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南外本部初三英语加试模拟试题

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Ⅰ Multiple choices 20%

1.Our neighbors gave ＿ a baby bird yesterday that hurt＿ when it fell from its nest.

A. us, it

B. us, itself

C. ourselves, itself

D. ourselves, it

2. Have you heard ＿ news? The price of ＿ petrol is going up again!

A. the, ／

B. ／, the

C. the. ／

D.／, ／

3. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get

through. Her brother＿ on the phone all the time!

A. was talking

B. has been talking

C. has talked

D.talked

4.They will fly to Washington, ＿ they plan to stay for two or three weeks.

A. where

B. there

C. which

D.when

5. ---May I ask a question after class, Sir?

--- ＿, but not during my lunch break.

A. I’m sorry

B. anytime

C. certainly

D. go ahead

6. John promised his doctor he ＿not smoke, and he hasn’t smoked ever

since.

A. might

B. should

C. could

D. would

7. It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which ＿ of the

parents spoke the language.

A. none

B. neither

C. both

D. each

8. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ＿.

A. hungry and tiredly

B. hungry and tired

C. hungrily and tiredly

D. hungrily and tired

9. I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times

＿.

A. as much

B. as many

C. so much

D. so many

10. When Peter speaks in public, he always has trouble ＿ the right things to say.

A. thinking of

B. to think of

C. thought of

D. think of

11. ---Has ＿ problem been solved？

----Not yet. We’re trying to think of＿way out, but it’s quite difficult to find one.

A. a; the

B. the; a

C. a; a

D. the; the

12. ---Why do you want to apply for the position as a history teacher? ---This is the job that I ＿.

A. looked for

B. had looked for

C. will look for

D. have been looking for

13.The warning of the storm, ＿ over the radio and on TV, spread quickly through the province.

A. broadcasting

B. having broadcast

C. broadcast

D. to be broadcast

14.You’d better begin the preparations now and the most important thing is to check＿ the laboratory can be used for the tests.

A. where

B. when

C. what

D. that

15. Was it ＿ the international conference that made the city the focus of this area?

A. held

B. hold

C. holding

D. being held

16. If you have doubts about the attack, Mr. Brown can tell you the truth as he witnessed＿.

A. it

B. one

C. them

D. those

17. Experts believe that language learning is a process＿ skills are more important than grammar rules.

A. whose

B. when

C. of which

D. in which

18. During job interviews, many graduates use the reputation of their schools to the full ＿ themselves to the employers.

A. presented

B. being presented

C. to present

D. having presented