八年级英语练习题

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1.I’ve heard that Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is one of __ ocean parks in Asia.

A. very large

B. the larger

C. much larger

D. the largest

2.---Look! It’s raining heavily! ____ take a raincoat with you ?

--- Well , I’ll take one right now .

A. Why not

B. Why don’t

C. Would you mind

D. Would you like

3.---Shall we meet at 8 o’clock next Sunday morning ?

--- I won’t be free then . Let’s make it _____ day .

A. other

B. another

C. the other

4.--- _____ do you have an English test ? ---Once a month .

A. How often

B. How long

C. How soon

5.Could you give me a hand ? I can’t complete the task on time ____ your help.

A. without

B. under

C. with

D. for

6.We are too tired . Let’s stop ____ a rest . A. to have B. have C. having

7.You can do lots of things in a science museum , but you ___ obey the rules .

A. can

B. may

C. have to

8.Kate ____ to dance since she was 5. So she dances very well .

A. has learned

B. learns

C. have learned

D. learned

9.---Why don’t you watch TV at home ?

---I’d love to , but my mother doesn’t allow me ____ that .

A. Do

B. did

C. to do

D. doing

10.---I will miss my family when I go abroad for further study this autumn.

---Don’t worry . You can ____ them by e-mail.

A. Come up with

B. get along wih

C. make friends with

D. keep in touch with

11.---The song Where did the time go ? tells us that our parents grow old without being noticed . --- We should stay with them as _____ as possible .

A. often

B. soon

C. little

12.The boy didn’t sleep well because of the ____ from the factory .

A. voice

B. noise

C. music

D. song

13.As we all know , it’s not polite to keep others ____ for a long time .

A. wait

B. waited

C. to wait

D. waiting

14.______ Greens are preparing for the coming Thanksgiving Day.

A. /

B. A

C. An

D. The

15.---Do you like this movie ?

--- Yes , it’s the _____ one I’ve ever seen.

A. better

B. best

C. good

D. well

16.---I think English is as_____ as maths . --- I agree with you .

A. more interesting

B. most interesting

C. the most interesting

D. interesting

17.---Do you know the latest information about Flight mh370?

---I’ve no idea. Let’s ____ the TV to watch the news programme.

A. Turn on

B. turn down

C. turn up

D. turn off

18.--- _____ do you go shopping ? ---Sometimes.

A. How often

B. How long

C. How far

D. How much

19.Could you tell me ____ a moment ago ?

A. what were they talking about

B. what are they talking about

C. what they were talking about

D. what they are talking about

20.It is ____ a beautiful garden ____ we like to play in it .

A. so ; that

B. such ; that

C. too ; to

D. very ;that

Did Thomas Edison really invent the light bulb ? The answer is (A)_______. The real inventor of the light bulb was Joseph Swan . He invented the electric light bulb in 1860.But Swan’s light bulb could not glow for a long enough time to be useful .

Ten years later , (B)Thomas Edison decided to improve on Swan’s light bulb . He did a lot of experiments to find a better bulb wire . (C)At last , he found the right one . It could glow for about 1200 hours , and at the same time , light bulbs began to be widely used (D)all over the world . Even street lamp began to use light bulbs (E)_____ of oil . Since then , the light bulb has helped humans see things clearly anytime . It is (F)历史上最伟大的发明之一。Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. Since then , people have been able to speak to each other over long distances . Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones . (G)They allow people to keep in touch with each other anytime , anywhere.

1.在文中（A）和（E）的空白处分别填入适当的单词：________ ; _________

2.将文中画线部分（B）改写成Thomas Edison _______ a ______ to improve on Swan’s light bulb.

3.写出文中画线部分（C）和（D）的同义词和近义词：_________ ; ________

4.将文中画线部分（F）译成英语：________________________________

5.文中画线部分（G）指代的是：__________________________________