初中英语词语运用与语法试题

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Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. We have been in Australia for a few days. I kept a d_____ every day when we were there. Now let me tell you some details about the travel according to the diaries.
On the first day, we visited the Sydney Opera House which is like a s     boat with water on three sides. Then we had lunch in an Australian family. After lunch, we lay in the sun on the beach. The sunshine was very bright. There were some boys playing cricket and rugby with their friends or r    . Some people were doing water sports, such as swimming, s____ and so on.
The next day, we went to a small town. After a short drive, we found ourselves in the middle of white s      . Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. To my surprise, the sheep farmer wear a special hat to keep flies a___. There are also special animals in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas.
The third day we went to another place of interest, Ayers Rock in c___ Australia. It has a h____ of 348 metres. It was a m__ place because it changed its colour at different time of a day.
The most interesting thing is that we went to camel riding. My camel kept lying down so I was left far b      others.
We are looking forward to going there again.

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The pig that dares to dream
The best-loved pig in Hong Kong is called McDull. His mom makes a wish that he will look like Chow Yun-fat or Tony Leung, two movie heartthrobs, but he is distinguished (区分) only by a birthmark around his right eye.
The cartoon piglet is not smart, either. Everything he tries, he f_______. He wants to be an Olympic champion of qiangbaoshan, but the sport doesn’t really exist, of course. He d_________ of going to the Maldives (马尔代夫), but ends up on a one-day tour of a Hong Kong landmark i__________.
However, the slow, dumb(木讷) pig has won over Hong Kong people, often stereotyped(塑造) as eager to quick success. So far, there are five McDull movies s _______ in both the mainland and Hong Kong.
The popularity of McDull sometimes makes his creator Alice Mak confused. “Maybe people see themselves and their friends in McDull," she says. Like McDull, Mak moves and speaks slowly. She describes herself a______ a simple person, who does not try to draw too much meaning from the McDull stories. As a Christian, she has some simple beliefs, such as God creates h_________ because he loves them and wants them to be happy.
"McDull reminds people they u_______ to be as simple and happy as him," Mak says. "If there is a theme in all the McDull movies, it is about how a simple person keeps his or her simplicity in a complicated(复杂) world."
In one of the McDull movies, he talks to the audience: "I suddenly realize that there is s______ you just cannot have. No noodles, no Maldives, no golden medal, no treasure ... it turns out that being stupid is not funny, it could mean failure. Disappointment is not funny, fat is not funny, fat does not even mean you have more strength. When I grow up, when I face the tough world that is not f_______, what should I do?"
"W________ he has been doing in the movies is to find new dreams. Most of them keep failing him, but he always starts again with a new one," Mak says. "Maybe that`s why both children and adults find him adorable (可爱的)."

Bob is from America but now he l____ in Australia.
We must keep q____ in the library.
He usually r____ his black bike to school from Monday to Friday.
We are n ___ here. We need to find a guide向导 to help us.
Some c______ are having lunch.

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Do you want to be the best student in your class? Be the envy of all of your friends in school and be the p    of your teachers and parents !
First, a best student must study hard. This is the primary task of a student. Remember, if you don’t do anything, you will be nothing. Ask questions in class if you do not understand something. In addition, try to enjoy all the s    you learn at school and work hard on them. It seems that hard-working students can have success more e   .
Second, good study habits are very useful. For example, when you prepare for a test, make sthat you have all of the proper materials including books, pencils, paper, calculators, etc. Underline the words that you do not understand. And try marking some of the themes mentioned in the book. Then, come up w      study questions and try to answer them. You’d better stop to take a r    every hour to refresh your memory.
Don’t forget to try asking your parents for h _. They have personal learning experiences and can help you with your studies in many ways. Usually, the students who ask their parents for help can do b    in class than those don’t.
Lastly, remember to never give up. You are already on your way in becoming the best student! The t______ is that it doesn’t matter to fail if you pick yourself up and try even harder. A     a lot of the famous people were all once failures, they never lost heart and managed to climb to the top and succeed.

eat,  around ,  be , of , difficult, have, different , probable,  gift,  but, and,  other,

Have you ever been to Disneyland? For most of the kids       the world, this amusement park is a fantastic place for them     fun. When we     young, we all have heard    Mickey Mouse, Sleeping beauty, Snow White and many Disney characters. Some of us       have seen them in cartoons. Actually, you can go to see them all in a theme park. Now, there are four       Disneyland amusement parks all over the world. Two are in the United States, one is in Tokyo, and the        is in France. There are not only some amusement attractions there ,       also many specials with Disney characters. In Disneyland, you can have a lot of fun watching Disney movies,    in Disney restaurants, and buying Disney       .

Nowadays we often work as a team.But leading a group of people can be difficult.People want team leaders they can trust.Would you like to be a good leader？Here's some（1） 　    　for you.

Ask to know your team

Learn about each person on your team.You can't be a successful leader（2） 　    　you know your team.Be a "learner" instead of a "knower" as you don't have all of the answers.Try to get close to them by（3） 　 　questions.For example，as you pass someone，you can ask，"Hi!Do you enjoy doing these projects？" or "Do you have any ideas about how to do it better？"

Talk to your team

Be as active as you can when you stay with your team.It's a good practice to talk

（4） 　 　with everyone on your team.Tell them what you're thinking about and what new projects you're considering，The more you talk to them，the more comfortable they will feel when they give you their opinions.

（5） 　 　to your team

Let your team feel you're a good listener.Whenever they have problems at work or at home，listen to what they want to say.Be patient and（6）    　trying to interrupt（打断）them.Make your team feel they can talk to you.

Care about your team

Show your team you care about them as （7） 　 　 are friends.People will work harder for their leaders if they feel they are really cared about.If someone comes to you（8） 　 　 a problem，always be ready to help.That will make your team trust and respect you more.

Ten﹣year﹣old Orion Jean has always known that kindness is important.He often practiced it by volunteering with his family.（1） 　    　，after entering the National Kindness Speech Contest，he became more active in it.Now he works to spread kindness everywhere through projects which help others.He calls（2）     （he） action the Race to Kindness.

After（3） 　 　teacher told him about the contest.Orion had only 24 hours to write，memorize（4） 　    　record his speech.In it，he talked（5） 　    　the importance of kindness. "Kindness is like spreading hugs around the world to those who need it. "Orion said.He encourages（6） 　 　（listener） to join him in "the race of kindness" by doing small，kind acts for others.Orion's speech won the contest.He used his ＄500 prize（7） 　 　（collect） 619 toys for a local children's hospital.After that，Orion wanted to make an even（8） 　 　（big）influence in charity he packed meal boxes for people in need including a kind message for each receiver.

Orion says， "If someone is treated（9） 　 　 （kind） it can make their day brighter and encourage that person to be kind to somebody else.And then it just（10） 　    　 （grow） and makes the world a better place. "

Susan was tired of having her three children talk back to her.One day，she climbed into her kids' tree house.It was（1） 　 　good place，she thought，for a mother to go on strike（罢工）.She was tired of（2） 　 　（drive） them everywhere without thanks and doing more than her share of the work around the house.Until（3） 　 　（thing） changed，Susan decided to stay up in the tree.

Susan's strike got her kids' attention，（4） 　 　course.But that was not all that happened.Word of the fed﹣up mother spread.Before long，a camera crew from television's Today Show came into their yard.Now people all across America were going to find（5） 　 　who drove the kids' mother up a tree.

As the cameras worked，the three kids stood with their father near the tree house.Kate，the Today Show host，had a question for（6） 　 　（they）. "What do you think about your mom on strike in that tree house？" she asked.

"I am kind of embarrassed， " said Misty.

"I'm really shocked， "said Joseph. "I did not think it would go this far.My mom is much（7） 　 　（crazy） than we thought. "

Rachel added， "I think mom is so strange（8） 　 　I can hardly believe it. "

But Susan had made her point.If the kids（9） 　 　 （want） her back，they should know what to do.When the TV crew left，the kids went into their house（10） 　 　 （quick）and got busy.Not long after that Susan climbed down from the tree and went back to being a mom.

All around the world，families celebrate special days together.Traditions for these days（1）　    　（be）very different.Some of them may surprise you.

    Families in most countries have a special day to celebrate mothers.In Serbia,this day is on（2）　 　 second Sunday before Christmas.On that day，children sneak（溜）into their（3）　   　（mother）bedroom and tie her feet with ribbon（丝带）so that she can't get out of bed.Then they shout， "Mother's Day，Mother's Day!What will you pay（4）　 　 （get） away？" Then the mother gives（5）　 　（they）small treats and presents as payment so that the kids "free" her.

    In China，they say that（6）　 　 （baby）are one year old when they are born.After that，all children celebrate their birthday on New Year's Day because that's when they grow a year

（7）　 （old）.Actual birthdays are（8）　 　 （usual）celebrated with a big family meal.The tradition is that the "birthday boy" or "birthday girl" should fill their mouth with as many long noodles（9）   　 they can and then eat them.This is because in Chinese culture，long noodles are a symbol（10）　   　 long life.

The smell of popcorn was in the air.I could hear kids laughing and shouting.People were everywhere!

My family and I walked around the amusement park，getting snacks and going on rides.I loved almost all types of rides.The （1）o 　 　rides that I didn't like were rides that turn you upside﹣down.But my elder sister，Laura，loved them.When we finally were near a ride that went upside﹣down，she started asking me to go with her.I told her I didn't like those rides，but she kept asking （2）b 　 　she really didn't want to go alone.I was feeling sympathy （同情）for her，so I stalled thinking that maybe I （3）s 　 　go with her，even though I really don't like to go upside﹣down.I turned to my parents for （4）h 　 　.

" Matt，you are allowed to stand up for yourself.If something makes you feel really uncomfortable，you can tell people （5）n 　 　.It's OK to tell Laura that you love her， （6）b 　 　that you can't go with her because going upside﹣down makes you uncomfortable.Be strong but kind when you tell her，so that she will （7）k 　 　you're serious. " Mom said.

"I don't want to make Laura mad or sad，" I replied to Mom， "and I don't want her to think I'm being mean. "

"There's a （8）d 　 　between being aggressive （有攻击性的）and being assertive（坚决主张的）.Saying 'no' doesn't mean you are willing to hurt her feelings.You're just listening to your own feelings to make sure you stay safe. " Mom answered. "The

（9）s 　 　goes for Laura.If you ask her to arm wrestle （角力）and she doesn't feel comfortable，she's allowed to say 'no'，too.We are all allowed to stand up for ourselves. "

"Thanks，Mom."I said.I told Laura that I love her and like to do things with her，but that the upside﹣down rides make me uncomfortable because they scare me.She was sad，but went on the ride by（10）h 　 　 and was really happy when it was over.We had a great rest of the day at the amusement park!

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It is winter. At 7 a.m., it’s still d_____. There is a frost(霜冻) and Fred is blue with cold. He wears a thin coat and pants, but has no socks.
Fride rides his old bike along Smith Street. He throws a newspaper on the path of each house. The last newspaper is for old Mrs Grant. As she is too sick to p______ it up, he has to take it to the door. But Mrs Grant has a dog, it always jumps out and bites him on the leg.
Mrs Grant comes to the door.
“Hello,Fred. I have something for you,”she says with a s______.
“What is it?” Fred thinks.
“I made this for you,”says Mrs Grant, “It willk_____ you warm on the way. Try it on and see if it fits.”
Mrs Grant holds out a sweater made by herself. It’s thick and warm, and it is green. It’s Fred’s favourite colour! He puts the sweater on very h________.
“Thanks, Mrs Grant. It’s great. See you tomorrow,”he says, and rides home.

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reach  careful  choose  necessary  both  difference wonderful  health  one  our

It's good for our _____________ to have some vegetables every day.
Mrs. Smith likes wearing _____________ comfortable and beautiful clothes.
Their school  is  different from _____________.
Fred doesn't work as _____________as his brother.
Both of the jackets look nice on me. I can't decide which one to _____________.
My father _____________the factory at 8:00 on weekdays.
There are a few _____________between the two pictures.
It's _____________ to give them clean water if you want them to be healthy.
He goes to see his dentist at least _____________ a month.
This TV play is very _____________, I'd like to see it again.

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be  drink   more   grow   five   year  world   young   sell   century

Coffee is one of the most popular     in the world. Like tea, it is said to have healthy benefits. It can help wake us up and keep up going. Coffee drinking, however, is much     than tea drinking.
Legend (as written in the 17^th century) tells a story which happened in the 9^th    . A person named Kaldi found that animals and people could become more active after eating coffee berries. Slowly, more and      people began to learn about the coffee bean. So more coffee plants were needed and grown. Today Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Its neighbor Colombia     the third largest producer. The second largest producer is Vietnam. The fourth and    largest producers are Indonesia and India. Coffee plants are grown in 70 countries around the     which produce 8 million tons of coffee each    .
Almost 25 million people make a living by      coffee plants. Every year 500 billion cups of coffee are      around the world. That is about 80 cups a year per human being! Coffee is truly a worldwide drink.

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There are many books on those        (书架).
If you drive too fast, you’ll get a ticket for      (超速)
It’s too      (吵闹) on the playground.
The      (孩子) are swimming over there.
We have a        (多姿多彩的) life in the community.
What should he do before he     (穿过) the road?
He has an a       and hurts his leg.
Mom is reading in the l     .
Come here and sit n     to me.
How many l        do they have every day?

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A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos. The monkeys, however, were very c      and every kind of trap(计谋) that he set failed.
A young boy watched the man’s efforts and then took a pot with a narrow(狭窄的) neck. He placed a few peanuts around the pot and put lots of peanuts i       it. He then tied the pot to a tree and he told the man, “We should have a m        in a few hours.”
Some monkeys soon discovered the peanuts and the pot. One put his hand into the pot e   and got a handful of peanuts, but he couldn’t p     his hand with peanuts out of the narrow opening of the pot. The monkey was a     and began to cry. Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand.
The boy and the man heard the noise. As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag, the monkeys all ran away e    the one with its hand in the pot. The boy packed the monkey and the pot into the bag. The man was s     and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap. “Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so h    to get it out?”
The boy laughed and said, “The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanuts in the pot, but he just wasn’t w    to let go. They never are.