初中英语选词填空

The Gordon family were spending a day on the beach．

Mr and Mrs．Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines．Mr．Gordon was mean and only thought about his money．Their twelve﹣year﹣old（1） 　　．Sandra， was playing in the shallow（浅的） water．Suddenly， a huge wave （浪）（2） 　　Sandra up and carried her out to sea．（3） 　　，a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away．He（4） 　　along the beach and jumped into the sea．He swam quickly to where the girl， with her head only just above the water， was（5） 　　for help． She was so（6） 　　 ．When the lifeguard reached her， she struggled （挣扎） with him．However， he knew what to do and soon took hold of her and swam back with her to the（7） 　　 ．

By the time he reached it， Mr．and Mrs．Gordon had realized（8） 　　had happened， They had run down to the shallow water．

（9） 　　of them could swim．They just stood there， and（10） 　　their daughter．Had the lifeguard reached（11） 　　？ Of course．he had．" That was（12） 　　 work， young man， " Mr．Gordon said．He turned to his wife．Give the lifeguard a dollar．" " A dollar!" Sandra cried．"Dad， how can you give him a dollar？ He （13） 　　 my life．I was half dead．" "Quite right, girl," Mr. Gordon said, pleased by his daugher's idea of the valuc of money. He turned to his wife again and said， "She's（14） 　　 ．She was only half dead．Give him a "half﹣（15） 　　 cents．"

（1）A．son	B．daughter	C．granddaughter	D．neighbor
（2）A．lifted	B．cheered	C．gave	D．shut
（3）A．Sadly	B．Lately	C．Widely	D．Luckily
（4）A．walked	B．went	C．rushed	D．climbed
（5）A．thanking	B．standing	C．running	D．shouting
（6）A．afraid	B．excited	C．talented	D．moved
（7）A．water	B．beach	C．boat	D．sea
（8）A．when	B．where	C．what	D．why
（9）A．None	B．Neither	C．Either	D．Both
（10）A．dressed up	B．depended on	C．laughed at	D．worried about
（11）A．on time	B．at times	C．with time	D．in time
（12）A．quick	B．slow	C．boring	D．meaningless
（13）A．wasted	B．ended	C．saved	D．took
（14）A．wrong	B．right	C．bad	D．crazy
（15）A．thirty	B．forty	C．fifty	D．sixty

Tom's mother eyed him and said， "It is very cold and there（1） 　　a lot of snow on the ground．If you go（2） 　　your coat， you will catch a cold， and you will be sick．"

"But I feel quite warm．" said Tom．

"Yes．you do now．That's because there is a big fire in the room．" said（3） 　　mother．

However， Tom thought he knew best， so he went outside with no coat．Finally， he caught a bad cold and cough．He was very sick and had to stay in bed．He was（4） 　　sick to play with his friends．When he was in bed， Tom thought about how silly he had been．He would try to do as he （5） 　　when he got well again．

（1）A．is	B．are	C．has	D．have
（2）A．with	B．without	C．on	D．by
（3）A．its	B．their	C．her	D．his
（4）A．quite	B．very	C．too	D．rather
（5）A．tells	B．was told	C．has told	D．is told

My great﹣grand mother，Winifred Hastings，got rich in a mining（采矿） town out West．But her（46） 　　didn't come from gold or silver，but from soup，steak，apple pie，and good coffee．

In the early 1900's，Winifred arrived in Silver City with her husband．But he caught a fever and died suddenly．With the little money she had，Winifred decided to open a practical restaurant to（47） 　　all the hungry miners in town．

The restaurant had only wooden boxes for tables，but business was very good（48） 　　．The miners （49） 　　that Winifred was a great cook，（50） 　　they ate in her restaurant every day．

One time，Winifred had a small accident in the restaurant．A fire started in the kitchen and her customers had to put it out．The town mayor walked in（51） 　　there was still a lot of smoke in the room．"Winifred，"he said．"What are you cooking back there？"Everybody（52） 　　．

In 1905，Winifred got married again and moved out of town．On her（53） 　　day in Sliver City，a photographer took her picture．The picture is over my desk at home．It shows Winifred with about fifty miners standing in front of the restaurant．At the top of the photo（54） 　　says：TO WINIFRED THE BEST COOK IN THE WEST．（55） 　　YOUR BOYS．

46．A．wealth	B．skill	C．family	D．health
47．A．cost	B．entertain	C．warm	D．feed
48．A．sometimes	B．anyway	C．somewhere	D．anywhere
49．A．found out	B．looked through	C．came across	D．thought up
50．A．but	B．and	C．since	D．although
51．A．if	B．after	C．while	D．before
52．A．cried	B．laughed	C．replied	D．followed
53．A．best	B．worst	C．first	D．last
54．A．he	B．she	C．it	D．one
55．A．WITH	B．FOR	C．BY	D．FROM．

10﹣year﹣old Penny goes back to her school to find a place for her dog Socks．The big door is（41） 　　Penny walks around the school：there were doors at the（42） 　　．They are all locked．Then she sees a window．It is open．She （43） 　　inside．She walks along the hallway between the classrooms．She can't put Socks inside a classroom．

Under the classrooms，Penny finds a store room．It is locked，too，and she doesn't have the（44） 　　．Penny puts Socks on the ground and he runs along the hallway．Penny runs after him．"Come here，"she says．Socks is not （45） 　　．He runs into the girls' changing room．

41．A．locked	B．closed	C．open	D．broken
42．A．bottom	B．top	C．back	D．front
43．A．walks	B．climbs	C．jumps	D．looks
44．A．interest	B．time	C．key	D．courage
45．A．hearing	B．listening	C．watching	D．answering．

It was the last day of school and Alonzo was on the bus． He knew his mother would soon ask him if he wanted to go to summer camp． He started to （16） 　　about last year's summer camp．

He remembered arriving and how scared he was． He did not know （17） 　　， and had not been

before． He remembered （18） 　　if anyone else felt the same way． All the other children （19） 　　to know someone．

As he unpacked his clothes， his （20） 　　came in． His name was Jack and it was his second year． Jack unpacked his clothes and then ran out to meet his friends （21） 　　saying hello to Alonzo．

Alonzo remembered how （22） 　　． he felt that first day of camp． He （23） 　　out a book and sat on his bed． At least he could read a book for something to do． He began reading， （24） 　　he kept hearing the boys playing outside．

Finally Jack came back inside and introduced （25） 　　

"Hello，" said Alonzo （26） 　　．

"I'm（27） 　　I didn't say hello before，"said Jack．"I saw a friend outside and went to talk to him．"

"That's okay， "said Alonzo， feeling better．

So…did you bring a baseball？ I like to play baseball， but （28） 　　to bring one!" said Jack．

"Actually I did!" said Alonzo， and they ran outside to play in the （29） 　　sun．

Thinking of those， Alonzo smiled and felt his world full of sunshine． He couldn't （30） 　　to arrive home．

16．A．talk	B．think	C．read	D．tell
17．A．anyone	B．someone	C．something	D．nothing
18．A．thinking	B．believing	C．knowing	D．wondering
19．A．used	B．liked	C．seemed	D．hoped
20．A．mother	B．friend	C．teacher	D．roommate
21．A．on	B．by	C．with	D．without
22．A．lovely	B．lonely	C．helpful	D．wonderful
23．A．put	B．pushed	C．pulled	D．carried
24．A．and	B．or	C．but	D．so
25．A．himself	B．herself	C．itself	D．yourself
26．A．sadly	B．luckily	C．shyly	D．angrily
27．A．sorry	B．glad	C．proud	D．afraid
28．A．wish	B．have	C．forget	D．remember
29．A．spring	B．summer	C．autumn	D．winter
30．A．hope	B．wait	C．plan	D．want

It's Teachers，Day today． We didn't buy any card （11） 　　teachers． Our teachers always tell us not （12） 　　money on cards， because cards are made from wood． If all of us don't buy cards， （13） 　　trees will be cut down．

So we drew a bunch （一束）of flowers and （14） 　　" Happy Teachers 'Day"，J on the black﹣board． Teachers were all very happy． They said the best present for the teachers （15） 　　the progress students made．

（11）A．for	B．to	C．on	D．with
（12）A．waste（浪费）	B．to waste	C．wasting	D．wasted
（13）A．few	B．little	C．fewer	D．less
（14）A．write	B．writes	C．writing	D．wrote
（15）A．is	B．are	C．was	D．were

Last month，I joined a club called"Passing Help"．This group was set up to help somebody out and pass help along．（48） 　　did I join it？Let me tell you the reason．

One afternoon in winter，my old car（49） 　　on my way home．It was 30 miles away from my home．It's too far to go home on foot．I wanted to find a taxi but there wasn't one．（50） 　　I decided to take a bus home．

I waited at a bus stop nearby．It was （51） 　　and everything looked white．After a while，a bus came．but it didn't go to my town．The bus driver was a young woman．She was kind and she told me which bus I should take．I waited there for about thirty minutes，but （52） 　　bus came．A car came to me and a woman came out of the car at last．She was just the bus driver．

"When I reached the bus station，I know that the bus to your town couldn't come，so I returned here．I just can't （53） 　　you here，"she said．"Get in my car and I will take you back （54） 　　your home．""It is a long way，"I said．

"Come on，Sir，"she said．"Let's go．"

On the way she told me a （55） 　　．A few days ago，there wasn't gas in her car．An old man drove her to a gas station and then back with some gas．

When we arrive home，I wanted to give her some money （56） 　　her，but she didn't accept it．"I only want to do（57） 　　for somebody．Pass help along，"she said．

48．A．how	B．why	C．when	D．where
49．A．lay down	B．died down	C．took down	D．broke down
50．A．So	B．Though	C．But	D．Or
51．A．sunny	B．snowy	C．windy	D．cloudy
52．A．some	B．any	C．no	D．not
53．A，forget	B．remember	C．think	D．leave
54．A．at	B．/	C．to	D．in
55．A．story	B．fairy tale	C．joke	D．notice
56．A．to choose	B．chose	C．thanked	D．to thank
57．A．nothing responsible		B．something valuable
C．anything uncomfortable		D．everything unbelievable

As we all know，square dancing has been popular for quite a few years．Its lovers believe it is

good for elderly peopled health．But in recent years，it has many haters as well．It's a hot topic in

our daily life and people have been discussing （43） 　　it should be supported or limited．Here are

opinions from two groups of people．

Lovers believe it can help elderly people slay healthy．Those who live （44） 　　can communicate

with other people while dancing．If the lovers are provided with large places by government and

they can dance a bit far away from living blocks，（45） 　　neighbors will be unhappy．

Haters say the （46） 　　caused by square dancing is the main reason why they are against it．

They，think dancing too late into night also influences people's life．They think square dancers just do

What they like to do without （47） 　　others'feelings．And square dancing is not the only good way to

exercise．

43．A．what	B．and	c．whether	D．while
44．A．aloud	B．alone	c..lonely	D．friendly
45．A．few	B．a few	c．little	D．a little
46．A．sound	B．voice	c．noise	D．laughter
47．A．considering	B．thinking	c．showing	D．changing．

How do you keep cool during summer？Air conditioners or electric fans are good tools in modern society．But（36） 　　that，people could only use fans．

Over 3，000 years ago，fans began to be used．They were made of feathers （羽毛），bamboo or silk．They came in different （37） 　　，including round and square．

Later，with the invention of paper，folding（可折叠的） paper fans became popular during the Song Dynasty．There are usually beautiful （38） 　　on fans．Some are landscapes（风景）．Others are flowers and animals．Moreover，many great people including Su Dongpo，a poet of the Song Dynasty，and Tang Yin，scholar （学者） and painter of the Ming Dynasty，once painted their masterpieces （杰作） on fans．This made fans not only（39） 　　tools in daily life but also great artworks．

So，with its value of beauty，people take fans as a symbol of status （地位）．That's why in old China，emperors and scholars often held fans．

Today，fans are also great collectors'items （藏品） and gifts．On the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games，folding fans were（40） 　　to leaders and officials （官员 ） of other countries．While they were（41） 　　fans to get cool，they were also experiencing Chinese culture．

36．A．before	B．after	C．from
37．A．colors	B．sizes	C．shapes
38．A．plants	B．pictures	C．persons
39．A．useful	B．beautiful	C．careful
40．A．bought	B．posted	C．given
41．A．holding	B．waving	C．playing．

Right after lunch， Mother found she had got a cold． She did need a rest in bed． But first she had a few things to do． Prepare the meat for （1） 　 　． Leave a note for the cleaners…

At last， she fell into bed， soon asleep…

Then the door banged（砰地一声） open as the （2） 　 　came home from school． "Mom! Mom! Where are you？" "Didn't you even get up yet？" "What about dinner？"

"I'm sick． And I can't do anything． I'll have to leave all to （3） 　 　． Cook the potatoes． Take care of the baby． Put plates， spoons and forks on the table．"

"Wonderful! " " No problem! " The children ran off （4） 　 　． Mother was left in her quiet room． She felt terrible! But everyone else seemed great． In fact， there seemed to be a party going on with loud laughs （5） 　 　the children．

There was a sudden crash（破碎声）． Then a voice shouted， "Get the baby out of the way ﹣（6） 　 　he cuts himself． Don' break Mom's rest!"

Another crash came! The younger girl rushed in with news． "They （7） 　 　your plate and the dog ate all your dinner．"

The girl ran off． There was more noise until， finally， the children appear， （8） 　 　． They were proud of what they brought． There is a glass of water， three beans， a cold boiled potato and a small piece of burned meat．

Suddenly， Mother felt （9） 　 　 ． As the children watched carefully， she ate her cold dinner． "Everything （10） 　 　 so good，" Mom smiled． "Thank you， my kids． I feel better now．"

（1）A． tea	B． breakfast	C． lunch	D． dinner
（2）A． father	B． cleaners	C． children	D． dog
（3）A． you	B． me	C． her	D． him
（4）A． excitedly	B． sadly	C． quietly	D． angrily
（5）A．in	B． with	C． from	D． under
（6）A． after	B． before	C． when	D． until
（7）A．made	B． dropped	C． sold	D． changed
（8）A． crying	B． smiling	C． cooking	D． sleeping
（9）A． tired	B． afraid	C． weak	D． great
（10）A．tastes	B． looks	C． smells	D． sounds

One day I ran into a stranger as he passed by me． I said sorry to（1） 　　immediately．He

replied with a smile and said， "I'm sorry，（2） 　　．I wasn't watching out for you． "

Later that day， when I was cooking， my（3） 　　was too close to me When I turned to get（4） 　　milk． I nearly knocked her over．

"Move out of the way!" I shouted．

She walked away（5） 　　But I didn't feel like I had to say sorry to her．

While I was in bed that night， my husband said to me． "While dealing with a stranger， you were（6） 　　， but with the daughter you love， you were unkind． Your daughter（7） 　　you some flowers she picked herself． You' ll find them in the kitchen by the door． Have you seen the tears（8） 　　her eyes？"

I felt quite sorry for my lovely daughter． Then I went to her bedroom to tell her that I shouldn't have （9） 　　 her． She kissed me on my cheek and said， "It's OK， mom． I love you anyway．"

If we can be polite to strangers，（10） 　　can't we do the same for the ones we love？

（1）A． he	B．she	C． him	D． her
（2）A too	B． either	C． also	D．neither
（3）A． son	B．daughter	C． mother	D．father
（4）A． little	B． few	C． any	D．some
（5）A． sadly	B． happily	C． hardly	D． carelessly
（6）A． impolite	B． polite	C．angry	D．nervous
（7）A． took	B．bought	C． borrowed	D．brought
（8）A．in	B．with	C． for	D．of
（9）A． looked at	B． laughed at	C． shouted at	D．pointed at
（10）A． how	B．what	C．which	D．why

While some people stick to only （1） 　　（first） kind of movie， I like to watch different kinds depending on how I feel that day．

When I'm down or tired， I prefer movies that can cheer me up． Comedies or cartoons have funny dialogue and （2） 　　（usual） have a happy ending． The characters may not be perfect， but they do （3） 　　（them） best to solve the problems．（4） 　　（after） watching them， I find the problems suddenly seem less serious and feel much better． Laughing for two hours is a good way （5） 　　（relax）!

I don't watch dramas or documentaries when I'm sad or tired． Dramas make me feel even （6） 　　（sad）． Documentaries （7） 　　 （provide） plenty of information about a certain subject， but when I'm tired I don't want to think too much． I don't mind action movies when I'm too tired to think． I can just shut off my brain， sit back and enjoy （8） 　　（watch） an exciting superhero．

Once in a while， I like to watch scary （9） 　　 （movie）． They can be fun， but I'm too scared

to watch them alone， so I always bring my brother． He （10） 　　（are） afraid of these kinds of movies，and I don't feel so scared with him．

A small boy was trying to move a big wooden box out of his yard． The box was much （1） 　　 than the boy． He tried his best to move it， but the box would not move at all． After （2） 　　for a glass of water， the boy tried to move it once more． This time， he pushed harder，but he still （3） 　　move the box a bit． He was quite tired and lost heart．

The boy's （4） 　　was coming home from work around this time． He stopped to watch his son's fruitless efforts． The father didn't help him，（5） 　　instead asked，"Son， have you tried your best？ I mean， are you doing （6） 　　you can？"

"Yes，I am!" the boy cried．

"No， "his father said calmly， " you're not． You have not asked me to （7） 　　you？

Asking for help is not a weakness． Many people need help， and （8） 　　 the best of us need help． It is （9） 　　 to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it． Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in（10） 　　 ．

（1）A．heavier	B． lighter	C． smaller
（2）A．pushing	B．moving	C．resting
（3）A．could	B．couldn't	C． mustn't
（4）A． brother	B． uncle	C． father
（5）A．but	B． and	C．so
（6）A．something	B．everything	C．nothing
（7）A．hug	B． help	C． protect
（8）A．ever	B． only	C．even
（9）A．easy	B． important	C． difficult
（10）A．trouble	B． silence	C．surprise

Tom worked hard in an office． But it seemed that there was little change in his life． He was unhappy and didn't want to improve himself any more． His father， Joe， knew this and decided to have a talk with （1） 　　．

One day． Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner．（2） 　　they were walking along a

river． Tom said， "Dad， you always tell me to learn something new． To be （3） 　　， I don't want to make any change．"

Joe looked in the river， saw a dead （4） 　　and pointed at it．

"Tom， what is that over there？"

"It's a dead fish．"

"What's the fish doing？"

"It's moving down with the running water．"

"But the fish is dead． （5） 　　can it be moving？" asked Joe．

"It's moving as the river is moving．"

Joe turned to his son and said． "Life is （6） 　　the river． It's always moving and always changing． Some people don't want to change， but their life is always changing whether they like it or not． A dead fish only moves along the river， while a living fish can control its journey． What's you choice if you want to live a （7） 　　life？"

This made Tom （8） 　　his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing． And she just stayed the way she used to be， living like a dead fish．

Guided by his （9） 　　 ， Tom understood what he said． He didn't want to become a person like his aunt． So he made up his mind to （10） 　　 learning and developing himself．

（1）A．you	B．me	C．her	D． him
（2）A． Once	B． While	C． After	D． Before
（3）A．honest	B．happy	C．quiet	D．patient
（4）A． bird	B．dog	C．duck	D．fish
（5）A．Who	B．Which	C．How	D．When
（6）A． in	B． over	C．like	D． by
（7）A．worse	B．harder	C．greener	D．better
（8）A． give up	B． think of	C．wait for	D． hear from
（9）A．aunt	B．father	C．uncle	D． friend
（10）A．continue	B． finish	C．avoid	D．stop

Everyone has dreams． Lily dreamed of being a dancer． She took（1） 　　lessons and all her teachers thought she was an excellent student．

One day she saw a notice． It said that a famous dancing group would be performing in her town．

（2） 　　thought， "I must show the leader my dancing skills． "She waited for the group leader in the dressing room．（3） 　　the leader appeared， she came up and handed him the flowers she prepared．The thorns （刺）hurt her fingers and blood came out． But she was too （4） 　　to care about the pain．She expressed her strong wish to be a dancer and begged（乞求）to show her dance．

"All right． You dance， "the leader agreed． But half way through the dance， he stopped her， "I'm

sorry， in my mind you're not good enough!"On hearing this， Lily （5） 　　out as fast as her legs could carry her．It was so hard for her to accept this．She lost heart and （6） 　　her dream．

Several years later， the dancing group came to her town again． She decided to find out （7） 　　the leader had told her she was not good enough．

This was his reply， "I tell this（8） 　　every student．"

"You've ruined（毁掉） my life!" she shouted angrily．

The leader went on， "I remember your present of（9） 　　and how the thorns had hurt your

fingers but you carried on bravely． It was a pity that you didn't take dancing like that and stopped trying so （10） 　　． So you are still not good enough for dancing!"

（1）A．singing	B．reading	C．dancing	D．dressing
（2）A．He	B．She	C．They	D．We
（3）A．When	B．Since	C．Before	D．Unless
（4）A． weak	B．bored	C． excited	D． tired
（5）A． worked	B．ran	C． found	D． looked
（6）A． got on	B．went on	C．picked up	D．gave up
（7）A． why	B．how	C．who	D．what
（8）A．on	B．at	C．in	D．to
（9）A． books	B．dances	C．flowers	D． dresses
（10）A．happily	B．easily	C．luckily	D．safely