Last night, my 10-year-old car broke down on ...

Last night, my 10-year-old car broke down on the road. It was so late, and I was 50 kilometers from home, I couldn’t find anyone to__________ me up, so I decided to take a bus. I went east__________ my house was in the east. A bus stopped at the traffic light, but it went west. I asked the driver _________the bus station was. “Four more lights” the driver said. “It's so terrible!” I said to___________. About twenty minutes later, I___________got to the bus station. After waiting for fifteen minutes, I began to__________ if I could take a bus. When I was lost in thought, a car stopped in front of the station. The door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the _________ driver. “1 just can't leave you here,” she said. I’ll take you __________my car and give you a ride home.” “It's a long way,” I said. “Come on,” she said, “I have _________else to do.” When I got home, I wanted to give her_________. However, she refused and said “Just do something nice for others.”

1.A.call B.pick C. cheer D.wake

2.A.unless B.until C.though D.because

3.A.how far B.how often C.how long D.how many

4.A.itself B.myself C.herself D.himself

5.A.nearly B.hardly C.finally D.quietly

6.A.pay B.ask C.look D.worry

7.A.worried B.same C.popular D.different

8.A.on B.to C.in D.off

9.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything

10.A.advice B.courage C.attention D.money

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

---What’s wrong with Jim?

--- His car broke down on his way to work. And___________.The car behind was out of control and hit Jim.

A. a good miss is as good as a mile

B. it never rains but it pours

C. the early bird catches the worm

D. every dog has its day

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---What’s wrong with Jim?

--- His car broke down on his way to work. And___________.The car behind was out of control and hit Jim.

A.a good miss is as good as a mile

B.it never rains but it pours

C.the early bird catches the worm

D.every dog has its day

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

---What’s wrong with Jim?

--- His car broke down on his way to work. And___________.The car behind was out of control and hit Jim.

A. a good miss is as good as a mile

B. it never rains but it pours

C. the early bird catches the worm

D. every dog has its day

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Still clearly remember that day. My jeep broke down on the way home. I was on the side of the road for about four _____with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that______, “NEED A JACK(千斤顶)．”

Right as I was about to______, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. About two hours later , we finished the job with sweats. We were both______. His wife brought a large water jug for us to wash____ hands in.

I tried to put $20 in the man's hand, but he wouldn't take it,_____ instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I _____ them for their help again and again. I asked the little girl, their daughter, ______ they lived, thinking maybe I'd send them a gift. She said they were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cotton for the next few weeks.

After saying goodbyes I started walking back to the Jeep, the girl ran up and handed me a tamale(玉米粽子). When I opened the tamale, what did I ______ inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his _____. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head, ______ and said: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and ______ away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.

This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took several hours to help a_____ while others passed by quietly.

_____ then I've helped many people like the family. I didn't accept______. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.

1.A. seconds　　　　　     B. minutes　　　　         C. hours　　　　         D. days

2.A. wrote　　     B. spoke　　　　         C. talked             D. said

3.A. put up　　　　　 B. give up　　　　         C. use up　　　　         D. turn up

4.A. dirty　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　         C. cruel　　　　         D. hungry

5.A. her　　　　     B. my　　　　             C. their　　　　　　         D. our

6.A. so　　　         　　 B. though　　　         C. but　　　             D. and

7.A. helped　　         B. asked　　             C. thanked　             D. invited

8.A. what　　　         B. how　　　　             C. when　　　             D. where

9.A. see　　　         B. smell　　　             C. hear　　　             D. feel

10.A. door　　         B. car　　　             C. hat　　　　             D. window

11.A. crying　　         B. shouting　　         C. smiling　　             D. screaming

12.A. ran　　         B. walked　　             C. flew　　　             D. drove

13.A. friend　　         B. family　　             C. stranger　　         D. neighbour

14.A. Since　　      　　 B. After　　             C. Before    　　         D. From

15.A. thanks　　　     B. time　　             C. food　　　             D. money

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

My car broke down on the way. I had to have my car ________.

A. repair　　 B. repairing

C. repaired　　 D. to repair

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Why are you walking to school, Miss Lin ?

—Because my car broke down on the way.

A. stopped to work　　　　　　　　 B. didn't work

C. slowed down　　　　　　　　　　 D. wanted to run slowly

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Oh， my god! Our house 　　　　　　 last night. Look at the footprints on the floor.

A. broke into　　　 B. was breaking into

C. broken into　　 　 D. was broken into

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I thought I'd just go east.

A bus stopped. I got on and asked the driver how far she was going, "Ten more miles," she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.

I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus came up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver.

“I just can't leave you here,” she said. “This isn't the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.”

“You will drive me home on the bus?" I asked, astonished.

“No, I will take you in my car,” she said.

“It's a long way," I insisted.

“Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”

As we drove from the station in the car, she began telling me a story, A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I'm just passing the favor(善意的行为) along,” she said.

When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't accept. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.

1.There was something wrong with the writer's car ______.

A．late at night                            B．early in the morning

C．an hour before sunset                    D．thirty minutes after sunset

2.The writer changed his mind after waiting 30 minutes because ______.

A．he became impatient and a bit worried

B．a taxi ride would be more comfortable

C．he knew the driver would never return

D．the bus driver had given him wrong information

3.The bus driver drove the writer home later because ______.

A．her brother had told her to do so

B．she wanted to earn more money

C．she happened to go in the same direction

D．she wanted to do something good for others

4.The underlined word "astonished" in the passage probably means ________.

A．surprised         B．grateful           C．happy            D．angry

5.The bus driver hoped that the writer ________.

A．would drive someone home

B．would help someone in need

C．would keep her in memory

D．would give the money to others

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I'd just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for.

After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just can't leave you here,” she said. “This isn't the nicest place. I'll give you a ride home.” “You'll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed (困惑). “No, I'll take you in my car,” she said. “It's a long way,” I protested. “Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”

As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I'm just passing the favor along, ” she said. When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't hear of it. “That wouldn't make it a favor, ” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”

1.Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?

A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.

B. No driver would give him a ride.

C. He didn't know the routes.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.

2.Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was_____.

A. very quiet and peaceful                    　　　

B. dark without street lights

C. neither clean nor beautiful                    　　　　

D. a little unsafe

3.The bus driver drove the writer home later because ________.

A. she happened to go in the same direction

B. she wanted to do something good for other people

C. her brother told her to do so　　　　　　　

D. she wanted to earn more money

4.The bus driver hoped that the writer ________.

A. would do as she did

B. would keep her in memory

C. would give the money to others

D. would do her a favor

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析