八年级上册英语期中试卷及答案(供参考)

二、单项选择从下列每题所给的四个选项中, 选择一个最佳答案。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

26. —Is Mo Yan, the Nobel Prize winner, ______ best writer in China?

—It’s hard to say. But he is really ______ very good writer.

A. a; the

B. a; a

C. /; a

D. the; a

27. —I’m not good at playing the piano. What should I do?

—You need more ______. The more you play, the better you play.

A. support

B. rest

C. practice

D. humour

28. —What is your English teacher like?

—She is a pretty woman _____ a ponytail and she looks smart ____ her small round glasses.

A. in; on

B. with; in

C. in; with

D. on; in

29. The cake smells so ______ and the boy is looking ______ at it.

A. nice; happily

B. nicely; happy

C. nicely; happily

D. nice; happy

30. You have more toys than ________. But mine are better than ________.

A. I; yours

B. mine; yours

C. I; your

D. mine; your

31. My friends and I had fun _______ with each other at the party last Saturday.

A. chat

B. chatted

C. chatting

D. to chat

32. — __________ did Liu Xiang take part in the world competitions last year?

—I’ve no idea. Let’s find it out on the Internet.

A. How many times

B. How long

C. How soon

D. How much

33. Every year, we _______ a school trip to cemetery of martyrs on Tomb-sweeping Day.

A. come on

B. get on

C. work on

D. go on

34. —Will you go to Nanjing by bus _____ by plane?

—By plane. It is expensive ______ fast.

A. or; but

B. or; and

C. and; but

D. and; and

35. Of all the girls, Jenny was ______ because she got the first prize.

A. more exciting

B. the most exciting

C. more excited

D. the most excited

36. —Did you ______ much time watching Li Na’s match last night?

—Yes. It ______ me a few hours to watch this match.

A. spend; spent

B. spend; took

C. take; took

D. take; cost

37. —What you he is a true friend?

—He always gives me a hand when I have problems.

A. make; think

B. makes; think

C. make; to think

D. makes; to think

38. Please stop to have a rest. I think, to teenagers, health is as ___________ as their study.

A. more important

B. less important

C. the most important

D. important

39. Linda, you _________ water the flowers now. The weather report says it’s going to rain tomorrow.

A. aren’t needing

B. needn’t to

C. d on’t need to

D. doesn’t need to

40. —Shall we go to spend the winter holiday in Sanya?

—_______ There must be too many people there.

A. I agree with you.

B. I hope we can go there together.

C. What a good idea!

D. I’m afraid that’s not a good idea.