南京求真中学八年级英语上册期末完形填空汇编

南京求真中学八年级英语上册期末完形填空汇编
一、八年级英语上册完形填空专项训练
1．完形填空
It was a Sunday afternoon.It was very 1 and nobody was glad to stay at home.Mike decided 2 and swim in the river.His brother,Little Jim,wanted to go with him.“ 3 him with you,Mike,”said their father.
They both arrived 4 the river soon.A lot of people were 5 in it.Mike told Jim to play on the bank（岸）,and then he jumped into the water.About an hour later（以后）,Mike swam to the bank 6 a fish in his hands.Jim was very 7 .He found a bottle and put the fish in it.
That evening Little Jim did 8 except（除了）watching the fish.Suddenly（突然）, Mike heard Jim 9 in the room.He ran to him and asked,“What is wrong with you,Jim?”
“The fish has died,”Jim said in tears（眼泪）.“I thought it was 10 .So I brought it out of the bottle and put it on the chair.I only wanted it to have a rest.”
1. A. warm B. hot C. cool D. cold
2. A. go B. to go C. went D. going
3. A. Carry B. Bring C. Take D. Catch
4. A. at B. in C. to D. on
5. A. washing B. playing C. resting D. swimming
6. A. catch B. carry C. bring D. with
7. A. happy B. unhappy C. angry D. sorry
8. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
9. A. singing B. crying C. shouting D. laughing
10. A. hungry B. free C. tired D. busy
2．通读下面短文，从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项填入空格内，使短文通顺、连贯。

Leo was a small fast boy. He often saw the other 1 play tennis in the park. And he wanted to learn to play tennis from them, but they wouldn't like to. They thought it would 2 too long to teach him.
Leo felt 3 . One day, Leo decided to borrow（借）a tennis racket and a tennis ball from the park manager（经理）, Ben. Ben said to Leo, "It's going to be 4 to play tennis by yourself.
Let me help you learn." "Wow, that would be great!" said Leo happily.
That afternoon, Leo learned 5 to play tennis from Ben. Johnny, Joe and Roger watched and 6 that Leo was learning the game, and he was really good 7 it. Johnny wanted
to have a match with Leo. He thought he would surely win（获胜）the match.
The next day, Johnny and Leo had their big match. The other boys were all shouting for Johnny.
Leo was a little worried 8 he told himself he could do it. He tried to play as Ben taught
him.
In the end, Leo won.
After that day, many boys wanted to play tennis with Leo. But Leo didn't really want to play with 9 . Leo felt they weren't true friends.
Leo 10 forgot Ben and how nice he was to him. They still get together to play tennis.
1. A. people B. men C. boys D. girls
2. A. take B. spend C. use D. keep
3. A. bored B. unhappy C. sorry D. afraid
4. A. hard B. easy C. relaxing D. different
5. A. when B. how C. what D. where
6. A. looked for B. spoken out C. found out D. helped out
7. A. for B. with C. to D. at
8. A. or B. but C. and D. so
9. A. me B. her C. him D. them
10. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. often
3．阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Like many other young people, I'm interested in taking a trip. Every year my parents take me to
1 places on vacation. But the trip to Dalian was my
2 one.
I remember I was ten years old that summer. I 3 a fast train to Dalian with my mother. When we got there, the first thing was to see the sea. Before I was there, I 4 saw the sea.
It was really great. There was so much blue 5 that you couldn't see the end.
On the soft 6 , I took off（脱下）my shoes, running and jumping. Sea waves（浪）and sea wind kept 7 to the beach. They seemed to be telling me some great stories. 8 walking on the beach, I picked a lot of shells（贝壳）.They were really 9 .
Later, I sat on the beach and then I got into the water. The water kept making me up and 10 like a swing. Just at that time, I saw a yacht（快艇）running on the water. I wanted to try
to sit on it, but I was kind of 11 . Then my mother said to me," Dear, just go for it and try
to be 12 ." As a result, I 13 the yacht. Soon it started to run quickly and I felt like I was flying. It was exciting!
I really 14 that vacation. It taught me a lot and I had a lot of 15 with it. I'll never forget this trip.
1. A. same B. sunny C. noisy D. different
2. A. busy B. favorite C. useful D. difficult
3. A. sold B. had C. took D. found
4. A. always B. usually C. often D. never
5. A. sky B. water C. music D. fish
6. A. sofa B. bed C. train D. beach
7. A. walking B. touching C. moving D. waiting
8. A. Before B. If C. Although D. When
9. A. funny B. terrible C. expensive D. wonderful
10. A. down B. below C. under D. into
11. A. bored B. tired C. glad D. afraid
12. A. you B. me C. myself D. yourself
13. A. got on B. brought out C. put up D. looked for
14. A. wanted B. dreamed C. enjoyed D. crossed
15. A. money B. fun C. tickets D. prize
4．完形填空
We all know that "Practice makes perfect （熟能生巧）" is a very popular saying both in Chinese and English. It means that if you want to learn 1 ， you have to practice it many times, and then you may remember 2 you learn. Also we can say the more you know something， 3 you can do it, No matter（无论） what we do, those words are very 4 to us.
We can take English study 5 an example, If we want to learn some new words by heart,
we must learn them and read them again and again 6 we can remember them. Sometimes twill 7 a lot of time for us to? remember, but once we remember, we can use them freely. If we 8 our best, we will do it very well. When you take an English exam and 9 some meanings and usages（用法） you don't remember, how will you feel 10 that time? You must feel sorry. So English study means that you 11 practice more and more.
We can look at 12 example in learning. When we read the same story for many times,
we can remember it 13 L well that we can tell it to others. At the same time, we can also 14 some stories from what we have heard, So in our study and life, we should keep the sentence "Practice makes perfect. "in our 15 ， In this way, we can study well and live a better life.
1. A. nothing new B. anything new C. something new D. something easy
2. A. what B. how C. when D. why
3. A. better B. the better C. the best D. best
4. A. useless B. bad C. difficult D. useful
5. A. as B. like C. with D. without
6. A. after B. if C. when D. until
7. A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay
8. A. trying B. tried C. try D. will try
9. A. meet B. look C. see D. watch
10. A. on B. at C. in D. for
11. A. must B. need C. can D. may
12. A. other B. another C. others D. the others
13. A. very B. too C. so D. such
14. A. build up B. make up C. cut up D. turn up
15. A. hand B. eye C. head D. mind
5．阅读短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
项。

Last summer, my family and I went to England and we 1 two weeks in Cornwall. It 2 us five hours to get there by car. We stayed in a hotel near a lake. We did a lot of different 3 there: we went for long walks, played games, went shopping and swam in
the lake.
I played happily at first, but then 4 terrible happened. One morning I went to
the 5 near the hotel by 6 . I walked and walked, watched the 7 singing
in the trees and took some photos of them. When I got 8 , I wanted to go back to the hotel 9 food. But I couldn't find the way back. I 10 different ways. However, at
last I was still in the 11 place.
"Oh, God! What should I do? I'm so afraid!" I thought. Later it started to rain. I didn't have a （n） 12 so I was wet and cold.
I 13 to stay under a tree and waited for my parents. After 14 hours they found me. It was dark and I was cold, hungry and scared. I will 15 go to the forest again.
1. A. lived B. spent C. visited D. stayed
2. A. turned B. paid C. took D. showed
3. A. activities B. rules C. lessons D. habits
4. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
5. A. park B. lake C. forest D. zoo
6. A. yourself B. myself C. herself D. himself
7. A. birds B. monkeys C. hens D. kids
8. A. lost B. hungry C. popular D. tired
9. A. to B. for C. at D. with
10. A. tried B. practiced C. showed D. moved
11. A. different B. same C. first D. right
12. A. swing B. gift C. umbrella D. bike
13. A. liked B. planned C. forgot D. decided
14. A. a lot B. a few C. a little D. a bit
15. A. ever B. still C. often D. never
6．通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Mr. West was born in a small English town. His father, Old West, had a 1 there. As a shop keeper, Old West didn't think it was 2 for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get 3 money. A few years later, they got a lot of money there and then 4 to the capital. Now Old West can't manage the shop so Mr. West has to do
it 5 himself. As Mr. West has little knowledge, people often 6 him in public and sometimes he gets into trouble. So he 7 a lot of books and put them on the shelves in
his sitting room so that the visitors can see them 8 they go in. He often goes to the parties and carefully 9 what the knowledgeable men say. He hopes to make friends with them.
Once Mr. West was told that it was a 10 writer's birthday that day. He hurried to the party with his wife. He gave the writer some 11 presents and the old man thanked him. After 12 they began to talk about the famous books.
He could hardly answer any questions. The writer had to ask him 13 one, "What was Shakespeare?"
"It was a kind of drink," answered Mr. West. "But people do not like it now."
The writer had a smile and soon he stopped 14 . On their way home, his wife said, "You made a mistake just now. Shakespeare is a 15 cake, like the Chinese moon cake!"
1. A. factory B. shop C. cinema D. park
2. A. useful B. possible C. easy D. difficult
3. A. many B. less C. little D. more
4. A. went B. got C. ran D. moved
5. A. with B. after C. by D. before
6. A. help B. laugh at C. hurt D. beat
7. A. borrowed B. made C. bought D. wrote
8. A. because B. if C. that D. when
9. A. listens to B. hears C. looks at D. sees
10. A. strange B. kind C. famous D. common
11. A. cheap B. expensive C. useless D. small
12. A. dinner B. school C. discussion D. class
13. A. more difficult B. the most difficult C. easy D. the easiest
14. A. to talk B. to answer C. talking D. answering
15. A. thin B. thick C. delicious D. large
7．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处
的最佳答案。

Once in a small city, there was a storybook. He looked great, but there were no st0rie~ inside. People often picked him up, but put him down 1 because he was empty （空的）. Not
far from him, there was an inkpot （墨水瓶）full of ink for years Nobody 2 that was there.
On time, a man put the story book next to the inkpot They told each other stories about 3 bad luck They did this for years until a pen came next to them The pen felt useless and sad.
He cried, 4 the Storybook and the inkpot joined in.
However, the pen was soon tired of crying. He 5 to improve the situation. He advised the storybook and the inkpot to write a story with him. Both of them 6 the pen, and
together they wrote a very interesting story.
A teacher walked by a few days later. He was sad. He had a（n） 7 keeping his students' attention （注意力）. He 8 the storybook and picked him up. After reading the story inside, he found it very interesting. In class he told the story to his students, and they all 9 it and listened carefully.
From then on, the storybook, the inkpot and the pen wrote a new story 10 the teacher every day. They felt very happy.
1. A. clearly B. quickly C. easily
2. A. remembered B. expected C. worried D. believed
3. A. his B. her C. our D. their
4. A. because B. though C. and D. or
5. A. decided B. waited C. paid D. answered
6. A. cared about B. agreed with C. looked for D. shouted to
7. A. plan B. idea C. program D. problem
8. A. trusted B. saw C. printed D. sold
9. A. loved B. showed C. celebrated D. questioned
10. A. from B. of C. about D. for
8．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处
的最佳答案。

Gustavo's favorite sport is soccer. When he was only four, his older brother taught him how to play it. Now Gustavo is eight, and he has had a lot of 1 Gustavo' s brother likes to kick （踢） the ball with his right foot （脚）, 2 Gustavo doesn't. He likes to kick it with his
left foot. Gustavo calls it his lucky left foot. All of Gustavo's friends love to play soccer when they
get out of 3 .
Earlier this year a new boy came to Gustavo's school. His name is Felipe. One day, the boys asked Felipe to play soccer with them after school. Felipe said OK but looked very 4 .
As they walked to the soccer field （足球场）, Gustavo asked Felipe, "Are you all right? " Felipe said, "I don' t know how to play soccer. I tried once and everybody 5 me." "Don't worry," said Gustavo. "I was really bad too when I first started playing soccer. 6 just have
to keep trying."
The game started, and Gustavo moved to the front of the field and was ready to kick the ball with his lucky left foot. Gustavo felt 7 every time he played soccer and today he was playing even better than usual.
After the game, Gustavo and Felipe stayed on the field to practice. Felipe was a little bit
8 . Then Gustavo and Felipe practiced on the soccer field every day after the other boys
9 Felipe also practiced before school.
Now Felipe loves playing soccer, and Gustavo has a new 10 Gustavo believes that Felipe will be able to score his first goal （进球） soon.
1. A. practice B. roles C. plans D. information
3. A. restaurant B. cinema C. hospital D. school
4. A. excited B. interested C. worried D. bored
5. A. cared about B. felt like C. laughed at D. believed in
6. A. 1 B. You C. They D. We
7. A. happy B. tired C. scared D. funny
8. A. older B. prettier C. slower D. better
9. A. arrived B. left C. won D. lost
10. A. teacher B. visitor C. cousin D. friend
9．阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

When my best friend Lesa was seriously ill, I wanted to do something for her. 1 on the first day of her treatments（治疗）, another friend and I went to the hospital to 2 some time with her. We bought her a small toy clown（小丑）and 3 it Lemon-Aide. We gave Lemon-Aide to Lesa. We told her that it was to go with her to all of her treatments. We would like her to 4 that we were thinking of her even though we could not 5 be with her. She took Lemon-Aide with her to all of her treatments. When the treatments were 6 , she said she would pass it to 7 who was also badly ill.
A few months 8 , much to my 9 , she 10 it to me. Lemon-Aide went with me to all of my treatments. One day while sitting in the doctor's office, I got a good 11 . I decided to make our own Lemon-Aide and then 12 them to people. And then we would give the money to the ill people who didn't have money. Lesa thought it was 13 . We designed our new Lemon-Aide – a soft 14 clown that stands for love, support, and hope. It is 15 men, women, and children of all ages. Now Lemon-Aide has been sold to 34 countries.
1. A. If B. But C. So D. Since
2. A. cost B. spend C. pay D. take
3. A. named B. ordered C. created D. drew
4. A. feel B. need C. choose D. remember
5. A. hardly B. seldom C. never D. always
6. A. finished B. gone C. started D. taken
7. A. something B. nobody C. someone D. none
8. A. lately B. before C. after D. later
9. A. happiness B. surprise C. excitement D. success
10. A. passed B. tried C. shared D. sold
11. A. rest B. time C. idea D. chance
12. A. give B. pick C. take D. sell
13. A. careful B. wonderful C. successful D. necessary
14. A. sad B. crying C. smiling D. angry
10．完形填空
In China, more and more school students are tired because their sleep time is 1 shorter and shorter. Most students can only sleep less than eight hours every night, because they have too much homework 2 . Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know 3 to save time. They are not 4 while doing their homework, so it takes them more and more time to finish 5 .
Some students 6 too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up very late. Some students 7 get up early every weekday to get to school on time by bus or
by bicycle. It may be a long way from home to 8 .
The homework should be cut down so that the students can feel 9 . For the children, they should make good use of their time. More than eight hours of sleep every night is 10 for their health. If they have enough sleep time, they will find it much better for both their study and health.
1. A. to make B. making C. getting D. get
2. A. asking B. to ask C. doing D. to do
3. A. why B. how C. when D. what
4. A. careful enough B. enough careful C. enough carefully D. carefully enough
5. A. them B. it C. those D. these
6. A. spend B. pay C. cost D. use
7. A. will B. have to C. might D. could
8. A. school B. dormitory C. office D. museum
9. A. most relaxing B. more relaxing C. most relaxed D. more relaxed
10. A. useless B. expensive C. necessary D. difficult
11．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白
处的最佳答案。

Last night, my mum and I arrived in Shanghai. It is one of the largest cities in China. In summer
it is very hot here. The temperature can get up to 40℃ or even 1 In winter, however, the weather is cold—near 0℃.
Today we 2 the Jade Buddha Temple（玉佛寺）， one of Shanghai's most famous temples. 3 we left the temple we went to the street market. There I found many thugs made of jade Jade is very 4 in China. A lot of people like it. I bought a beautful jade necklace （项链）. It had a 5 carved （雕刻） on it. I got it because I was born in 1998, the Year of the Tiger. The tiger is one of the 12 6 that go with the Chinese calendar （历法）. Both my mum and I laughed when we 7 she was born in the Year of the Pig！ At the market, I 8 bought a red silk skirt. It was made in a silk factory right here in Shanghai. China is famous 9 its silk. The Chinese have quite a long history of making silk clothes.
The clock says it's already 11:00. Time for bed. I must 10 now. Tomorrow we're going
on a trip down the Yangtze River. I can't wait!
1. A. taller B. higher C. cooler D. colder
2. A. visited B. built C. drew D. forgot
3. A. If B. Because C. After D. Although
4. A. cheap B. popular C. large D. clean
5. A. dog B. horse C. snake D. tiger
6. A. animals B. months C. plants D. years
7. A. picked up B. found out C. looked up D. wrote down
8. A. still B. only C. also D. almost
9. A. at B. for C. with D. as
10. A. plan B. wait C. cry D. stop
12．根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。

Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these 1 are children, others are young people. Why do all these people want to learn 2 ?
It is 3 to answer this question. Many boys and girls 4 English at school. It is one
of their 5 . Many people learn English because it is 6 in their work. Some young people learn English for their 7 studies because some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to 8 newspapers in English. Some people learn English because they want to 9 in the USA, England or Australia. English is very 10 in our life.
1. A. girls B. boys C. students
2. A. English B. Chinese C. Maths
3. A. hard B. easy C. good
4. A. learn B. give C. teach
5. A. books B. schools C. subjects
6. A. good B. useful C. pleased
7. A. higher B. taller C. bigger
8. A. look B. see C. read
9. A. go B. work C. come
10. A. safe B. friendly C. helpful
13．阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

When learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You'd better 1 your best to speak while doing much listening. Don't be 2 of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your 3 .
While you are doing this, a good 4 is to keep diaries, write notes or letters. Then 5 you can, ask others to go through what you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be 6 found when you write. Through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English.
If you are slow in speaking, don't 7 about it. One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself. The important thing is to choose 8 interesting to read. It won't be too difficult for you. When you are reading 9 this way, don't stop to 10 the new words if you can guess their meanings or they have nothing to do with the sentences.
1. A. have B. send C. try
2. A. sure B. afraid C. proud
3. A. English B. Chinese C. Japanese
4. A. end B. opinion C. way
5. A. and B. if C. so
6. A. happily B. easily C. really
7. A. talk B. fear C. worry
8. A. something B. everything C. anything
9. A. by B. in C. at
10. A. look at B. look for C. look up
14．完形填空
What do you think of your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think you are good at Chinese, you can 1 the competition named Dictation Assembly of Chinese Characters（《汉字听写大会》）. The competition became popular 2 teenagers.
More and more computers and smartphones are used by teenagers. They spend 3 time
on the Internet in playing or chatting. They are used to· 4 messages by computers and smartphones. Some of them forget to write Chinese characters 5 . The teachers and parents are very 6 it. What can they do?
Not long ago, they found an interesting game called Dictation Assembly of Chinese Characters. The programme modelled 7 after the American show National Spelling Bee. Middle school students stand on the stage to write down Chinese via（通过）dictation. Over 150 competitors are from forty-six schools. The audience（观众）are interested in this 8 kind of competition too. They would like to write down the characters 9 the competitors were writing them. But they found it was also difficult for them to write down all the characters.
Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the 10 ?
1. A. take part in B. work together in C. join up with
2. A. between B. as C. among
3. A. too many B. too much C. much too
4. A. sending B. send C. sent
5. A. at hand B. by hand C. in hand
6. A. crazy about B. worried about C. busy with
7. A. it B. this C. itself
8. A. usual B. old C. new
9. A. as for B. while C. as though
10. A. winner B. worker C. teacher
15．完形填空
Nora was 16 years old. Her little brother Jim was sometimes naughty, but he made Nora 1 a lot. One afternoon 2 she was walking in the street, she saw a small boy 3 very fast to her. When he came near her, she was 4 to see it was Jim. "Hi, Jim," Nora shouted at him. " 5 are you running so fast?" 6 Jim didn't stop. He waved to his sister and shouted, stop two boys 7 fighting. Again. She laughed and 8 important job for a little boy, isn't it? You don't do things like that very often. 9 are the two boys?" "They are Tom and me," answered Jim when he 10 down the street very quickly.
1. A. to laugh B. laugh C. laughing
2. A. after B. before C. when
3. A. running B. run C. ran
4. A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise
5. A. What B. Why C. Who
6. A. Or B. But C. And
7. A. in B. to C. from
8. A. said B. saying C. says
9. A. What B. Who C. How
10. A. run B. runs C. ran
16．完形填空
In learning English,one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork
of reading and writing. You'd better 1 your best to speak while youdo much listening. Don't be 2 of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your 3 . While you are doing this, a good 4 is to write—keep a diary, write notes or letters. Then if you can, ask some others to go through 5 you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be 6 found when you write. Through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English. If you are slowin speaking, don't 7 about it. One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself. The important thing is to choose 8 interesting to read. It can't be too difficult for you. When you are reading 9 this way, don't stop to 10 the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences. You can do that some othertime.
1. A. have B. send C. make D. try
2. A. sure B. afraid C. proud D. tired
3. A. English B. Chinese C. Korean D. French
4. A. start .B. idea C. way D. manner
5. A. how B. when C. why D. what
6. A. happily B. easily C. really D. slowly
7. A. talk B. fear C. worry D. hurry
8. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
9. A. by B. on C. at D. in
10. A. look at B. look for C. look up D. look over
17．根据短文内容，选择正确答案填空。

It seems that the cities in the future will have to change. Because the world's population 1 , there will be 2 people in the cities tomorrow. It may be 3 for any family to live in a house with land around it. There 4 enough space for them. 5 to solve this problem may be the skyscraper city （摩天城）.
The highest building in the world today is in Dubai. It's about 509 metres high. The skyscraper cities in the future will be many times 6 .
In a skyscraper city about 250,000 people will live. Nearly a million people can 7 in four
of these great buildings. Each skyscraper city will have four towns in it and each town will have ten villages. They will live, work and 8 their free time in them. They won't need to leave the city 9 they want to. They will be able to move about in the city by transport controlled 10 computers. Let's imagine how the life will be then!
1. A. has grown B. is growing C. are growing D. have grown
2. A. many B. much C. more D. larger
3. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. necessary
4. A. aren't B. won't be C. won't have D. haven't
5. A. way B. A road C. An answer D. An idea
6. A. lower B. shorter C. taller D. higher
7. A. live B. study C. work D. be
8. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take
9. A. until B. when C. while D. unless
10. A. by B. at C. with D. in
18．先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白
处的最佳答案。

People think earthquakes are terrible. That's 1 to understand. No one knows when an earthquake will happen. But we can do something to 2 for it. So when it happens, we can 3 ourselves.
What governments should do
Governments 4 to teach people about what earthquakes are and where earthquakes easily happen in the country, 5 people will know about earthquakes and what to do when they happen.
Governments should also make sure that some places 6 fire stations, police stations, hospitals and schools are working well when emergencies （突发情况） happen.
What people should do
During an earthquake, try to 7 away from things like buildings, trees, windows and so on. 8 yourself under a piece of strong furniture.
Move into the open places when an earthquake happens. Go out of the building if 9 because the building may fall down.
There are usually aftershock （余震） hours, days and even months after a main 10 . Try to protect yourself and pay attention to them.
In a word, don't be afraid of earthquakes.
1. A. right B. wrong C. easy D. difficult
2. A. prepare B. ask C. look D. wait
3. A. hear B. call C. check D. protect
4. A. offer B. need C. forget D. agree
5. A. if B. but C. so D. till
6. A. like B. for C. by D. to
7. A. put B. take C. clear D. stay
8. A. Hurt B. Hide C. Enjoy D. Lose
9. A. possible B. important C. interesting D. confident
10. A. storm B. earthquake C. rain D. accident
19．阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，
选择最佳选项。

A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long vacation with our two daughters. As we wondered about what to do 1 , our girls jumped in and told us what they wanted to do. " 2 want to go to the butterfly（蝴蝶）museum." said Ariela and Eliana.
As soon as we 3 into the main area of the museum, we saw a lot of 4 butterflies,
all flapping（拍打）their colorful wings. My girls were 5 up and down, and I knew we had made the right 6 to come to the museum. They were having so much fun. I 7 to our museum tour guide because I was curious （好奇的）, and asked, " 8 do butterflies live?"
She said, "About ten days." "What can butterflies do 9 ten days?" I asked. The guide stopped, looked at me and said, "They make the world a more beautiful place." "Wow," I said, "I 10 thought about butterflies like that. Thank you."
After we said goodbye, I couldn't 11 thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have 12 offer the world with the time we have. 13 we focus our gifts。