Unit 1 Friends
单元话题语法填空练习
（22-23八年级上·江苏无锡·阶段练习）Friends are very important in everyone’s life because friends are always there when we need them. It’s great 1 (have) many friends, and I can’t think about my life without my friends.
My best friend is Lisa. When I first 2 (meet) her, I was five. She is one year 3 (old) than me. Now she is in the same class with me, in the 7th grade. She is tall and quite thin. She has long curly（卷的）blonde hair and blue eyes. I am not so beautiful. Sometimes I wish I could be as 4 (beautiful) as she is.
Lisa and I like doing a lot of things together and talking about different 5 (thing). Lisa always helps me with my Maths and I sometimes help 6 (she) with her English and History. Once, I had to do a report on science, but I didn’t understand what the teacher 7 (say). The next day, I read it in front of the class. But the teacher told me that my report was wrong and all my classmates laughed at me. I 8 (feel) very bad. Lisa was the only one who didn’t laugh at me. She tried to be 9 (nice) than anybody else and make me happy.
I am a shy person and sometimes I feel that people don’t understand me. Lisa is 10 (friend) and everybody loves her. She is also smart and she can deal with everything. I am happy to have a friend like her.
（23-24八年级上·江苏苏州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mrs.White is seventy-five years old. She lives alone because her two 11 (child) are both in America. They only come back to China for the Spring Festival. Her neighbor, Lily, is a kind girl. She’s always ready 12 (help) the people in trouble.
One morning, Lily came to knock at Mrs. White’s door and gave her some dumplings made by 13 (she). She knocked and knocked, but nobody answered. “How strange it is! Mrs. White always 14 (come) to open the door for me. Though she’s old, she hears 15 (good). There must be something wrong 16 her today.” Lily thought. So she asked several neighbors to help open the door.
When they 17 (go) into the room, Mrs. White was lying on the floor. Lily and her neighbors took Mrs. White to the 18 (near) hospital in the town. After three days treatment (治疗), Mrs. White 19 (get) well again. “I can’t imagine what would happen if nobody found me. I’m so lucky 20 (have) so many good neighbors,” said Mrs. White with tears in her eyes.
（22-23八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）阅读下面材料并填空。有的答案要填入适当的内容，有的答案要用括号内单词的正确形式, 但每个答案不多于3个单词。
Should friends be the same or different Different people have different opinions. Three students are talking about their best friends.
Jeff Green is quieter and 21 (serious) than most kids. That’s why he likes reading books and he studies harder 22 class. His best friend Yuan Li is quiet too. 23 they enjoy studying together. Jeff Green is shy so it’s not easy for him to make friends.
In Huang Lei’s opinion, it’s not necessary 24 (be) the same. His best friend Larry is quite different from him. Larry is taller and more outgoing than him. They both like sports, but Larry 25 (play) tennis better, so he always wins. Larry is much 26 (little) hard-working, though. Huang Lei always gets 27 (good) grades than Larry does.
As for Mary Smith, she doesn’t 28 (real) care if her friends are the same or different. 29 (she) favorite saying is, “ A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” Her best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. Mary 30 (break) her arm last year but Carol made her laugh and feel better. They can talk about and share everything.
（23-24八年级上·浙江宁波·期中）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
One of 31 (important) things in the world is making friends. If you have a good friend, you are lucky.
A good friend is more necessary 32 money or anything else in the world. You can be without money 33 you can not be without friends. Sometimes only friends can help you, not money. For example, if you fall into water and you 34 (can) swim, then only your friend can save you.
35 can we make friends in the right way First, you must know the person you want to make friends 36 . If you find he often tells lies, or he doesn’t help others in trouble, you’d better 37 make friends with him.
A good friend will be happy when you win. He will be sad when you fail. If you have some 38 (question) about your studies, he will be quite happy 39 (teach) you until you understand. If you want to have this kind of friend, you must try your 40 (good) to be like this. If you do that, I’m sure you’ll have many good friends.
（22-23八年级上·河北张家口·期中）My classmate, Zhang Wei, is a very good student. He learns every subject well. And he learns English best. He always gets the 41 (one) prize in our class. I admire (仰慕) him very much. Besides, he is 42 very helpful person. When I have difficulty in doing the homework, he 43 (immediate) helps me all the time. He 44 (advise) us to work out math problems together yesterday. He was very patient to help me. He got the answer quickly, 45 it took me a long time to get the right answers. At that time, I felt very 46 (embarrass). He told me that in learning, lack of confidence is one of the biggest 47 (enemy). Thanks to 48 (he), I become better than before. After school, we often play together. He likes 49 (record) happy times with me. He is so excellent that I feel lucky to have him 50 my friend. I never get bored with him.
（22-23八年级上·山东枣庄·期中）阅读下面材料，把答案写在对应的横线上。有的答案要填人适当的内容，有的答案要用括号内单词的正确形式，但每个答案不多于3个单词。
Should friends be the same or different Let’s see what kids will say.
It’s not necessary to 51 the same. My best friend Larry is quite different 52 me. He is taller and 53 (outgoing) than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. 54 , Larry often helps to bring out the best in me. So I’m getting better at tennis. Larry is 55 less hard-working, though. I always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should 56 (help) him more.
—Jeff Green
I don’t really care whether my friends are the same 57 me or different. My favorite saying is, “A 58 (truly) friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart”. My favourite friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact, she’s funnier than anyone I know. I 59 (break) my arm last year, but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me, 60 she’s always there to listen.
—Mary Smith
（22-23八年级上·河北石家庄·期中）阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Bob is Mike’s good friend. Both of 61 (they) study at No. 1 Middle School. 62 Bob lives far from school, he still walks there every day. At school Bob’s favorite subject is math. Bob is 63 (funny) than Mike. At school he often tells his friends some interesting jokes. He always makes them 64 (laugh). His friends all love to listen to him. And they think Bob is very 65 (talent). Mike and Bob like sports. And Bob is 66 (good) at playing tennis than Mike. He even wins in a tennis 67 (compete). Bob cares 68 Mike very much, because he thinks it’s 69 (importance) for friends to keep friendship. They truly like the 70 (say), “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
（22-23八年级上·浙江杭州·期中）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Everyone needs friends. But do you know 71 to find real friends and keep it 72 American writer named Sally tells young students some good ways to find friends.
Sally says finding friendship is just 73 planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
She says you should first choose someone who can be a good friend. It doesn’t matter whether he has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and helpful. If you have a bad day, a good friend should be a good 74 (listen) and try his best to help you. If you want to make friends with someone, you should make each other live 75 (happy). But what should you do when you fight with your friend You may try to have a talk with 76 (he) or her. If your friend doesn’t want 77 (talk), you can write a letter to tell him or her how you are 78 (feel).
Sally also tells us some small but important 79 (thing). Remember that friendship is one of the 80 (wonderful) things in your life. Life is great when you have friends.
（22-23八年级上·吉林长春·阶段练习）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或根据括号内单词的正确形式填空。
When Kate was a little girl, she was good at speaking. She spoke 81 (good) than the other students in her class. Many people thought she was 82 (talent) in speaking because she learned to speak by 83 . But another girl Rose was different 84 Kate. Her hobby was to read books in the library. Sometimes she was very quiet and people hardly ever 85 (hear) her speaking. However, the two girls were good friends. They went to 86 same primary school and played together. But they went to college in different 87 (city) and then they lost touch.
Twenty years later, Rose got some information about Kate on TV. At first, she didn’t take it 88 (serious). Later, she knew it was true. She was very excited and went to visit Kate. 89 Kate was old, she was still beautiful. They were happy to see each other and they had a great time 90 (talk) with each other.
参考答案：
1．to have 2．met 3．older 4．beautiful 5．things 6．her 7．said 8．felt 9．nicer 10．friendly
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者和她的好友丽莎，作者很高兴有像丽莎这样的朋友。
1．句意：有很多朋友是很好的，我无法想象没有朋友的生活。It’s great to do sth“做某事是很好的”，使用动词不定式作真正的主语。故填to have。
2．句意：我第一次见到她时，才五岁。根据“was”可知，是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填met。
3．句意：她比我大一岁。根据“than”可知，此处用形容词比较级。故填older。
4．句意：有时我真希望我能像她一样漂亮。as...as中间用原形，故填beautiful。
5．句意：丽莎和我喜欢一起做很多事情，谈论不同的事情。different修饰可数名词复数，故填things。
6．句意：丽莎总是帮助我学数学，我有时帮助她学英语和历史。此处在动词后作宾语，用宾格。故填her。
7．句意：有一次，我必须做一份科学报告，但我不明白老师说什么。根据“didn’t”可知，是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填said。
8．句意：我觉得非常糟糕。本句的动作发生在过去，是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填felt。
9．句意：她试图比任何人都好，让我高兴。根据“than”可知，此处用形容词比较级。故填nicer。
10．句意：丽莎很友好，每个人都喜欢她。此处在句中作表语，用形容词。故填friendly。
11．children 12．to help 13．herself 14．comes 15．well 16．with 17．went 18．nearest 19．got 20．to have
【导语】本文介绍了莉莉在送饺子给邻居怀特太太的时候，意外救了她的事迹。
11．句意：她一个人住，因为她的两个孩子都在美国。two接可数名词复数形式。children“孩子”。故填children。
12．句意：她总是乐于帮助有困难的人。be ready to do“准备做某事”，因此设空处填to help“帮助”。故填to help。
13．句意：一天早上，莉莉来敲怀特太太的门，给了她一些自己包的饺子。by oneself“独自”，此处指的她自己“herself”做的饺子。故填herself。
14．句意：怀特太太总是来为我开门。该句是一般现在时，主语是Mrs.White，谓语动词come遵循“三单规则”。故填comes。
15．句意：虽然她年纪大了，但听力很好。设空处前是动词hears，用副词well修饰。故填well。
16．句意：她今天一定是出了什么问题。固定表达there is something wrong with“……出了问题”，因此设空处用介词with。故填with。
17．句意：当他们走进房间时，怀特太太正躺在地板上。该句是一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。go的过去式是went，went into“进入”。故填went。
18．句意：莉莉和她的邻居把怀特太太送到镇上最近的医院。nearest“最近的”，结合设空处前的the，以及后文的名词“hospital”用形容词最高级。故填nearest。
19．句意：经过三天的治疗，怀特太太又恢复了健康。该句是一般过去时，因此谓语动词用过去式，get的过去式是got。故填got。
20．句意：“我真幸运，有这么多好邻居，”怀特太太含着眼泪说。不定式to have作原因状语。故填to have。
21．more serious 22．in 23．So 24．to be 25．plays 26．less 27．better 28．really 29．Her 30．broke
【导语】本文主要讲述了不同的人有不同的择友观点，并且列举了三位学生的择友标准。
21．句意：杰夫·格林比大多数孩子更安静、更严肃。根据“quieter and...than”可知此处用形容词比较级，serious是多音节词，比较级前加more。故填more serious。
22．句意：这就是为什么他喜欢读书，而且在课堂上学习更努力。根据“he studies harder...class”可知此处指上课更加努力学习，in class上课，固定短语。故填in。
23．句意：所以他们喜欢一起学习。根据“ His best friend Yuan Li is quiet too.”及“they enjoy studying together.”可知两个人因为性格相似，因此喜欢在一起学习，可知前后两个分句是因果关系。故填So。
24．句意：在黄磊看来，（朋友）没有必要千篇一律。根据“it’s not necessary”可知符合句式：it’s (not)+形容词+to do sth，空处填动词不定式。故填to be。
25．句意：他们都喜欢运动，但拉里网球打得更好，所以他总是赢。根据“They both like sports”可知前后分句时态一致，后面的分句也用一般现在时，主语Larry是单数第三人称，谓语动词用单三形式。故填plays。
26．句意：不过拉里的努力程度要低得多。根据前一句两人在作比较，而且空前的much修饰形容词比较级，因此空处用little的比较级形式less。故填less。
27．句意：黄磊的成绩总是比拉里好。根据前一句拉里学习没有黄磊努力，可知此处指黄磊的成绩总是比拉里更好，根据比较连词than可知用good的比较级better。故填better。
28．句意：至于玛丽·史密斯，她其实并不在乎她的朋友是相同的还是不同的。根据空处位于动词之前，可知修饰动词care，因此用副词形式，real是形容词，副词是really。故填really。
29．句意：她最喜欢的一句话是：“ 一个真正的朋友是向你伸出手，触动你心灵的人。”根据“favorite saying”是名词，可知此处指“她最喜欢的谚语”，因此用形容词性物主代词her，句首字母大写。 故填Her。
30．句意：玛丽去年摔断了胳膊，但卡罗尔逗她笑，使她感觉好多了。根据“last year”可知时间表示过去，用一般过去时，break的过去式是broke。故填broke。
31．the most important 32．than 33．but 34．can’t 35．How 36．with 37．not 38．questions 39．to teach 40．best
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了好朋友的重要性、如何结交朋友以及一个好朋友会为你做的事。
31．句意：世界上最重要的事情之一是交朋友。根据“one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词的复数形式”可知，空处应填important的最高级形式，即most important，且题干中缺少the。故填the most important。
32．句意：一个好朋友比金钱或世界上的任何东西都更为必要。根据“more necessary”可知，此句是一个形容词比较级的句型，将“good friend”和“money or anything else in the world”做比较，其中缺少than。故填than。
33．句意：你可以没钱，但是你不能没朋友。根据“You can be without money”和“you can not be without friends”可知，它们是转折关系。故填but。
34．句意：例如，如果你掉进河里，而且你不会游泳，那么只有你的朋友能救你。根据“then only your friend can save you”和提示词can可知，你应该是不会游泳才需要朋友救你。故填can’t。
35．句意：我们如何以正确的方式交朋友？根据题干和标点可知，空处须填一个疑问词，且意为“如何”，另外，空处位于句首，单词的首字母要大写。故填How。
36．句意：首先，你一定要了解你想要结交的这个人。表达“交朋友”用短语make friends with。故填with。
37．句意：如果你发现他经常说谎，或者他不帮助有困难的人，那么你最好不要和他交朋友。“you’d”是you had的缩写，had better not do sth.表示“最好不要做某事”。故填not。
38．句意：如果你有一些关于学习的问题，他会很乐意教你，直到你明白了为止。question是可数名词，由some修饰时要变成复数形式，即questions。故填questions。
39．句意：如果你有一些关于学习的问题，他会很乐意教你，直到你明白了为止。be happy to do sth.表示“乐意做某事”。故填to teach。
40．句意：如果你想要的这样的朋友，你就要尽你所能成为这样的人。根据提示词good和try one’s best表示“尽某人最大的努力”可知，空处填good的最高级best。故填best。
41．first 42．a 43．immediately 44．advised 45．but 46．embarrassed 47．enemies 48．him 49．recording/to record 50．as
【导语】本文主要介绍了我的同学张伟，乐于助人，经常帮助我。
41．句意：他总是在我们班获得第一名。根据上文介绍他各科学得都很好，可知他总是获得第一名，the first prize“第一名”，故填first。
42．句意：此外，他是一个非常乐于帮助人的人。此处表示泛指“一个”，very以辅音音素开头，故填a。
43．句意：当我在做作业方面有困难时，他总是立刻帮助我。根据“helps”可知，此处副词修饰动词，immediate“立即的”，形容词，对应的副词为immediately，故填immediately。
44．句意：昨天他建议我们一起解决数学问题。根据“yesterday”，可知时态用一般过去时，填动词过去式，advise的过去式为advised，故填advised。
45．句意：他得出答案很快，但是得出答案花费了我很长时间。根据上文“He got the answer quickly”可知，此处表示转折，but“但是”，表示转折关系，故填but。
46．句意：那时，我感到很尴尬。根据“felt”可知，此处填形容词就是我的感受，embarrass“使窘迫”，动词，对应的形容词为embarrassed“感到尴尬的”，修饰人的感受，故填embarrassed。
47．句意：他告诉我，在学习上，缺乏自信是最大的敌人之一。根据“one of”可知，考查“one of +the+形容词最高级+名词复数”，表示“最……之一”，enemy“敌人”，复数enemies，故填enemies。
48．句意：多亏了他，我变得比以前更自信了。根据“Thanks to”可知，“to”是介词，所以此空用人称代词的宾格形式，he的宾格 him，故填him。
49．句意：他喜欢记录和我在一起的快乐时光。根据“like”可知，考查like doing/to do sth.，表示喜欢做某事，故填recording/to record。
50．句意：他是如此优秀，以至于我很幸运能有他作为我的朋友。我从不对他感到厌烦。根据“him”和“my friend”可知，此处表示他的身份是我的朋友，所以填as“作为”，故填as。
51．be 52．from 53．more outgoing 54．However 55．much 56．help 57．as 58．true 59．broke 60．because
【导语】本文就“朋友应该是相同的还是不同的”给出了不同人的意见。
51．句意：没有必要是一样的。空处表示“是”，应用be动词，空前有to，此处动词用原形，故填be。
52．句意：我最好的朋友拉里和我很不一样。根据“is quite different...me”可知，此处是be different from“与……不同”，是固定短语，故填from。
53．句意：他比我高，也更外向。根据“than”可知，此处要用比较级结构，outgoing的比较级要加more，故填more outgoing。
54．句意：然而，拉里经常帮助我发挥出最好的一面。空格前后是转折关系，且空处与动词之间是隔开的，应用however，故填However。
55．句意：不过拉里就没那么努力了。结合“less hard-working”可知，空处应是修饰比较级的词，应用much修饰比较级，故填much。
56．句意：我的成绩总是比他好，所以也许我应该多帮助他。should是情态动词，后接动词原形，故填help。
57．句意：我真的不在乎我的朋友是和我一样还是不同。根据“are the same...me or different”可知，此处是短语the same as sb“和某人一样”，故填as。
58．句意：一个真正的朋友伸出你的手，触摸你的心。空处修饰其后的名词，应用形容词修饰，故填true。
59．句意：去年我摔断了胳膊。根据“last year”可知，此处描述过去的事情，应用过去式，故填broke。
60．句意：我知道她关心我，因为她总是在那里倾听。空格前后是因果关系，属于“前果后因”，应用because引导原因状语从句，故填because。
61．them 62．Though/Although 63．funnier 64．laugh 65．talented 66．better 67．competition 68．about 69．important 70．saying
【导语】本文向我们介绍了一对好朋友：Bob和Mike。
61．句意：他们俩都在第一中学学习。根据“Both of ...”可知，指的是他们两人，both of them“他们两人”，of是介词，后面接人称代词宾格。故填them。
62．句意：尽管Bob住得离学校很远，但他仍然每天步行去上学。根据“...Bob lives far from school, he still walks there”可知，指的是虽然学校离家很远，但依旧走路去上学，是让步状语从句，句首开头字母要大写。故填Though/Although。
63．句意：Bob比Mike有趣。根据“than”可知，指的是比Mike有趣，需要填形容词比较级。故填funnier。
64．句意：他总是使他们笑。根据“makes them...”可知，指的是使他们笑。laugh“”，make sb. do sth.“使人做某事”。故填laugh。
65．句意：他们认为Bob很有才华。根据“Bob is very...”可知，Bob是有才华的，talent“才华”，其形容词为talented“有才华的”，作表语。故填talented。
66．句意：Bob比Mike更擅长打网球。根据“Bob is ...at playing tennis than Mike”可知，指的是更擅长打网球，be good at“擅长做某事”，由“than”可知，需要填good的比较级。故填better。
67．句意：他甚至在网球比赛中获胜。根据“in a tennis...”可知，指的是网球比赛，compete“竞争”，动词，其名词为competition“比赛”。故填competition。
68．句意：Bob很关心Mike，因为他认为朋友之间保持友谊是很重要的。根据“ Bob cares...Mike very much, because he thinks it’s...for friends to keep friendship”可知，Bob看重友谊，因此上文是关心Mike。care about“关心”。故填about。
69．句意：Bob很关心Mike，因为他认为朋友之间保持友谊是很重要的。根据“because he thinks it’s...for friends to keep friendship”可知，保持友谊是重要的，importance“重要性”，其形容词为important“重要的”，作表语。故填important。
70．句意：他们真地喜欢这句谚语：患难见真情。根据“A friend in need is a friend indeed”可知，这是一句谚语，say“说”，其名词为saying“谚语”。故填saying。
71．how 72．An 73．like 74．listener 75．happily 76．him 77．to talk 78．feeling 79．things 80．most wonderful
【导语】本文主要讲的是一个美国作家关于交朋友的建议。
71．句意：但是你知道如何找到真正的朋友并保持友谊吗？根据“do you know...to find real friends ”可知是指如何找到真正的朋友，应用how“如何”。故填how。
72．句意：一位名叫莎莉的美国作家告诉年轻学生一些交友的好方法。此处泛指一个美国作家，American以元音音素开头，应用an。故填An。
73．句意：莎莉说寻找友谊就像种树一样。根据“finding friendship is just...planting a tree.”可知寻找友谊就像种树，just like“就像”，故填like。
74．句意：如果你有一个糟糕的一天，一个好朋友应该是一个好的倾听者，尽他最大的努力来帮助你。根据“a good friend should be a good ”可知一个好朋友应该是一个好的倾听者。listener“倾听者”，名词，a后加单数名词，故填listener。
75．句意：如果你想和某人交朋友，你应该让对方生活得快乐。happy是形容词，修饰动词应用副词，故填happily。
76．句意：你可以试着和他或她谈谈。介词with后加宾格代词him，故填him。
77．句意：如果你的朋友不想说话，你可以写信告诉他或她你的感受。want to do sth“想要做某事”，为固定短语，故填to talk。
78．句意：如果你的朋友不想说话，你可以写信告诉他或她你的感受。feel是动词，此处应用现在分词形式和are构成进行时，故填feeling。
79．句意：萨莉还告诉我们一些小而重要的事情。some后加可数名词复数，故填things。
80．句意：记住，友谊是你生命中最美妙的事情之一。one of the后加形容词最高级，应用most wonderful，故填most wonderful。
81．better 82．talented 83．herself 84．from 85．heard 86．the 87．cities 88．seriously 89．Although 90．talking
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了凯特和罗丝小时候的性格特征以及二十年后的情况。
81．句意：她比班上其他同学讲得好。根据than可知，此空应填比较级，故填better。
82．句意：许多人认为她在演讲方面很有天赋，因为她是自学的。固定搭配be talented in“对……有天赋”。故填talented。
83．句意：许多人认为她在演讲方面很有天赋，因为她是自学的。learn by oneself“自学”，根据she可知，此处应填反身代词herself。故填herself。
84．句意：但是另一个女孩罗丝和凯特不同。be different from“与……不同”，固定短语。故填from。
85．句意：有时她非常安静，人们几乎听不到她说话。根据“she was very quiet ”可知，时态是一般过去时，空处用动词过去式。故填heard。
86．句意：她们上同一所小学，一起玩耍。the same“相同的”，same常与the搭配使用。故填the。
87．句意：但是她们在不同的城市上了大学，然后就失去了联系。different后跟名词的复数形式。故填cities。
88．句意：起初，她并没有把这当回事。take sth seriously“认真对待”，seriously是副词，修饰动词take。故填seriously。
89．句意：虽然凯特老了，但她仍然很漂亮。前后句子是让步关系，应用although引导让步状语从句，句首单词首字母大写。故填Although。
90．句意：她们很高兴见到彼此，她们有一个很好的时间交谈。have a great time doing sth表示“做某事很愉快”，空处用动名词作宾语。故填talking。Unit 1 Friends
单元话题语法填空练习
（22-23八年级上·江苏无锡·阶段练习）Friends are very important in everyone’s life because friends are always there when we need them. It’s great 1 (have) many friends, and I can’t think about my life without my friends.
My best friend is Lisa. When I first 2 (meet) her, I was five. She is one year 3 (old) than me. Now she is in the same class with me, in the 7th grade. She is tall and quite thin. She has long curly（卷的）blonde hair and blue eyes. I am not so beautiful. Sometimes I wish I could be as 4 (beautiful) as she is.
Lisa and I like doing a lot of things together and talking about different 5 (thing). Lisa always helps me with my Maths and I sometimes help 6 (she) with her English and History. Once, I had to do a report on science, but I didn’t understand what the teacher 7 (say). The next day, I read it in front of the class. But the teacher told me that my report was wrong and all my classmates laughed at me. I 8 (feel) very bad. Lisa was the only one who didn’t laugh at me. She tried to be 9 (nice) than anybody else and make me happy.
I am a shy person and sometimes I feel that people don’t understand me. Lisa is 10 (friend) and everybody loves her. She is also smart and she can deal with everything. I am happy to have a friend like her.
（23-24八年级上·江苏苏州·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mrs.White is seventy-five years old. She lives alone because her two 11 (child) are both in America. They only come back to China for the Spring Festival. Her neighbor, Lily, is a kind girl. She’s always ready 12 (help) the people in trouble.
One morning, Lily came to knock at Mrs. White’s door and gave her some dumplings made by 13 (she). She knocked and knocked, but nobody answered. “How strange it is! Mrs. White always 14 (come) to open the door for me. Though she’s old, she hears 15 (good). There must be something wrong 16 her today.” Lily thought. So she asked several neighbors to help open the door.
When they 17 (go) into the room, Mrs. White was lying on the floor. Lily and her neighbors took Mrs. White to the 18 (near) hospital in the town. After three days treatment (治疗), Mrs. White 19 (get) well again. “I can’t imagine what would happen if nobody found me. I’m so lucky 20 (have) so many good neighbors,” said Mrs. White with tears in her eyes.
（22-23八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）阅读下面材料并填空。有的答案要填入适当的内容，有的答案要用括号内单词的正确形式, 但每个答案不多于3个单词。
Should friends be the same or different Different people have different opinions. Three students are talking about their best friends.
Jeff Green is quieter and 21 (serious) than most kids. That’s why he likes reading books and he studies harder 22 class. His best friend Yuan Li is quiet too. 23 they enjoy studying together. Jeff Green is shy so it’s not easy for him to make friends.
In Huang Lei’s opinion, it’s not necessary 24 (be) the same. His best friend Larry is quite different from him. Larry is taller and more outgoing than him. They both like sports, but Larry 25 (play) tennis better, so he always wins. Larry is much 26 (little) hard-working, though. Huang Lei always gets 27 (good) grades than Larry does.
As for Mary Smith, she doesn’t 28 (real) care if her friends are the same or different. 29 (she) favorite saying is, “ A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” Her best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. Mary 30 (break) her arm last year but Carol made her laugh and feel better. They can talk about and share everything.
（23-24八年级上·浙江宁波·期中）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
One of 31 (important) things in the world is making friends. If you have a good friend, you are lucky.
A good friend is more necessary 32 money or anything else in the world. You can be without money 33 you can not be without friends. Sometimes only friends can help you, not money. For example, if you fall into water and you 34 (can) swim, then only your friend can save you.
35 can we make friends in the right way First, you must know the person you want to make friends 36 . If you find he often tells lies, or he doesn’t help others in trouble, you’d better 37 make friends with him.
A good friend will be happy when you win. He will be sad when you fail. If you have some 38 (question) about your studies, he will be quite happy 39 (teach) you until you understand. If you want to have this kind of friend, you must try your 40 (good) to be like this. If you do that, I’m sure you’ll have many good friends.
（22-23八年级上·河北张家口·期中）My classmate, Zhang Wei, is a very good student. He learns every subject well. And he learns English best. He always gets the 41 (one) prize in our class. I admire (仰慕) him very much. Besides, he is 42 very helpful person. When I have difficulty in doing the homework, he 43 (immediate) helps me all the time. He 44 (advise) us to work out math problems together yesterday. He was very patient to help me. He got the answer quickly, 45 it took me a long time to get the right answers. At that time, I felt very 46 (embarrass). He told me that in learning, lack of confidence is one of the biggest 47 (enemy). Thanks to 48 (he), I become better than before. After school, we often play together. He likes 49 (record) happy times with me. He is so excellent that I feel lucky to have him 50 my friend. I never get bored with him.
（22-23八年级上·山东枣庄·期中）阅读下面材料，把答案写在对应的横线上。有的答案要填人适当的内容，有的答案要用括号内单词的正确形式，但每个答案不多于3个单词。
Should friends be the same or different Let’s see what kids will say.
It’s not necessary to 51 the same. My best friend Larry is quite different 52 me. He is taller and 53 (outgoing) than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. 54 , Larry often helps to bring out the best in me. So I’m getting better at tennis. Larry is 55 less hard-working, though. I always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should 56 (help) him more.
—Jeff Green
I don’t really care whether my friends are the same 57 me or different. My favorite saying is, “A 58 (truly) friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart”. My favourite friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact, she’s funnier than anyone I know. I 59 (break) my arm last year, but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me, 60 she’s always there to listen.
—Mary Smith
（22-23八年级上·河北石家庄·期中）阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Bob is Mike’s good friend. Both of 61 (they) study at No. 1 Middle School. 62 Bob lives far from school, he still walks there every day. At school Bob’s favorite subject is math. Bob is 63 (funny) than Mike. At school he often tells his friends some interesting jokes. He always makes them 64 (laugh). His friends all love to listen to him. And they think Bob is very 65 (talent). Mike and Bob like sports. And Bob is 66 (good) at playing tennis than Mike. He even wins in a tennis 67 (compete). Bob cares 68 Mike very much, because he thinks it’s 69 (importance) for friends to keep friendship. They truly like the 70 (say), “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
（22-23八年级上·浙江杭州·期中）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Everyone needs friends. But do you know 71 to find real friends and keep it 72 American writer named Sally tells young students some good ways to find friends.
Sally says finding friendship is just 73 planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
She says you should first choose someone who can be a good friend. It doesn’t matter whether he has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and helpful. If you have a bad day, a good friend should be a good 74 (listen) and try his best to help you. If you want to make friends with someone, you should make each other live 75 (happy). But what should you do when you fight with your friend You may try to have a talk with 76 (he) or her. If your friend doesn’t want 77 (talk), you can write a letter to tell him or her how you are 78 (feel).
Sally also tells us some small but important 79 (thing). Remember that friendship is one of the 80 (wonderful) things in your life. Life is great when you have friends.
（22-23八年级上·吉林长春·阶段练习）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或根据括号内单词的正确形式填空。
When Kate was a little girl, she was good at speaking. She spoke 81 (good) than the other students in her class. Many people thought she was 82 (talent) in speaking because she learned to speak by 83 . But another girl Rose was different 84 Kate. Her hobby was to read books in the library. Sometimes she was very quiet and people hardly ever 85 (hear) her speaking. However, the two girls were good friends. They went to 86 same primary school and played together. But they went to college in different 87 (city) and then they lost touch.
Twenty years later, Rose got some information about Kate on TV. At first, she didn’t take it 88 (serious). Later, she knew it was true. She was very excited and went to visit Kate. 89 Kate was old, she was still beautiful. They were happy to see each other and they had a great time 90 (talk) with each other.
