From Hobby to Job
Yesterday at the Minnesota Fashion Week, the 15-year-old designer(设计者)Rachel amazed the fashion world when she showed her clothes for the first time. _______ agreed that they looked fantastic.
Rachel taught herself to make clothes when she was just 7. "I didn't like my own clothes and wanted to _______, so I usually added things-like pockets or ties. My Mom used to get a bit _______ about all the scissors and pins lying around," laughed Rachel. Then one year, she decided to have a summer _______ at a fashion and design school, where she learned many skills from her teacher Joan. When Rachel was 12, Joan invited a few teenagers to _______ her at the famous Toronto Fashion Week. "I loved it," said Rachel. "It was just _______ and I knew that I wanted to be there. "
At the Minnesota Fashion Week, Rachel looked _______ beautiful in her smart jacket with a decoration(装饰)of a small blue butterfly on it. People at the event were _______ her skill and designs. "I did all my work on the clothes after dinner, _______ I always had a busy timetable at school and much homework as well. But it was worth it. " Rachel felt proud.
Rachel sold all of her works and the ________ went to a local children's hospital. "I know that the hospital needs it to make the children's stay as comfortable as possible," she said.
1.A.Someone B.Everyone C.No one
2.A.take notes B.do researches C.make changes
3.A.worried B.excited C.disappointed
4.A.course B.vacation C.sport
5.A.satisfy B.join C.direct
6.A.simple B.strange C.amazing
7.A.especially B.probably C.normally
8.A.improving B.admiring C.developing
9.A.as B.when C.unless
10.A.jacket B.decoration C.money
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One evening when I was having coffee in a cafe, a boy came to me. He opened a box and took out the shoe-polishing (擦鞋) tools.Before I _______, he had taken off my shoes and begun to shine them.
The boy was busy with his _______ when it suddenly began to rain. People rushed into the cafe for protection from the heavy rain. More and more people hurried in and _______ the boy from me. Hours passed, and it turned _______. I had no shoes on my feet and I kept wondering where he had been. I thought he wouldn't _______ my shoes and I would have to walk home without shoes. When the rain stopped, people started to go out. A waiter was to close the _______. Just as I went to the gate, I saw the boy sleeping on the floor near the gate, _______ he was holding closely a package (包裹) made of his shirt.
I woke him up. Though the boy was _______, he opened the package hurriedly, gave me my shoes,and said _______ to me. I paid him and ________ his shirt for him, which had packaged my shoes. After saying goodbye to the boy, I was on my way home, with the boy still in my mind.
1.A.cheered B.spoke C.stopped D.slept
2.A.job B.trouble C.homework D.discussion
3.A.protected B.borrowed C.kept D.separated
4.A.dark B.sunny C.tidy D.rainy
5.A.repair B.clean C.return D.wear
6.A.café B.shop C.box D.market
7.A.so B.and C.if D.or
8.A.honest B.lazy C.sleepy D.missing
9.A.yes B.welcome C.hello D.sorry
10.A.put down B.put on C.put away D.put up
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From Monday to Friday people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and ______ they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others ______sports. This is decided by their own.
There are many different ways to spend times. It may be something from collecting stamps ______ making model planes. Some hobbies are very ______, but others don't cost anything at all. Some collections are worth ______ of money, others are valuable only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several ______ dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece which ______ him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On ______ hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 kinds of them, but I wonder ______ they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are quite valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection. That's what a hobby means, I think. It is something we ______ to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
1.A.weekends B.mornings C.days
2.A.did B.do C.doing
3.A.to B.and C.in
4.A.exciting B.expensive C.interesting
5.A.a few B.a little C.a lot
6.A.thousands B.thousand C.thousands of
7.A.cost B.spent C.paid
8.A.other B.another C.the other
9.A.if B.what C.how
10.A.need B.have C.like
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Eric shook his piggy bank again. There was nothing left! He carefully _________ the coins that lay on the bed. All he had was $24.52. The _________ he wanted was at least $90! How was he going to get the rest of the money?
His friends all had bicycles. It was hard to _________ with people when you were the only one without a bicycle. He thought about _________ he could do. There was no point asking his parents, for he knew they had no extra money.
The only way he could get more money was to earn it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr. Smith for advice.
“Well, you can _________ right here,” said Mr. Smith. “You see, my windows needs cleaning and my car needs _________”
That was the _________ of Eric's part-time job. For the next three months, he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks, cleaned windows and watered flowers.
At last the day came when Eric counted his money again and found $94.32. He _________ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode home _________, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. He had done a lot of hard work, __________ Eric valued his bicycle far more than anyone else. He had achieved what he thought was impossible and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
1.A.counted B. spread C.watched D.threw
2.A.book B.bicycle C.basketball D.smart phone
3.A.hold on B.run away C.hang out D.talk about
4.A.how B.what C.which D.where
5.A.wait B.stay C.learn D.start
6.A. driving B.locking C.racing D.washing
7.A.beginning B.excitement C.trouble D.organization
8.A.asked B.spared C.wasted D.spent
9.A.purposely B.polite C.proudly D.properly
10.A.so B.as C.though D.because
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In the US, lots of people have waimai, or food delivered to their home. Pizza and Chinese food are popular. The delivery _________ can usually get the food to your door in half an hour.
But wanmai for other things is not so quick in the US. For example, if you order toothpaste or cooking oil, it will usually _________ at least one day to arrive.
Here in China. I can order nearly anything and get it _________ just 30 to 45 minutes. Did I forget to buy onions and cabbages for making dinner? No problem -- waimai will deliver it soon. There is even waimai for things _________medicine and snacks.
Some people say this makes people lazier. I guess they’re not wrong. But I really love the _________ life.
1.A.drivers B.postmen C.policemen D.cleaners
2.A.spend B.cost C.take D.pay
3.A.at B.for C.after D.in
4.A.as for B.such as C.rather than D.instead of
5.A.comfortable B.convenient C.careful D.common
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Do you know what "paying it forward" means? It's not paying for something before you buy it, " Paying it forward" is to do something nice for another person for no _______. Then that person does something nice for someone else.
You may think this doesn't seem like much. But this nice act can spread quite _______.
One day in December 2015, a woman was buying a meal at McDonald's in Florida, US. She also _______ a meal for the person standing in line behind her. That person did the same thing, and the next person did it, _______ . Soon, 250 people had done another person the act of _______!
But you _______spend money to pay for it forward. There are examples of paying it forward every day like volunteering, giving food to _______ or doing something nice for someone around you.
Try it out for _______. All you have to do is look for _______things that you could do make someone happy. Then, ask them to spread the word and do three kind things for someone else. And when someone does something nice for you, don't ________ to do the same.
1.A.space B.action C.reason
2.A.fast B. slowly C. hardly
3.A.made B.bought C.sold
4.A.too B.either C.also
5.A.madness B. politeness C.kindness
6.A.would like to B.are supposed to C. don't need to
7.A.the rich B.the homeless C.the missing
8.A.myself B.yourself C.itself
9.A.small B.awful C.strange
10.A.agree B.forget C.decide
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Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see. Imagine having to read this text, not with your _______but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?
With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million _______people are seeing a bright future. Rich country have this knowledge._______, not all developing countries do.
ORBIS is an international charitable organization(慈善组织). Its _______is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with a television room and a classroom. Doctors are_______the latest technology there. With it, they can help the blind get_______again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relationship among countries.
ORBIS helps those _______countries which are poor in medical knowledge by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35000 doctors and nurses . They continue to_______thousands of blind people every years .They have travelled around the_______ 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20, 000 blind people. They are also ________more people to join them in helping open the blind eyes to the world. Would you like to give them a helping hand?
1.A.teeth B.ears C.eyes D.noses
2.A.clever B.strong C.friendly D.blind
3.A.Unluckily B.Suddenly C.Especially D.surprisingly
4.A.opinion B.problem C.advantage D.goal
5.A.learnt B.taught C.sold D. promised
6.A.wealth B.sight C.weight D.voice
7.A.developing B.powerful C.beautiful D.ancient
8.A.lead B.interview C.compare D.treat
9.A.moon B.bench C.earth D.ocean
10.A.setting up B.turning down C.looking over D.calling on
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An old man lived in a village. He was one of the___________people in the world. The whole village disliked him. He was always unhappy. When people tried to cheer him up, he would rudely turn them away.
People ___________from him because of his bad mood(心情). It was unusual and impolite to feel happy around him. He made the rest of the___________feel unhappy as well.
But one day-the day he turned eighty years old, in fact a(n)___________thing happened. The man’s mood suddenly changed. He was no longer rude and angry. ___________he seemed calm and kind. The villagers said among themselves, "The old man is___________". The whole village went to see him. They couldn’t believe that his___________could change so suddenly. One of the villagers asked the old man, "What happened to you?”
“Nothing special has happened, in fact." the man said. "For___________years I’ve been looking for happiness, and it was no use. And then I decided to live without___________and just enjoy life. That's why I'm happy now."
It's important to realize that your mood can____________the moods of those around you. Everyone has had days sometimes. If someone tries to cheer you up, don’t be rude to them. Just try to accept their help.
1.A.happiest B.rudest C.richest D.wisest
2.A.put away B.gave away C.stayed away D.took away
3.A.village B.town C.city D.country
4.A.terrible B.common C.funny D.unbelievable
5.A.Instead B.Finally C.Besides D.Anyway
6.A.shouting B.smiling C.sleeping D.jumping
7.A.plan B.design C.mood D.interest
8.A.fifty B.sixty C.seventy D.eighty
9.A.happiness B.money C.shame D.love
10.A.protect B.separate C.spread D.influence
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Two years ago, my leg was badly hurt in an accident. When I was told that I couldn’t walk any more, I felt quite _______ and thought my life was hopeless.
_______ my stay in hospital, I met a lovely little girl. She often _______ with her toy. She seemed very happy every day and brought me a lot of joy when I was in the lowest _______. My heart was _______ with warmth at that time.
One day, the girl gave the toy to me and asked me to _______ it. For a long time, I didn’t meet the girl. My parents told me she had a very bad _______ and was taken to a special ward (病房). I felt sorry for her and lucky for myself. I thought she was confident in getting better and why couldn’t I?
_______ the girl didn’t come to my ward anyone, I would _______ forget her. She gave me the strength (力量) to __________ against difficulties.
1.A.excited B.meaningful C.patient D.disappointed
2.A.Through B.During C.Between D.With
3.A.cheered me up B.woke me up C.called me up D.fixed me up
4.A.spirit B.price C.value D.place
5.A.full B.busy C.filled D.angry
6.A.look for B.look like C.look up D.look after
7.A.illness B.choice C.influence D.information
8.A.Although B.If C.Until D.Unless
9.A.never B.always C.soon D.usually
10.A.knock B.play C.fight D.act
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Is it good to be in the middle? Sometimes, no, like when you’re in the middle _______on a long car ride. But sometimes, yes, like when you’re in the middle of a great movie. What will happen next? Middle school is a little bit like that.
For a kid, going to middle school is a big _______: First, it often means ______ to a new building. You have to take some time to adjust (适应). Second, it may mean taking a _____ bus, with different students. Third, the friends you made in primary school may _____ going to different middle schools.
All of this can make you feel a bit______ on the first day of school. Here is some ______ to help you on your first day. Get to bed on time the night before. Before bed, put all your things into your schoolbag so you don’t forget ______.
On the big day, eat breakfast ______ be brave. On your way out the door, take everything you need and try to say “hi” to everyone you meet.
In class, listen to the teachers ______ and take notes. Try to write down the most important things and then you can look them over when you get home and be prepared for the next day.
1.A.street B.seat C.room D.bed
2.A.change B.idea C.chance D.plan
3.A.turning B.pointing C.traveling D.moving
4.A.terrible B.same C.different D.cheap
5.A.run away B.end up C.come out D.think about
6.A.happy B.relaxed C.scared D.angry
7.A.advice B.news C.excuse D.culture
8.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
9.A.and B.or C.but D.so
10.A.easily B.quickly C.slowly D.carefully
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