Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, wh...

Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first

thing it thinks about is, “I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be k ___1___.” At the same time, a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the ___2___antelope, or I will die of hunger .” So almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the rising sun.
　　 This is life: full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go a___3___when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will fall b____4____the other students. At first, I didn’t know what the word “exam” meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, there are always w ___5___　 and losers. As I grew up, I got to know “competition”. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can improve.
　　 Each time I saw children playing games and heard their laughter, I wished I were that age again. However, I remembered my parents’ words: “You must work very hard in order to have a good f ___6___. ” So I picked up my pen and began to study hard again.
　　 I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. I s ___7___ knew what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary.
　　 I learned a lot from realizing this　 . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.

八年级英语短文填空极难题查看答案及解析

My mother asked me _______．And I told her that it was in the afternoon．

A．when the concert was

B．where the concert was

C．when was the concert

D．where was the concert

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My mother asked me________．And I told her that it was in the afternoon．

A．when the concert was

B．where the concert was

C．when was the concert

D．where was the concert

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My mother told me that the earth _________ round when I was young.

A. is　　 B. was　　 C. can be　　 D. were

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My mother told me there ____ 365 days in a year.

A. were　　　　 B. are　　 C. would be　　 D. will be

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. When he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard in the 　　 . Soon he had more money than his friends　　 his hard work. It seemed that he would have a bright future.

When he was 25 years old, however, he began to　　 　　　　 his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months later, he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company　　 traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling.　　 after a year, he began to hate it. He had to　　 and he was always in a car or on a train. The worst thing was he couldn’t make any new friends! Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he had to leave the company.

He was 　　 at that time, so he sold his house. He had to accept a part time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed reading books. Three years later, he　　 the shop owner’s daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three 　　 and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.

“Life is　　 ,” he told me. “The most important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

1. A. factory　             B. theatre             C. bank                D. post office

2. A. because                B. because of            C. as a result            D. while

3. A. dislike　             B. love                C. like                D. enjoy

4. A. almost　             B. usually　             C. seldom             D. never

5. A. So                 B. And                C. But　　             D. Though

6. A. stay in one place        B. move around        C. make noise         D. make a wish

7. A. happy　             　　 B. energetic             C. rich　　     　　　　     D. poor

8. A. married　　             B. understood            C. met　　         　　     D. visited

9. A. sisters　　         B. brothers　　         C. children　     　　         D. cousins

10.A. boring　　             B. important             C. necessary     　　         D. wonderful

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed (储藏室). She could see it from the bedroom w1.. As I looked for myself, I f2.there were thieves in the shed taking things. I p3.the police, butthey told me that no one was in this area to help at this time, but they would send s4.over as soon as they were free. I said OK, hung up, and w5.one minute. ThenI phoned the police back. “Hello! I called just a minute a6.because there were thieves in my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now b7.I’ve killed them all!”

Within five minutes there were six p8.cars in front of my house. Of course, they c9.the thieves very quickly. One of the officers said, “I thought you said you’ve killed them!” I replied, “I thought you said there was n10.free!”

八年级英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析

I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed(储藏室). She could see it from the bedroom window. As I looked for myself, I saw that there were thieves in the shed taking things. I phoned the police, but they told me that no one was in this area to help at this time, but they would send someone over as soon as they were free.

I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute, then phoned the police back, “Hello, I just called you a minute ago because there were thieves in my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I’ve killed them all.”

Within five minutes there were six police cars in the area. Of course, they caught the thieves very quickly. One of the officers said: “I thought you said that you’d killed them!” I replied with “I thought you said there was nobody free!”

1.There were thieves in the___________.

A. shed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bedroom　　　　　　　　　　 C. kitchen

2.The man_________ when he found the thieves.

A. caught them by himself　 B. called the police at once　　 C. did nothing but wait

3.The police said that________ so they couldn’t come and help at first.

A. it was too far　　　　　　 B. the car was broken　　　　 　 C. they were all busy

4.The police_______ when the man called them again.

A. found it boring　　　　　　 B. took it serious　　　　　　　　 C. let it go

5.The thieves were_________ at the end of the story.

A. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. killed　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. caught

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn’t36me at home on my own, 37I had to go to the market with her.

38, I didn’t have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mother told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get 39.When I got older, I gave my mother a hand and I really enjoyed it.

Then one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn’t have to go to the market40because my mother could leave me at home on my own. I41my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made42them.

One day, my mother was ill, so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to43some candles with me and see44I could sell them. They45in 20 minutes! The next week, my mother gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out really quickly, too.

Ten months later, we decided46flowers. My mother and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my friends started to help us. I paid them one pound47every candle, and we 48sell them for three or four times. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.

At the age of 22, my uncle49me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I’ve50looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from the designer, furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

A. My mother told me a good friend likes a mirror

B. My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror .

C. My mother told me a good friend liked a mirror .

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