初中英语语法填空试题

In 1990．when I （50）　　 （be） nine years old．I wanted very much to find （51）　_　 pen friend．I found Ashley's address in a magazine，and decided （52）　　 （write） to her．

I sent off my letter with a little hope．Very quickly．I received her letter．（53）　　my surprise．Ashley was only one month （54）　　 （old） than me．I learned some new expressions from her.1 （55）　　 （real） liked this new friend．

Letter after letter，year after year，Ashley and I continued to write to one another．A letter would be received and I'd write back right away．We would send each other birthday and Christmas （56）　　 （gift）．

Eight years later，my parents decided it was time （57）　　 me to meet this friend．They drove me down to Mississippi for a few days．We （58）　　 （have） a fun time together．We did the things that teenage girls love to do．

Twenty﹣five years after the （59）　　 （one） letter．Ashley and I still have an amazing friendship．Although we don't write letters now．we communicate through mobile phones and the Internet．

He 　　（play） computer games when suddenly there was a big noise outside．

It's　　 to talk with your mouth full．（polite）

Tom's grandmother 　　 for nearly ten years．（die）

The five boys attended a birthday party last Sunday and they enjoyed　　（they）very much．

The number of pandas is getting smaller and smaller．We should take action to protect

　　 animals．（danger）

It was our school's yearly dancing show． I（1）　　（be） excited that I was chosen by the teacher this time although I didn't have any experience of dancing for a show． I would dance in front of all the students and （2）　　（teacher）． It made me very proud．

    However， I was a bit sad （3）　　my father had no time to watch me dance． He（4）　　（invite） to have a business meeting． I knew that my father would surely come to my show if he could． （5）　　（lucky）， my mother and my elder sister were still coming to watch my show．

（6）　　the beginning of the day， I was very nervous． After changing into the dress and getting my makeup done， I felt （7）　　（relax）． Then I went on to the stage bravely． I was very glad to see my mother and sister sitting in （8）　　second row．

    Just before the lights turned dark， I saw my father rush into the hall and take the seat beside my mother． （9）　　a pleasant surprise it was! The sight of my father made （10）　　（I） smile． I began dancing confidently． Soon after the show， my family came backstage to congratulate me． I was so happy and lucky to have my family's support．

Malala Yousafzai，19，is a Pakistani youth activist．She is the （1）　　（young）person in the world ever to be named United Nations（U．N．）Messenger（信使） of Peace．The United Nations is （2）　　international organization，which is meant to encourage         （3）　　（country）to work together on different opinions without the use of war．Yousafzai has （4）　　（glad） accepted the role of working for girls' education．Usually，a messenger （5）　　（stay） in the position（职位）for three years．"If （6）　　want to see your future bright，you have to start working now and not wait （7）　　 anyone else，"she said at the acceptance meeting in New York．In 2012，Yousafzai was nearly killed by the Taliban because she worked hard （8）　　（get） the same education for young girls in Pakistan．But later her condition improved．（9）　　a brave girl! Since then Yousafzai （10）　　（become） a symbol for peace and girls' right to receive an education．

Justin is a 16﹣year﹣old boy．He is thinking about how （1）　　（spend） his money during winter vacation．He （2）　　（save） up about 300 dollars already．He plans to buy （3）　　computer with his money but he also wants to go skating with his friends．He can't do both （4）　　he doesn't have enough money．What should Justin do？

    We are often in these kinds of situations．You want to see a concert （5）　　Saturday，but it is also your mother's birthday and you do not want to let（6）　　（she） down．In this case，you don't have enough time to go to both （7）　　（place）．You must make a decision．You must think about（8）　　should be done first．You must consider the following questions（9）　　（serious）．

    •Which is more important？

    •Which decision needs my attention more？

    •Which choice would satisfy me more？

     After you've answered these questions，it may be much （10）　　（easy） for you to decide what to do．So the next time you must make a decision，remember to prioritize（优先考虑）．

I was feeling a little sad because my mother had lost her job．One day，while I （81）　　 （walk） on the street，I heard that a beautiful piece piano music （82）　　（play） above the noise of the people．I walked more slowly （83）　　（find） out where it was coming from．Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano．

She was singing songs about love，believing yourself and keeping on 84　　（try）．The way she was singing made me （85）　　（relax）．I stood there quietly，watching her playing on such a crowded New York square．I thought that she must be brave enough to perform in front of so many people．

She noticed me．I walked over and （86）　　（tell） her how good her music sounded．"Thank you．"she said．"I have been going through a hard time recently，but you've made me hopeful again．"I said to her．

"I'm glad that I could help，"she replied，"Why are you so sad？"

"Well，my mom （87）　　（lose） her job，and I'm not sure what to do …"

"Did you noticed the way you were walking？Your head was down．"she said．"（88）　　（not be） upset，because opportunity comes in different ways and if your head is down，you might not see it．You （89）　　（smile） more…lift your head up．"

I looked at her，amazed at how she was encouraging me．"Why （90）　　 you　　（play） the piano here？"I asked her with a smile．

She explained that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer them up by playing music．

I smiled a little wilder，realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on．

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    An old man went to India． When he got there， he saw some fruit for sale， but most of it was very

cheap． The （1）　　（cheap） thing was a basket of red fruit．

    "How much per kilo？ " the old man （2）　　（ask）．

    " Two rupees（卢比），" the shopkeeper answered．Two rupees in India is almost nothing，（3）　　the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it．

    However， as soon as he started eating， his mouth began （4）　　（burn）， his eyes began to water，and his whole face became as red （5）　　 the fruit． As he coughed and struggled to breathe， he jumped up and（6）　　， screaming："Ah! Ah! Ah!"

    And yet he continued to eat the fruit． Some people who were looking at him shook their（7）　　（head）and said， "You are crazy! Those are chili peppers（辣椒）! You can′t just eat them by the handful！"

    The old man said to （8）　　（he）， "I paid for them， so I must eat them．"

    This old man seemed pretty stupid． But are we so much smarter？ All of us have （9）　　（spend） money and time on something﹣ maybe a relationship， or a business， or a job﹣ and sometimes， even if

we know there's no hope that things will change， we still continue with it．

    What we can learn （10）　　 the old man is this： if you've lost a lot over something that doesn't work，let it go and move on． It's better than continuing to lose．

Do you play Ant Forest？ It is （1）　　online game on Alipay （支付宝）． Players （2）　　（collect） "energy" by doing something environmentally﹣friendly． They can grow and water （3）　　（they） own "trees" with the "energy"． （4）　　 the "trees" are big enough， Alipay with some other companies will plant real trees in the desert （沙漠）area of China． Every year millions of trees （5）　　（plant） in this way．

    This is part of China's tree﹣planting program． It hopes （6）　　 （stop） the desert from becoming larger． Since 1978， China has planted over 66 billion trees （7）　　 the north． It is known as "the Great Green Wall"．For example，Saihanba in Hebei Province was once a desert， （8）　　 now it has become the biggest man﹣made forest in China．

    "China is making the world much （9）　　 （green） than before． It sets a good example and has many （10）　　（lesson） to share with the world，'' said the United Nations Environment Program．

Recently， a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question： What should China be proud of？ It was（1）　　（wide） spread online．

    Emma is from Canada． She came to China four years ago． Now she is （2）　　University student in Ningbo． The following is China in her eyes．

    "（3）　　（find） a job in China can be really simple． There are more job （4）　　（chance） here than any other country in the world．"

     "Its public security is great． I（5）　　（travel） many countries so far， and I think China is really safe．"

     "About 400million Chinese are studying English． China has become the country （6）　　．has the greatest number of English speakers in non﹣ English speaking countries．"

     "The speed of Chinese trains is high． On my （7）　　（three） visit to my friend in Beijing． I took a train there． From Ningbo（8）　　Beijing． The train runs 1，365kilometers for only seven hours．"

     "I think there （9）　　（be） many more things China should be proud of． I believe China must be much （10）　　（good） than other countries．"

To my surprise， my uncle got his driving licence in his　　 （fifty）．

Young people working at Shanghai Disneyland are getting　　（busy）as more tourists visit the park．