八年级英语竞赛训练题
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Lucy often buys shoes from a shoe factory and then tries her best to sell them out. There aren't many 1 in small villages, but the villagers don't want to go to town to buy their shoes. So Lucy 2 a lot of shoes there.
One day Lucy was 3 along a ragged (崎岖不平) road. Suddenly she stopped her truck in front of a house. There was a boy near the door. She asked him, \Is your mother 4 ?\ 5 ,\6 some shoes and went to the door of the house. She knocked at the door and waited for a few minutes, but 7 came to answer it.
Lucy 8 again and waited for a few more minutes, but still no one 9 . Then she looked at the boy and said 10 , \mother isn't at home!\\is, but this isn't my house!\( ) 1. A. houses B. buildings C. shops D. stations ( ) 2. A. makes B. sells C. buys D. shows ( ) 3. A. riding B. walking C. moving D. driving ( ) 4. A. away B. in C. out D. well ( ) 5. A. good B. enough C. helpful D. unusual ( ) 6. A. took B. kept C. returned D. found ( ) 7. A. somebody B. nobody C. a man D. a woman ( ) 8. A. pulled B. stopped C. knocked D. thought ( ) 9. A. arrived B. left C. agreed D. answered ( )10. A. happily B. kindly
C. angrily
D. politely
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In the past all letters were sent by train or ship. Now most letters 1 go by ship or train, but some are sent by air. You send a letter 2 so that your friend may receive it sooner. A letter 3 about twelve days to go from England to India by train or by ship. A letter can get to India by air 4 five days now, but 5 the time may be made shorter.
6 people were afraid to send letters by air. They thought that the plane might fall and their friends might not receive the letter. So they sent two letters one letter by air and 7 by train or ship. They wanted to 8 that the letters would be received. Planes are now almost as safe 9 trains or ships. 10 letters are sent by air. ( ) 1. A. yet B. just C. still D. already ( ) 2. A. by ship B. by train C. by air D. by bus ( ) 3. A. take B. takes C. took D. is taken ( ) 4. A. in
B. on
C. after
D. during
( ) 5. A. by then B. fast C quickly D. soon ( ) 6. A. At last B. At first C. At times D. So far ( ) 7. A. other B. another C. the other D. the others ( ) 8. A. know B. see C. hear D. make sure ( ) 9. A.as
B. like
C. than
D. the same as
( ) 10. A. More or less
B. More and more C. Much and much
D. Many and many
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Football is, I do think, the most favourite game in England: one has only to go to one of the important 1 to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, 2 for one side or the 3 . To a stranger (陌生人), one of the most surprising things about football in 4 is the great knowledge (知识) of the game which 5 the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the 6 in most of the important teams; he has 7 of them and knows the results(结果) of large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he 8 will win such a match, and his ideas about 9 are usually as good as those of men three or four times his 10 . ( ) 1. A. cities B. matches C. teams D. places ( ) 2. A. waiting B. looking C. asking D. shouting ( ) 3. A. other B. same C. team D. players ( ) 4. A. China B. the USA C. England D. Canada ( ) 5. A. all B. hardly C. only D. even ( ) 6. A, players B. cities C. countries D. matches ( ) 7. A. names B. pictures C. heard D. thought ( ) 8. A. says B. asks C. decides D. hopes ( ) 9. A. England B. players C. football D. men ( )10. A. ideas B. age
C. stories
D. education
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Last Sunday Mr White and his wife went to the seaside. They 1 very late. Mr White unlocked the front door and they all went into the house. It was very 2 , so Mrs White turned on the light. 3 the way upstairs Mrs White spoke in a low voice, \ 4 someone in the living room.\They both went downstairs again and stood quietly outside the living room door. They could hear 5 in the living room.
\ 6 ,\called out loudly,\ 7 is there?\and turned on the light. The room was 8 . Then he noticed something and laughed. The radio was still 9 ! \ 10 !\( ) 1. A. arrived in home B. reached at home
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C. got to home D. arrived home
( ) 2. A. black B. cold C. dark D. late ( ) 3. A. In B. On C. In D. For ( ) 4. A. listen B. listen to C. hear D. see ( ) 5. A. voices B. noises C. sounds D. voice ( ) 6. A. all right B. right C. true D. Whose ( ) 8. A. dirty B. clean C. full D. empty ( ) 9. A. open B. turned on
C. on
D. talking
( ) 10. A. shouldn't B. turned on C. remembered D. forgot
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Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke 1 on him.
One day Mark Twain was invited 2 a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.
The young man said that he had an uncle 3 him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing 4 make his uncle smile or laugh. \laugh.\
That evening the young man and his uncle sat 5 the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told 6 funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh.
But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain 7 more funny stories, but the old man still kept 8 . Mark Twain told his funniest stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.
Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what 9 . \聋的) 10 years.\( ) 1. A. was playing B. played C. was played D. has been played ( ) 2. A. give B. to give C. gave D. giving ( ) 3. A. of B. like C. for D. with ( ) 4. A. was able to B. were able to C. can
D. could not ( ) 5. A. at B. in C. onto D. to ( ) 6. A. several
B. little
C. few D. much ( ) 7. A. spoke B. talked C. said D. told ( ) 8. A. quiet B. silence C. interested
D. sleeping
( ) 9. A. had happened
B. has happened C. had been happened
D. have been happened ( )10. A. with
B. of
C. in
D. for (6)
There was once an officer who had a young clever but 1 , servant (用人). Once it 2
a lot during the 3 and the roads were still muddy (泥泞的) in the morning. The servant was eating his 4 when the officer saw his boots 5 . So he called his 6 and said to him, \am going for a ride this morning, but my 7 have not been cleaned yet.\ \回答) the servant very 8 , \ 9 on the road now.\
\
\So it is a waste (浪费) of time to clean them.\
\ \
\is a waste of time to eat your breakfast because you will be 10 again in a few hours' time.\
( ) 1. A. lazy B. handsome C. interesting D. hardworking ( ) 2. A., snowed B. rained C. was cold D. was windy ( ) 3. A. day B. morning C. night D. afternoon ( ) 4. A. lunch B. supper C. dinner D. breakfast ( ) 5. A. uncleaned B. clean
C. nice D. wet ( ) 6. A. wife B. servant C. daughter D. son ( ) 7. A. clothes
B. glasses
C. boots D. horses ( ) 8. A. happily B. angrily C. excitedly D. politely ( ) 9. A. mud B. rain C. water D. snow ( )10. A. tired B. hungry
C. busy
D. thirsty
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A judge was working in his ,office one day when a neighbour ran 1 and said, \one's cow killed 2 , is the owner of the cow wrong?\ \
\ 3 . \ \ 4 that a cow can't think like a man, so the cow is not wrong, and that means its owner is not wrong, 5 \
I'm sorry, judge,\ The judge thought 6 a few seconds and then said, \I think 7 it more carefully, this is not as simple (简单的) as I thought 8 \then he turned 9 his assistant and said, I made a mistake, 10 ?\( ) 1. A. down B. out C. away D. in ( ) 2. A. another B. the other's C. the other D. another's
( ) 3. A. his B. him C. mine D. me
( ) 4. A. I know B. It knows C. Both of us know
D. Everybody knows ( ) 5. A. too
B. either
C. also
D. neither
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( ) 6. A. for B. of C. out D. about ( ) 7. A. about B. around C. over
D. up ( ) 8. A. as before B. as usual C. at last D. at first ( ) 9. A. to B. at C. before D. in front of ( ) 10. A. hadn't I B. didn't I
C. wasn't I
D. did I
(8)
You probably know that some English words came from French.
One interesting thing is that when we talk 1 meat on our table we use English words. 2 example, a pig 3 pig when it is 4 , but when it is killed and its meat is brought to the table, it is called pork. Cattle are called cattle when they are raised 5 the field, but at the dinner table, we call the meat 6 .
When the Normans ruled (统治) England, the English peasants 7 to raise animals for food, but they 8 could not buy the meat. The meat was sent to the Norman tables. The peasants could only eat rabbits, because rabbits ran all over their fields and rabbit meat was cheap. So the meat of rabbit was not changed 9 a French word. It was called rabbit by the English peasants of that time and is 10 called rabbit today. ( ) 1. A. about B. to C. with D. of ( ) 2. A. From B. For C. As D. To ( ) 3. A. is calling B. Calls C. is called D. call ( ) 4. A. dead B. dying C. living D. hungry ( ) 5. A. to B. in C. on D. at ( ) 6. A. beef
B. pork
C. rabbit
D. meat ( ) 7. A. were ordered B. are ordered C. ordered D. was ordered ( ) 8. A. themself B. themselves C. theirselves
D. theirs ( ) 9. A. to B. in C. into D. about ( )10. A. usually B. still
C. yet
D. already
(9)
Can people live without salt? 1 . Salt is very important to us. We 2 salt in our life. Animals need it, 3 .
Most of the salt comes from 4 . People dig (挖) great pools and fill them with 'sea water. When the 5 dries up the water, people 6 get salt from the ground. We 7 get saltfrom salt 8 . There are many salt lakes in China, 9 some of these lakes are very big. We are trying our best to get more salt 10 them. ( ) 1. A. Yes B. Not C. Of course not D. Certainly ( ) 2. A. want B. eat C. need D. have ( ) 3. A. either B. also C. only D. too ( ) 4. A. the sea
B. lakes
C. the hills
D. the rivers
( ) 5. A. moon B. sun C. cloud D. windy ( ) 6. A. may B. can C. must D. had better ( ) 7. A. often B. usually C. never D. also ( ) 8. A. land B. fields C. factories D. lakes ( ) 9. A. but B. and C. then D. or ( )10. A. in
B. from
C. for
D. out
(10)
Alice was staying in a village. One day she 1 up her camera (照相机) to take photos of some playing children. Suddenly the children began to 2 . Alice's face turned red. She felt 3 for what she was doing. She said to the village head, \ 4 that people in some places believe (相信) a person will lose his soul (灵魂) 5 his photo is taken.\ 6 a camera worked. Several times the head tried to say something, but he 7 . When she believed that the head was no longer 8 , Alice then let him 9 . With a smile he said, \children were trying to tell you that you forgot to 10 the lens (镜头) cap!\
( ) 1. A. picked B. pulled C. held D. looked ( ) 2. A. jump B. move C. fall D. shout ( ) 3. A. sorry B. glad C. lucky D. enjoyable ( ) 4. A. hoped B. forgotten C. agreed D. meant ( ) 5. A. until B. if C. before D. and ( ) 6. A. how B. when C. why D. how long ( ) 7. A. mustn't B. couldn't C. won't D. hadn't ( ) 8. A. lonely B. quiet C. tired D. worried ( ) 9. A. think B. leave C. know D. speak ( )10. A. put on
B. turn off
C. take off D. turn on
(11)
In the old day, in London, the smog (烟雾) was very thick. Car and bus drivers 1 to drive very slowly: they could 2 see the road in front of them even during the daytime. People did not like going out in the smog. 3 they had to go out, they wore smog-mask (防雾面具) over their faces.
In December 1952, a very 4 dark cloud came down over London. It was the 5 smog Londoners had ever had. 6 of it was bad factory smoke. Nearly fifty people died in road accidents. But many more people became unhealthy. The smog was very 7 for old people and children One man said, \ 8 because people stayed at home as much as possible. The air was very thick, and you could almost cut it with a knife.\ After three weeks, the smog began to 9 . But in the following weeks and months over 4,000 people died as a 10 of the smog.
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( ) 1. A. hurried B. stayed C. had D. minded ( ) 2. A. already B. easily C. luckily D. hardly ( ) 3. A. If B. So C. Though D. Whether ( ) 4. A. thin B. thick C. light D. clear ( ) 5. A. furthest B. hottest C. worst D. nicest ( )6. A. Much B. Many C. Few D. A few ( ) 7. A. quiet B. dangerous C. favourite D. weak ( ) 8. A. busy B. empty C. enjoyable D. dirty ( ) 9. A. arrive B. shine C. forget D. lift ( )10. A. beginning B. part
C. way D. result
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People worry about the fact that they often lose their 1 . Now if you forget where your key is, you can find it 2 . Here is a report from New York.
Yesterday Mr Smith 3 his key in the room. \didn't know 4 . He thought hard and then had an idea. \he said in a loud 5 . \a voice came from the drawer (抽屉) of the desk. He was surprised to hear that, hurried to the desk and pulled the drawer 6 . To his joy, he took out the key from the drawer of the desk. What is it all about?
Now you see, that is a new key invented 7 America. There is an integrated circuit (集成电路) and a very small speaker built in it. It can reproduce (重现) 8 owner's voice within nine metres.
Thus we say it is a key that can 9 . What happens to the key if it is more than nine metres 10 ? Surely it doesn't speak. ( ) 1. A, money B. keys C. watches D. pens ( ) 2. A, happily B. slowly C. quickly D. luckily ( ) 3. A, forgot B. lost C. missed D. put ( ) 4. A, how to do B. what to do C. why to do
D. when to do ( ) 5. A. sound B. noise C. voice D. cry ( ) 6. A. open B. close C. down D. away ( ) 7. A, of B. in C. on D. for ( ) 8. A, it
B. it's
C. its' D. its ( ) 9. A. tell B. speak C. talk D. say ( )10. A, far away from B. far from C. far
D. away
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Mike 1 nine years old, and he was a very naughty boy. His mother always 2 that he would behave better. One day, after he got home from school, Mike's teacher 3 his mother and said, \ 4 , Mrs Brown, that Mike saved (救) a boy who fell into the river
this morning.\
Mrs Brown was very 5 when she heard this. She 6 to Mike and said, \a brave boy, why 7 you tell me that you have saved one of your friends when he fell into the river this morning?\
But Mike did not 8 very happy. His face became very 9 and he said, \I really 10 pull him out of the water, because I pushed him in.\( ) 1. A. was B. is C. are D. were ( ) 2. A. wanted B. liked C. worried D. hoped ( ) 3. A. came B. telephoned C. asked
D. spoke ( ) 4. A. know B. heard C. listen D. see ( ) 5. A. surprised B. sorry C. afraid D. happy ( ) 6. A. called B. looked C. saw D. turned ( ) 7. A. did B. were C. didn't D. not ( ) 8. A. like B. sound C. look D. see ( ) 9. A. blue B. red C. black D. white ( )10. A. could B. might
C. had to
D. would
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George was an American. He went to England last summer, and he 1 some of his friends there. Two of them were Mr and Mrs Andrews. They lived near 2 , and George stayed in their house for a week and 3 it very much.
On his last evening with the Andrews, George said to them, \ 4 very early tomorrow morning. I'm going to 5 at five o'clock and make my breakfast. Please don't come down.\
He said 6 to his good friends that evening and came 7 to the kitchen (厨房) in the morning and looked at the 8 . There was a photograph of Mrs Andrews on it in front of her chair, and a photograph of Mr Andrews in front of his chair.
George laughed happily and said, \ 9 . I'm not going to eat my breakfast 10 this morning!\( ) 1. A. saw B. brought C. visited D. phoned ( ) 2. A. Paris B. London
C. Washington D. Toronto
( ) 3. A. preferred
B. enjoyed
C. cost
D. showed
( ) 4. A. reaches B. comes C. lands D. leaves ( ) 5. A. get up B. catch up C. come round D. be out ( ) 6. A. sorry B. pardon C. hello D. goodbye ( ) 7. A. out B. in C. up
D. down ( ) 8. A. room B. food C. wall D. table ( ) 9. A. easy B. strange C. good D. happy ( )10. A. together
B. safely
C. alone
D. quickly
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