2015-2016学年第二学期期中考试八年级英语试题
第I卷选择题部分
I.单项选择
( )1. —If I have a sore throat. What should I do?
—You should drink some hot tea _________ honey.
A. with
B. in
C. of
D. for
( )2.—I’m worried about my school grades. What’s your advice?
—You shouldn’t wait _________ the last minute to study for a test.
A. although
B. until
C. but
D. if
( )3.—How do you like the activity that we will volunteer at the Old
People’s Home?
—I’m ________ about the idea. I think it’s _________.
A. exciting; exciting
B. exciting; excited
C. excited; excited
D. excited; exciting
( )4. —Does your brother get up early or late?
—He used to _________very late, but now he is used to _________ early.
A. get up; getting up
B. got up; get up
C. getting up; get up
D. getting up; getting up
( )5.—Thanks for giving me the book. It has made a _________ to my life.
—Not at all. All is the great result of your own efforts (努力).
A. decision
B. sure
C. difference
D. progress
( )6.—Could you please _________ out this evening? It’s too dark（黑暗的）.
—OK, I won’t.
A. not go
B. not to go
C. go
D. to go
( )7. It suddenly began to rain ________ Nick was walking on the street.
A. since
B. after
C. while
D. before
( )8. —Li Fang is a university student. What does she do at the Behind Children School?
—She volunteers there once a week ________ the kids learn to read.
A. helping
B. to help
C. helped
D. to helping
( )9. On weekends my tired kids go to different activities, maybe I should ________ some of
them.
A. cut out
B. cut up
C. cut down
D. take out
( )10. Tim had a fight with his friend, what should he do? Find out the wrong one.
A. He could say sorry to his friend.
B. What about writing a letter?
C. Why not talk with his friend?
D. Why don’t he call the friend up?
( )11. We must do our part in studying ________ we can get into a good university.
A. to
B. so that
C. in order to
D. though
( )12. Your kind help makes it easy for me ________the teachers in class.
A. to understand
B. understand
C. understanding
D. understood
( )13. People often remember ________when they heard some important news.
A. what they are doing
B. what are they doing
C. what were they doing
D. what they were doing
( )14. Peter looks sad. Let’s do something to ____________.
A. cheer up he
B. cheer him up
C. call her up
D. put him up
