八年级英语期中复习专题---语法填空
Unit 6
Do you know what a resolution is? It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises _____ other people. (“Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself ________ (be) resolutions, and the most common kind is New Year’s resolutions. The start of the year is often a time for________(make) resolutions. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going__________(improve) our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. This_______(help) them_____________(remember) their resolutions. Others tell their family and friends _______ their wish and plans.
There___________(be) different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people____________ (promise) themselves they are going to start an exercise program or_________(eat) less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement. There are about___________ (make) yourself a better person. Some people ___________ (say) they are going__________ (take) up a hobby like painting or ___________ (take) photos, or learn_________ (play) the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like________ (make) a weekly plan for schoolwork. For example, a student____ __(have) to find more time_______ (study).
Although there__________ (be) differences, most resolutions have one thing _____ common. People hardly ever keep them! There are good reasons for this. Sometimes the resolutions ___________ (be) too difficult ___________ (keep). Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is___________ (have) no resolutions! How about you— will you make any next year?
Unit 7
Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot?
When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes_________ (see) robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and_________(do) jobs like____________ (work) in dirty or dangerous places.
Today there are already robots________ (work) in factories. Some can help________(build) cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people__________(do) such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get _______(bore).
Scientists are now trying___________(make) robots look like humans and________(do) the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan_______(walk) and dance. They are fun to watch. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots_______(move) like people, it will be difficult_________(make)them really_________(think) like a human. For example, scientist James White__________(think) that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
Some scientists believe that there____________ (be) more robots in the future. However, they agree it __________(take) hundreds of years. These new robots___________(have) many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others____________(look) like animals. In India, for example, scientists___________ (make) robots that look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots ___________ (help) look for people under the buildings. This ________(be) not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also______ (seem) impossible 100 years ago. We never know what ___________(happen) in the future!
Unit 8
Thanksgiving in the United States
In most countries, people usually___________ (eat) traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States___________ (be) Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, and is a time___________ (give) thanks for food in the autumn. At
this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who__________ (come) to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers___________ (have) a long, hard winter, and many of them_______ (die). In the next autumn, they___________(give) thanks for life and food in their new home.
These days, most Americans still_________ (celebrate) this idea of________(give) thanks by________ (have) a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, ______ large bird.
Making a turkey dinner
Here is one way___________ (make) turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.
First, mix together some bread pieces, onions, salt and pepper.
Next, fill the turkey ________ this bread mix.
Then, put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it ______ a few hours.
When it is ready, place the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy.
Finally, cut the turkey ________ thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes.
Unit 9
Dear classmates,
As I’m sure you know by now, our favorite teacher, Ms. Steen_________(leave) soon__________(go) back to the US. We’re very sad that she’s leaving because she is a fun teacher.___________ (show) how much we’re going to miss her, let’s__________ (have) a surprise party for her next Friday the 28th!
Can you come to the party? If so, can you help with any of these things?
Please tell me by this Friday.
1) Buy food and drinks.
2) Think of games___________(play).
3）Prepare things we need for the games (glue, paper, pen,…).
4) Bring Ms. Steen to the play without______(tell) so that she _____(be) surprised.
I look forward to___________ (hear) from you all.
David
Hi David,
________a great idea! I really like Ms. Steen a lot. She________ (help) me_________ (improve) my English so much. I’m sad________(see) her_______(go), and this party is the best way _________(say) “Thank you and goodbye.” I____________(help) to buy some of the food and drinks. I can help______________ (bring) MS. Steen to the party. I already have a great idea about how___________ (do) that.
He Wei Hi David,
Thanks so much for__________ (plan) this. I’d love_________ (come) to the party, but I’m not available. My family___________ (take) a trip to Wuhan at the end of this month______________ (visit) my aunt and uncle. However, I’d still be glad________ (help) out with any of the party preparations, like__________ (plan) the games. Let me know if you need my help.
Jake
Unit 10
Dear Su Mei,
I don’t ______ (know) what to ______ (do) about going to Mike’s birthday party tomorrow night. My parents _____ (think) I should study for my English exam next week. If I _____ (go) to the party, they _______ (be) upset. Mike ______ (tell) us to wear nice clothes, but I don’t ________ (have) any. If I _______ (wear) jeans, I _______ (look) the worst. Also, I’m not sure how to ______ (go) to the party. If I ______ (walk), it ________ (take) me too long. If I
_______ (take) a taxi, it ______ (be) too expensive. Can you give me _______ advice please?
Tina
Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems _____ their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about this? Some people believe the worst thing is___________(do) nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from London, _______ (agree). “Problems and worries________ (be)normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think__________ (talk) to someone_________ (help) a lot. Unless we_________ (talk) to someone, we________certainly________ (feel) worse.”
Laura once_________ (lose) her wallet, and __________ (worry) for days. She _____________ (be) afraid__________(tell) her parents about it. She even________ (walk) three miles to school each day because she __________( not) have any money. She just kept___________ (think), “If I __________(tell) my parents, they__________ (be)angry!” In the end, she______________ (talk) to her parents and they____________(be)really understanding. Her dad_________ (say) he sometimes __________(make) careless mistakes himself. They___________(get) her a new wallet and_____________ (ask) her ___________ (be) more careful. “I will always remember___________ (share) my problems in the future!” Laura_________ (say).
Robot Hunt______________ (advise) students about common problems. He__________ (feel) the same ways as Laura. “It is best not ________(run) away from our problems. We _________ always try _______(solve) them.” He________ (think) the first step is___________ (find) someone you trust________ (talk) to. This person_____________(not) need____________(be) an expert like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to them. In English, we say that_____________ (share) a problem is like___________(cut) it in half. So you’re halfway to____________ (solve) a problem just by __________(talk) to someone about it!
Unit 1
At 9:00 a.m.yesterday, bus No.26 ________(go) along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man______(lie)on the side of the road. A woman next _____ him was shouting for ______(help) .
The bus driver,_______(24 years old)Wang Ping, stopped the bus ________ _______(think)twice. He got_____and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had ______ heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he had to act _______(quick). He told the passengers that he ______ (take) the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers ______ (get) off and wait ____the next bus. But ______his surprise, they all agreed _____(go) with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man ________the bus.
Thanks ________Mr.Wang and the passengers, the doctors saved the man _____ time.
He lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing
Aron Ralston is _______ American man ______ is ________(interest) in mountain climbing. As a mountain _________(climb), Aron is used to _______(take) risks. This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many _______(time) when Aron almost lost his life because _______ accidents. ______ April 26, 2003, he found himself ______ a very dangerous situation when ________(climb) in Utah.
On that day, Aron’s arm _________(catch) under a 360-Kilo rock that fell _____ him when he was climbing by _______(he) in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone ________(find) him. But when his water ran _____, he knew that he would have to do something _______(save) his own life. He wasn’t ready ______(die) that day. So he used his knife to cut ______ half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he wouldn’t lose too __________ blood. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help,
After losing his arm, he wrote a book _______(call) Between a Rock and Hard Place. This means _______(be) in a difficult situation that you can’t seem ________ get out of. In this book, Aron tells _______the importance of making good decisions, and of being ________ control of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is ________ great that he kept on ________(climb) mountains even after this experience.
Do we have the same spirit______ Aron? Let’s think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock _______ a hard place”, and before we have to make a decision that could mean life ________ death.
Unit 2
Students Who Volunteer
Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week ______ (help) others.
Mario loves animals and wants to be _______ animal doctor. He _________(volunteer) at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believes it can help them _______(get) his future dream job. “It’s hard work,
Mary is a book _______(love). She could read _______ herself ______ the age of four. Last year, she decided ________(try) out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there ______(one) a week to help kids learn _______(read). “The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see _______ their eyes that they’re going______ a different journey with each new book. ___________(volunteer) here is a dream come true for me. I can do ________ I love to do and help others _______ the same time.”
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like _______(thank) you for giving money ______ Animal Helpers. I’m sure you know that this group was set up to help _______(able) people like me. You helped to make ____ possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big ________(different) to my life. Let me tell you my story.
What would it be like to be blind _______ deaf? Or imagine you can’t walk or use your hands _______(easy). Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties. I can’t use my arms or legs ________(good), so normal things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things ________(be) difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of ______(my) helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special _________(train) dog. She also thought a dog might cheer _______(I) up. I love animals and I was excited _______ the idea of having a dog.
After six months ______ training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to bring him home. My dog’s name is “Lucky”-a good name for him because I feel very ________(luck) to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” because _______ your kindness! Lucky is very clever and understand many English words. He can understand me when I give him orders. For example, I say, “Lucky! Get my book,” and he does it at once.
Lucky is an _________(amaze) dog. I’ll send you a photo _______ him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me . Thank you again for __________(change) my life.
Best wishes, Ben Smith