题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
浙江省瑞安市2016-2017学年八年级上学期英语期中五校联考测试卷
Mr. West was born in a small English town. His father, Old West, had a 1 there. As a shop keeper, Old West didn't think it was 2for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get 3 money. A few years later, they got a lot of money there and then 4 to the capital. Now Old West can't manage the shop so Mr. West has to do it 5 himself. As Mr. West has little knowledge, people often 6 him in public and sometimes he gets into trouble. So he 7 a lot of books and put them on the shelves in his sitting room so that the visitors can see them 8 they go in. He often goes to the parties and carefully 9 what the knowledgeable men say. He hopes to make friends with them.
Once Mr. West was told that it was a 10 writer's birthday that day. He hurried to the party with his wife. He gave the writer some 11 presents and the old man thanked him. After 12 they began to talk about the famous books.
He could hardly answer any questions. The writer had to ask him13 one, "What was Shakespeare?"
"It was a kind of drink," answered Mr. West. "But people do not like it now."
The writer had a smile and soon he stopped 14 . On their way home, his wife said, "You made a mistake just now. Shakespeare is a 15cake, like the Chinese moon cake!"
Here are some English learning tips to help you improve your English.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} What do I want to learn this week? Asking yourself this question every week will help you think about what is the most important to you. If you make a plan for each week, you will be surprised to notice how much you have improved your English by the end of the week!
Review before going to bed. Research has shown that our brains process information that is{#blank#}2{#/blank#}fresh in our brains when we sleep. And your brain will work on this information when you sleep!
Speak English aloud. Understanding grammar rules does not mean you can speak English well. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Speaking by yourself at home and reading the exercises that you are doing will help connect the muscles (肌肉) of your face with the information in your head and improve your pronunciation.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} If you decide that you are going to work hard and listen for two hours, maybe you will not do extra listening exercises soon. But if you listen five to ten minutes at least four times a week, you will find it's not so hard to develop the habit of listening to English.
A. Listen more times a week. B. Make a weekly plan. C. Practise speaking aloud often. D. Go over important knowledge before sleep. E. Ask questions about English. F. Listen for long time every time. |
What else would you like to do to improve your English? {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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