初中英语语法填空试题

A better town for teenagers

    I believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers．

    First of all， I think more bike lanes should（1）　　（build）． A lot of teenagers in my town bike everywhere， （2）　　it's very dangerous because there is a lot of traffic． If there are more bike lanes in the future， it will be much （3）　　（safe） for us．

    （4）　　（two）， I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to． （5）　　my opinion， teenagers won't cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to． So we need more（6）　　（club） and other places where we can meet．

    Thirdly， teenagers here need more sports facilities． There （7）　　（be） places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball， but what about other sports，（8）　　skating and rollerblading？

    Finally， I'm sure we'll make the town better（9）　　we don't drop litter． If we all do something（10）　　（help） now， our town will be much better for everyone in the future．

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？

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．

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

Molly studies　　than her best friend Mary． （ hard ）

It was a terrible day for Mr and Mrs Lin． The old couple was on holiday at a mountain resort．They were taking a walk in the early afternoon， when suddenly the ground started to shake．In just two minutes， everything （1）　　 （change） completely! They were in the middle of a very strong earthquake!

    （2）　　 Lins tried to find some other people first． One by one， they found 23 other people． Many were tourists， young and old． Soon it was dark and it started to rain（3）　　 （heavy）． Some cried and some lost hope．

    At that moment， Mr． Lin decided to take the lead． He called for everyone's attention and said， "The roads are too dangerous． We can't go down the mountain （4）　　 tomorrow． We must stay here tonight．"Then Mr． Lin and a few young men went back to the ruins（废墟） （5）　　 （look） for food and blankets． They found some， but not enough for everyone． The young people gave（6）　　 （their） to the old．

    After that， Mr． Lin divided the people into five groups． Each group had a leader． He also collected all the mobile phones and made sure each group had one． The mobile phones（7）　　（use） as flashlights． Every 30 minutes， the group （8）　　（leader） flashed their mobile phones， and the light in the dark rainy night made everyone feel safe．

    Early the next morning， the groups started to go down the mountain． It was a difficult journey， （9）　　 the group members encouraged and supported each other．

    After twelve （10）　　（hours） walking， they finally got out safely． By then， it was 30 hours after the earthquake． Everyone was tired but they felt lucky because they were part of a special team． This special team gave them hope for life．