乔伊琼斯的大力球鞋

Good English 8 The Booming Boots of Joey Jones worksheet

I.Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the phrases in the box.

1.Primary students are not allowed to ______ the table during class.

2.Her performance was the ______ of the show.

3.You should ______ your Spanish before you go to Chile.

4.This setback made him ______ and try harder.

5.He can afford to live in an ______ house with his high salary.

6.After the alien spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short time, it ______ .

7.Samuel kept trying to ______ his bad temper.

8.After a day of air and activity, you should be ______ a good meal.

9.What are you ______? This is a serious poem.

10.We might have a free press, but that does n’t mean all reporting is true and

______.

II.Summary

Joey Jones was a big and ______. No matter how many times he tried to succeed, something always seemed to ______. So he didn’t get chosen for the football team. When his school ______ play Flowery Field in the cup ______, he was given a chance to join it. But Tank, the team captain, ______. Although other boys ______ him, he decided to ______ and prepared for the match. He practiced hard and was worn out, but he didn’t______ how tired he was and ______. Before the semi-finals Joey’s mind ______ disappointment, because of his father’s old rugby boots. But they were exactly his size. At the end of the match Joey ______ and became a hero of Newton Hall team. They jumped into the air shouting.

1.lean over

2.hight light

3.polish up

4.grit teeth

5.enormous

6.vanished

7.hold back

8.in the mood for

9.snigger at

10.Accurate

1.clumsy

2.go wrong

3.was due to

4.semi-finals

5.scowled

ughed at

7.sort himself out

8.let on

9.had a go

10.was buzzing

11.gritted his teeth