初中英语词汇填空题

My brother Claudio is one of the people I love most． He is wise and always helpful， taking care of me and（1）　　 （we） young sister， Sarah．The day when he left home to go to college，I（2）　　（teach） the importance of being a man．

    It was a（3）　　 （rain） Saturday morning in August． We were woken up by the sound of Sarah playing the piano as usual． In the kitchen， there was（4）　　surprise for Claudio一his favorite pancakes．Mom gave us a big smile and told us（5）　　（sit） down for the breakfast． This was an important day for all of us!

    While we（6）　　 （eat） breakfast， Claudio went upstairs to collect his things．I suddenly heard him calling my name． When I walked（7）　　 the room we shared，I found Claudio sitting at my bedside．"It's time， brother，" he said． I thought he was saying that it was time for him to leave the house， （8）　　in fact he told me that I should take on a bigger role in the family from then on． He said I should do（9）　　（many） for Mom than before after he was gone．

    I thought about his words very（10）　　 （careful） and then understood everything． That day I learned about family， love and duty．

Hello， everybody． I'm Olivia． I'm glad to be here this afternoon．Do you have a friend with an interesting background？ Today， I'd like to tell you about a（1）　　（活泼的） girl I'll tell you a bit about her， where she's from， and why we 're good friends．

    You know， I didn't use to do much exercise． A few years ago，I joined a （2）　　 （运动）club． On my first day there， I met Raquel． After the gym， we had coffee（3）　　 （一 起 ） and soon became good friends． I think that's because we have a lot in common．We like to keep fit and love to（4）　　（尝试）different food， especially spicy food． And we love the ocean． In summer， we like to hang out at the（5）　　 （ 海滩）and go surfing at least once a month． Raquel was born in Mexico， but has been here since she was（6）　　 （十） years' old． Her mother is Mexican and her father is American， so she can speak（7）　　（ 两者都） Spanish and English． That's something different about us． Although I（8）　　（ 上学，参加） a class last year， my Spanish is still terrible! Another thing that's different is her background． Raquel's from two countries and has experience and（9）　　 （ 知识） of two cultures． I think that's really（10）　　 （酷的）．

    We might not live in the same city in the future， but I think we'll stay friends．Thanks for listening to me．

bottle； repeat； silent； yourself； instead of

（1）Sam， did you really fix the computer by　　 ？

（2）This city recycles nearly 85% of its used plastic　　．

（3）I think you should ride your bike to work　　going by car．

（4）He spoke no English and was completely　　during the visit．

（5）My grandfather often　　 that he wants to go back and live in the countryside．

Keeping Healthy﹣stories from around the world

Running for fun

    Running regularly helps you to keep fit．That's why millions of people run several days a week and take an（1）　　（积极的）part in races．Some runners join the sport and doing something（2）　　（有帮助的） for others together． Last autumn in Tokyo， some runners（3）　　（穿） crazy costumes and ran a full marathon to collect money for charity（慈善）．

A beautiful morning in a park

    You will see in China big groups of people doing tai chi in（4）　　（公共的） places， such as parks and squares．Tai chi is a traditional sport widely spread in China． These slow controlled movements of the（5）　　（手臂） and legs are very good for your health． Mr． Lee．a doctor， often（6）　　（分享） his experience， saying that doing tai chi helps him overcome stress and feel relaxed．

Ice swimming

    Imagine you are somewhere in Russia or Finland in（7）　　（冬天）：and it's ﹣15 ℃outside．Would you rather see a film or go for a swim in the nearby river on a fine（8）　　（星期日）afternoon？ Not many of our readers would choose to go for a swim in such （9）　__　（低）temperatures，but in some countries， ice swimming has been popular for centuries．Some people say it can help strengthen the body． But you have to have the（10）　__　（勇气） to try it﹣ and it's only for people who are already fit and healthy!

Many road accidents can be a　　if we all follow traffic rules．

Many young people look up to these basketball h　　such as Yao Ming and Michael Jordon and want to become like them．

My parents are very s　　 with me． I am not allowed to hang out with friends even on weekends．

Whether she wins or whether she l　　this is her last game．

A　　 the traffic was heavy，we got to the railway station on time．

He always arrives e　　than others， as he has the key to the classroom．

China has a history of more than five t　　 years．

They've been good friends s　　they were little kids．

In many countries， New Year's Day falls on the first day of J　　．

L　　is a meal that you have in the middle of the day．

﹣My parents work in Yongzhou． What about　　 （you）？

﹣They work in Guangzhou． I'm going to visit them this summer holiday．