Exercise 8 for More Practice

Exercise 8 for More Practice (8A M1U2)

I. Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案。)

( ) 1. Eddie is one of _____________ in my class.

A. top students B. the top student C. the top students D. top

( ) 2. Do your parents often ask you ___________ some cooking?

A. did B. to do C. doing D. do

( ) 3. He never watches TV after dinner, ____________he?

A. does B. doesn’t C. don’t D. is

( ) 4. The Whites ____________ camping on Saturdays and Sundays.

A. go B. goes C. is going D. will go

( ) 5. I __________ the car quickly and went to the hospital in a hurry.

A. got on B. got off C. got into D. got out of

( ) 6. We had better not talk __________ breakfast, lunch or dinner.

A. over B. after C. before D. in

( ) 7. There are more than three ___________ students in our school.

A. thousands B. thousand C. thousands of D. millions

( ) 8. You __________ finish the work before ten o’clock.

A. needn’t to B. don’t need C. mustn’t D. don’t need to

( ) 9. I saw Jack in the playground just now, so he _________ in the classroom now.

A. must be B. can’t be C. should be D. may be

plete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.

Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。):

I have a clothes shop. People often come here and buy clothes. There are many clothes in my store.

They are very (1)____ and beautiful.

One day, Mrs. Bush and her son Philip come to my store. “Good morning, Mrs. Bush. Good

morning, Philip. Can I help you?” “Good morning, Mr. White. I want to buy some clothes for

Philip.” “You can go and (2)____ what you want.” “Mom, I’ll talk with Mr. White. I’ll wait for

you here.” “All right. Don’t run out of the store.” “OK. I know.” “My mother will buy me (3)____

red shorts, Mr. White. How much are the red shorts?” asks Philip. “They are $8,” I answer. “You

can ask my mother for $10.” “Why?” I ask. “When my mother goes, you can give me two dollars

to buy (4)____.”

III. Complete the sentences with the given words. (用单词的适当形式填空。)

1. I ___________ like this movie. It’s exciting. (real)

2. Mr. White often takes us to visit some ___________ places. (interest)

3. I feel __________ because this film is ____________. (bore)

4. This ___________ is so exciting, and I want to see it again. (perform)

5. The ___________ always trains hard for the circus.

6. Alice often goes _____________ in the morning. (jog)

7. The children are from different ____________. (country)

8. The street is ___________ with people. (crowd)

9. This activity is very ___________ for old people. (relax)

10. We should do ___________ exercise regularly. (physics)

IV. Rewrite the sentences as required. ( 按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词。)

1. It often rains in June. (改为否定句) It______ _______ rain in June.

2. It takes me an hour to get to the school by bus.（划线提问）

________ ________ does it take you to get to the school by bus?

3. It is time for dinner. (保持句意基本不变) It is time __________ __________ dinner.

4. Jack returns home at 4:50 p.m. every day. (保持句意基本不变)

Jack __________ ___________ home at 4:50 p.m. every day.

5. Tom didn’t pass the driving test last week.（保持句意基本不变）

Tom ________ ________ pass the driving test last week.

6. To achieve A grades is simple for her. (保持句意基本不变)

_____ is simple for her _________ achieve A grades.

V. Reading comprehension. (阅读理解)

Shuai Yunyun, 21, from Shanghai

University found that her friends were all busy with their smart phones during a high school

friends meeting. Or they were busy taking pictures of their meal and writing descriptions, before

uploading them to their microblogs.

According to a latest survey of hundreds of teenagers in Hong Kong, 54.29% of them would

use cell phones while having dinner with their families. It suggests that while cell phones, e-mails,

and Internet posting have made people in different areas feel closer than ever, they also push us

away from people around us.

Sherry Turkle, a reporter of The New York Times, says people are now used to a new way of

being “alone together”. In fact, sending text messages or writing microblogs allows us to exchange

thoughts. But it cannot take the place of a “real conversation”.

Lan Guo, a university student, said that she would like to hear people’s voice and see their

faces in a conversation. “The exchange of ideas in a conversation makes our minds better,” she