）　　the English army．Scotland was free．

     Nobody knows if this is a true story．Many parents tell it to their children because the want them to keep trying．

16．A．leave	B．control	C．help	D．visit
17．A．interesting	B．difficult	C．important	D．necessary
18．A．surprised	B．bored	C．worried	D．lonely
19．A．looked ahead	B．looked out	C．looked on	D．looked up
20．A．old	B．strong	C．fast	D．free
21．A．tried	B．fell	C．practiced	D．cheered
22．A．finally	B．easily	C．slowly	D．suddenly
23．A．player	B．fighter	C．soldier	D．spider
24．A．army	B．feeling	C．opinions	D．family
25．A．kept	B．raised	C．stopped	D．joined

"I'm going shopping in the village，"George's mother said to George on Saturday morning．"So be a good boy and don't get into trouble．And don't forget （1）　　 good care of Grandma．"Then she went out．

     Grandma （2）　　 in the chair by the window when she opened one little eye and said，"Now

you heard （3）　　your mother said，George．"

"Yes，Grandma，"George said．

     George was bored to tears．He didn't have a brother or a sister．His father was a farmer，and （4）　　farm they lived on was miles away from anywhere，（5）　　 there were never any children

to play with．He was tired of staring at（6）　　pigs，hens，cows and sheep．He was especially tired of having to live in the house with his grandma．Looking after her all by himself was hardly （7）　　way to spend a Saturday morning．

"Go and make me a cup of tea for a start，（8）　　 sugar and milk．"Grandma said．

     Most grandmothers are lovely，kind，helpful old ladies，but not this one．George's grandma was a woman（9）　　was always complaining about something or other．She spent all day（10）　　on her chair by the window．George （11）　　 that Grandma used to be a gentle lady，but as she grew older，she was not able to look after herself and even worse，she was easy to get angry．

"We （12）　　be nice to the old，George，"His mother always told him．

     Thinking of this，George （13）　　into the kitchen and made Grandma a cup of tea with a teabag．He put one spoon of sugar and （14）　　milk in it．He stirred the tea well and carried it into the living room （15）　　．

1．A．take	B．taking	C．to take	D．takes
2．A．sleep	B．sleeps	C．is sleeping	D．was sleeping
3．A．that	B．what	C．where	D．which
4．A．a	B．an	C．the	D．/
5．A．but	B．if	C．or	D．so
6．A．hundred	B．hundreds	C．hundredth	D．hundreds of
7．A．exciting	B．the most exciting	C．more exciting	D．much more exciting
8．A．in	B．with	C．of	D．for
9．A．who	B．which	C．where	D．when
10．A．sitting	B．sits	C．sit	D．sat
11．A．tell	B．told	C．was told	D．has told
12．A．should	B．would	C．might	D．can
13．A．goes	B．went	C．will go	D．has gone
14．A．many	B．any	C．few	D．some
15．A．care	B．careful	C．carefully	D．careless

I'm sure many people are working hard for a lot of money，a big house，a new car，expensive clothes and so on．Those are considered to be symbols of （46） 　　on the material level．When I was young，I was also （47） 　　reaching for material success．So I chose a job as a salesman and I did make some pretty good money．

But later I realized that was not what I wanted，because I was often forced to sell products that might not be good for customers．I become very unhappy （48） 　　I could make a lot of money．I no longer felt proud of my job and even （49） 　　myself for doing things like that．So I （50） 　　my job and took another job，this time helping people（51） 　　the poor and the weak．The sense of belonging was great and suddenly I felt successful in my life again，I made less money but I was （52） 　　with myself．

For my own past，success comes from the feeling of satisfaction and joy．I feel successful when I love what I do，not caring so much about （53） 　　．And I feel the most successful when I （54） 　　my kindness everywhere go．

So，be （55） 　　to yourself：learn to listen to the voice from the bottom of your heart．And find your own way with a happy heart to achieve your own success．

46．A．luck	B．success	C．safety	D．hope
47．A．sadly	B．hardly	C．crazily	D．honestly
48．A．if	B．since	C．until	D．although
49．A．look down upon	B．look up to	C．look through	D．look into
50．A．made up	B．gave up	C．set up	D．turned up
51．A．in danger	B．in order	C．in need	D．in surprise
52．A．strict	B．cheerful	C．angry	D．satisfied
53．A．trust	B．love	C．money	D．health
54．A．throw	B．spread	C．cell	D．lend
55．A．true	B．brave	C．friendly	D．terrible

When I was ten，my mother worked all day，so I had to take care of my younger brother．At that time，my little brother was about four years old and he （16） 　　mum all the time．

One day，after I had given him his dinner，he started crying for mum．He was so young and really needed mum．So I dressed him，put on his （17） 　　，carried him on my back and walked out．Soon he fell asleep．About half an hour later，I found that lie lost a shoe while he was （18） 　　．I took him off my back and put him （19） 　　．I knew we needed to find that shoe，for our mother couldn't afford new shoes．I had to （20） 　　to find it，so I told my brother to wait right there．A man heard it and stopped me just （21） 　　I walked off．He asked me，"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know（22） 　　to answer that question．He continued，"It's OK if you cant find the shoe，but it is not OK to lose your （23） 　 ．"Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi．

During my whole life I have received the （24） 　　from many strangers．I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"（25） 　　"．I do not even remember what their faces looked like，but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things．

16．A．loved	B．missed	C．called
17．A．clothes	B．coat	C．shoes
18．A．sleeping	B．running	C．walking
19．A．down	B．up	C．on
20．A．get up	B．go out	C．go back
21．A．after	B．before	C．until
22．A．how	B．what	C．when
23．A．dad	B．mum	C．brother
24 A．happiness	B kindness	C sadness
25 A．Thank you	B Never mind	C You're welcome．

When I was ten，my mother worked all day，so I had to take care of my younger brother．At that time，my little brother was about four years old and he （16） 　　mum all the time．

One day，after I had given him his dinner，he started crying for mum．He was so young and really needed mum．So I dressed him，put on his （17） 　　，carried him on my back and walked out．Soon he fell asleep．About half an hour later，I found that lie lost a shoe while he was （18） 　　．I took him off my back and put him （19） 　　．I knew we needed to find that shoe，for our mother couldn't afford new shoes．I had to （20） 　　to find it，so I told my brother to wait right there．A man heard it and stopped me just （21） 　　I walked off．He asked me，"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know（22） 　　to answer that question．He continued，"It's OK if you cant find the shoe，but it is not OK to lose your （23） 　 ．"Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi．

During my whole life I have received the （24） 　　from many strangers．I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"（25） 　　"．I do not even remember what their faces looked like，but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things．

16．A．loved	B．missed	C．called
17．A．clothes	B．coat	C．shoes
18．A．sleeping	B．running	C．walking
19．A．down	B．up	C．on
20．A．get up	B．go out	C．go back
21．A．after	B．before	C．until
22．A．how	B．what	C．when
23．A．dad	B．mum	C．brother
24 A．happiness	B kindness	C sadness
25 A．Thank you	B Never mind	C You're welcome．

When I was ten，my mother worked all day，so I had to take care of my younger brother．At that time，my little brother was about four years old and he （16）　　 mum all the time．

One day，after I had given him his dinner，he started crying for mum．He was so young and really needed mum．So I dressed him，put on his （17）　　，carried him on my back and walked out．Soon he fell asleep．About half an hour later，I found that lie lost a shoe while he was （18）　　．I took him off my back and put him （19）　　．I knew we needed to find that shoe，for our mother couldn't afford new shoes．I had to （20）　　 to find it，so I told my brother to wait right there．A man heard it and stopped me just （21）　　 I walked off．He asked me，"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know（22）　　 to answer that question．He continued，"It's OK if you cant find the shoe，but it is not OK to lose your （23）　 ．"Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi．

During my whole life I have received the （24）　　 from many strangers．I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"（25）　　"．I do not even remember what their faces looked like，but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things．

16．A．loved	B．missed	C．called
17．A．clothes	B．coat	C．shoes
18．A．sleeping	B．running	C．walking
19．A．down	B．up	C．on
20．A．get up	B．go out	C．go back
21．A．after	B．before	C．until
22．A．how	B．what	C．when
23．A．dad	B．mum	C．brother
24 A．happiness	B kindness	C sadness
25 A．Thank you	B Never mind	C You're welcome．