初中英语词语运用与语法试题

Next time you hold a book in your hands， stop and think． Like most other things in the modern world， it is the result of thousands of years of human invention．

    First， came the invention of writing，（1）　　（probable） about 5500year ago． With writing， people did not have to remember everything in their heads． They could communicate with people that they never（2）　　（see） and share their knowledge with future generations．

    Later， the Greeks were well﹣done for their literature（文学） and science， but their "books" looked very different（3）　　the books of today． They were called scrolls（卷轴）．

    They were different to use and took a lot of space in a library．About 2，000years ago， books with lots of pages （4）　　（invent）．

    For more than a thousand years， the pages of books were made from animal skin． That changed in （5）　　thirteenth century， when Europeans learned about a very（6）　　（use） Chinese invention ： paper．

    But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439， when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press． Before that， books in Europe were copied by hand， so they were very expensive． Many more people could afford the books（7）　　were produced on a printing press．

    These days it is difficult（8）　　（imagine） a world without books． But human invention does not stop． Every year， more（9）　　（story） are bought as e﹣books and read on a screen．

    Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future，（10）　　will books， like scrolls soon disappear？

More and more people celebrate May 20^th because it's an online   Valentine's Day（情人节）． There（1）　　many people expressing deep feelings to their lovers on this special day． I just think I'm supposed（2）　　show my love to my English teacher． She tells me what to learn and how to learn． She lets me know the true meaning of knowledge and life．

     At the age of 13，I wanted to leave school and have（3）　　own life． The only way that I could do this was to work in the （4）　　in my town．I was nervous when I   told   my teacher．I thought    she was about to be （5）　　 with me． She surprised me when she said， "OK! Go to the factory as soon as possible．"

     Two days later， she took me to the factory． She （6）　　two and a half hours showing me around the factory． While I was（7）　　around the factory， I found it difficult for me to use the modern machines． I ran back to my teacher， "I hope to study at school． "She asked me，"（8）　　do you think the trip to the factory？" " It's so bad， I don't know how to use the machines． "I replied．

     I went back to school the next day． After that， I got good grades by（9）　　hard．

    （10）　　to my English teacher and our trip to the factory． I understood﹣﹣Education is more important than other things On May 20^th ，I am going to say ，" I love you， my dear teacher．"

Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son． She lost her job two years ago and hey lived （1）　　very hard life． Her heart was （2）　　（break） every time her son asked， "Can I have some more bread， Mommy？"

    One day， （3）　　her son asked the same question again， she bought some food with her only 5dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home． Lily was a shy mother， but she was strong﹣minded． She used to love writing， so she decided （4）　　（write） some articles for magazines to make money．

    Things went （5）　　（well） than before． Thanks to some free （6）　　（vegetable） provided by the local food bank， her son had more to eat． Once he told Lily that the dishes she made （7）　　（be）very delicious． Suddenly， an idea came to Lily's mind，" （8）　　not share my recipes（食谱） on the Internet？" She did so． Many people liked her recipes and she became popular．

    Soon after that， Lily wrote a book on （9）　　（cook） and got much money from it． Finally， she had a good sleep for the （10）　　（one）night during the two years． Now Lily lives happily， but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life．

We can't remember clearly since we started to take our mobiles to dinner table． This happens a lot，（1）　　（especial） when we eat out． Once a dish comes，（2）　　of lifting our chopsticks， we take out our mobiles and click． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat， waiting to be "liked"． Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal， to see whether we get "liked"（3）　　not． We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal．

    Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If（4）　　， how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you？

    A recent study suggests that what we are used to（5）　　（do） is not so good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were（6）　　（ask） to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a（7）　　， it showed that the（8）　　（many） photos they took， the less delicious the food（9）　　to them． So， why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you？

    So， next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends， how about not（10）　__　（take） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you． Trust me， it will be a wonderful time．

China is a great country with about 5，000 years of history． There are many places of interest （1）w　　attract millions of tourists from all over the world every year．

    Many mountains， such as Mount Tai， Mount Emei， Mount Hua are very famous． People go to Mount Tai to see sunrise． （2）　　（在…之中） the rivers， the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second longest one is the Yellow River． They are the birthplaces of Chinese （3）c　　． Have you ever heard of the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake？ It's said that the story happened on the West Lake． The West Lake （4）　__　（位于） in Hangzhou， Zhejiang Province． It's surrounded on three sides by mountains． Many tourist attractions there are well worth visiting， such as Sudi Causeway， the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda． The scenery is so attractive that （5）v　　 often lose themselves in it．

lose    late    something    so    careful    experience    from    worry    they    share

Teenagers often have lots of problems and （1）　　． Sometimes they have problems with the schoolwork and sometimes with （2）　　friends． How to deal with them？

    I remember an example of a middle school girl， Nancy． She once （3）　　 her wallet and was afraid to tell her parents about it． （4）　　 she walked to school every day． A week （5）　　， she couldn't stand it any more because it was too far from home． She had to talk to her parents． They were really understanding and told her to be （6）　　 next time．

    In fact， the worst thing is not to do （7）　　． You can't feel better unless you talk to someone． Problems are normal in life． You should not run away （8）　　your problems． Instead， you'd better （9）　　them with your parents or ask an expert for help， because they have more （10）　　．

If he　　（go） to the party， he'll have a good time．

There　　 （be） a book and two rulers on the desk．

Teenagers should　　 （allow） to choose their own clothes．

Jack is　　 （tall） and more outgoing than me．

John likes　　 （strawberry） very much．

A few years ago， I was eating dinner with my children before we went to a museum． We were

talking（1）　　（愉快地） when a man walked up to me and asked if I had a（2）　　dollars to give him． I replied that I didn't even have one coin on me． Of course， my kids stood up and said： "Yes， you do， mommy．" I was a little embarrassed because I felt as if they （3）　_　（抓住）me not telling the truth． Normally， I don' t carry lots of money in my（4）　　． Instead， I pay with my bank card every where I go．

    So I told the man I could （5）u　　my bank card to buy him something to eat． His disappointing（6）　　（表情） quickly changed into a smile． Then I went to get him some kinds of food． He thanked me when I （7）h　　him a bag of food． After he left． I had a talk（8）　　my children： "Usually， I don't always like giving money to everyone who asks for it． （9）H　　，I am not against meeting the needs of others as （10）l　　as I have it． "I felt good knowing that the man had a nice meal that evening．

entered；   good；   enough； looked； On； repair； success；    cold

Once， two lazy birds lived in a nest together．（1）　　a cold winter day， a strong wind was blowing． Suddenly， there appeared a hole in their nest， The cold wind blew in through the hole and got away the warm air from the nest． They started feeling（2）　　． But each of them thought that the other bird would（3）　　the hole． As a result， no one did it． Soon the snow started to fall and （4）　　the nest． The two lazy birds felt freezing． But no one was active（5）　　to work． In the morning they were found dead in their nest．

    Life is the same． Some people never get（6）　　because their laziness blows out the chances． Being not lazy will enable you to live a happy and successful life． It's up to you．

When I was free， I really enjoyed　　around the town． （walk）

Molly studies　　than her best friend Mary． （ hard ）