初中英语十二选十专项练习

初中英语十二选十专项练习一、Life is not easy, so I’d like to say, “when anything_________, believe in yourself”.When I was a young boy, I was too shy to speak to anyone. My classmates often laughed_________me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it_________my life. It was an English speech contest.. My mother asked me to take_________in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak_________all the teachers and students of my school!“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself! You are sure to_________.”Then my mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I_________the topic“Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and_________it over 100 times. At last, I did well in the contest. I could_________believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those classmates who once looked_________on me now all said congratulations to me.She is Amy, a middle school student in Anhui, one of the “stay-at- home children”in town. Amy is 12 years old and lives_________her sister. Her parents left home to make money in big cities when she was_________four. Amy has to take_________of her younger sister. They have to stay at home alone_________they have to go to school in town.“I used to feel_________without my parents at home,”she said, “but now I know_________they do so. They have to go away to make money for_________so that we can live a better life.”Every day, Amy gets up at 6:30 am and cooks_________. After breakfast, the two girls go to school. They have supper at 6:00 pm. Then Amy does housework and_________her sister with her homework. She usually goes to bed at 9:30 pm.Though busy, Amy is still the_________student in her class. She said, “My life is OK. But I still hope my parents will come back and live with us.”“Sorry” is a word that people in Britain often say in their daily life.One day while I was_________in the street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing against my handbag. He continued his way, but turned_________and said “sorry”to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t_________to say“sorry”. Another day , after I bought some bananas, the shopkeeper was passing me the change, but I wasn’t ready for it and a coin dropped onto the ground. “Sorry, madam,”he said_________bending to pick it up. I was_________that he said“sorry”to me. Another time, I stepped on a man’s_________at the entrance to a cinema. At the same time, we_________said “sorry”.Slowly, I got to know that when something unpleasant happens in daily life, the British don’t_________much about who is wrong. If someone is in trouble, a“sorry”is always_________. Perhaps that is_________I seldom see people quarrel on the buses or in the streets in Britain.A little girl called Fan Yi has caught many people’s attention recently. The little writer’s_________English story, Swordbird, was on New York Time s’ bestseller list for children’s fiction.Fan Yi was born in Beijing in 1997. She_________her second grade of primary school in Beijing. She_________to the USA with her parents at the age of 7. She was shown_________interest in birds since she was a little girl.When Fan_________studying American history at school, she read many articles about the September 11 Attacks. She wanted all people to_________in peace together. Around that time, she had a(n) _________one night. In the dream, some birds fought with each other. Fan got an idea_________the dream and turned it into a story. In it , she showed her idea of peace in the world.In the future, Fan will write more_________for the Swordbird series. Will she become another We_________wait and see.More and more people are becoming interested in the Internet. They have formed a bad habit. In fact, the bad habit has become a_________--Internet Addicition Disorder. Staying_________for more than six hours a day_________working or studying, and feeling very upset from not being able to get online, are the two major symptoms of IAD.Internet addition is_________in China now. A recent research_________that 42% of young Chinese people get quite interested in the Web, while only 18% of Americans feel in the same_________.What caused IAD Some people believe that it’s the lack of family care. Most children in China are the_________ones in their families. They are only told to_________hard, but few really care about their personal interest. So some children would like to keep_________away from the real world.How can people stay away from IAD Don’t get online anymore, go back to the real world. If it doesn’t work, go to see a _________. Let’s enjoy our life and stay away from IAD.六、My name is Jim White. I live in America. I had a very_________experience on Sunday. I saw a UFO in the daytime. _________this spring, I went outside with my friend Bill_________lived closed to me. We were walking to a hill_________ I saw a large bright light dancing in the sky. I called Bill and asked him to look up. He kept_________, “What is that”“A UFO!”I shouted excitedly. I _________it was round and red in the center.After we looked at_________for a moment, we found it had wings, but it was still round. Bill would not believe me when I told him it_________be a UFO. We shouted_________it and we wished that it would land. We wanted to know_________there was an alien in it. But soon it disappeared. I guessed we scared it off.七、Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953, he climbed and measured_________highest mountain and then it was known to the world—29,000 feet straight up. He was spoken_________of for his efforts when he came back. He even made advertisements for big companies. However, _________we read his book, High Adventure, we don’t understand that Sir Edmund Hillary had to grow into this success.You see, in 1952 he tried to climb Mount Everest, but_________. A few weeks later a group in England asked him to give a _________to its members. Hillary was given a warm welcome_________walking on stage. People there thought of him as a hero, but Edmund Hillary saw_________as a failure. He moved away from the microphone and walked to the side of the stage. He lifted one hand and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a _________voice, “Mount Everest, you beat me the_________time, but I’ll beat you the next time because you’ve_________you can grow, but I’ll still growing!”八、“Thank you”is widely_________in a modern society. It is a very good manner. You should say “Thank you” _________others help you or say something kind to you. For example, when someone_________the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, when someone says you have_________a nice shirt, or your city _________very beautiful you should say “Thank you”. “Thank you”is used not only between friends, _________between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives.“Excuse me”is_________politeness formula. We use it as the same as “Thank you”. When you hear someone say so behind you, you’d know that somebody wants to walk past you without_________you. It is not polite to interrupt others while they are_________. If you want to have a word with one of them, please say “Excuse me”_________, and then begin to talk. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others. Let’s say “Thank you” and “Excuse me” on the right occasions.九、When he decided to produce his V-8 motor, Henry Ford chose to make an eight-cylinder engine-block in one piece. But the engineers said that was_________.Ford said, “Produce it_________.”“But,”they replied, “it is impossible.”“Go ahead, ” Ford said, “and stay on the job until you_________, no matter how much time is required.”Six months passed and nothing happened. Another _________months passed, and still nothing happened. The engineers tried every possible_________to carry out the orders, but it seemed impossible.At the end of the year, the engineers told Ford they had found_________way to carry out his orders.“Go right ahead,” said Ford,“I want it, and I’ll have it. ”They went ahead, and then, as if by a stroke of magic, the secret was_________. Ford had won_________more!Henry Ford was successful_________one of his principles of success is that he believes_________he wants.十、Student life is not what it used to be. There are a lot of subjects to learn and different tests_________. It’s not_________that students say they don’t have time to volunteer! However, volunteering isn’t as_________as you think.There are lots of volunteering_________. They allow you to do as much or as little as you choose. Time can be_________with the organizations. Many of them are grateful for even one hour a week.Think about it, the time you give_________always worth more in the long run. The effects to the community are much_________than the hours you give. For example, if you spend an hour with a child helping them to read, it will make a great_________in his or her life.And think of what volunteering can do for you; you will get_________and learn important skills in the_________work. A few hours in volunteering now will help you in the future.十一、Most of us have probably heard of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many________ famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have seen them in________. But have you ever been to Disneyland In fact, there are now several different Disneyland amusement parks________the world. Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can________call it a theme park . It has all the normal attractions that you can find at an amusement park, but________also has a theme. The theme, of course, is about Disney movies and Disney characters. For________, you can find a roller coaster in________amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the theme of the roller coaster is about Disney characters. This________that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also watch Disney movies, ________in Disney restaurants, ________buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters walking around Disneyland all the time!十二、Most people have their jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are________. They either have very interesting jobs or make a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Their jobs are not very interesting and they don’t make________money. The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People spend a long time________how to do them. Doctors study for at least six years after________school.Some young people have interesting and high-paying jobs. Many young players do their work successfully. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35 years old. Older people usually cannot play these sports very________. They cannot move fast________. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many golf players are________old, but they can play it successfully.Most people work________they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of________time. Some people never retire though. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actors usually work until they die. Their work is________life.十三、One day, while I was sitting in my car in a parking area, I noticed a young boy in front of my car. “What is the boy doing” I asked myself. “Oh, he is________up a coin from the ground.” When he________up, we saw each other________. He was not________than ten and was wearing one blue glove and one brown glove. His coat was too ________for him.As he walked away, I saw his________, which were too old to wear. I rolled down my window and called him over.I asked him if he________some money. He replied, “No, that’s ok.”The parking area was wet. I could tell that his________were cold because he kept moving his weight from one foot to the other.“Please,”I held out a five-dollar bill, “it’s not much, but when the money is shared, it is much more________.”He took off one of his gloves and took the money from my hand. His small hand was red and cold.He smiled and went away after saying “Thank you”to me. That smile mademe________warm in the cold winter.十四、Bob lived in a small town. Later, he got a job in a big city so he had to move there with his wife and two________.________the first Saturday in their new home, Bob________his new red car out of the garage. He________it when a neighbor came by. ________ he saw Bob’s car, the neighbor stopped and________it for a minute. Then Bob turned and saw him.The neighbor said, “That’s a nice car. Is it________”“Sometimes,” Bob answered.The neighbor was puzzled. “Sometimes”he asked, “what do you________”Bob answered________, “Well, when there’s a party in town, it belongs to my daughter. When there’s a football game somewhere, it belongs to my son. When I’ve washed it, and it looks really nice and________, it belongs to my wife. And when it is dirty, it’s mine.”十五、Hi, everyone. I’ve been in Xuzhou for over a week now. I’m having a ________time. During the first________days I visited some tourist attractions---Yunlong Lake, Yulong Hill, Guishan Han Tomb, etc. Most________were crowded with tourists, so yesterday I went shopping and I ________some souvenirs. Today I went to an interesting art gallery. I got lost on my________back to the hotel, but it didn’t matter---I found really good market________lots of small shops. I ate in the hotel the first night, but usually I go out and have dinner in a restaurant________the food is fantastic. I’ve ________a lot of money, but it’s certainly worth it. I like people in Xuzhou. They are________nice people! I’ve taken many photos so you’ll be able to see________yourself when I come back home next Wednesday. See you then!。