外研版英语九年级上学期选词填空练习题

I’m John. I’m in Grade Eight 1. _____________ Rocky Mountain High School. Every 2. _____________, I go to the Buddy Club. In the club, older students help new students learn more about the school. My friend Sam is in the 3. _____________ grade. He often listens 4. _____________ to my problems. He always offers 5. _____________ some help. He is a hero in my heart. We have different 6. _____________ every day. On Friday afternoon, our school ends 7. _____________ than usual. My friends 8. _____________ I often go to the Science Club together. Twice 9. _____________ week, we write robot programmes after school.
We love making things, so we practise hard each time. Our team 10. _____________ two competitions last term. We were very happy.
The Spring Festival is the most 1. _____________ festival in China. It 2. _____________ in January or February. While Christmas is the most important day in America. It’s 3. _____________ December 25th.
The two festivals have much in common. People in both countries 4. _____________ prepare beforehand to welcome the festivals. They clean and decorate houses. Paper-cuts are popular in China. Americans decorate Christmas trees 5. _____________ colorful lights, balls, stars and so on. They buy 6. _____________ presents and make 7. _____________ food. On that day, all the families have a big 8. _____________ together.
In China, children get 9. _____________ money from parents or grandparents. In America, all the children look forward to Father Christmas, because he brings them presents.
10. _____________ has a good time during the festivals.
With the popularity of the computer and smart phones, the way of people’s life has change greatly. Now many people begin to try a new way of buying things over the Internet. They are very 1. _____________ in it. Why is it becoming more and more popular? Here 2. _____________ the reasons:
First, most families have their own computers. 3. _____________ the help of the Internet, people are able to go online. So online shopping 4. _____________ popular with people. Second, shopping on the Internet doesn’t 5. _____________ a lot of time. It’s quite easy and quick. Third, people can 6. _____________ the products on the Internet and choose the much cheaper things, so online shopping can help them 7. _____________ money.
On the other hand, there are some 8. _____________. Some people don’t like this way to shop things. They think it’s not 9. _____________ to pay over the Internet. Customers can only see the pictures of a 10. _____________. Many people enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a supermarket or a wonderful shopping center.
But I think online shopping has already changed our way of life. No matter whether you enjoy or not, it’s here.
Chopin was born in March, 1810 near Warsaw in Poland. He was one of the greatest 1. _____________ in the world. In 1831, he was not famous though he could play 2. _____________ piano very well. One day, he went to Paris to 3. _____________ the most famous Hungarian pianist Liszt. Liszt liked him very much.
One night, at a concert (音乐会), Liszt went to the piano and all the people 4. _____________. As all the lights in the hall went off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good 5. _____________ all the listeners almost forgot everything except the music. The audience (观众) thought that Liszt reached a new level in 6. _____________ the piano.
Suddenly, all the lights were 7. _____________ on when the music came to an end. And there stood a young man near the piano instead 8. of the famous pianist Liszt. Liszt planned this. As the lights went off, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin 9. _____________ his place and play the piano. So, with the help of Liszt, Chopin soon 10. _____________ famous.
Nine-year-old Jimmy was given a task in school to write a story on “My family’s ancestors (祖先)”. The purpose was for the kids to 1. _____________ their family history.
In search of some 2. _____________ for his task, Jimmy interviewed his grandmother who of course 3. _____________ nothing about the reason why Jimmy asked such questions.
When she was asked, “Granny, where did I come from?” his grandma was qu ite 4. _____________. Why didn’t he ask his parents? She had to be quite careful when talking 5. _____________ a kid about such a subject. She wanted to buy some time, 6. _____________ she replied, “Well, sweetie, the stork (鹳鸟) brought you.” She said no 7. _____________, hoping that the subject would be dropped until Jimmy’s parents came back.
“So, where did Mom come from?”
“The stork brought her also.”
“Well, then where did you come from?”
“The stork brought 8. _____________ too, sweetie.”
“All right, thanks, Granny.”
9. _____________ grandmother did not think anything more about his questions. Three days later, when she was tidying up and 10. _____________ at Jimmy’s desk, she read the first sentence of his paper, “For three generations (辈) there have been no natural births in our family.”
A: There are so many peo ple. What’s 1. _____________?
B: There’s an 2. _____________. Many people and cars make the place 3. _____________ here and make the traffic
4. _____________.
A: Oh, a man is lying on the road. Is there anyone 5. _____________ hurt?
B: I have no 6. _____________. There are also a few policemen here. People say the driver drank too much.
A: Oh, my god! It’s the most 7. _____________ way to drive after drinking.
B: Don’t 8. _____________. The doctors are trying to save the man. They’re c arrying him to the hospital.
A: Is the People’s Hospital 9. _____________ from here?
B: No, they go to the 10. _____________ one. It’s only three miles from here.
A: I wish everything goes well.
Accidents are very common now. Most of the accidents happen 1. _____________ of careless driving. The drivers don’t follow the traffic rules carefully. Sometimes they 2. _____________ too fast. Accidents cause a lot of suffering and loss. Every year, many people 3. _____________ in traffic accidents.
One day, I was travelling with my brother on our bike. The traffic was very 4. _____________ at that time of the day. There I saw an accident. A man behind us was driving his car very fast. A bus was coming from the other side. Then I saw a small boy wanting to 5. _____________ the road. To save the child the bus ran into the car.
Soon many people were there. Some of them tried to help the car driver. His head was badly 6. _____________. Someone called the police and soon they came. They sent the man to hospital at once. 7. _____________, the car driver died the next morning. It was a great loss to that family. We should 8. _____________ traffic rules strictly and parents should teach their children how to be 9. _____________ on the road. Teachers should also tell students about traffic rules at school. We should be 10. _____________ while we are along the road.
Etiquette (礼仪) is not always the same in different countries. Indians always shake 1. _____________ when they talk to others. It does not have the same 2. _____________ as our “No” in China. If anyone wants to visit Ind ia, he or she should know this, or he or she will get into some 3. _____________.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired (雇用) a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to 4. _____________ him to his office, the driver 5. _____________ his head at once. The officer said his order again and the driver shook his head again. At last, the officer, of course, got 6. _____________. “How can you refuse (拒绝) my order!”he shouted. “Drive me to my office 7. _____________!”
The driver ans wered in a very low voice too, “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time. The car started, and the foreigner was now too 8. _____________ to say a word. He 9. _____________ about it for a while and then 10. _____________ with a smile, “‘No’ means ‘Yes’ here!”
We all know that a good night’s rest helps us stay healthy. After we sleep for 7 or 8 hours in bed and 1. _____________ up next morning, our mind is better prepared to 2. _____________ and learn something.
But what about getting a rest during the middle of the day?
Scientists say, “Short periods of sleep, napping (小睡), may help learning and memory. Napping can help young children learn 3. _____________. It can 4. _____________ help older people remember longer. ”
Take China as an example. Chinese people are 5. _____________ to napping after lunch.
Recently researchers made a survey among nearly 3, 000 Chinese people over 65 years old. The researchers asked them whether they napped and for how long. They found that about 60 percent of them took a nap and they napped 6. _____________ 60 to 90 minutes. The research shows that napping for about an hour is the best.
However, these are the findings for those over the age of 65. Doctors say that napping for about an hour may be too long for young and 7. _____________ people. And they believe that half an hour is 8. _____________ to stop young and healthy people from feeling tired. By doing 9. _____________, it will help them stay awake.
Doctors also say, “If you have trouble 10. _____________ asleep at night, take a daytime nap for less than 45 minutes and don’t nap after 3 p. m. in the afternoon.”
What’s your 1. _____________ for the summer vacation? Would you like to learn Chinese in a different way? Then welcome to our summer Chinese course! You’ll learn m uch about Chinese culture and improve your Chinese at the 2. _____________ time. At the beg inning of the course you’ll learn about some Chinese history. We 3. _____________ colorful stories in Chinese history for you. In this way you are going to become interested in the past life in China and know the changes in Chinese words. You’re 4. _____________ to make great 5. _____________ in Chinese writing. We won’t just 6. _____________ on the class to learn Chinese. We also want you to experience the country life in China. If you like, you may stay as a guest 7. _____________ a Chinese family and take part in their daily life. Many students 8. _____________ close friendships with the families. At the end, we set 9. _____________ to check your expressions in Chinese.
Don’t wait! 10. _____________ out our form and leave your phone number. We’ll stay in touch with you.
Some people prefer to make friends with people who are very much like them 1. _____________ others prefer friends who are very different. These are advantages to both types of friendship. If a man chooses a friend similar to himself, there is no 2. _____________ that they will share many common interests. It 3. _____________ that they may have similar goals in life. This means that they will be able to help each other in achieving their goals. Two people who are very similar will feel comfortable with each other and may understand each ot her’s 4. _____________ better. Their friendship may 5. _____________ deeper and last longer.
There are also many advantages of making friends with 6. _____________ of opposite interests and even character. In this type of 7. _____________, the two people complement (补充) each other. If one is weak in some ways, the other is strong. While two people with similar goals may find 8. _____________ in competition, but those who want different things can always support each other. Those who have different interests can 9. _____________ new experience to each other and so enrich (丰富) their knowledge.
A friend who is unlike me may be challenging, 10. _____________ a similar friend is familiar and safe.
Everybody knows the famous building—the Eiffel Tower, which was built in Paris, France, in 1889. The tower is 324 meters 1. _____________, and it was the highest building in the world until 1930, when the Chrysle Building in New York 2. _____________.
Today the Eiffel is visited by more 3. _____________ than any other historic building in the world, 4. _____________ it wasn’t always popular. When it was first finished, many people 5. _____________ it was ugly. One famous writer used to have lunch in the Eiffel Tower every day 6. _____________ it was the only place in Paris where he could not see the tower.
Many of the six 7. _____________ people who visit the Eiffel Tower every year take one of the five lifts to the top, but some choose to climb up the 1, 665 steps. The tower has two restaurants 8. _____________ people can enjoy delicious food. And people can watch the fantastic view of the city while they are 9. _____________. The tower also has a shop where people can buy gifts 10. _____________ friends and families.
Over 2, 000 years ago, in China, there lived a boy called Confucius. When he was only three, his father 1. _____________. His mother was very poor. In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough 2. _____________ to send him to school.
As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things. So he decided to 3. _____________ himself. Unfortunately he was a strange-looking boy. The other children pointed and made fun of him. They called him names and laughed at him. Confucius got very upset, but he was a 4. _____________ gentle boy and did not fight back.
Confucius did not play with other children. He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and 5. _____________ from them. He talked to artists and musicians and learned from them. If he tried to do something 6. difficult, he kept trying over and over again 7. _____________ he learned how to do it. In this way the boy taught himself to read and write and learned lots of interesting things. Confucius grew up to be a very clever man.
When he was a man, Confucius 8. _____________ the ruler of the city of Changtu. People were very happy when he was their leader. He used his abilities and skills 9. _____________ a wise way.
People sometimes call him the 10. _____________ man who ever lived. We still remember many of his sayings today.
Last night Lucy came home unhappily. She told us that she didn’t do well in this exam. I’m afraid she would 1. _____________ this exam. We weren’t 2. _____________ with her or didn’t want to punish her. I know she did badly just because she spent more time on other things 3. _____________ of her schoolwork. This certainly made her in 4. _____________. She wanted to learn to play the violin. Also she helped the community. She wanted to increase her 5. _____________ of the world. We said that’s not the 6. _____________. We thought she should 7. _____________ what the most important thing was. Nothing could stop her 8. _____________ what she preferred to do. We just wanted her to get into the 9. _____________ of doing her homework first. To be 10. _____________, in our opinion, her homework is as important as her hobbies at least.
At last Lucy told us that she understood what we meant. She decided to change. She would pay more attention to her schoolwork.
Oliver Twist is one of the most famous stories by Charles Dickens. Set in the nineteenth century, it is about a boy 1. _____________ Oliver who finds himself alone in the world. He lives in a special house for 2. _____________ people and always has an empty stomach. One day, he asks for more food and gets into 3. _____________!
Later, Oliver 4. _____________ away to London. There he meets some boys who steal money and other things. They teach Oliver to 5. _____________ too, though Oliver does not want to because he is a good child. After many difficulties, Oliver is 6. _____________ home by a kind old man. In the end, Oliver 7. _____________ that the kind man is a relative, and he goes to live with him in the city.
There are many reasons why Oliver Twist is 8. _____________ a popular story. There is also a lot of 9. _____________ in the book, and it is also very humorous.
The writer was also very good at writing about the 10. _____________ lives of poor children in London in the nineteenth century-his book made people care more about the problems of poor children.
Not only adults but also teenagers have problems in their life. Here is a survey showing the main problems of teenagers. They feel stressed because they are busy 1. _____________ a lot of homework both at school and at home. They have lots of exams to take. And parents usually send them to different 2. _____________ at weekends. As a result, a number of them almost have become bookworms (书虫). On holidays, they could hardly have 3. _____________ own time to do what they are 4. _____________ in. Now more and more teenagers are 5. _____________ short-sighted. They often read in bed or keep reading for a long time 6. _____________ having a rest. Some of them get 7. _____________ in playing computer games. Some spend too much time watching TV. Another serious problem among teenagers is 8. _____________ many of them are becoming fat. They eat too much junk food, but they take little exercise.
I think teenagers should think of ways on how to deal with the problem. 9. _____________ speaking, they should make a plan for study and hobbies and find time to relax as much as 10. _____________.。