初中英语记叙文填空题

There were once two guitar makers in a town in Mexico． One was known for low price and the other for the high quality（质量）．

The young maker， who made the cheap guitars， could make guitars very（1） 　　． But the maker took his time and paid much attention to the quality．Everyone（2） 　　to buy a guitar because it was a sign of being rich，so both makers were very（3） 　　．

But bad times came to the town and no one（4） 　　much money． The young maker did well． However， the old maker went out of business．No one could（5） 　　his guitars．

After a few years， the cheap guitars that people bought began to fall apart（散开）．Some people were so（6） 　　that they went to young guitar maker's house to get their（7） 　　back．

When they were arguing with （争论） the maker， a（8） 　　came from behind the crowd．"How can you blame （责怪）him？He never said the guitar were（9） 　　． It is all of you who are to blame．You were only（10） 　　how they made you look!"the voice came from the old guitar maker．"I have spent my whole life learning how to make good guitars． Something that is really good takes a lot of time and（11） 　　．"Hearing this， those people left．

"Please teach me how to（12） 　　good guitars，" said the young maker．The old make taught him and the young maker taught others． Now， the town is know as the guitar capital of Mexico．

（1）A． carefully	B． quickly	C． early	D．properly
（2）A． agreed	B．decided	C．planned	D．wanted
（3）A． poor	B．kind	C．busy	D．rich
（4）A．spent	B．gave	C．expected	D．had
（5）A．afford	B．sell	C．use	D．discover
（6）A．excited	B．angry	C．happy	D．surprised
（7）A．guitars	B．prize	C．presents	D．money
（8）A．voice	B．song	C．cough	D．conversation
（9）A．valuable	B．perfect	C．special	D．expensive
（10）A．proud of	B．worried about	C．interested in	D．good at
（11）A．knowledge	B．effort	C．advice	D．wealth
（12）A．choose	B．play	C．make	D．repair

Several years ago，（1） 　　a cold winter morning，I was shopping alone．I tried to buy some winter socks to（2） 　　my cold feet warm．When I went around the corner in the store，l saw a Christmas tree   （3） 　　paper angels（天使）．On each angel was the name of a poor child （4） 　　family couldn't afford to buy him/her a gift that year．Shoppers who picked an angel could buy a simple toy or gift and the store would   （5） 　　it up and send it to the child that Christmas．

Around the tree，I saw a boy and a girl picking out several angels each．Their mother was smiling while she was watching（6） 　　．I walked up next to her and started talking with her．She told me that her children （7） 　　this several years ago when she first explained to them what the Charity Angel tree was for．Each offered to give up one of their toys that year（8） 　 _ 　a poor child could have one．Since then，the two have（9） 　　money the whole year in order to buy gifts for more children．It has become a family tradition．

When we finished talking，I smiled．I walked over the tree，and picked out a few angels，too．I left the store，feeling（10） 　　and love for that Christmas．

（1）A．on	B．in	C．at	D．for
（2）A．become	B．keep	C．let	D．turn
（3）A．plenty of	B．full with	C．kinds of	D．filled with
（4）A．who	B．that	C．whose	D．whom
（5）A．pack	B．pick	C．cut	D．mix
（6）A．her	B．it	C．him	D．them
（7）A．stopped	B．continued	C．passed	D．started
（8）A．in order to	B．so that	C．because	D．if
（9）A．paid	B．spent	C．saved	D．wasted
（10）A．warmth	B．happiness	C．joy	D．taste

Mother's Day is always a fun time at my house every year．This year is no exception．My brother and I want our mom to feel（1） 　　by giving her a day off from family chores．In the morning，I woke up before everyone else to hang up a poster that（2） 　 __ 　"Happy Mother's Day!"．My dad also got up（3） 　　and helped set up a rose bouquet in a vase．

When my mom woke up， she read cards we laid out next to her bed with a big smile．While she was watching the morning news with my dad， it was time to（4） 　　my cooking skills．I made some delicious food with my brother's help． My mom and I love board games， so after a short（5） 　　around the neighborhood， we played all of her favorites． In my family，playing a fun board game turns into a big（6） 　　and can become very heated． One of us always becomes a sore loser after being beaten in the game． The afternoon games made all of us tired． A delicious takeout dinner from my mom's favorite restaurant（7） 　 __ 　us． The festivities（8） 　　with ice cream and more quality family time， while watching one of my mom's favorite movies from her teenage years．

It was such a（9） 　　day， and it was great to be able to show my mom how much we appreciate her and thank her for（10） 　　she does for our family． Mother's Day should be every day．

（1）A． free	B． special	C． normal
（2）A． said	B． wrote	C． recorded
（3）A． late	B． slowly	C． early
（4）A． show	B． practice	C． improve
（5）A． talk	B． walk	C． rest
（6）A．test	B． discussion	C． competition
（7）A． relaxed	B． excited	C． surprised
（8）A． started	B． ended	C． continued
（9）A． happy	B． busy	C． tiring
（10）A． whom	B． that	C． what

Do you know the poem Song of the Great Wind？ Its（1） 　　is Liu Bang， who was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty （206BC﹣ 220AD）． Born into a（2） 　　farmer's family，Liu didn't go to school for long， but he still wanted to do something（3） 　　． In his thirties， he became a village official． In his forties， he became the leader of an army． In his fifties， he became the emperor． During all these years， he（4） 　　many difficulties and won many wars． His life was exciting and successful， just as his poem Song of the Great Wind shows us． Liu wrote this poem when he went back to his hometown（5） 　　an emperor． During a meeting， Liu remembered the old days and felt sad． He read this poem aloud for all to hear．

（1）A． reader	B． special	C． writer
（2）A．big	B． poor	C． rich
（3）A． great	B． good	C． interesting
（4）A． had	B． met	C． overcame
（5）A． like	B． as	C． for

Zhang Jiacheng is a 13﹣year old and one﹣armed basketball player． He is not（1） 　 __ 　in the face of a taller， stronger， and older player． Often his skillful plays are followed by loud cheers from the crowd，showing great （2） 　　for the young rising player．

The young boy（3） 　　his arm in an accident when he was 5 years old．（4） 　　year（s）later， basketball became his strong wish， which led him to make an effort to（5） 　 __ 　the game，regardless of his physical condition．

Encouraged by his own motto "Learn well and play well"，he（6） 　　with the balance between studying and playing basketball． His being（7） 　　on social media （媒体） has since given him even more courage to work harder towards his great goal：（8） 　　a professional basketball player．

After only a year of （9） 　　， Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills dramatically．Through patience， confidence and resolution， the young basketball player continues to get（10） 　　to his life goal．

（1）A． scared	B． excited	C． tired	D． interested
（2）A． play	B． support	C． dream	D． game
（3）A． hid	B． raised	C． waved	D． lost
（4）A． Thirteen	B． Seven	C． Five	D． One
（5）A． teach	B． know	C． master	D． watch
（6）A． works	B． fights	C． deals	D． agrees
（7）A． brave	B． famous	C． different	D． proud
（8）A． becoming	B． calling	C． finding	D． beating
（9）A． training	B． studying	C． growing	D． thinking
（10）A． more	B． less	C． closer	D． farther

A 24﹣year﹣old boy looking out from the train's window shouted，"Dad，look，the trees are going behind!" And Dad（1） 　　．

A young couple sitting nearby looked at the 24﹣year﹣old's childish behavior with pity．Suddenly he（2） 　　shouted， "Dad， look， the clouds are running with us!"

The couple couldn't resist and said to the old man，"（3） 　　don't you take your son to a good doctor？" The old man smiled and said，"I did and we are just coming back from the（4） 　　．My son was blind from birth． He just got his eyes today．

Every single person on the planet has a story． Don't judge people before you truly know them．The truth might（5） 　　you．

（1）A． smiled	B． cried	C． refused	D． wondered
（2）A． last	B． never	C． always	D． again
（3）A． When	B． Why	C． How	D． Where
（4）A． home	B． work	C． hospital	D． school
（5）A． follow	B． interest	C． leave	D． surprise

"Ding…ding…，"the bell rang．The English teacher came into the classroom with test papers in his hand．All the students shouted．The teacher （1） 　　with a smile on his face，"I know there are too many tests for you these days， but the test today is very（2） 　　．"After hearing the teacher's words，all the students sat up straight and （3） 　　for the test to begin．The teacher started to（4） 　　the test papers to each student．（5） 　　he finished handing out the test papers， he asked them to begin．

There was not a question but only a small black "X" in the middle of the paper．The students were very（6） 　　to see that．The teacher（7） 　　the students' surprise． Then he said，" I would like you to（8） 　　about what you see there．You must finish it all by（9） 　　．"

All the students thought about it hard and then wrote down their answers quietly．At the end of the class，the teacher collected their papers and read the answers．（10） 　　of them described the black "X"．The next day， the teacher said， "Everybody only paid attention to the black 'X'， but （11） 　　wrote about the white paper．"The whole class listened（12） 　 D 　， because they worried that they might fail the exam．

Then the teacher said， "Don't worry about the（13） 　　of this test．I just want you to think about your life．"Everyone smiled．The teacher added， "The white paper is like our whole life and the black 'X' in the middle of the paper is just（14） 　　problems in our daily life．Do you have some more thoughts？"

Then the student discussed and expressed（15） 　　opinions actively．Finally they understood the teacher and this special test．

Our life is a（16） 　　given to us by God，with love and care．（17） 　　， we just care about the problems like illness and hunger，and never see that these problems are much （18）_ 　　than everything else we have in our life．

We should try to take our eye off problems and（19） 　　each moment life gives us．Only then can we start a nice（20） 　　and find true happiness in our lives．

（1）A．asked	B．complained	C．explained	D．guessed
（2）A．difficult	B．hard	C．easy	D．special
（3）A．waited	B．looked	C．searched	D．cared
（4）A．sell out	B．bring out	C．give out	D．put out
（5）A．Before	B．After	C．While	D．Until
（6）A．happy	B．sad	C．surprised	D．relaxed
（7）A．hated	B．forgot	C．remembered	D．noticed
（8）A．hear	B．worry	C．write	D．learn
（9）A．yourselves	B．ourselves	C．myself	D．themselves
（10）A．None	B．All	C．Neither	D．Both
（11）A．somebody	B．nobody	C．everybody	D．anybody
（12）A．quickly	B．hardly	C．angrily	D．carefully
（13）A．results	B．suggestions	C．presents	D．jobs
（14）A．like	B．in	C．at	D．with
（15）A．her	B．his	C．their	D．your
（16）A．problem	B．challenge	C．gift	D．window
（17）A．Except	B．However	C．Also	D．Besides
（18）A．more important	B．bigger	C．smaller	D．more serious
（19）A．enjoy	B．waste	C．invite	D．throw
（20）A．door	B．spirit	C．skill	D．journey

Albert Einstein is a genius（天才）． This story about him shows that he's also humorous．

Einstein often received（1） 　　（ invite） to explain his ideas at different universities．On these trips， his driver Hans often said to him，"It's a pleasure to drive a genius like you， Dr Einstein．"

One evening， on their way to（2） 　　university， Einstein said，"I'm so tired． I wish I could avoid giving my lecture（讲座） tonight， Hans， but I don't want to make my listeners（3） 　　（ disappoint）．"

"I know what to do，" said Hans．"I can give the lecture for you． You can trust（4） 　 __ 　（ I）．I've listened to your lecture so many times that I've learn it by heart． No one（5） 　 __ 　（ know）you at this university， so they won't find out． "

So， they changed places． At the university， Hans was（6） 　　（ lead） to the front of the hall．Einstein took a seat， listened to Hans give his lecture（7） 　　difficulty， and joined in the applause（掌声） at the end．

 However， before Hans left， a man shouted，"I'd like（8） 　　（ ask ）you a question． "He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about．

 Einstein turned pale． "Oh no!"he thought． "Now we're in trouble． "（9） 　　Hans just laughed and said，"That's such an easy question that even my driver can answer it． Hans， please…"Einstein stood up and answered the question（10） 　　（ perfect）．

They left the university， with Einstein driving． A little later， Hans offered to drive．"No．"laughed Einstein． "It's a pleasure to drive a genius like you， Hans．"

When I was about 14， I had a friend who liked to tell me my shortcomings（缺点）． For example：I was very short，I wasn't a top student，I talked too much，I was too proud and so on．I became so angry that I couldn't（1） 　　her at last． I ran to my（2） 　　with tears in my eyes．

He listened to me（3） 　　and asked，"Are the things she saws true not？Jane，didn't you ever（4） 　　what you're really like？ Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are（5） 　　． Pay no attention to the other things she said． "I did as he cold me． To my great surprise， I discovered that about half he things were true． Some I couldn't change， like being very（6） 　　． But many I could and I wanted to change． For the first time， l had a better understanding of myself．

I brought the list back to Daddy． He（7） 　　to read it． "That's just for you，" he said，"You know（8） 　　than any other person the truth about yourself．When（9） 　　said about you is true，you'll find it will be of help to you． Don't shut your ears．Listen to them all，but only hear the truth and do what you know． It is the right thing to do． "

Daddy's（10） 　　has returned to me at many important moments． In my life， I've never had a better piece of advice．

（1）A． hear	B． stand	C． describe	D． forget
（2）A． father	B． teacher	C． friend	D． mother
（3）A． excitedly	B． directly	C． quickly	D． quietly
（4）A． decide	B． enjoy	C． wonder	D． remember
（5）A． fascinating	B． true	C．wrong	D． necessary
（6）A． talkative	B． proud	C． top	D． short
（7）A． refused	B． agreed	C． haled	D． hurried
（8）A．worse	B． closer	C． better	D． earlier
（9）A． something	B． anything	C． nothing	D． everything
（10）A． word	B． spirit	C． love	D． advice

My parents used to tell me how important school was for me，but I didn't think so．I paid little attention．But one thing let me （1） 　　realize what my parents meant．

One day，when I walked past a mobile phone store， I saw it was hiring（ 雇用）new workers! I went into the shop and asked for the job． The manager looked at me for a few seconds（2） 　　．"Do you have a high school diploma（文凭）？"He said，"Or do you have any（3） 　　experience？" I felt so ashamed（羞愧的） and I just turned around and left．

I could not fall asleep that night， and I thought a lot about my（4） 　　．"I must go to school to（5） 　　my study because I can't do anything without a good education，" I said to myself silently．

Everything looked（6） 　　when I went back to the store years later：the same people and the same design． However， compared with last time， I felt more （7） 　　． The manager told me they needed new workers．I showed my diploma to the manager．He looked at it and said："Great! You are （8） 　　．"

Education helps you have a bright future． Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still（9） 　　in my spare time．

（1）A． finally	B． easily	C． luckily	D． fast
（2）A． in a hurry	B． from head to foot	C． sooner or later	D． from time to time
（3）A． learning	B． life	C． teaching	D． work
（4）A． parents	B． friends	C． future	D． study
（5）A． continue	B． begin	C． stop	D． change
（6）A． the same	B． different	C． friendly	D． fresh
（7）A． excited	B． surprised	C． confident	D． happy
（8）A．out	B． in	C． up	D． down
（9）A． working	B． driving	C． running	D． learning

A magician was（1） 　　on a cruise （邮轮） ship in the Caribbean． The audience （观众） would be different each week， so the magician allowed（2） 　　to do the same tricks over and over again． It went on well except for one problem： the captain's（3） 　　saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick．

Once he understood， he（4） 　　shouting in the middle of the show．

"Look， it's not the same hat!"

"Look， he is hiding the flowers under the table!"

The magician was（5） 　　， but couldn't do anything． It was，（6） 　　， the captain's parrot． He had to put up with it time after time．

One day， the ship sank（沉没）in an accident．The magician survived in（7）_____ 　accident，but ended up in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with the parrot． They stared at each other with hate， but did not（8） 　　a word．

This went on（9） 　　several days． After a week， the parrot（10） 　　said， "Okay， I give up． Where's the boat？"

（1）A． worked	B． work	C． working
（2）A． him	B． he	C． himself
（3）A． dog	B． parrot	C． son
（4）A． to start	B． started	C． starting
（5）A． angry	B． happy	C． excited
（6）A． at all	B． after all	C． in all
（7）A． a	B． the	C． an
（8）A． say	B． speak	C． talk
（9）A． for	B． at	C． in
（10）A． final	B． happily	C． finally

I do volunteer work every Friday． A week ago， I had the pleasure of helping one sick lady．She is in her eighties and is very（1）　　and I always bring her lunch on Fridays． She looked worried when she opened the door that day． She told me her phone was broken and that she couldn't receive the（2）　　from her doctor． She went to her neighbors， but they were not at home． She thought maybe the mailman could（3）　　 her， but he didn't come， She was disappointed．

    Having heard her story， I decided to do something for her． I tried to satisfy the needs of the old（4）　　who only needed a helping hand． I called the phone company （公司） and made sure they knew that getting this phone fixed was（5）　　． I took down her phone number and her name just to make sure I could call her（6）　　 to make sure that the phone had been fixed．

    I called the phone company twice that day．They told me they had checked the phone and got the phone fixed．I called the old woman．She was so（7）　　 that she was in tears．To make sure she was（8）　　，I called her every day after that．

    Just being able to help her in her time of difficulty filled my heart with such（9）　　 and happiness． It is not so（10）　　 to help someone like a neighbor． Sometimes， all that is needed is just a smile， a hug or a phone call．

（1）A． weak	B． rich	C． kind
（2）A． medicine	B． call	C． letter
（3）A． see	B． know	C． help
（4）A． woman	B． doctor	C． mailman
（5）A． possible	B． difficult	C． important
（6）A． easier	B． later	C． quicker
（7）A． thankful	B． worried	C． surprised
（8）A． alone	B． busy	C． fine
（9）A． love	B． thought	C． task
（10）A． good	B． hard	C． useful

Li Fang is my desk mate． She is a top student in our class． She doesn't talk too much， but she is kind and（1） 　　． She thinks helping others makes her happy．

Once I was asked to read a text in an English class．I pronounced some（2） 　　in such a bad way that my（3） 　　laughed at me．After that，I felt so helpless that I wanted to give up English．When she knew this，Li Fang helped me and encouraged me to（4） 　　more．With her help，I'm not（5） 　　of making mistakes now and has improved my English a lot．

I feel very proud and lucky to have such a good desk mate．

（1）A． helpful	B． busy	C． healthy
（2）A． texts	B． words	C． stories
（3）A． parents	B． teachers	C． classmates
（4）A． write	B． speak	C． think
（5）A． afraid	B． tired	C． sure

After school ，everybody left the school and went home except Wang Yong．He was still outside the school gate．His （1） 　　 usually came and took him home from school，but today，she was not there．Wang Yong（2） 　　 for 20 minutes and then he walked home alone．

When he got home， he knocked on the door because he did not have the（3） 　　．To his surprise， no one answered the door．Wang Yong thought his mother was in the toilet， so he waited patienty．After a few（4） 　　， there was still no answer．

Wang Yong（5） 　　again， but still no one answered the door．He didn't know what to do， Just then he heard the（6） 　　voice of his neighbor， Li Ming．Li Ming's mother asked Li Ming to invite Wang Yong to stay in their house．Wang Yong and Li Ming played（7）____ 　 till evening when Wang Yong's mother came back．

Wang Yong （8） 　　Li Ming and his mother before he went back to his home．Wang Yong's mother explained that she had a headache and she had to see （9） 　　．From this experience， Wang Yong learned an important lesson，"Neighbors should （10） 　　each other．"

（1）A．father	B．neighbor	C．mother	D．teacher
（2）A．waited	B．walked	C．ran	D．slept
（3）A．book	B．bag	C．ball	D．key
（4）A．seconds	B．minutes	C．days	D．weeks
（5）A．asked	B．rang	C．knocked	D．shouted
（6）A．friendly	B．ugly	C．serious	D．low
（7）A．sadly	B．happily	C．badly	D．politely
（8）A．touched	B．admired	C．treated	D．thanked
（9）A．a doctor	B．an actor	C．a waiter	D．a reporter
（10）A．fight	B．know	C．help	D．educate

Xiao Min is a Chinese girl． She（1） 　　drawing very much， but she can't use her hands to draw． She lost both of her （2） 　　in an accident several years ago． Now she is learning to draw with her mouth．

Drawing makes her feel （3） 　　． She spends most of her time （4） 　　every day． She says she wants to have an art show in Beijing， and it is her（5） 　　to be an artist in the future．

（1）A．hates	B．loves	C．needs	D．avoids
（2）A．legs	B．eyes	C．hands	D．ears
（3）A．sad	B．good	C．safe	D．hot
（4）A．teaching	B．playing	C．singing	D．drawing
（5）A．dream	B．duty	C．prize	D．fact