深圳牛津八年级上册单元语法填空提分训练（学生版）
Unit1
A
In Canada you can nd dogs, cats or horses in almost every family. They are all 1. ____________(Canada)pets. Before Canadians keep these pets at their houses, they take 2. ____________(it)to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)3. ____________ that they won’t carry disease.
When you visit Canadians’ houses, they would be very glad 4. ____________(show)you their pets. You will also nd that almost every family 5. ____________(have)a bird feeder in their gardens. All kinds of birds are welcome to come and have 6. ____________ good meal. They are free to come and go. 7. ____________(everybody)is allowed to kill any animal in Canada.
People in Canada have many 8. ____________(reason)to like animals. One of them might be that their family tie(关系)is not as 9. ____________(closely)as ours. When children grow 10. ____________, they leave their parents to start their own life. Then the old people will feel lonely. But pets can be good friends and never leave them alone.
B
When people think of tigers: strong and dangerous. But now, the big animals are 1. ____________(call)for help. There were once eight kinds of tigers in the world, but three died out during the 2. ____________(twenty)century. In the last 70 years, 3. ____________ number of Siberian tigers(东北虎)has gone from as 4. ____________(many)as 300 to less than 22 somewhere. The Siberian tiger has been 5. ____________ danger of dying out 6. ____________(complete). If the government doesn’t make any efforts, it’s quite possible that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in ten to twenty years.
In order to double the number of wild tigers in the next ten years, the World Wildlife Fund has started a programme recently. It aims to save wild tigers and put an end to tiger 7. ____________(hunt)and killing. China, together with other 8. ____________(country)has joined it.
Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs are the main food of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat(威胁)to tigers. 9. ____________ the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat. 10. ____________(protect)the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.
Unit2
A
We often use Arabic numerals(阿拉伯数字). We know a lot about them. But 1. ____________ much do you know about Roman numerals(罗马数字)
Actually, we still use Roman numerals today. One place where we often see Roman numerals 2. ____________(be)the clock face. The hours are marked as I to XII. However, there is something strange about these Roman numerals. If you look at four, it is IIII instead 3. ____________ IV on some clock 4. ____________(face). I think that this is because some numerals are upside down so that they can follow the edge of the clock face round. You can 5. ____________(easy)get IV and VI muddled up when they’re the right way up. It is even 6. ____________(bad)when 7. ____________(it)are upside down! The problem of IX and XI is different 8. ____________than the problem of IV and VI, because they are more or less the right way up. In fact, 9. ____________ Romans never 10. ____________(have)clocks like this. This type of clock was invented later.
B
Nowadays, people can’t live without numbers. But Joe really has no interest in numbers. Here is one of his real 1. ____________(experience).
2. ____________ he rst came to Canada, he wanted to study English at 3. ____________ university. He had to ll 4. ____________ a big form before he could start his study there. He had to remember so many numbers—his classroom number, his new mobile phone number, his passport number, and even his 5. ____________(host)telephone number. The form also asked for his new ID card number, but he hadn’t 6. ____________(get)it.
When he 7. ____________( nal) nished the form and handed it in, he got two 8. ____________(many)new numbers. One was his student ID card number, and 9. ____________(other)was the library card number. Too many numbers 10. ____________(remember)!
Unit3
A
Susan was a quiet girl and she had few friends. She was a bit nervous when she went to high school, because she was going to live with someone she didn’t know in a town, 300 miles away 1_______________ home. She had no idea how to make friends in the new environment.
2. _______________ things were not bad in Susan’s high school life. In her rst English class, the teacher asked all the students to talk about 3. _______________(they). And the nal question for each student was “4. _______________ is your goal(目标)in this class ” Most of the students said it was to get good grades, pass the exams or something like that, but Susan said that her goal was 5. _______________(make)just one good friend. It was quite 6. _______________(difference).
When most of the students sat 7. _______________(quiet), one student came to Susan. He held out(伸出)his hand and introduced himself. He asked if she would be his friend. All of the students looked at Susan. She smiled and took his hand. Later, the boy became Susan’s 8. _______________(good)friend.
That day, Susan learned 9. _______________ power of asking for what she wanted, 10. _______________(be)honest and taking action.
B
The History of the Internet
Some scientists in the US first had the idea of linking computers together 1. _______________ the 1960s. They wanted computers in universities, research departments and the military(军队)2. _______________(communicate)with each other.
At that time, computers 3. _______________(fill)whole rooms and were difficult 4. _______________(use).
5. _______________(slow), many researchers started to link their computers together. Then in the 1980s the Internet was opened to business and 6. _______________(person)use. Today, people all over the world are using the Internet.
There are many ways to use the Internet. For example, we can use it to communicate with other people. The 7. _______________(popular)way to communicate is through electronic mail, or “email”. We can also use online messenger services to send messages to people.
The Internet allows us to use the World Wide Web(also known as WWW or the Web).The Web is made up of many connected pages of information. We can use the Web to play games, read the news 8. _______________ learn about favourite stars and 9. _______________(sing).
The Internet has changed the way we live. It allows us to explore(探索)10. _______________ whole world from the top of our desk.
Unit4
A
John is ten years old. He likes watching TV, but he hasn’t watched TV for a whole year. What was 1. ____________ matter
John’s parents thought John watched too 2. ____________(more)TV. One day John’s mother saw an article in the newspaper about a boy who hadn’t watched TV 3. ____________ a year. She read the story for John. “It is a joke,” said 4. ____________(he)mother. “I don’t believe it.” 5. ____________ John liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away and said he could do it. But he wanted a prize. So John’s parents said they 6. ____________(give)him $700 if he could do it.
At 7. ____________(one)John’s parents were very happy because John did a lot of reading. But later, he felt 8. ____________(bore). Every evening, he asked his parents to play with him. Sometimes his parents wished he could watch TV, even just for one evening. John always said, “No, it will cost me money!”
Finally the year was over. John got the money from his parents, but he didn’t want to spend lots of his time 9. ____________(watch)TV any more. “I want to help poor 10. ____________(child)with the money,” he said.
B
Simon’s computer didn’t work well. The speed of it was 1. ____________(slowly)and it often crashed(死机). This time when he rebooted(重启)it, the screen stayed black for a long time. Simon checked the wires, the monitor and the main unit 2. ____________(careful). Then he rebooted it again. Nothing worked. It was telling Simon that he was going to lose everything on 3. ____________ computer. Simon 4. ____________(feel)very sad because there were so many useful things on the computer such 5. ____________ songs he liked to listen to, pictures, homework files and so on.
The idea of ordering a new computer wasn’t bad. Simon bought one online. His new computer arrived two days 6. ____________(late).The monitor was nineteen 7. ____________(inch)and he could play the newest video games on it. Simon compared the new one with the old one, and found it was bigger and faster. Simon still missed his 8. ____________(lose)songs, pictures, and files, but he quickly 9. ____________(fall) in love with his new computer. Sometimes, bad things can be turned good 10. ____________(one).
Unit5
A
My name is Adam, I was born in Egypt and brought up by my grandparents in Italy. Before I came to 1. ____________ United States, I was very 2. ____________(excite)because I have dreamed of the life in the US for a long time. 3. ____________ I was also a little worried. Will I be welcomed by my classmates in the US Can I make many 4. ____________(friend)there
When I 5. ____________(one)came here, the US culture made me 6. ____________(open)my mind. I have learned a lot of knowledge and language skills.
I would never forget my rst day of school. Students in the US welcomed me 7. ____________(warm). They talked with me to know about me and my country. I didn’t realize I could make so many friends here. My host family treated(对待)me like 8. ____________(they)own son. I got homesick(想家的)sometimes, but I felt 9. ____________(well)when I was staying with my host family.
I feel grateful 10. ____________ the volunteer organization and my host family. I also want to thank the US Department of State for helping me live and study in the US.
B
Have your parents ever let you take part in overseas study camp Nowadays overseas study camp is 1. ____________(become)more and more popular. Even the high cost can’t stop parents from 2. ____________(send)their children to overseas study camp. But do you know why Maybe the main reason is that parents think it’s a chance 3. ____________ their children to experience a different culture and know about a new language. They try to introduce their children to the outer world from 4. ____________ early age.
I once took part in a study camp to London arranged by my parents in my 5. ____________(nine)grade. To tell the 6. ____________(true), there were not too many memories 7 ____________(leave)for the two weeks of the study camp. In a strange place, I was 8. ____________(scared)than curious. It is impossible to expect kids at our age to 9. ____________(deep)understand the local culture.
Then you can imagine that my companions(同伴)and I could learn little in the camp. Most of the parents will finally realize children don’t learn as much as they think. I want to say that it is time for parents to think if it is necessary 10. ____________(let)their children take part in overseas study camp.
Unit6
A
The Palace Museum is also 1.__________(call)the Forbidden City(紫禁城). It lies in the heart of Beijing. The Palace Museum was the imperial(皇帝的)palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代). It has 2.__________ history of more than 500 years.
The Palace Museum is the world’s 3.__________(large)palace museum. It is more than 720,000 square metres in size. It is 961 metres long and 760 metres 4.__________(wide), with about 9,000 houses. In 1406, Chinese people began 5.__________(build)it. The construction was 6.__________( nal) nished in 1420.
In 1925, the Forbidden City was changed into a museum. And it is also the largest museum in China. It has a 7.__________(collect)of one million 8.__________(value)artworks, and most of them belonged to the imperial families of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The museum is open to the public nowadays. Today, many 9.__________(visit)from all over the world come 10.__________ visit the Palace Museum.
B
David and Victoria Beckham 1.__________(be)trying to teach their children the value of money by 2.__________(encourage)their eldest son, Brooklyn, aged 15, 3.__________(get)a job.
Brooklyn Beckham has taken a Saturday job at a coffee shop in London. He serves drinks there and can get $26.8 per hour.
“We always try to tell our children it is important 4.__________(work)hard. That’s one of the key 5.__________(thing)that we have always done,” Dad David Beckham 6.__________(say)last year.
Brooklyn is the 7.__________(old)of the four children. We’re guessing that Romeo, 11, Cruz, 9, and Harper, 2 will all have to follow 8.__________(he)example when they 9.__________(get)a bit older.
In the UK, 15-year-olds are allowed 10.__________(work)up to 12 hours each week. This includes a maximum(最大限度的)of eight hours each Saturday.
Unit7
A
It’s not easy to remember new words. Maybe everyone has trouble 1.__________(learn)them and using them 2.__________(correct). The following suggestions will help you a lot. It’s a good idea to divide(划分)the new words into groups according to 3.__________(they)meanings. Teachers may advise you 4.__________(think)about the connections(联系)between words. 5.__________(much)you think about them, the better you will use them. You can also write 6.__________ list of some new words. Express your opinions on these words and discuss their uses 7.__________ your classmates.
8.__________ there is one thing you should pay attention to. Don’t try to learn too many words at one time. Choose several 9.__________(important)ones of them. Repeat their pronunciations, spellings as well as their meanings in your mind. Learn a little every day and you 10.__________(learn)a lot in a few years. It is the skills that help you learn new words quickly.
B
Many people have trouble 1.__________(remember)more than six or seven things on a list. However, a few people can remember up to a thousand things at 2.__________ time. For example, one man asked 400 people to give their names. Then, an hour later, he 3.__________(correct)called out all of their names in order. How did he do this He used a memory trick. In the memory trick, he made up a story about the people and their names.
This memory trick works 4.__________ this. Imagine you want to remember these words; guitar, picnic, dumpling, newspaper, airport, hole, test, scientist, candle, chopsticks and speech. Think of 5.__________(one)two words, “guitar” and “picnic”, close your 6.__________(eye), and then imagine a story about them. For example, “I took my guitar and went to a picnic.” Then add the next word “dumpling: “I took my guitar and went to a picnic. While I was at a picnic, I ate a dumpling.” Next, “newspaper”: “As I was eating the dumpling, it 7.__________(fall)on a newspaper.” 8.__________ so on. You should make the story interesting and 9.__________(fun), because these stories are easier to remember. Once you have a clear picture of the story in your mind, it will be easier to remember all the words on the list. You just need 10.__________(think)of the story, and you will remember the words.
Unit8
A
Where Are We Going, Dad was one of the most popular 1.__________(programme)in 2013. I love the programme. As a house wife, I love watching TV. I love different kinds of shows. These days another similar show comes to 2.__________(we).It’s Dad Is Back. Four 3.__________(fame)stars join the show at 4.__________ time. They have 5.__________(look)after their children alone 6.__________ other people’s help. For example, they need to cook for their 7.__________(child)and help them take a shower. My favourite actor Chun Wu does a good job in the show. I think he looks after his daughter 8.__________(well)of the four stars. Sometimes, these famous fathers’ friends appear in the show.
Many kids love the show, 9.__________ the kids in the show are really lovely. Many parents love it, too, because they 10.__________(hard)stay alone with their children like this.
B
Sharks are the most frightening animals in the sea. Sometimes we can see sharks swimming in the sea around our city. People put nets around some beaches 1.__________(protect)swimmers. When there is a “shark” ag, people must stay 2.__________ the beach. It will be too late if a shark can swim 60 kilometres 3.__________ hour to you.
There are 30 kinds of them are dangerous. Whale sharks are very big. They can grow to 18 metres in 4.__________(long), but they are not dangerous to people. Great white sharks and tiger sharks are 5.__________(dangerous)kinds of sharks.
Do you know all sharks must keep swimming, 6.__________ they will go down All sharks can feel 7.__________(anything)that happens around them. We must keep calm and not make 8.__________(some)noise when a shark is swimming near you.
If a shark loses a tooth, a new one will grow out very 9.__________(quick). So sharks always have many sharp 10.__________(tooth).深圳牛津八年级上册单元语法填空提分训练（教师版）
Unit1
A
In Canada you can nd dogs, cats or horses in almost every family. They are all 1. ____________(Canada)pets. Before Canadians keep these pets at their houses, they take 2. ____________(it)to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)3. ____________ that they won’t carry disease.
When you visit Canadians’ houses, they would be very glad 4. ____________(show)you their pets. You will also nd that almost every family 5. ____________(have)a bird feeder in their gardens. All kinds of birds are welcome to come and have 6. ____________ good meal. They are free to come and go. 7. ____________(everybody)is allowed to kill any animal in Canada.
People in Canada have many 8. ____________(reason)to like animals. One of them might be that their family tie(关系)is not as 9. ____________(closely)as ours. When children grow 10. ____________, they leave their parents to start their own life. Then the old people will feel lonely. But pets can be good friends and never leave them alone.
1. Candian 2. them 3. so 4. to show 5. has 6. a 7. Nobody 8. reasons 9. close 10. up
B
When people think of tigers: strong and dangerous. But now, the big animals are 1. ____________(call)for help. There were once eight kinds of tigers in the world, but three died out during the 2. ____________(twenty)century. In the last 70 years, 3. ____________ number of Siberian tigers(东北虎)has gone from as 4. ____________(many)as 300 to less than 22 somewhere. The Siberian tiger has been 5. ____________ danger of dying out 6. ____________(complete). If the government doesn’t make any efforts, it’s quite possible that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in ten to twenty years.
In order to double the number of wild tigers in the next ten years, the World Wildlife Fund has started a programme recently. It aims to save wild tigers and put an end to tiger 7. ____________(hunt)and killing. China, together with other 8. ____________(country)has joined it.
Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs are the main food of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat(威胁)to tigers. 9. ____________ the most important thing is to save the animals that tigers eat. 10. ____________(protect)the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.
1. calling 2. twentieth 3. the 4. many 5. in 6. completely 7. hunting 8. countries 9. So 10. To protect
Unit2
A
We often use Arabic numerals(阿拉伯数字). We know a lot about them. But 1. ____________ much do you know about Roman numerals(罗马数字)
Actually, we still use Roman numerals today. One place where we often see Roman numerals 2. ____________(be)the clock face. The hours are marked as I to XII. However, there is something strange about these Roman numerals. If you look at four, it is IIII instead 3. ____________ IV on some clock 4. ____________(face). I think that this is because some numerals are upside down so that they can follow the edge of the clock face round. You can 5. ____________(easy)get IV and VI muddled up when they’re the right way up. It is even 6. ____________(bad)when 7. ____________(it)are upside down! The problem of IX and XI is different 8. ____________than the problem of IV and VI, because they are more or less the right way up. In fact, 9. ____________ Romans never 10. ____________(have)clocks like this. This type of clock was invented later.
1. how 2. is 3. of 4. faces 5. easily 6. worse 7. they 8. from 9. the 10. had
B
Nowadays, people can’t live without numbers. But Joe really has no interest in numbers. Here is one of his real 1. ____________(experience).
2. ____________ he rst came to Canada, he wanted to study English at 3. ____________ university. He had to ll 4. ____________ a big form before he could start his study there. He had to remember so many numbers—his classroom number, his new mobile phone number, his passport number, and even his 5. ____________(host)telephone number. The form also asked for his new ID card number, but he hadn’t 6. ____________(get)it.
When he 7. ____________( nal) nished the form and handed it in, he got two 8. ____________(many)new numbers. One was his student ID card number, and 9. ____________(other)was the library card number. Too many numbers 10. ____________(remember)!
experiences 2. When 3. a 4. in 5. host’s 6. got 7. finally 8. more 9. the other 10. to remember
Unit3
A
Susan was a quiet girl and she had few friends. She was a bit nervous when she went to high school, because she was going to live with someone she didn’t know in a town, 300 miles away 1_______________ home. She had no idea how to make friends in the new environment.
2. _______________ things were not bad in Susan’s high school life. In her rst English class, the teacher asked all the students to talk about 3. _______________(they). And the nal question for each student was “4. _______________ is your goal(目标)in this class ” Most of the students said it was to get good grades, pass the exams or something like that, but Susan said that her goal was 5. _______________(make)just one good friend. It was quite 6. _______________(difference).
When most of the students sat 7. _______________(quiet), one student came to Susan. He held out(伸出)his hand and introduced himself. He asked if she would be his friend. All of the students looked at Susan. She smiled and took his hand. Later, the boy became Susan’s 8. _______________(good)friend.
That day, Susan learned 9. _______________ power of asking for what she wanted, 10. _______________(be)honest and taking action.
1. from 2. But 3. themselves 4. what 5. to make 6. different 7. quietly 8. best 9. the 10. being
B
The History of the Internet
Some scientists in the US first had the idea of linking computers together 1. _______________ the 1960s. They wanted computers in universities, research departments and the military(军队)2. _______________(communicate)with each other.
At that time, computers 3. _______________(fill)whole rooms and were difficult 4. _______________(use).
5. _______________(slow), many researchers started to link their computers together. Then in the 1980s the Internet was opened to business and 6. _______________(person)use. Today, people all over the world are using the Internet.
There are many ways to use the Internet. For example, we can use it to communicate with other people. The 7. _______________(popular)way to communicate is through electronic mail, or “email”. We can also use online messenger services to send messages to people.
The Internet allows us to use the World Wide Web(also known as WWW or the Web).The Web is made up of many connected pages of information. We can use the Web to play games, read the news 8. _______________ learn about favourite stars and 9. _______________(sing).
The Internet has changed the way we live. It allows us to explore(探索)10. _______________ whole world from the top of our desk.
1. in 2. to communicate 3. filled 4. to use 5. Slowly6. personal 7. most popular 8. and 9. singers 10. the
Unit4
A
John is ten years old. He likes watching TV, but he hasn’t watched TV for a whole year. What was 1. ____________ matter
John’s parents thought John watched too 2. ____________(more)TV. One day John’s mother saw an article in the newspaper about a boy who hadn’t watched TV 3. ____________ a year. She read the story for John. “It is a joke,” said 4. ____________(he)mother. “I don’t believe it.” 5. ____________ John liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away and said he could do it. But he wanted a prize. So John’s parents said they 6. ____________(give)him $700 if he could do it.
At 7. ____________(one)John’s parents were very happy because John did a lot of reading. But later, he felt 8. ____________(bore). Every evening, he asked his parents to play with him. Sometimes his parents wished he could watch TV, even just for one evening. John always said, “No, it will cost me money!”
Finally the year was over. John got the money from his parents, but he didn’t want to spend lots of his time 9. ____________(watch)TV any more. “I want to help poor 10. ____________(child)with the money,” he said.
1. the 2. much 3. for 4. his 5. But 6. would give 7. first 8. bored 9. watching 10. children
B
Simon’s computer didn’t work well. The speed of it was 1. ____________(slowly)and it often crashed(死机). This time when he rebooted(重启)it, the screen stayed black for a long time. Simon checked the wires, the monitor and the main unit 2. ____________(careful). Then he rebooted it again. Nothing worked. It was telling Simon that he was going to lose everything on 3. ____________ computer. Simon 4. ____________(feel)very sad because there were so many useful things on the computer such 5. ____________ songs he liked to listen to, pictures, homework files and so on.
The idea of ordering a new computer wasn’t bad. Simon bought one online. His new computer arrived two days 6. ____________(late).The monitor was nineteen 7. ____________(inch)and he could play the newest video games on it. Simon compared the new one with the old one, and found it was bigger and faster. Simon still missed his 8. ____________(lose)songs, pictures, and files, but he quickly 9. ____________(fall) in love with his new computer. Sometimes, bad things can be turned good 10. ____________(one).
slow 2. carefully 3. the 4. felt 5. as 6. later 7. inches 8. lost 9. fell 10. ones
Unit5
A
My name is Adam, I was born in Egypt and brought up by my grandparents in Italy. Before I came to 1. ____________ United States, I was very 2. ____________(excite)because I have dreamed of the life in the US for a long time. 3. ____________ I was also a little worried. Will I be welcomed by my classmates in the US Can I make many 4. ____________(friend)there
When I 5. ____________(one)came here, the US culture made me 6. ____________(open)my mind. I have learned a lot of knowledge and language skills.
I would never forget my rst day of school. Students in the US welcomed me 7. ____________(warm). They talked with me to know about me and my country. I didn’t realize I could make so many friends here. My host family treated(对待)me like 8. ____________(they)own son. I got homesick(想家的)sometimes, but I felt 9. ____________(well)when I was staying with my host family.
I feel grateful 10. ____________ the volunteer organization and my host family. I also want to thank the US Department of State for helping me live and study in the US.
1. the 2. excited 3. But 4. friends 5. first 6. open 7. warmly 8. their 9. better 10. to
B
Have your parents ever let you take part in overseas study camp Nowadays overseas study camp is 1. ____________(become)more and more popular. Even the high cost can’t stop parents from 2. ____________(send)their children to overseas study camp. But do you know why Maybe the main reason is that parents think it’s a chance 3. ____________ their children to experience a different culture and know about a new language. They try to introduce their children to the outer world from 4. ____________ early age.
I once took part in a study camp to London arranged by my parents in my 5. ____________(nine)grade. To tell the 6. ____________(true), there were not too many memories 7 ____________(leave)for the two weeks of the study camp. In a strange place, I was 8. ____________(scared)than curious. It is impossible to expect kids at our age to 9. ____________(deep)understand the local culture.
Then you can imagine that my companions(同伴)and I could learn little in the camp. Most of the parents will finally realize children don’t learn as much as they think. I want to say that it is time for parents to think if it is necessary 10. ____________(let)their children take part in overseas study camp.
1. becoming 2. sending 3. for 4. an 5. ninth 6. truth 7. left 8. more scared 9. deeply 10. to let
Unit6
A
The Palace Museum is also 1.__________(call)the Forbidden City(紫禁城). It lies in the heart of Beijing. The Palace Museum was the imperial(皇帝的)palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代). It has 2.__________ history of more than 500 years.
The Palace Museum is the world’s 3.__________(large)palace museum. It is more than 720,000 square metres in size. It is 961 metres long and 760 metres 4.__________(wide), with about 9,000 houses. In 1406, Chinese people began 5.__________(build)it. The construction was 6.__________( nal) nished in 1420.
In 1925, the Forbidden City was changed into a museum. And it is also the largest museum in China. It has a 7.__________(collect)of one million 8.__________(value)artworks, and most of them belonged to the imperial families of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The museum is open to the public nowadays. Today, many 9.__________(visit)from all over the world come 10.__________ visit the Palace Museum.
1. called 2. a 3. largest 4. wide 5. to build 6. finally 7. collection 8. valuable 9. visitors 10. to
B
David and Victoria Beckham 1.__________(be)trying to teach their children the value of money by 2.__________(encourage)their eldest son, Brooklyn, aged 15, 3.__________(get)a job.
Brooklyn Beckham has taken a Saturday job at a coffee shop in London. He serves drinks there and can get $26.8 per hour.
“We always try to tell our children it is important 4.__________(work)hard. That’s one of the key 5.__________(thing)that we have always done,” Dad David Beckham 6.__________(say)last year.
Brooklyn is the 7.__________(old)of the four children. We’re guessing that Romeo, 11, Cruz, 9, and Harper, 2 will all have to follow 8.__________(he)example when they 9.__________(get)a bit older.
In the UK, 15-year-olds are allowed 10.__________(work)up to 12 hours each week. This includes a maximum(最大限度的)of eight hours each Saturday.
1. are 2. encouraging 3. to get 4. to work 5. things 6. said 7. oldest 8. his 9. get 10. to work
Unit7
A
It’s not easy to remember new words. Maybe everyone has trouble 1.__________(learn)them and using them 2.__________(correct). The following suggestions will help you a lot. It’s a good idea to divide(划分)the new words into groups according to 3.__________(they)meanings. Teachers may advise you 4.__________(think)about the connections(联系)between words. 5.__________(much)you think about them, the better you will use them. You can also write 6.__________ list of some new words. Express your opinions on these words and discuss their uses 7.__________ your classmates.
8.__________ there is one thing you should pay attention to. Don’t try to learn too many words at one time. Choose several 9.__________(important)ones of them. Repeat their pronunciations, spellings as well as their meanings in your mind. Learn a little every day and you 10.__________(learn)a lot in a few years. It is the skills that help you learn new words quickly.
1. learning 2. correctly 3. their 4. to think 5. The more
6. a 7. with 8. But 9. most important 10. will learn
B
Many people have trouble 1.__________(remember)more than six or seven things on a list. However, a few people can remember up to a thousand things at 2.__________ time. For example, one man asked 400 people to give their names. Then, an hour later, he 3.__________(correct)called out all of their names in order. How did he do this He used a memory trick. In the memory trick, he made up a story about the people and their names.
This memory trick works 4.__________ this. Imagine you want to remember these words; guitar, picnic, dumpling, newspaper, airport, hole, test, scientist, candle, chopsticks and speech. Think of 5.__________(one)two words, “guitar” and “picnic”, close your 6.__________(eye), and then imagine a story about them. For example, “I took my guitar and went to a picnic.” Then add the next word “dumpling: “I took my guitar and went to a picnic. While I was at a picnic, I ate a dumpling.” Next, “newspaper”: “As I was eating the dumpling, it 7.__________(fall)on a newspaper.” 8.__________ so on. You should make the story interesting and 9.__________(fun), because these stories are easier to remember. Once you have a clear picture of the story in your mind, it will be easier to remember all the words on the list. You just need 10.__________(think)of the story, and you will remember the words.
1. remembering 2. a/one 3. correctly 4. like 5. the first 6. eyes 7. fell 8. and 9. funny 10. to think
Unit8
A
Where Are We Going, Dad was one of the most popular 1.__________(programme)in 2013. I love the programme. As a house wife, I love watching TV. I love different kinds of shows. These days another similar show comes to 2.__________(we).It’s Dad Is Back. Four 3.__________(fame)stars join the show at 4.__________ time. They have 5.__________(look)after their children alone 6.__________ other people’s help. For example, they need to cook for their 7.__________(child)and help them take a shower. My favourite actor Chun Wu does a good job in the show. I think he looks after his daughter 8.__________(well)of the four stars. Sometimes, these famous fathers’ friends appear in the show.
Many kids love the show, 9.__________ the kids in the show are really lovely. Many parents love it, too, because they 10.__________(hard)stay alone with their children like this.
1. programmes 2. us 3. famous 4. this 5. to look 6. without 7. children 8. best 9. because 10. hardly
B
Sharks are the most frightening animals in the sea. Sometimes we can see sharks swimming in the sea around our city. People put nets around some beaches 1.__________(protect)swimmers. When there is a “shark” ag, people must stay 2.__________ the beach. It will be too late if a shark can swim 60 kilometres 3.__________ hour to you.
There are 30 kinds of them are dangerous. Whale sharks are very big. They can grow to 18 metres in 4.__________(long), but they are not dangerous to people. Great white sharks and tiger sharks are 5.__________(dangerous)kinds of sharks.
Do you know all sharks must keep swimming, 6.__________ they will go down All sharks can feel 7.__________(anything)that happens around them. We must keep calm and not make 8.__________(some)noise when a shark is swimming near you.
If a shark loses a tooth, a new one will grow out very 9.__________(quick). So sharks always have many sharp 10.__________(tooth).
1. to protect 2. on 3. an 4. length 5. the most dangerous 6. or 7. something 8. any 9. quickly 10. teeth
