初中英语记叙文填空题

"I'm going shopping in the village，"George's mother said to George on Saturday morning．"So be a good boy and don't get into trouble．And don't forget （1）　　 good care of Grandma．"Then she went out．

     Grandma （2）　　 in the chair by the window when she opened one little eye and said，"Now

you heard （3）　　your mother said，George．"

"Yes，Grandma，"George said．

     George was bored to tears．He didn't have a brother or a sister．His father was a farmer，and （4）　　farm they lived on was miles away from anywhere，（5）　　 there were never any children

to play with．He was tired of staring at（6）　　pigs，hens，cows and sheep．He was especially tired of having to live in the house with his grandma．Looking after her all by himself was hardly （7）　　way to spend a Saturday morning．

"Go and make me a cup of tea for a start，（8）　　 sugar and milk．"Grandma said．

     Most grandmothers are lovely，kind，helpful old ladies，but not this one．George's grandma was a woman（9）　　was always complaining about something or other．She spent all day（10）　　on her chair by the window．George （11）　　 that Grandma used to be a gentle lady，but as she grew older，she was not able to look after herself and even worse，she was easy to get angry．

"We （12）　　be nice to the old，George，"His mother always told him．

     Thinking of this，George （13）　　into the kitchen and made Grandma a cup of tea with a teabag．He put one spoon of sugar and （14）　　milk in it．He stirred the tea well and carried it into the living room （15）　　．

1．A．take	B．taking	C．to take	D．takes
2．A．sleep	B．sleeps	C．is sleeping	D．was sleeping
3．A．that	B．what	C．where	D．which
4．A．a	B．an	C．the	D．/
5．A．but	B．if	C．or	D．so
6．A．hundred	B．hundreds	C．hundredth	D．hundreds of
7．A．exciting	B．the most exciting	C．more exciting	D．much more exciting
8．A．in	B．with	C．of	D．for
9．A．who	B．which	C．where	D．when
10．A．sitting	B．sits	C．sit	D．sat
11．A．tell	B．told	C．was told	D．has told
12．A．should	B．would	C．might	D．can
13．A．goes	B．went	C．will go	D．has gone
14．A．many	B．any	C．few	D．some
15．A．care	B．careful	C．carefully	D．careless

When I was ten，my mother worked all day，so I had to take care of my younger brother．At that time，my little brother was about four years old and he （16）　　 mum all the time．

One day，after I had given him his dinner，he started crying for mum．He was so young and really needed mum．So I dressed him，put on his （17）　　，carried him on my back and walked out．Soon he fell asleep．About half an hour later，I found that lie lost a shoe while he was （18）　　．I took him off my back and put him （19）　　．I knew we needed to find that shoe，for our mother couldn't afford new shoes．I had to （20）　　 to find it，so I told my brother to wait right there．A man heard it and stopped me just （21）　　 I walked off．He asked me，"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know（22）　　 to answer that question．He continued，"It's OK if you cant find the shoe，but it is not OK to lose your （23）　 ．"Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi．

During my whole life I have received the （24）　　 from many strangers．I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"（25）　　"．I do not even remember what their faces looked like，but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things．

16．A．loved	B．missed	C．called
17．A．clothes	B．coat	C．shoes
18．A．sleeping	B．running	C．walking
19．A．down	B．up	C．on
20．A．get up	B．go out	C．go back
21．A．after	B．before	C．until
22．A．how	B．what	C．when
23．A．dad	B．mum	C．brother
24 A．happiness	B kindness	C sadness
25 A．Thank you	B Never mind	C You're welcome．

The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in． But Zhao Yi， a 14﹣year ﹣old student from Hangzhou，（1）　　 at 7：00 a． m． to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday．In fact，this exercise was part of his（2）　　

    Zhao was not （3）　　． Many schools asked students to （4）　　 during the winter holiday． Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination（ 中考）．

    Because of this，Zhao's school asked students to run on sunny days and exercise indoors（5）　　the weather was bad． Students had to post exercise photos in （6）　　 classes' QQ groups． Students even needed to have daily exercise plans． For example，they had to skip rope for two（7）　　and do three sets of sit﹣ups each day．

    This has been a big challenge for many students，（8）　　it has also helped to make exercise become a bigger part of their daily lives． Huang Zhichang， a 14﹣year﹣old student at the same school as Zhao，used to （9）　　 running． But he is now able to run for half an hour every day．"I didn't exercise a lot in the past． Now it's time to （10）　　 others!"he said．

（1）A． got up	B． went to bed	C． getting up	D． going to bed
（2）A． job	B． entertainment	C． homework	D． housework
（3）A． shy	B． alone	C． interesting	D． exciting
（4）A． exercise	B． read	C． write	D． speak
（5）A． what	B． where	C． if	D． which
（6）A． his	B． your	C． our	D． their
（7）A． seconds	B． minutes	C． hours	D． days
（8）A． but	B． or	C． and	D． so
（9）A． hates	B． hated	C． hating	D． hate
（10）A． catch up with	B． have a rest	C． go to school	D． play basketball

All my teachers and classmates praised my designs for the art festival．They think I have a real（1）　　for painting．（2）　　， I once did not like art lessons because I could not draw very well．

    One day， I（3）　　with some paint as usual in Ms．Brown's art lesson． I mixed the paint（4）　　water． As I took the brush away， I dropped some paint onto the paper．Looking at the mark，I decided（5）　　it． The paint began to run， so I blew（6）　　． The paint ran in all directions and made a very（7）　　picture! I forgot that I was in class until Ms．Brown came by my desk．"That's very good picture， Susan，" said Ms．Brown．She（8）　　me to keep trying and make more wonderful pictures．

    I did make some wonderful pictures later． Since then， I（9）　　 crazy about crayons and paints．I enjoy（10）　　in the colors every time I paint． I love painting!

（1）A． hope	B． gift	C． story	D． life
（2）A． However	B． So	C． Besides	D． Or
（3）A． was sharing	B．was helping	C． was playing	D． was living
（4）A． for	B． about	C． on	D． with
（5）A． to beat	B． to throw	C． to blow	D． to wash
（6）A． harder	B． more softly	C． hardest	D． most softly
（7）A． awful	B． interesting	C． ugly	D． colorful
（8）A． encourages	B． is encouraging	C． will encourage	D． encouraged
（9）A． was	B． get	C． have been	D． got
（10）A．I	B．me	C．my	D．myself

March 22nd is World Water Day．It started in 1993．It not only makes us think about the importance of water，but also calls on （号召） us to （1）　　and protect water．Today，we're facing terrible water problems．Among them，wastewater problem is especially（2）　　．And the subject of World Water Day in 2017 is"wastewater"．

What is wastewater？It is used water．Usually，wastewater comes from homes，（3）　　，hospitals and so on．It is produced by different kinds of activities，including washing the machines，taking showers and using the kitchen．The rain also（4）　　wastewater when it is running down the street during a storm．No matter where it comes from，this kind of water is sure to have（5）　　harmful in it．

（6）　　must we treat （处理）wastewater？Wastewater has a big influence on our life．It causes both illness for us and pollution for the environment．We must care for our environment and our own （7）　　．

How can we treat wastewater？Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment．Wastewater（8）　　homes can be reused．Then there will be（9）　　wastewater．Also，factory wastewater has to be cleaned（10）　　it goes back to nature．

1．A．drink	B．save	C．carry	D．watch
2．A．easy	B．popular	C．small	D．serious
3．A．factories	B．lakes	C．rivers	D．seas
4．A．gets back	B．hands in	C．changes into	D．picks up
5．A．nothing	B．something	C．nobody	D．somebody
6．A．What	B．Who	C．Why	D．How
7．A．work	B．interest	C．health	D．business
8．A．on	B．for	C．with	D．from
9，A．less	B．more	C．better	D．worse
10．A．and	B．whether	C．after	D．before

Lucy and Matt's mum is a doctor． The children and their dad were（1）　　last Monday evening． Mum（2）　　 and said，"I （3）　　 do some more work here at the hospital． Ask Dad（4）　　your dinner．"

    "Oh no!" said Matt．"Dad（5）　　cook!"

    The family （6）　　 some food in the kitchen cupboards． They found some onions， potatoes and（7）　　．" What can we make with these？" asked Matt． "I' m very （8）　　! I think I could eat a horse!"Then Lucy said， "I know! We can make （9）　　． "Matt was not happy． He said， "I don't like soup． I want paste and meatballs!""Sorry， Matt， "Dad said．"We haven't got any paste or meatballs． We （10）　　 have these vegetables to eat for dinner．"

    Lucy and Dad made the soup． Then the（11）　　 of them sat down and started eating． Lucy asked Matt，"So，（12）　　 do you think？""It's fantastic! I （13）　　 it!"Matt answered．

"Can I have （14）　　 bowl of soup， please？ "（15）　　 they all laughed． What an able cook Dad is!

（1）A． at home	B． in a zoo	C． on a farm	D． in a restaurant
（2）A． phoned	B．came	C．arrived	D．left
（3）A． had to	B． have to	C． didn't have to	D． don't have to
（4）A． to eat	B． to buy	C． to make	D． to finish
（5）A． won't	B． mustn't	C． needn't	D．can't
（6）A． look for	B． looked for	C． is looking for	D． have looked
（7）A． apples	B． meat	C． carrots	D． fish
（8）A． tired	B． excited	C．sad	D．hungry
（9）A． soup	B． salad	C．meatballs	D． hamburgers
（10）A． hard	B． only	C． still	D．even
（11）A． two	B． three	C． four	D．five
（12）A． what	B．how	C．why	D． when
（13）A． don 't care about	B． hate	C．love	D． can't stand
（14）A． other	B．the other	C．others	D．another
（15）A． Or	B． But	C． And	D． Because

One place that is very important in my life is my grandmother's house． She

（1）　　in a small village in the south of the country． I go there every summer， to visit my grandmother， （2）　　the city and relax．

The village is just a group of white houses on a hillside with some shops， and it's

（3）　　peaceful．

    One reason why I like it is because it's a beautiful place． My grandmother has a lovely garden and we always sit （4）　　the trees， drinking sweet tea and chatting． It's so pleasant． But the main reason why this place is so important to me is （5）　　． She is so kind to me， and wonderful to talk to．Also， she's a great cook and the meals she prepares are simple （6）　　so fresh and…rich？ No， no，I mean tasty． And she's always giving me eh…What do you call （7）　　？ ﹣small plates of food during the day， so I always return home feeling calm and refreshed…and （8）　　!

    I wouldn't like （9）　　there， though． I prefer living in the city． I'm a city person． I （10）　　live in a small village where everybody knows each other． I'd rather live in a busy， exciting place． But I really love visiting the villages for holiday．

（1）A． lived	B．will live	C．lives	D．was living
（2）A．get up	B．get away from	C．get to	D．get ready for
（3）A． really	B．quietly	C．only	D． hardly
（4）A．in	B． over	C．on	D． under
（5）A．local people	B． my friend	C．my grandmother	D．the teacher
（6）A．or	B．and	C．so	D．but
（7）A． him	B．me	C．them	D．us
（8）A．fat	B．ugly	C． big	D． lazy
（9）A． living	B． to live	C．loving	D． to love
（10）A． don't have to	B． couldn't	C． would	D． should

Last year I（1）　　like my English class at all． The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time． I was （2）　　to answer the teacher's questions （3）　　my poor pronunciation． I just hid behind my textbook and never said （4）　　．

    Then one day I watched an English movie（5）　　Toy Story， I fell in love with it at once． So I began to watch other English movies，（6）　　． I realized I could get the meaning by（7）　　for just the key words． I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning． I also learned some useful sentences like "It's a piece of cake" or "It serves you right"． I didn't understand them at first． But because I wanted to understand the story， I looked them （8）　　in a dictionary． Little by little， I really enjoy my English class． And my English has improved a lot．

（1）A． don't	B． didn't	C． haven't	D． hadn't
（2）A．proud	B． afraid	C． happy	D． excited
（3）A because of	B． because	C． since	D． as
（4）A． anything	B． something	C． nothing	D． everything
（5）A． called	B． call	C． calling	D． calls
（6）A． as well	B． too	C． also	D． neither
（7）A． listen	B． listened	C． listening	D． listens
（8）A． up	B． for	C． at	D． after

Grandmother's Problem

There was once a grandmother living in her grandson's house．The man loved

（31）　　grandmother very much．However，she had some strange habits，so the man thought she needed medical help．Perhaps，he thought，it was time for her to（32）　　the rest of her life in a special hospital．

‘‘I'd like you to examine my grandmother，"he told a doctor，"then let me know（33）　　you

think she needs special care．"

"All right，"the doctor said，"send her to me next Tuesday．"Tuesday came and the old

woman went to see the doctor．She（34）　　in front of him and he asked her lots of questions．She answered them all，and the doctor was（35）　　．

"There's（36）　　with this woman，"he thought．"I don't understand why her grandson has

sent her to me．Perhaps he's the one（37）　　needs special care．"

He decided to ask her one last question．"Why do you think，"he asked her，"your grandson

wants you（38）　　special care？"

"I like hamburgers，"she said．The doctor laughed．"I like hamburgers，too!"

"You（39）　？"the old woman said，"I'm so glad．Then you must come to my house and

have a hamburger（40）　　me．I've got boxes and boxes of them in my bedroom．"

31．A．her	B．she	C．he	D．his
32．A．spend	B．cost	C．took	D．paid
33．A．because	B．if	C．so	D．or
34．A．sat	B．sang	C．danced	D．ate
35．A．excited	B．surprised	C．bored	D．pleased
36．A．something wrong	B．wrong something	C．nothing wrong	D．wrong nothing
37．A．who	B．which	C．whose	D．/
38．A．having	B．have	C．had	D．to have
39．A．did	B．will	C．do	D．are
40．A．without	B．to	C．with	D．behind．

Mothers should be respected．My mother is a kind and gentle woman．She is very busy from morning till night．As a（49）　　，she works hard．As a mother，she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort．

She teaches math at a middle school．She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home（50）　　late in the afternoon．She loves her students and cares for them．She is respected by（51）　　her students and colleagues．She has been chosen or elected （选举） as a model teacher several times．As soon as she comes back from school，she sets about（52）　　housework and preparing nice dishes for us．Although she is busy and older for her age．she looks as cheerful and happy as ever．

Often she（53）　　to us，"Work while you work．and play while you play．That is the way to happiness．If you do not work，you（54）　　lazy and are of no use to society．"What a good piece of advice it is!My mother is great indeed，and I always feel（55）　　of her．

49．A．teacher	B．worker	C．doctor	D．driver
50．A，on	B．at	C．for	D．until
51．A．either	B．neither	C．both	D．none
52．A．to do	B．doing	C．do	D．does
53．A．tells	B．speaks	C．says	D．talks
54．A．become	B．will become	C．became	D．becoming
55．A．proud	B．bored	C．satisfied	D．tired．

Some people still live in their hometown．（41）　　，others may only see it once or twice a year．Nowadays，millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the（42）　　．Among these is Zhou Wei，a（43）　　husband and father．He has lived in Wenzhou for the last l3 years．

He used to return home（44）　　once a year，but hasn't been back for almost three years now

because of the hard job in a crayon factory．"It's a shame，but I don't have the time．"he says．

Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest（45）　　their hometowns have charged．Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have（46）　　．In my places the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help．But some things will never（47）　　．In my hometown，there was a big old tree opposite the school，It is still there and has become quite a（48）　　of the place．

41．A．But	B．So	C．Therefore	D．However
42．A．countries	B．hometowns	C．cities	D．farms
43．A.46﹣year old	B.46﹣years﹣old	C.46 years old	D.46﹣year﹣old
44．A．at least	B．at last	C．at the most	D．at first
45．A．because	B．since	C．how	D．while
46．A．appeared	B．built	C．found	D．lost
47．A．begin	B．change	C．stay the same	D．happen
48．A．school	B．symbol	C．hospital	D．road．

From Hobby to Job

    Yesterday at the Minnesota Fashion Week， the 15﹣year﹣old designer（设计者）Rachel amazed the fashion world when she showed her clothes for the first time． （1）　　 agreed that they looked fantastic．

    Rachel taught herself to make clothes when she was just 7．"I didn't like my own clothes and wanted to（2）　　，so I usually added things﹣like pockets or ties．My Mom used to get a bit（3）　　about all the scissors and pins lying around，" laughed Rachel．Then one year，she decided to have a summer （4）　　 at a fashion and design school，where she learned many skills from her teacher Joan．When Rachel was 12， Joan invited a few teenagers to （5）　　 her at the famous Toronto Fashion Week． "I loved it，" said Rachel． "It was just （6）　　 and I knew that I wanted to be there． "

    At the Minnesota Fashion Week， Rachel looked （7）　　 beautiful in her smart jacket with a decoration（装饰）of a small blue butterfly on it． People at the event were （8）　　 her skill and designs． "I did all my work on the clothes after dinner， （9）　　 I always had a busy timetable at school and much homework as well． But it was worth it． " Rachel felt proud．

    Rachel sold all of her works and the （10）　 went to a local children's hospital． "I know that the hospital needs it to make the children's stay as comfortable as possible，" she said．

（1）A． Someone	B． Everyone	C． No one
（2）A． take notes	B． do researches	C． make changes
（3）A． worried	B． excited	C． disappointed
（4）A． course	B． vacation	C． sport
（5）A． satisfy	B． join	C． direct
（6）A． simple	B． strange	C． amazing
（7）A． especially	B． probably	C． normally
（8）A． improving	B． admiring	C． developing
（9）A． as	B． when	C． unless
（10）A． jacket	B． decoration	C． money

My best friend Ally and I spare a few hours of our time every week as volunteers for BuddyBall．It's a （1）　　 that helps disabled kids do sports and make new friends．

    So what does a buddy（伙伴）do？ （2）　　，I am a buddy for an eleven﹣year﹣old boy Tom．He is in a wheelchair and is a good basketball player，but just like any kid，it upsets him （3）　　 he misses a shot or makes a bad pass．He starts to cry and doesn't want to play．Sometimes he even wants to （4）　　．So，as his buddy，I encourage him．Now we're working on our basketball skills together．It's great to see how he has （5）　　 and he doesn't get upset so easily．

Ally is a buddy for Clara，a kid with very few language skills．She is also a bit

（6）　　 She likes running away．Ally has learned how to work with Clara and to get her to join in the （7）　　．Now she loves baseball and has more friends．Next week she's playing in a team．Her parents are （8）　　 happy about BuddyBall and they say that Clara is more confident（自信的）and （9）　　 after her BuddyBall sessions．

    BuddyBall is a great chance for everyone!Differences （10）　　 and we realize that were all just kids loving sports．I love doing BuddyBall because I know I'm doing something Meaningful!

（1）A．decision	B．subject	C．program
（2）A．In the end	B．On the way	C．At the moment
（3）A．when	B．until	C．before
（4）A．keep on	B．get down	C．give up
（5）A．dreamed	B．improved	C．prepared
（6）A．wild	B．friendly	C．easy﹣going
（7）A．games	B．discussions	C．lessons
（8）A．hardly	B．truly	C．possibly
（9）A．careful	B．sociable	C．creative
（10）A．increase	B．remain	C．disappear

Ewan Drum has always liked superheroes． He admires how they help people． At the age of seven， he told his parents， "I want to （1）　　like a superhero and help the homeless．" A few months later， Ewan's family planned a day of （2）　　． Wearing his red superhero costume， Ewan（3）　　helped pass out 70 bag lunches to hungry people in a park in Detroit， Michigan． That's（4）　　Super Ewan was born．

    Word spread about Ewan' s good deeds（事迹）． People donated（捐赠） money and something else， and Ewan handed them out to those in need． When（5）　　donated bottles of water， Ewan and his family held a drive to get even more． They （6）　　the water to Flint， Michigan， a city that had unsafe drinking water． Another time， a business donated six turkeys for Thanksgiving． （7）　　his parents' help， Ewan used social media（媒体）to ask for more turkeys， plus side dishes． In the end， he says， "we handed out 64 turkey dinners to （8）　　all around Detroit．"

    Ewan has a motto： Everyone can be a superhero to someone． At an event called the Hero Round Table， Ewan told the listeners， "It's not（9）　　to help people． You can keep some socks and snacks in your car to help people in need． Every（10）　　thing helps and can make someone feel happy．"

（1）A． get up	B． dress up	C． look up
（2）A． giving	B． playing	C． showing
（3）A． safely	B． seriously	C． happily
（4）A． what	B． why	C． how
（5）A． someone	B． everyone	C． no one
（6）A． sold	B． took	C． lent
（7）A． From	B． With	C． In
（8）A． heroes	B． listeners	C． families
（9）A． difficult	B． possible	C． necessary
（10）A． private	B． little	C． interesting

Ewan Drum has always liked superheroes． He admires how they help people． At the age of seven， he told his parents， "I want to （1）　　like a superhero and help the homeless．" A few months later， Ewan's family planned a day of （2）　　． Wearing his red superhero costume， Ewan（3）　　helped pass out 70 bag lunches to hungry people in a park in Detroit， Michigan． That's（4）　　Super Ewan was born．

    Word spread about Ewan' s good deeds（事迹）． People donated（捐赠） money and something else， and Ewan handed them out to those in need． When（5）　　donated bottles of water， Ewan and his family held a drive to get even more． They （6）　　the water to Flint， Michigan， a city that had unsafe drinking water． Another time， a business donated six turkeys for Thanksgiving． （7）　　his parents' help， Ewan used social media（媒体）to ask for more turkeys， plus side dishes． In the end， he says， "we handed out 64 turkey dinners to （8）　　all around Detroit．"

    Ewan has a motto： Everyone can be a superhero to someone． At an event called the Hero Round Table， Ewan told the listeners， "It's not（9）　　to help people． You can keep some socks and snacks in your car to help people in need． Every（10）　　thing helps and can make someone feel happy．"

（1）A． get up	B． dress up	C． look up
（2）A． giving	B． playing	C． showing
（3）A． safely	B． seriously	C． happily
（4）A． what	B． why	C． how
（5）A． someone	B． everyone	C． no one
（6）A． sold	B． took	C． lent
（7）A． From	B． With	C． In
（8）A． heroes	B． listeners	C． families
（9）A． difficult	B． possible	C． necessary
（10）A． private	B． little	C． interesting