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Unit 1 Helping those in need单元话题语法填空练习（2023下·广东深圳·八年级深圳市海湾中学校考期中）语法填空。
Many people are unlucky since they were born, they lead 1 hard life. However, in our daily life, we may meet many kind people. Some of them help children who can’t afford school fees (学费). I also want to be such a kind person and try my best to help those in need.Last Monday, my husband and I 2 (spend) some time in the park next to our house. We often went to this park and we knew there were some homeless people. They sometimes stayed on the benches (长椅). We brought along some food, fruit and a few 3 (bottle) of water to share with them.I felt greatly happy when I watched them enjoying our food. They said it was a big dinner for them and it was a 4 (luck) day for them.Among them, there was a homeless boy 5 (call) Bruce. He was about eight years old and he lost 6 (he) parents in a car accident, so he couldn’t go to school.7 I asked him if he liked school, he said yes. So we decided 8 (take) him home and let him go to school. The boy was happy to live 9 us. From that day on, little Bruce became our son and went to school 10 (happy).（2022下·八年级单元测试）语法填空This morning, I took a bus to school. The traffic was 11 (busy) than usual and there were more people on the bus. At Xinhua Stop, I saw 12 old man get on the bus. He looked very weak. I stood 13 and gave my seat to him. He thanked me and asked me about my name and my school. We talked 14 (happy). Later in the 15 (three) class, Mr Du came in and asked me to go to the front. I didn’t k now 16 , so I was a little afraid. Everyone was looking at me. Then he told 17 (they) what I did on the bus this morning. He knew it 18 he got a phone call from the old man. Mr Du said I could be a good example to my 19 (classmate). It was really a good day 20 me! I was so proud. （2022下·八年级单元测试）Last Sunday I went to the Great Wall with my friends. It was a 21 (sun) day. On our way up, we saw many volunteers 22 (keep) order in the sun. They helped the elders with their bags, took 23 (photo) for some tourists and answered people’s questions. 24 they were very tired, they didn’t stop to have a rest. We were very 25 (move) when we saw this.Just at that moment, we saw a little boy standing alone and crying. We went over and asked what happened to 26 (he). He said he 27 (can) find his mother. We helped him get in touch 28 his mother.That day we not only enjoyed the beauty of the Great Wall, 29 also felt the warmth of the society. If everyone reaches out helping hand to others, the world around us will be 30 (good).（2022下·广东深圳·八年级校考期中）A group of students have helped their classmates Cheng Dongdong for years in Anhui. Cheng, 16, was unable to walk after he got a terrible 31 (ill) at the age of seven.“It was in Grade 2 that I introduced Dongdong’s situation 32 the students. Then I asked if someone would like 33 (help) him,” said Wang Mi, the teacher of Cheng’s class. To Wang’s surprise, many students raised their 34 (hand). And she chose eightboys to form 35 special group to help Cheng. The group would take him to school 36 bring him back every day, help him at lunch and play with him during the breaks. After several years, Xie is responsible for 37 (carry) Cheng in and out of the wheelchair as he is 38 (strong) than others. 39 (luck), Cheng’s situation is 40 (get) better with the help of great doctors.（2022上·广东深圳·八年级校考期中）阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Lesson3Grammar一．连连看.1.Some A.任何人2.Any B.恐龙3.Someone C.一些4.Anybody D.任何事5.Something E.某人6.anything F.任何7.Anyone G.发明家8.Somebody H.一些事二．根据句意,从括号中选择合适的词填空。
1.It is difficult to live without______money.(some/any)2.We have______bread,but we don’t have_____milk in the fridge.(some/any)3.Is there_________I can do for you,Sir?(something/anything)4.---Would you like_______coffee?---Yes,please.(some/any)5.---Is there_______apple juice at home?---Yes,there is_______.(some/any)6.I didn’t see__________in the house.(someone／anyone)三、单项选择。
()1.---Listen!Someone_____singing in the next room.---It may_____Monica.She is going to take part in a singing competition(比赛).A.are;beB.is;beC.are,/D.is;/()2.---Would you like_____to drink?---Coffee please.If not,______is OK.A.something;anythingB.everything;anythingC.something;somethingD.anything;something()3.---I didn’t find_____on the table.---Oh,maybe_____took it.A.something;someoneB.anything;someoneC.nothing;anyoneD.everything;anyone()4.---Jack,is there______in today’s newspaper?---No,______.A.something important;nothingB.important something;everythingC.anything important;nothingD.important anything;everything ()5.---There is______wrong with my headphone.I hardly hear______.---Oh,you can use mine.A.anything;somethingB.something;somethingC.something;anythingD.anything;anything()6.---How do you know when to_______in the morning?---The clock will wake us up.So_______needs a clock.A.get on;everyoneB.get up;everyoneC.get on;no oneD.get up;no one四．将下列单词或词组连接成句。
牛津版深圳八年级下册英语期中复习--语法填空语法填空期中复习(一)(1)We are writing to ask ___________ (permit) to have a voluntary activity. We want to give a hand to ourclassmate Peter. Peter is one of the ____________(good) students in our class. He was born in ________ poor family, but he is kind and always helps those ______ need. __________(unlucky), his father was diagnosed （诊断）as cancer several days ago. He decided _________ (leave) school and look after his father at home._______ we want to help him. All the students in our class are ________ (plan) to organize an activity to raise money for them. The money raising activity will _________ (hold) next week in the playground. And would you like ___________(come) and help us? If we can raise his spirits and make him not lose his courage towards his life, it will mean a lot in our life.(2)Shyness means feeling afraid when you’re around other people. Some ____________(child) are born shy.Some become shy later because of __________(they) life experiences. In fact, everybody ________(get) a little shy sometimes. Most people have red faces and can’t talk in complete sentences_________ they are shy.But some become so shy ________ they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order their food.Some are afraid __________(meet) new people, so they hardly go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person. You are shy but you can still do something you want to do. Some shy people do better in __________(finish) work than others because shy people think _________ (much) but talk less.But remember not _________(let) good chances go justbecause of shyness. If you have a chance to sing a song at ________ birthday party, just do it. There is nothing to be afraid of.(3)Betty is a middle school student. She likes __________(help) others. She joins one of the most famousvolunteer __________(organize) in Shenzhen. Last Sunday, she went to do some __________(volun teer) work in a children’s hospital. She met a girl ________(call) Cindy. Cindy suffers ________ a serious illness.Cindy wanted to paint a picture of the park near the hospital. So Betty went to the park and took some ______(photo) of it. Fifteen minutes ________(late), Betty _______ (go) back and gave them to Cindy. Cindy used them for her painting. Betty was surprised that it was such a beautiful painting. Cindy gave the painting to Betty as a gift ___________ Betty helped her realize her little wish. From then on, Betty realizes that _________(help) others is meaningful.(4)Once there were three little pigs living _________(happy) with their mother. One day their mother said, “Youare too big __________ (live) here. You need to build your own houses.” Th e first little pig built his house with grass. It was the easiest to do of all. He finished ________(build) it in a short time. The second little pig built his house with sticks. And it was a little ________(strong) than the grass house. The third little pig built his house with bricks. It was the strongest because it took _______(he) a lot of time to build it.One day the wolf pushed down the house and _______(eat) the first little pig. Then the second little pig_________(kill) too. Then the wolf came to t he house of bricks, _________ he couldn’t push down than brick house. The wolf climbed up to the roof and tried to get into the house through the chimney. The clever littlepig quickly made _____ fire and boiled water. When the wolf fell down, he fell into the hot water and died ____ the end.(5)One of my father’s favorite things ______(be) hiking. Although my father knows how ________(make) thehiking relaxing, I like staying at home. One day, he ________(take) me to hike. “Good weather,” my father said, “it’s not too hot ________ too cold. Wear a light jacket and we’re ready ________(go). I think we can enjoy _________(us) today.” We started __________(we) hike. I listened to my MP3 player and followed my father. My father always found something new to show me, but to me it always looked the same. We stopped about ______ hour to have a drink and then my father went to collect some fruit while I listened to my music.It was _________ warm that I slept soon. When I woke up, I couldn’t find my father. I was af raid and started _________(call), but there was no answer.When I think of that hike, I always wish that it had just been a dream.。
（完整版）深圳牛津版英语八年级下Chapter2词汇、语法、练习题汇总l h A 词汇1、tough adj. 坚硬的; 坚强的,坚忍不拔的e.g. tough young teenagers 粗暴的青少年。
He has a tough character.他有一个坚韧的性格。
2、popularity n. popular adj. 普遍,流行;受欢迎;有声望e.g. the popularity of football 足球运动的普及His generosity gained him popularity. 他的慷慨为他获得了人气。
3、toget her adv. 共同地together with =as well as; along with 同…一起，和；连同.e.g. Their meal arrived, together with a carafe of red wine. 他们的菜上来了，还有一瓶红葡萄酒。
4、instead & instead of 替代Instead 既可以放在句中，也可以置于句末，常用逗号与后面的句子隔开，意为“反而，相反的是”；instead of 为固定搭配，意为“代替”，后面接被代替的人或事I went shopping instead of going to the cinema.= I didn’t go to the cinema, I went shopping instead. = I didn’t go to the cinema, instead, I went shopping.5、express v. 1表达, 陈述. 2特快发送,快递expression n. 1.表情 2.表示，表达 3.词组He expressed complete satisfaction.他表示完全满意。
He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。
八年级下Unit 1-8 语法复习【Ex. 1】（一）单词拼写1.The work r more time and people.2.Tom often takes exercises, so he is very f .3.Food, clothing and house are all b necessities of life.4.She didn’t a to know anything about it.5.What’s the p of China now?6.Tom can’t find his dictionary a . It must be lost.7.When you’re in trouble, you learn to f on your own.8.Be q ! The little baby is sleeping now.9.I can’t understand the m of the word “thormometer”.10.The gift is too dear. So Jim r to accept it.11.It’s your fault(过错). I think you need to make an a to your classmate.12.I don’t think computers are better than people in the p .13.Would you please find some information about the life in the future on theI .14.When I feel nervous, I will often listen to the music to r .15.It’s w enough for the cars to go through in the street.（二）完成句子：1.他很累，以致上课时他在桌子上睡着了。
Unit 2 Numbers【重点单词短语】1.number n.数字Eg: We often use Arabic numbers in our daily life.What’s your telephone number?【拓展】number v. 标序号，给.....编号Eg: Please number the pictures.a （large/ small）number of 大/少量+ 可数名词复数【小试牛刀】不要告诉任何人你的房号。
不要忘记给这些书编号。
在校门外有大量的家长。
2.check v.检查; 核实Eg: Our teachers check our homework every day.Please check the answers.【拓展】check in 登记，检票check out 办清手续后离开check up 检验【小试牛刀】你为什么要检查洗手间呢？3.challenge v.向某人挑战n.挑战Eg: This is a global challenge.It is time to challenge this vision.【拓展】accept a challenge 应战challenge sb. to 挑战某人做某事【小试牛刀】他们会接受挑战吗？她向我挑战要我跟她打一场网球4.promise v.许诺；承诺n.承诺Eg: The King promised the old man a golden ring.Promise me you will not waste your time.If you make a promise, you should keep it.【拓展】promise sb. sth. 承诺给某人某物promise that +从句承诺 ......promise to do sth. 承诺做某事make a promise（to do）许下承诺，保证keep a promise 遵守诺言break a promise 违背诺言【小试牛刀】他们答应准时来参加聚会。
1.All the students have gone on a field t rip. There’s_______in the classroom.A. somebodyB. anybodyC. everybodyD. nobody2.They were always together. He saw_______ she saw.A. anythingB. everythingC. somethingD. nothing3.He said _______at the meeting and just sat there silently.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything4.--You look so happy. －John says I’m pretty.--_______has ever told me that before.A. SomebodyB. AnybodyC. EverybodyD. Nobody5. －Do you have _______ to tell us? －No, _______.A. something important, nothingB. anything important, nothingC. important something, everythingD. important anything, everything6.I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with_______.A. anythingB. somethingC. nothingD. everything7. My cousin’s_______birthday in on the of October.A. threeB. firstC. the secondD.two8. What date is it today? It’s _______of April.A.twelfthB. the 12thC. 12thD.129. There are_______days in a week.A. the sevenB. seventhC. the seventhD. seven10.Sunday is the_______day of a week.A.oneB. firstC. secondD.two11.Twenty-eight minus(减)six is_______ .A. the twenty- secondB. twenty-twoC. twenty- secondD. The twenty- second12. Four plus(加) _______ is twelve.A. sevenB. eightC. NineD.one13.There are some _____ in our classroom.A.hundred of booksB. the hundreds of booksC. hundreds of booksD. hundred of book14.September is the _____month of the year.A.ninethB. ninthC. nineD. the twelveth15.Which is ______,the moon or the earth?A. bigB. biggerC. biggestD. the biggest17. Now the air in our hometown is_______than it was before.It’s so fresh.A. much betterB. more worseC. more betterD. much worse18. Judy and August are the _______months in a year.A. hotB. hotterC. hottestD. hotest19. Shanghai is one of _______cities in our country.A. largerB. largeC. largestD. the largest20. The picture is ________ than that one.A. beautifulB.the most beautifulC. more beautifulD. the more beautiful21. The Yellow River isn’t as _______ as the Changjiang River.A. longB. longerC. longestD. more long22. Is Jenny _______ in her family?A. oldB. olderC. oldestD. the oldest23.The story is a little_______than that one.A. interestingB. more interestingC. most interestingD. the most interesting24. The robot is three metres _______and 207 kilograms_______.A. height,weightB. tall,weighC. tall,weightD. tall,weighs25. Computers are much _______than other calculators.A. usefulB. more usefulC. usefulerD. most useful26. _______ books he got, _______he was.A. The more,the happyB. The more,the more happyC. The more,the happierD. More,the happier27. Our house is_______ smaller than theirs.A. muchB. quiteC. veryD. more28. This film is one of_______ I have ever seen.A. the useful filmB. the most useful filmsC. most useful filmsD. the most useful film29.She is getting_______ .A. fat and fatB. fatter and fatC. fatter and fatterD. the fattest30.--Who did it better,Susan or Nancy?--I think Susan did just_______Nancy.A.as well asB.as good asC.as better asD.more badly than31.You_______talk to your grandmother so loudly.A didn’t ought toB ought toC ought not toD don’t ought to32.One_______cross the street against light.A ought notB ought to notC shouldn’t to Doughtn’t to33..Have you_______thought of going out to have a picnic this weekend?A. everB. stillC. neverD. yet34.Do you have_______questions? Please raise your hand.A. someB. anyC. muchD. few35.He jumps _______ of the three.A. farB. furtherC. farthestD. furthest36.The more nervous you are, the_______ you feel.A. badB. worseC. worstD. the worst37.The black TV is a little bit cheap, but it is_______than others. I don’t want to buy it.A.the worstB. more worseC. the worstD. much worse38.You have just watched the new on TV, Did you find _______ in it?A. interesting anythingB. anything interestingC. interesting somethingD. something interesting39.In the piano contest, my brother didn’t play well and I did_______.A. very wellB. much betterC. very goodD. even worse40.The little boy won’t go to sleep ________ his mother tells him a story.A. orB. unlessC. butD. whether41.You’d better_______a mark at the place where you have any questions.A.makeB.madeC.makingD.to make42.It was foolish_______you_______a taxi when you could easily walk there in five minutes.A.for ，to takeB.of ，to takeC.for ，takeD.of ，taking43.If I_______free ，I_______ you.A.am ，will helpB.was ，will helpC.were ，helpsD.am ，helps44.Helen didn’t know anything about it_______her father told her.A.ifB.becauseC.afterD.until45.-We can't be successful________we keep working hard.-I agree with you.A. ifB. unlessC. becauseD. When46. What will you do if you _____ to the old folk’s home?A.goB. wentC. goingD. will go47.I’ll give the book to him if he ___ here next Sunday.A.will comeB. comesC. is comingD. came48. He hasn't_______any present for his birthday _______six years.A.received ，forB.receive ，sinceC.receive ，forD.received ，since49. _______you ever been to the USA? No, I have never been there beforeA.HaveB.DidC.How longD.do50.You_______ in the street.A.have better not to playB.had better not playC.has better not playD.had better to play51. —Ought he to start now?—No ， .A.he ought toB.he ought notC.he ought not toD.she ought not to52.If it ______ sunny tomorrow, I ____ boating.A.is goB.will be, goC. is, will goD. will be, will go53.---what will you do if it ______ tomorrow,----I’ll stay at home and watch TV.A.rainB.rainsC.will rainD.is raining54.Tom_______his work already.A.has doB.have doC.didD.has done55.Since 2000, he _____ his hometown.A. has leftB. has moved awayC. has been away fromD.leave56.My parents ______ Shandong for ten years .A. have been inB. have been toC. have gone toD. have been57.Of all ,the players Jacky Chen plays the_______.A.goodB.wellC.betterD.best58.We_______ help the people in need.A. canB.ought toC.shouldn’tD.could59.You_______reading a textbook instead of the novel.A.should beB.ought beC.ought not beD.should is60.Since then,he_______five useful things.A.has inventB.have inventC.has inventedD.have invented1.朋友对我们来说非常重要的.Friend _________ _________ _________to us .2.好多好手表生产于瑞士.Many good watches _________ _________ _________ Switzerland.3.请在这条街的尽头左拐.Please turn left _________ _________ _________ _________ the street !4.我更喜欢住在乡村，因为那里空气清新..I prefer to live _________ _________ _________ because the air is fresh there.5.如果我们继续捕杀动物，有一天他们将会灭绝.If we keep on catching and killing animals ,they will_________ _________ one day.6.爸爸我想向你挑战象棋.Dad,I’d like to _________ _________ you play chess.7.妈妈你知道我其他的玩具在哪吗？Mom,do you know where _________ _________ ________ my toys are?8.如果在考试中太马虎，可能会导致很多错误.If you are too careless in a test,it may _________ ________ many mistakes.9.请把黑板上的新词汇抄下来.Please _________ _________ the new words on the blackboard.10.这个故事发生在很久以前.The story _________ _________ _________ _________ .11.那个女孩太小，她非常依赖她的父母。
8A 期末语法填空专项（一）Do you know about Confucius? Confucius is (1) ____________ (great) teacher in Chinese history. His birthday was on September 28. Although he (2) ____________ (live) over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had (3) ____________ hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work (4) ____________ (help) his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up (5) ____________ (study). He visited many famous teachers and learnt music, history, poetry and sports.Later, he became a teacher and started the (6) ____________ (one) public school in Chinese history. At that time, only children from noble (贵族的) families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school (7) ____________ they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 (8) ____________ (student) in his life.Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learnt. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better (9) ____________ me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”He also taught (10) ____________ (we) that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”（二）In 2015, on a TV show I Am a Singer 3, Li Jian became the most popular because he has a great singing ability and a sense of humour. Li has a smooth voice. His songs can (1) ____________ (real) touch the listeners. People give him the nickname “Poetic Musician” because of his poetic lyrics.Li was born in Harbin (2) ____________ 1974. He showed great talent for music from (3) ____________ early age. He learnt to play the guitar by (4) ____________ (he). Later, he became a good guitarist and won (5) ____________ (one) prize in a national competition. “During my younger days, the guitar was like my best friend,” Li said.He studied electronic engineering in Qinghua University, but he never gave up music. In March 2001, Li formed a group (6) ____________ (call) Shuimu Nianhua with his friend. Later, Li didn’t agree (7) ____________ (change) their musical style, (8) ____________ the pair went their separate ways the next year.Unlike some other (9) ____________(musician), Li does very few interviews or concerts. He spends more time (10) ____________ (write) songs. “Writing songs is like collecting water in a cup. When the cup is full, the water will come out naturally,” he said.（三）The British Museum is in London. It is (1) ____________ (old) museum in Europe. It was opened in 1759. Sir Hans Sloan was a great collector. He collected everything—(2) ____________ (coin), pictures, stones and ancient things. He died in 1753 and the king (3) ____________ (buy) his collection for £ 20,000. That was the (4) ____________ (begin) of the British Museum. There are more than thirteen million things in the museum nowadays.If you are (5) ____________ (luck) to be in the British Museum, you should see The Lewis Chessmen. You can also visit the great Reading Room. It is in the centre (6) ____________ themuseum. Many famous scientists and writers once studied there, such as Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, Mark Twain and Charles Darwin.(7) ____________ (walk) through the halls and rooms of the museum, you can (8) ____________ (study) two million years of the world history and culture.Every year more than 6 million visitors go to (9) ____________ museum. The entrance is free, (10) ____________ you need tickets to visit some rooms. If you’re interested in the museum, go to visit it during the holiday.（四）Since the ancient time, man has invented many interesting things. Some of the inventions, like numbers, the alphabet (字母) and the radio, (1)____________(change) history.Since 1946, the computer has been one of (2)____________ (important) inventions. It has changed our lives a lot. The first computer was as large as (3)____________ room, and it was quite difficult to use. But since the invention of the silicon chip (硅片) , the computer has become smaller, easier and faster (4) ____________ (operate). Some computers are smaller (5)____________ a book. The computer is changing all the time.There are several reasons why the computer is (6)____________ (help) to us. First, it can store very, very large amount of information in its memory chips. (7)____________(two), it can work very quickly—thousands of times faster than man, (8)____________ it will never be tired. Third, modern computers can be built into other (9)____________ (kind) of machines, like radios, cars, rockets, airplanes, cell phones and so on. They can do a lot of work.Now you can (10)____________ (easy) find people use the computer either at home or at work. Our lives have been better because of the computer.（五）Joshua Pusey invented book matches in 1889. He was (1) ____________ successful lawyer in Pennsylvania. He loved smoking.One day, he went (2) ____________ (attend) a dinner party. He dressed (3) ____________ his best clothes, and all was fine except for one thing. The big box of kitchen matches stuck out (突出) of his clothes, (4) ____________ it made him uncomfortable. “Why did matches have to be so large? Why couldn’t we make matches with paper instead of wood?” Joshua thought.Paper matches would be much lighter and (5) ____________ (small). Mr. Pusey worked at (6) ____________ (he) idea, and in 1889 he patented (取得专利权) paper matches. He tried to make people (7) ____________ (interest) in his invention, but for eight years no one seemed to care. Later, the Mendelsohn Opera Company made a special (8) ____________ (advertise). They printed their name on books of paper matches.(9) ____________(sudden), everyone noticed book matches, and paper matches began selling very fast. In later years, Joshua Pusey (10) ____________ (sell) his patent rights (专利权) to the Diamond Match Company for $400,000. After that, people knew him as “the match man”, not as a lawyer.（六）“Tanya, to my office please,”said Mr. Liu, my English teacher. I said OK, but it didn’t stop (1) _______________(I) wondering why Mr. Liu asked me to his office. After all, I remembered I didn’t break any (2) _______________(rule).To my surprise, (3) _______________ the office, Mr. Liu smiled and said to me, “You’ve been chosen to the National English Summer Camp for Middle School Students. Congratulations!” My jumping heart didn’t stop (4) _______________ (jump). It jumped faster (5) _______________ I would have competitions with the greatest English learners across the whole country. What (6) ______________ big surprise!And then, Mr. Liu said, “I know that you (7) ______________ (win) many prizes in our city so far. So try your (8) _______________ (good) to win this time. I hope you (9) _______________ (succeed).”I nodded strongly, and said (10) _______________ (confident), “Don’t worry, Mr. Liu. I’ll try to win it though it may be hard. Just wait for my good news!”（七）A long time ago, there was a monster named Nian. Nian loved to visit a little village in (1) ____________ (Chinese) each year to scare people there. He thought it was great fun. He liked to do this just as the new year (2) ____________ (begin). He wanted to remind people that Nian was still around.Probably this would have gone on forever. But one day, one of the (3) ____________ (villager) wore a red coat. (4) ____________ Nian jumped out to scare him, he took a look at the villager’s coat and ran away. Nian scared the man so much that he dropped the bucket (5) ____________ his hand. The bucket bounced down (颠跳着滚下) the hill behind Nian and made (6) _______________ big noise. Nian looked over his shoulder, and began running even (7) ____________ (fast).Then the man told everyone (8) ____________ (he) good luck. The colour of his coat and the noise of the bucket made Nian (9) ____________(run) away. When Nian appeared the (10) ____________ (follow) year, everyone in the village ran for the red banners (横幅) and the loud rattles (撞击声) they had made. Nian ran away quickly. From then on, they never saw him again.（八）How much do you know about the crow (乌鸦)? It’s (1) _____________ ordinary bird. It’s about twenty (2) _____________ (inch) long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food. Crows eat much waste food. In this way, they are (3) ______________ (useful) to us than any other bird. They can clean up the dirty things in the street. Crows (4)______________(be) always hungry. They look for food all day long, and in the evening you can see (5) ______________ (they) in large numbers flying back to their nests (6) ______________ the tree. They sleep there at night.Very often a large number of crows (7) ______________ (get) together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns like human beings. It’s easy (8)______________ (tell) from crows’ sounds whether they are glad or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they’re (9) ______________ (friend) birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives.(10) ______________ one of them dies, the other one will become very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and sometimes it dies too.（九）Bunny rabbit lived in the forest. He had many (1) ____________ (friend). He was proud of them.One day, Bunny rabbit heard (2) ____________ loud bark of the wild dogs. He was very afraid. So he decided (3) ____________(ask) his friends for help. He (4) ____________ (quick) went to his friend deer. He said, “My dear friend, some wild dogs are chasing (5) ____________ (I). Can you chase them away (6) ____________ your sharp antlers (鹿角)?” The deer said, “That’s right, I can. But now I’m busy. Why don’t you ask the bear for help?”Bunny rabbit (7) ____________(run) to the bear. “My dear friend, you are very strong. Please help me. Some wild dogs are after me. Please chase them away,” he said to the bear.The bear replied, “I’m sorry. I’m (8) ____________ (hunger) and tired. I have to find some food. Please ask the monkey for help.”Poor Bunny went to the monkey, the elephant, the goat and all his friends. Bunny felt sad (9) ____________ nobody was ready to help him.He understood that he had to think of a way by himself. He (10) ____________(hide) behind some bushes. He lay until the wild dogs went away.（十）I’m sitting outside Grandpa’s pigeon loft (鸽子房) and waiting for Goldie to come home.Goldie is Grandpa’s champion racing pigeon. She’s famous (1) ____________ she has won a lot of prizes. This morning she had a race —flew two hundred (2) ____________ (mile) away with lots of other pigeons. And now she (3) ____________ (race) back home.“Come on, Goldie. Come on, Goldie!” That’s me, calling Goldie back home. But I can’t see(4) ____________ (she) yet.I really want Goldie to win this race. I want (5) ____________ (tell) Grandpa the good news when I see him in the hospital tonight.“Calm down, Danny,” I tell myself.But it’s hard to be calm. It is (6) ____________ important job. I’ll tell you why.Before the race, they put a ring on every pigeon’s leg. When Goldie (7) ____________ (come) back, I have to catch her to take her ring off, as fast as I can, and put it in a little metal tube (管子), and then put that tube in Grandpa’s special clock. That records the time that Goldie finished the race. It should be (8) ____________ (Grandpa) job. But while he was preparing for the race, he was ill (9) ____________ hospital suddenly.So that’s why I’m nervous, waiting for Goldie. I’m getting (10) ____________ (nervous) than before because Goldie should be here by now. But the sky is blue and empty.I wait until it’s getting dark. I give up. Then I go to see Grandpa in the hospital.8A 期末语法填空专项答案（一）1. the greatest2. lived3. a4. to help5. studying6. first7. if8. students9. than 10. us（二）1. really2. in3. an4. himself5. first6. called7. to change8. so9. musicians 10. writing（三）1. the oldest2. coins3. bought4. beginning5. lucky6. of7. Walking8. study9. the 10. but（四）1. have changed2. the most important3. a4. to operate5. than6. helpful7. Second8. but/and9. kinds 10. easily（五）1. a2. to attend3. in4. and/so5. smaller6. his7. interested8. advertisement9. Suddenly 10. sold（六）1. me2. rules3. in/at4. jumping5. because6. a7. have won8. best9. will succeed10. confidently（七）1. China2. began3. villagers4. When5. in6. a7. faster8. his9. run 10. following（八）1. an2. inches3. more useful4. are5. them6. in7. get8. to tell9. friendly10. If（九）1. friends2. a3. to ask4. quickly5. me6.with7. ran8. hungry9. because 10. hid（十）1. because2. miles3. is racing4. her5. to tell6. an7. comes8. Grandpa’s9. in 10. more nervous。
U2课文填空练习AThe king and the riceA long time ago, there was a king in India. The 1.__________ (king)favourite game was chess. One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king challenged him 2__________ a game. The king promised the old man, "You can have any prize 3__________you win the game.The old man said, "If I win the game, I'd like one grain 4.__________rice 5.__________the first square of the chessboard, two for the 6.__________(two), four for the third, and then double the amount 7.__________ each of the rest 8.__________ the 9__________ (square).'"Is that all?" asked the king. "Wouldn't you like gold 10.__________silver instead?”No, just rice,”11.__________ (reply)the old man.The king and the old man played the game 12__________ a long time.13._________(final), the old man14.__________(win).15__________the king ordered his men 16.__________(collect)a bag of rice. He put one grain on the first square, two on the second, 17.__________so on. The king 18.__________(quick)realized the problem-even 19.__________all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice 20.__________(put)on all the squares!BA young man 1.__________talked to a wise old man. I 2.__________(win)a prize and have a little gold now,3.__________ I want much more, "he said. "Can you help 4.__________(I)?”The old man looked 5.__________ him. "I can teach you how 6.__________ (make)more money 7.__________you promise 8.__________ (follow)my 9.__________ (advise),"he said.The young man agreed. Then the old man took the young man 10.__________ a window. "Look outside,"he said.“I can see nothing but an empty field,” the young man said."Use your money 11.__________ (buy)this field, said the old man, "and grow somecotton. In a year, you can sell the cotton and double your money.The young man realized what the old man 12.__________(mean).13.__________ then on he was not lazy 14.__________ more. He worked hard all year 15.__________.Counting before numbers1__________. the invention of 2.__________.(write)numbers, people used many different 3.__________.(way) to count things.At first, people used their fingers, and even their toes.4., they could only count small numbers5.__________. this way.6.__________. that, they began to make small marks on sticks and bones. This helped 7.__________. (they)count8.__________. (big)numbers. They used them to count things like the days of the month, the amount of food and the number of animals they had.Then people began to use tokens 9__________. (make)from clay 10__________. small stones. This helped them count 11.__________. bigger numbers. They often put the tokens 12.__________. pieces of string 13.__________.that they could carry them around 14.__________.(easy). This developed 15.__________. tools 16.__________. the abacus.Finally, people began to develop systems 17.__________. written marks 18.__________.(show) different numbers, and this 19.___________(lead) to the Hindu-Arabic system(0-9). We are still 20.__________.(use)this system today.综合阅读阅读短文,然后按要求完成下面各题。
Unit 8 English Week【重点单词短语】1.speechEg: She will make a speech on the economy next week.【拓展】speak v. 说、演讲speak to 与...讲话【辨析】speak say tell talkspeak 强调单方的“说”或“讲”并且强调的是说的动作，一般用作不及物动词，要表示“对某人说(某事)”，可用speak to / with sb (about sth)。
后面可跟某种语言。
Eg: Speak English in my class，please.Please speak more slowly.I spoke to / with the chairman about my idea.talk 强调双方“交谈”，一般用作不及物动词，表示“同某人谈论(某事)”，可用talk to / with sb (about sth)。
Eg: He was talking to / with a friend.What are they talking about?say 强调说话内容，一般用作及物动词。
表示“对某人说”，可用say to sb。
Eg: Did you say anything (to him)?He said (that) he wanted to go.tell 表示“告诉”，可tell sb sth. / tell sth. to sb.告诉某人某事Eg: I told him my name.He told his parents the good news. = .注：还可接不定式的复合结构作宾语,tell sb to do sth 叫某人做某事。
Eg: Tell her to come at once.He told the children not to play in the street.另外，有时与介词from 连用表示“区分”“辨别”等。
深圳牛津八年级下期末综合测试题（三）第一卷选择题(60分）I.词汇测试（15分）i.根据句意，选择与划线部分意思最接近的选项。
（共8小题，每小题1分）()1. —Will you go to Mary’s party?—Yes. She invited me to go to her party last night and I accepted.A. didn’t refuseB. didn’t forgetC. didn’t remember()2. — What animals are you frightened of?—Actually tigers.A. tiredB. afraidC. fond()3. — Finally, I discovered my English book under my bed.—Next time, you should tidy all your things up.A. hidB. mentionedC. found()4. — Will you finish the work by yourself, Tom?—Certainly. I believe I can do it well.A. SureB. OKC. Sorry()5. — You shouldn’t do that again，or you will cause trouble for us.—I remember. I will do as you told me.A. loseB. makeC. develop()6. — He does exercise every day to keep fit.—Because health is very important to everyone.A. healthyB. responsibleC. attractive()7. — The baby was sick at birth and her parents were so sad.—1’ m sorry to hear that.A. when she was an adultB. when she kept quietC. when she was born()8. — She went to school on her own this morning.—Really? Is she old enough to do that?A.at firstB. by herselfC. in the endii.从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。
8B Unit2 Body languageGrammar：动名词动名词是非限定动词的一种形式，由动词原形+ing构成。
它既有动词的特征，又有名词的特征, 在句中可以有自己的宾语和状语,可作主语、宾语、表语。
构成规则如下：1)直接加ing(going,being,seeing);2)以不发音的－e结尾的动词，须去掉e再加ing(coming writing taking);3)重读闭音节结尾的动词，末尾只有一个辅音时，辅音字母须双写，然后加ing(sitting beginning running stopping)4)少数几个以－ie结尾的单音节动词，须变i为y，再加ing(dying （die） tying （tie） lying（lie）【同步训练】find-->_______ become-->_______forget-->_______ lie-->_______【具体用法】1.动名词作主语动名词用法之一是可在句中作主语，与不定式作主语一样也可用it作形式主语，例如：1.Learning Chinese is not an easy thing学中文不是一件容易的事。
2.Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
3.It is no use talking without doing．光说不做没有用。
【同步训练】用正确形式填空1.F______（fight）broke out between the South and the North. 南方与北方开战了。
2.P______（paint） is his hobby．绘画是他的爱好。
【典型例题】—What do you think made Mary so upset？— __________ her new bicycle．A．As she lost B．Lost C．Losing D．Because of losing2.动名词作宾语（1）动词后加动名词doing作宾语V. + doing sth ： admit承认 appreciate感激，赞赏avoid避免complete完成consider认为delay耽误 deny否认detest讨厌endure忍受enjoy喜欢escape逃脱prevent阻止 fancy想象finish完成imagine想象mind介意 miss想念 postpone推迟practice训练recall回忆 resent讨厌resist抵抗resume继续risk冒险suggest建议 face面对keep继续include包括stand忍受understand理解forgive宽恕例如：1）Would you mind turning down your radio a little, please?请问你介意把收音机音量调小一点吗？2）The squirrel was lucky that it just missed being caught.松鼠刚幸运地躲过了捕捉。
牛津深圳版八年级上英语Unit 4 课文+语法练习题（无答案）Unit 4 Inventions课文重点Great inventionsGreat inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The following are three of the most important inventions in history.The wheelThe wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and more comfortable. A few thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, thefirst trains began to carry passengers. At the start of the 20th century, cars became popular. Without the wheel, we would not have these inventions.The telephoneAlexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. Since then, people have been able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people to keep in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.The light bulbThomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879. Before the invention of the light bulb, people hadto use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see at night. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evening as they can in the daytime. Can you imagine living without them?Key sentences1. Listen to advertisements for four funny inventions. 听四则有趣发明的广告.(1).advertisement n.广告(可数) ad 缩写advertise v.做广告，登广告They will put an advertisement in the newspaper.(2) .funny adj.可笑的；滑稽的You' re an extremely funny man. 你是一个非常滑稽的人。
深圳牛津初中英语八年级英语下册课时及语法测试题Unit 8 Life in the future 一、单词过关1.互联网n.2.帖子，邮递n.3.道歉n.4.借口n.5.过去n.6.目前，现在n.7.宽的，宽阔的adj.8.形状，外形n.9.咖啡馆，小餐馆n.10.不久前，最近adv.11.不久前adv.12.永远adv. 13.无疑，肯定adv.14.推荐v.15.使满意v.16.(使)混合v.17.电子的adj.18.放松，休息v.19.在……期间，当……时候conj.20.科技，工艺n.21.通过prep.22.继续v.23.突然adv.24.错过v.二、短语过关1.现在2.在前面3.在互联网上4.……形状5.相混合6.片刻，瞬间7.准备8.购物9.（灯）亮10.冲……大喊11.未能做成某事三、课文内容过关It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the ____1____. Read their posts. The Hotel Whale is built ____2____ the water. It is in the ____3____ of a whale. This hotel ____4____ 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping center. Mrs Peng said, “When we were staying at the hotel ____5____, my children ____6____ the fish outside their bedroom window. They were never ____7____!” Forever Green Houses are both “green” and “____8____”. There is ____9____ outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as ____10____ for each house.In the bathroom, your ____11____ cupboard is ____12____ to your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen, your smart ____13____ tells the supermarket’s computer when you need more food. Mr Yu said, “When we were living in our old house, we were using more ____14____. I would certainly ____15____ Forever Green Houses to my friends. They will ____16____ everyone.” The CJ3 is a new ____17____ of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed ____18____ oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is ____19____ by a computer. You tell the computer ____20____ you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there.四、句子过关20.购完物，然后在咖啡馆喝了茶，我回到了我的房间休息。
Unit 3 Computers【重点单词短语】1.order n.订货，订购；命令；顺序Eg: Listen to a woman making a phone order.Please put your books in a good order.This is an order!【拓展】order v. 订购，订制Eg: We can order tickets by telephone.order v.命令order sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事Eg: He ordered us to stand outside.【小试牛刀】请核对一下您的订单。
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50%的人们反对这项命令。
你可以教我怎样网上订购书吗？没人可以命令我做任何事！pare v.对比; 比较Eg: Don't compare yourself with others.I can only compare the experience to fall ing in love.【拓展】compare A with B 拿A和B比较compare A to B把A比作B Eg: Comparing the computer with the old one, it is more beautiful.He compared Beijing to the heart of China.【小试牛刀】He Shanghai as the star of China last year. (compare)you him, you are excellent. (compare...with.../compare...to...) 我们把老师比作园丁。
3.control v.操纵，控制n.控制Eg: Nobody knows who is in control of the club.He lost control of his car.He controls the largest retail development empire in southern California. 【拓展】sb. be in control of sth./sb. 某人控制某物/某人sb. lose control of sth./sb. 某人失去对某物/某人的控制sth./ sb. be under control 某物/某人在控制范围内sth./ sb. be out of control某物/某人在控制范围外【小试牛刀】I should myself. (control)They the factory last year. (control)他掌管着整个家族。
8B Unit 8 测试I 课文重要短语默写(10 分) 答案写在答题卡上II. 词汇。
（15分）( ) 1. We can recognize a tree by the shape of its leaves.A. weightB. formC. size( ) 2. First, mix the butter and sugar, and then add the milk.A. put...togetherB. divideC. heat( ) 3. They arrived home while we were having dinner.A. beforeB. whenC. after( ) 4. I can do nothing to help you in the present.A. nowB. in the pastC. in the future( ) 5. You can find all kinds of information on the Internet.A. in the newspaperB. onlineC. on TV( ) 6. I received a letter from my father recently.A. long long agoB. as soon as possibleC. a short time ago ( ) 7. Jack was asked to make an apology for what he said.A. apologize forB. respond toC. be responsible for ( ) 8. Tom’s doctor has told him to prepare for the operation.A. get ready forB. carry outC. pay for( ) 9. A(n) _______ is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done.A. problemB. excuseC. order( ) 10. The road was just _______ enough for two cars to pass.A. longB. busyC. wide( ) 11. A _______ is a small restaurant where you can buy drinks and simple meals.A. menuB. caféC. supermarket ( ) 12. I hope that we will live together _______ and never be separated.A. for some timeB. foreverC. sometimes ( ) 13. If someone gives you enough of what you want or need to make you pleased, then he _______ you.A. fitsB. hatesC. satisfies ( ) 14. When I get home from work, I like to _______ myself with a glass of wine.A. takeB. relaxC. help( ) 15. The _______ is a set of programs to tell a computer how to do a particular job.A. softwareB. engineerC. mouseII. 语法填空。
英语一对一辅导讲义学生姓名：年级：上课时间：年月日学科名称：英语课时：授课老师：课题名称：八下Unit8知识点讲解教学过程一．Unit8词汇认识和默写1 Internet n.2 post n.3 apology n. ________ v. 用法_____________________4 excuse n.5 past n. 用法______________6 present n.7 hydrogen n.8 wide a. _______ adv. 反义词________9 shape n.10 cafe n.11 recently adv. _______ adj.12 forever adv.13 certainly adv. _______ adj.14 recommend v.15 satisfy v. ________ adj.(修饰人) 用法_______________16 mix v.17 electronic a.18 relax v. _______ adj.(表示人)19 while conj.20 technology n.21 software n.22 virus n.23 prepare v. 用法___________________24 in the present25 at the front of26 on the Internet27 in the shape of28 mix~with 被动为_____________29 prepare for30 in a second二．语法填空（课文）知识点讲解1.apology n. 学会向他人道歉。
apologize v. apologize to sb. for sth.你应该向你的妈妈道歉。
我应该为我所说的话道歉。
make an apology to sb. for sth./doing sth当你犯了错误，你就应该向你的妈妈道歉。
课文语法填空专练阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性质和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空。
八年级上册Unit1Here are two articles from an encyclopedia.Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was (1) ___________ Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. He was born in the countryside. When he was young, he showed great intelligence and artistic (2) ___________ (able). As he grew older, he learnt (3) ___________ (do) many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps (4) ___________ (famous) in the world. Also he had many (5) ___________ (invent), such as some interesting drawings of (6) ___________ (fly) machines.Dinosaurs lived on Earth over 60 million years before humans. They lived here (7) ___________ there on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly. Many of (8) ___________ ate plants while some like to eat meat. Dinosaur lived on Earth (9) ___________ more than 150 million years. Then suddenly they all disappear completely. The reason is still (10) ___________ (know). However, we can learn a lot from their fossils.Unit2A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king liked chess (1) ___________ (well) of all the games.One day, (2) ___________ wise old man came to the palace and the king challenge him (3) ___________ a game. The king promised the old man (4) ___________ (give) any prize if he won the game. The old man only asked the king for one grain of rice for (5) ___________ (one) square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and then double the amount for the rest of the (6) ___________ (square). The king and the old man played the game (7)___________ a long time. (8) ___________ (final), the king (9) ___________ (beat) by the old man. So the king ordered his men (10) ___________ (collect) a bag of rice. He soon realized the problem---even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares.Unit 3In the 1940s, the first computers were bigger than cars. Now computers are becoming smaller and (1) ___________ (good).Some computers are tiny and you may be (2) ___________ (aware) of them. There is probably one inside your TV or (3) ___________ (wash) machine. Y ou depend (4) ___________ computers more than you realize. We can use computers (5) ___________ (calculate). They can calculate (6) ___________ a faster speed than we can and seldom give wrong answer. We can also type and draw things with them. Besides, computers can do important jobs like (7) ___________ (operate) railways and flying planes and spaceships. However, computers aren’t as clever as us. Our brain can pr oduce new ideas. But computers may be able to do (8) ___________ better job than (9) ___________ (human).What will happen to us if computers can do all our jobs? Will we have nothing to do? Computer will change our lives, but will they make (10) ___________ better?Unit4Great inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The following (1) ___________ (be) three of the most important inventions in history.The wheel may be the greatest invention in history. Travelling became faster and (2) ___________ (comfortable) after its invention. Several thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passengers. At the (3) ___________ (begin) of the 20th century, cars became popular. (4) ___________the wheel, we would not have these inventions.One of the first (5) ___________ (practice) telephones (6) ___________ (invent) by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.Since then, people (7) ___________ (be) able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people (8) ___________ (keep) in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.Thomas Edison developed the first (9) ___________ (use) light bulb in 1897. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evening as they can in the daytime. Can you imagine (10) ___________ (live) a life without them?Unit 5Now a group of British students from W oopark School in London (1) ___________ (visit) Xinhua Junior High School in Beijing on an (2) ___________ (education) exchange.Sarah says she was very nervous at first but her host family are (3) ___________ (real) friendly. She is glad to be a guest in their home and has learnt (4) ___________ (use) chopsticks. Besides, she is being taught to speak Chinese. The students spend the weekdays (5) ___________ (study) with Chinese students. At the weekend, they travel around Beijing and visit places of interest (6) ___________ their host families. Eric says it (7) ___________ (be) a fantastic experience so far. In addition, he has learnt a little tai chi as well as a lot about Chinese culture and history. The teachers have introduced them to Chinese paintings, too. Sarah says she has made many new friends and will keep in touch with them when she goes back to (8) ___________UK.(9) ___________, she can’t wait to see her Chinese friends soon because they will come over to Britain for the (10) ___________ (two) part of the exchange next month.Unit 6The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. He felt (1) ___________ (cheer) that the Greeks had gone and they won. The Greeks had tried (2) ___________ (capture) their city for ten years but they had given up and sailed way. A soldier found the Greeks had left (3) ___________ huge wooden horse outside the city. The captain thought the horse was so big (4) ___________ they didn’t want to take it with them. That night, all the Trojans celebrated in the main square of the city. They sang and danced around the horse, and make (5) ___________ (joke) about the stupid Greeks. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. By midnight, the main square was empty except (6) ___________ the huge horse. Suddenly, Greek soldiers (7) ___________ (quiet) climbed out of the horse. They opened the main gates and the Greek army entered the city. For ten years, the Greeks failed to capture the city by (8) ___________ (fight). In one night, however, they (9) ___________ (success) in capturing (10) ___________ through a clever trick.Unit 7Henry, Paula and Millie write for the school newspaper. They have written the short articles below (1) ___________ (help) students improve their memory.A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of (2) ___________ in your mind. If the picture is big, (3) ___________ (usual) or silly, you will remember it better. For example, to remember the word “smiles”, you can imagine there is “mile” between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it (4) ___________ (long) word in the word. After all, (5) ___________ picture is worth a thousand words.A good method for memorizing the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. For example, you can use the sentence “Big elephants can always understand small elephants” to remember how (6) ___________ (spell) the word “because”.Y ou will forget something very (7) ___________ (quick) unless you understand it well. For example, you may have trouble (8) ___________ (remember) the list of steps in the water cycle. However, it is easier to remember (9) ___________ (this) steps if you understand (10) ___________ the water cycle works.Unit 8Last week, English week took place at Roise Bridge. The students worked hard to make (1) ___________ a big success.There was an English book fair in the library and a treasure hunt. Students put on an English play and took part in an English (2) ___________ (sing) competition. There was a speaking competition as well. The students had to speak on atopic in English (3) ______ two minutes. The winner advised people (4) ___________ (speak) slowly. Besides, to be good public speakers, they’d better speak clearly and (5) ___________ (confident). Amy, one of (6) ___________ students said she really enjoyed English Week. In here opinion, English Week gave her a chance to learn new words. Besides, an English Week is well worth (7) ___________ (hold) at every school.On the last day of English Week, the head teacher made a (8) ___________ (speak) to the whole school. He gave students some (9) ___________ (suggest) on how to improve their English, such as communicating in English (10) ___________ friends, reading English books and magazines and watching English television programmes. Above all, everyone should enjoy English.八年级下册Unit1Three teenagers offered (1) ___________ (do) some voluntary work during the school holidays.Betty did some voluntary work in a children’s hospital. The children there all suffer from serious illness. They organized a painting competition (2) ___________ the children. Betty met a girl (3) ___________ (call) Cindy. She wanted to paint a picture of the park close to her home. Betty went to take some photos of the park. Cindy used (4) __________ for her painting.Mark and his mother met some children without parents. They taught the children to tell stories. This helps them express their feelings. They spent time with a girl, Vivien. Her parents died in (5) ___________ car accident and she is (6) ___________ (happy) and very lonely. She needs friendship.Annie wanted to help disabled children. They have difficulty (7) ___________ (walk) or moving. She taught them to sing because music can bring them happiness and peace. She met a boy, Tim. He hurt his legs (8) ___________ he has lots of courage. Children like Tim should (9) ___________ (help) to raise their spirits.Betty, Mark and Annie (10) ___________ (continue) to do voluntary work in the future.Unit2Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at (1) __________ travel agency.A well-dressed lady entered the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon and then walked over to Debbie. Debbie gave her a (2) ___________ (cheer) greeting. Simon sighed and walked away. Mr. Y ang asked him (3) ___________ was the matter. Simon said he d idn’t understand why people always chose Debbie instead (4) ___________him. Mr. Y ang told him it was the way he communicated. He said, “Communicating is (5) ___________ (much) than just speaking. Body language is important too. It is the way you stand and sit. It’s your gesture and the expression on your face. Y our whole (6) ___________ (appear) communicates things.”Simon decided (7) ___________ (improve) his body language. He sat up straight and tried (8) ___________ (smile) at people. Minutes later, a beautiful girl entered. She walked over to Simon. A few moments later, she left with a smile.Mr. Y ang came over at once and said to Simon that he made a good impression (9) ___________ she, Simon told Mr. Y ang that the girl was his sister and she came to remind (10) ___________ that the next day was her birthday.Unit3Wang Damon is a fisherman. Although he is over 65, he is very (1) ___________ (health) and still enjoys working.Damon uses cormorants (2) ___________ (catch) fish. Cormorants are large black birds. They are good (3) ___________ catching fish because they can swim well. They can dive down and stay under the water (4) ___________ up to two minutes. Demon usually sets off in the late afternoon and gets the cormorants ready for work. First, he ties (5) ___________ piece of grass around their necks to stop them from (6) ___________ (eat) big fish. Then when Demon pushed them into river. He uses several cormorants to attract fish. During the day, he jumps up and down on his boat. After dark, he hangs a light on a post at the front of the boat. The cormorants bring the fish back to the boat. The fish are taken and thrown into a big basket by Damon. No nets (7) ___________ (require) for this type of fishing.Cormorants fishing was once practiced in lots of (8) ___________ (place) in South-East China, and there weremany fishermen in the area. But today, few people are (9) ___________ (interest) in it. In 50 years, perhaps there (10) ___________ (be) no more cormorant fishermen in the world.Unit4Jason is learning how to make cartoons. He has found some information in (1) ____ magazine.First, you need (2) ___________ (decide) on some basic ideas for a story. In the (3) ___________ (two) stage, think about the kinds of characters you want and (4) ___________ they will look like. Then make a rough sketch of the story. Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add color. To make the characters and things come to life, each picture should (5) ___________ (make) a little different from the one before it. In the next stage, a computer program is used to put the picture together as a film. (6) ___________ (Final), record the voice and sound effects. The actors will do the (7) ___________ (character) voice. Their speech must go (8) ___________ the picture. Sound effects like the noise of the underground must also be added (9) ___________ (separate). After everything has been checked, the cartoon is ready (10) ___________ (play) for everyone to enjoy.Unit5There are about 1,600 giant pandas in the wild. A giant panda is (1) ___________ kind of bear. It has a while face (2) ___________ black patches around its eyes. It also has black ears, shoulders and legs. The rest of its body is while.Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and (3) ___________ (west) China. They live in the bamboo forests there. In the wild, they (4) ___________ (usual) eat bamboo while in zoos; they have bamboo, apples and carrots. Panda like to live on their own. They need to eat a lot to stay (5) ___________ (health), so they spend over 12 hours a day eating. To our surprise, it is not difficult (6) ___________ them to climb trees. They are strong enough to protect (7) ___________ (they). Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in zoos they can live for up to 35 years.People are cutting down forest, so the pandas (8) ___________ (lose) their homes. Some people are killing them their fur. It is cruel of them (9) ___________ (do) so. There are mot many pandas in the world now. They must (10) ___________ (protect) well.Unit6Is it a good idea to keep pet dogs? Emma and Matt give their opinions on this matter.Emma thinks keeping pet dogs is a good idea. First, dogs are really cute. It’s nice to hold (1) ___________ in our arms, and it’s(2) ___________ (wonder) to see them grow up. Second, we can learn (3) ___________ (responsible) from keeping dogs. We have to feed them and play (4) ___________them. This helps us become more responsible people. Y ong people can learn how (5) ___________ (care) for others by doing so. A dog will love you faithfully and bring you lots of (6) ___________ (happy) for many years.Matt thinks it’s not a good idea to keep pet dogs. Pet dogs leave their hair on the floor, on beds and on sofas, and they need to (7) ___________ (wash) often. Besides, dogs are (8) ___________ (noise). Nearly all dogs bark at strangers. Some dogs even bark loudly all night. This stops people from (9) ___________ (get) any sleep. Also, not all dogs are friendly. A small number of pet dogs even attract people. What’s more, it’s common for people to live in flats. They have no choice but to keep their dogs in small spaces. However, dogs need fresh air and large open spaces where they can run free. (10) ___________ (Final), owning dogs can cost much.Unit 7Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. Then (1) ________ heard a noise and saw a red light.The next morning, Tina told her brother T om (2) ______ it. They decide (3) __________ (explore) after school. At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. At that time, they heard some voices (4) ________ (speak) a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship (5) _________ (damage). The children felt frightened.(6) _________ (sudden), another alien appeared from the buses in front of them. It discovered them and made aterrible noise! The children ran away (7) _______ (fear).The next morning, Tina and Tom told their parents about (8) _________ strange creatures. They were ugly with some hair and no feathers. But Dad refused (9) ___________ (believe) them since no one else saw (10) _________ (this) aliens.Unit 8It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the Internet. The following (1) ________ (be) their posts.The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of (2) _______ whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a caféand a shopping centre. (3) __________ (visit) can watch the fish outside their bedroom window. They never get (4) ______ (bore).Forever Green Houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy (5) _______each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard (6) __________ (connect) to your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket’s computer when you need more food. Everyone will be satisfied (7) _______ Forever Green Houses.The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air (8) _________ (make) electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. Y ou tell the computer (9) _________ you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there. The CJ3 is (10) ____________ (friend) to the environment.。
