八年级英语竞赛试题
一、单项选择：（每小题1分，共20分）
1、Beijing is _____ the north of China. Shanghai is ______ the south of Beijing.
A. in, on
B. on, to
C. in, to
D. on, on
2、Don’t eat t hat meat. It smells _________.
A. dirty
B. bad
C. delicious
D. badly
3、The car ________ my father 210,000 yuan.
A. paid for
B. cost
C. spent
D. took
4、My father _______ listen pop music, but now he ________ listening rock music.
A. used to, used to
B. used to , be used to
C. used to, is used to
D. be used to, be used to
5. ---You look _____. What’s wrong?
---I didn’t have anything for breakfast this morning.
A. worried
B. excited
C. pale
D. surprised
6. Tomorrow is New Year. Please __________ everyone else in our class.
A. say hello to
B. give a message to
C. give my thanks to
D. give my best wishes to
7.----May I go home now? ------No, you _______. You _______ stay here.
A. needn't ; have to
B. needn't ; must
C. mustn't ; have to
D. mustn't ; has to
8. How long _______ to get from Washington to New York by plane?
A. is it
B. does it need
C. does it take
D. it wants
9.----Would you have dinner with us tonight?
-_______. Where shall we go?
A. Sorry, I can’t.
B. I’d love to, but I have to look after my granny.
C. That sounds great.
D. Help yourselves to some vegetables.
10. When you come to my hometown, you’ll see many green trees on ______ sides of the street.
A. every
B. each
C. both
D. all
11. Jane has few friends here, ______?
A. does Jane
B. doesn’t Jane
C. doesn’t she
D. does she
12. Don’t hurry. Th ere is still ______ time left.
A. little
B. few
C. a little
D. less
13. I have ______ three-day holiday, but I have no _____ place to go.
A. the other, other
B. the other, the others
C. another, other
D. another , others
14. The doctor told Li Yong it was _______, just a cold.
A. nothing serious
B. serious nothing
C. something serious
D. serious something
15. Although the old lady lives _______, he doesn’t feel ______.
A. lonely, alone
B. alone, alone
C.lonely, lonely
D.alone, lonely
16. The twins_____not at school yesterday.
A is B.was C.are D.were
17. He is very sorry_____that.
A.hear
B.to hear
C.hears
D.hearing
18.He always keeps________.
A.busy
B.health
C.do that
D.to do that
19.Where were you ______morning?
A.yesterday
B.today
st D before
20. I was in Beijing No. 2 Middle School twenty years ______
A.before
B.ago
C.far
D.long
