八年级下学期学科竞赛英语试卷

八年级下学期学科竞赛英语试卷

一、单项选择。

1. The underlined part in the word “perfect” is pronounced as ______.

A . /i:/

B . /i/

C . /e/

D . /ei/

2. — Hi, Jim. You are so early!

—Oh, I _____________ up early. It’s so good.

A . used to get

B . used to getting

C . am used to get

D . am used to getting

3. — Could you please sweep the floor?

— ___________. I am busy looking after my sister.

A . Yes, sure

B . Sorry, I couldn’t

C . No problem

D . Sorry, I’m afraid not

4. __________ my opinion, your answer is wrong.

A . In

B . To

C . For

D . With

5. —It’s too noisy here. I can’t stand it.

— Me, too. We have to ____________ new ways to solve the problem.

A . come up with

B . keep up with

C . catch up with

D . help out with

6. ________ English well, one must have a lot of practice.

A . Speak

B . Speaking

C . To speak

D . Speaks

7. The peaceful music in the CD made the students relaxed.

A . feel

B . feels

C . felt

D . to feel

8. The price of the house is so high. I hope it can _________ in the future.

A . drop

B . develop

C . provide

D . fall

9. — Which is the smallest number of the four?

— .

A . A quarter

B . A half

C . Two-thirds

D . Three-fourths

10. — I was told to be here before seven.

—Oh, you . I’m sorry for not telling you that we have changed the plan.

A . mustn’t

B . can’t

C . won’t

D . needn’t

11. Hurry up! The match for ten minutes.

A . has begun

B . had begun

C . has been on

D . began

12. The boy is busy ________ tomorrow’s lesson.

A . worked on

B . preparing for

C . to work for

D . getting preparing to

13. Which of the following signs can be seen on the door of a shopping center?

A .

B .

C .

D .

14. We should do we can those endangered animals.

A . that; to save

B . which; save

C . that; save

D . what; to save

15. —You’ve never been to the village, have you?

— . It is the mo st beautiful village I’ve ever seen.

A . No, never

B . No, I have

C . No, only once

D . Yes, only once

16. My _______ brother will go to America for ________ study next year.

A . older; farther

B . older; further

C . elder; further

D . elder; farther

17. — Why are you worried?

—I’m expecting a call from my daughter. She __________ New York for