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七年级上册
Unit 1
My name is Anna. I come (1) _________ Germany. I am tall and thin (2) ________ long hair. I live with my family in a house close to some mountains. My mum is (3) ______ Art teacher and my dad is a doctor. I have an elder sister and an elder brother.
I go to school by school bus every day. My favourite (4) _________ (subject) are Maths, Art and Science. I like my school very much because the teachers are very (5) _________ (friend). My dream is (6) _____________ (be) an engineer. I like many sports. I am good at (7) ___________ (swim) and playing basketball. (8) __________ (this) are my favourite hobbies.
I want to make (9) __________ (friend) with young people from all over the world! Email (10) _______, please!
Unit 2
I am a junior high school student. I love going to school. My school is not far (1) _______ my home, so I always walk to school. Classes starts at 8 a. m, and I am seldom late. Of all the subjects, I like Geography (2) ___________ (well). I enjoy (3) ___________ (learn) about different (4) _________ (place) in the world.
In the morning, I (5) ________ (usual) study Chinese, Maths and English. The morning break is at 9:50 a.m. When the bell (6) _________ (ring), I run to the playground (7) ________ Tom and Jack. (8) ________ (Their) are my best friends. We often play games. Break ends at 10:00 a.m. (9) _______ short it is! Lunchtime is from 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Afternoon classes end at 3:30 p.m. Then Tom, Jack and I take part in the school band practice. We make great music together.
I always enjoy (10) __________ (I) at school.
Unit 3
The earth is (1) _______ beautiful place. There are forests and rivers, mountains and fields. Some places are very hot and some are very cold. There are different (2) _______ (plant). Some are large. Some are small. All plants need light and water. There are different animals on Earth too. Some live (3) _______ the land. Some fly in the sky. Some live under the water. There are also many people (4) _______ you and me. The Earth (5) ________ (provide) us with air, water and food. (6) _______ is our home.
Today, there is a lot of (7) _________ (pollute). We burn things (8) __________ (make) energy. This pollutes the air. We put our rubbish into the sea and under the ground. This pollutes the Earth and kills animals and plants.
We must stop (9) _________ (do) these things. It is important for us (10) __________ (protect) the Earth for our future.
Unit 4
As we all know, there are four seasons in a year.
In spring, the weather starts to get warm. The wind blows (1) ________ (gentle). It often rains. Plants start to grow. Everything (2) _________ (turn) green. It is exciting to take (3) _____ trip in spring.
(4) ______ is hot in summer. The Sun shines brightly. Many people like to go to the beach and swim in the sea. It is nice (5) _________ (eat) ice cream in the hot weather.
In autumn, all the things change. (6) ________ (leaf) turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. It is nice to go on a picnic at this time of year because the weather is cool and dry.
Winter is often cold and (7) ________ (snow). Do you know why children love winter? That is (8) _________ they love to play in the snow. It is (9) ___________ (interest) to make snowmen. People usually spend time (10) ________ their relatives during the Spring Festival.
Unit 5
The following is a diary kept by Jerry on 10 October, 2053.
I’m very happy that I’ll be one of the first (1) _________ (student) to travel into space tomorrow. The spaceship will leave the Earth (2) _________ 9 a.m. It’ll take us to the moon. I can’t wait (3) ________ (start) right now.
The moon is about 380,000 kilometers from the Earth, so we will spend about four days (4) ________ (get) there. There is no gravity in space, so we’ll all be able to float around in the spaceship. We’ll have to tie (5) ___________ (we) to our beds so that we won’t float away in our (6) _________ (asleep)! Without gravity, our bodies may get weak, so we’ll have to do exercise (7) _________ (day)
When we arrive, I’m going to walk on the moon. I’ll have to wear (8) ________ spacesuit to help me (9) ____________ (breath) because there’s no air on the moon. I’m going to take as many as photos as I can, that is (10) ________ (say), if my camera still works there.
Unit 6
Shanghai is in the east of China. It is one of (1) ____________ (large) cities in the world. If you like sightseeing, you will love (2) _________.
People’s Square is in the centre of Shanghai. It is a large public area (3) ________ green grass, fountains and birds. If you visit People’s Square, you can also see famous buildings around it (4) _______ the Shanghai Grand Theatre and the Shanghai Museum.
The Bund is where old Shanghai meets new Shanghai. If you walk along the Bund, you will see many old buildings. The Pudong New Area, just (5) _______ (cross) the Huangpu River, has many modern buildings. At night, these tall buildings light up the sky in all (6) __________ (direction).
Yu Garden is a traditional garden. If you enjoy history and (7) _________ (nature) beauty, you will love this garden. There (8) __________ (be) many beautiful buildings, bridges and pounds. You can also buy different snacks just outside the garden.
Shanghai has something (9) _________ everyone. How about (10) __________ (visit) Shanghai this winter holiday?
Unit 7
Linda and Leo are new students at Rosie Bridge School. They (1) _________ (attend) the Clubs Fair last month.
At (2) ________ (one), Linda and Leo learnt about the Rocket Club. A boy told them his club would teach them (3) ___________ (build) rockets and then they could launch the rockets into the sky. He took (4) _________ rocket out and launched it. The rocket (5) ___________ (appear) into the sky. Linda and Leo were very (6) ___________ (surprise). Linda asked if the rocket would go all the way into space. A girl from another club answered “no” and asked them (7) ________ (join) the Solar Power Club. The club made wonderful machines and they used solar power. Then she took a toy car from the table and then used a remote control to drive (8) __________ all around the playground. Linda though it was (9) _________ (real) amazing.
Linda and Leo learnt (10) ___________ many clubs. After the fair, they felt very excited. They wanted to join all the clubs.
Unit 8
Sam and Helen’s grandparents collect almost everything. There (1) _________ (be) eight doorbells on their front door.
One day, Sam and Helen (2) ________ (go) to visit their grandparents. Helen liked the silver doorbell (3) __________ (well) of all. She pushed it and soon Grandpa opened the door. Sam asked Grandpa (4) __________ started collecting doorbells. Grandpa said their grandma started. Then Helen asked Grandpa what he liked collecting. Grandpa enjoyed (5) _________ (collect) newspapers. They went inside and saw newspapers everywhere. Grandma asked them (6) _________ (have) some tea. The children went after her into (7) _________ living room and saw many toys there. There was hardly any space (8) ________ the children to sit down. These toys were grandparents’ and they both liked collecting toys. (9) _________ (final), Grandpa told his children not to spend too much time (10) ________ (do) such things because they had school work to do.
七年级下册
Unit 1
My grandma was a short woman and had grey hair. She was always cheerful. She was (1) ________ very good cook. Her (2) ________ (dish) were probably the best in the world!
I will never forget the taste as well (3) _____ the smell. Grandma took care of my family. She was really kind and patient. She (4) ______ (death) two years ago and I miss her very much.
Alice is my best friend. She is a tall girl with glasses. She often tells me jokes (5) _______ (make) me laugh, (6) _______ she never makes fun of others. Alice is a smart girl. She is good at Maths. We often study and play table tennis together. I hope we will always remain (7) __________ (friend).
Mr. Li is my Maths teacher. He is tall and thin. His classes are always full of (8) _______ (funny). He uses lots of games in his (9) ___________ (teach). Mr. Li is strict about our bodies, but he always encourages us and gives us support. He often says, “Never give up, and you’ll be (10) ________ (success).”
Unit 2
Do you know France? France is in (1) ________ (west) Europe. It is a country with many (2) _________ (beauty) places.
Paris is (3) __________ capital of France. Here you will find many famous places of (4) _________ (interesting) like Eiffel Tower. You can go to the Louvre Museum if you like art. The most famous street in Paris is the Champs-Elysees. This is the place (5) ___________ if you want to visit some shops and department stores.
France is very famous (6) __________ its wine. There are many vineyards in the centre of France and famers grow grapes (7) ________ (make) excellent French wine.
The south of France lies on the coast and (8) ________ (it) wonderful beaches make (9) _______ very famous. A French town by the sea is the perfect place for a summer holiday, but if you prefer to visit France in winter, you can try (10) _________ (ski) on the mountains in the French Alps.
France has something for everyone. Welcome to France!
Unit 3
One day, John Dancer and Charlie got to a hotel. The receptionist didn’t want (1) _______ (let) Charlie, a dog in. John told him Charlie was his “eyes” instead of a pet. John was (2) _________ (blind) man and he couldn’t go anywhere (3) __________ Charlie’s help. The receptionist said sorry and (4) ______ (lead) John and Charlie to their room.
John was so tired that he soon fell (5) _________ (sleep). Some time later, Charlie started barking. John woke up and smelt smoke. A fire! Smoke started to come in from under the door. With the help of Charlie, John put some wet (6) _______ (towel) along the bottom of the door. Then he got down on the floor next to Charlie and waited (7) ________ help.
Soon he heard the sound of a fire engine. A fireman arrived and got (8) _______ out of the building, (9) ______ the fireman didn’t want to take Charlie out. John wouldn’t go if the fireman left his “eyes” alone. At last, the fireman also got Charlie out of the building and they were both safe. How (10) _______ (danger) it was!
Unit 4
Rebecca wants to know more about trees and how they help us. Dr. Jones is telling her something (1) _______ trees.
Trees helps us in many ways. They keep the air cool and clean. They take in (2) _______ (harm) gases from the air and produce oxygen for us (3) _________ (breathe). They are major (4) _________ (fight) against air (5) ___________ (pollute). Besides, trees can also make our lives even (6) ___________ (convenient). Many of the things in our daily lives come from trees. For example, paper and pencils. (7) ________ (actual), we get a lot more from trees. We get fruit and oil from them. Tea also comes from the leaves of trees. Look around this room. A lot of (8) ________ furniture (9) _________ (make) of wood. Trees are really important in our daily lives. So we can’t imagine what the world would be like if there were no trees.
However, we cut down millions of trees every year. We must stop (10) _________ (protect) them if we don’t want a world without trees.
Unit 5
It was an unusual morning. While Dora (1) ___________ (brush) her teeth in the bathroom, the tap was still on. (2) _______ angry voice told her to turn that tap off. Dora looked around, (3) ______ she saw nobody there. The voice said he was a drop of water. Dora didn’t know (4) ________ he came from. Some days ago, he was in a cloud. Then he (5) _________ (drop) into a river and ran into a reservoir. Then it was time for people (6) __________ (clean) him because he was dirty. They cleaned him and added some chemicals (7) _______ him. After that, he travelled through the pipes under the streets and he was in Dora’s bathroom. Dora asked if that was the end of his journey. The water told her he should (8) ________ (clean) again. He would go into a river and then into the sea again. His journey started there. Dora felt sorry and knew what (9) ________ (do) next. She turned the tap off and came out of the bathroom.
Remember not to waste or pollute water. It is quite (10) _________ (value).
Unit 6
One evening, before Daisy went to buy a packet of sweets, she asked her family if anyone needed anything. Benny, Daisy’s brother wanted to play a trick (1) _________ her. He asked her to get (2) ________ a packet of electricity. Daisy agreed and then went out.
Benny laughed and he though Daisy couldn’t buy electricity in (3) __________ (packet) like sweets! He said Daisy was (4) __________ (fool). Parents told him not (5) _________ (say) that and then asked him something about electricity. Benny said, “Electricity gives us power. It flows through wires. (6) _______ (part), it is like water.” Daisy came home and gave some batteries (7) ________ him. (8) _______ Benny thought they were batteries instead of electricity. “The chemicals inside batteries produce electricity.” said Dad. After (9) ________ (hear) that, Benny turned red.
Electricity comes into people’s flats through thin wires. These (10) __________ (connect) to cables under the street and people connect the cables to a power station.
Unit 7
Here are two articles about two ordinary men.
My dad comes home, has a shower and has dinner every day. Now he (1) ________ (sit) in his favourite chair. He is too tired to laugh (2) ________ play. He reads his book or newspaper to learn what is new today. Soon he will go to bed. He is a (3) ________ (bore) man. Then I see him working on the building site. He is high up in the clouds, (4) _________ (high) than a kite. He is walking on a narrow piece of wood, not worried about the height, not afraid like me. He is a superman.
An old newspaper (5) _________ (sell) is sitting at the newspaper stand near the bus stop, and he is smiling. The sun is shining. It’s very hot but he is smiling. A bus stops, and the people rush out. They are hurrying to work. They don’t have much time (6) __________ (smile). They take their papers (7) ____________ (quick), and put down some money. But he is patient (8) _________ everyone and he is still smiling. A crowd of people are busy with (9) _________ (tire) faces and there is just one smile. Is there just one smile in this city? Or will you make it two? Let’s make a (10) _________ (million) smiles!
Unit 8
When I was eight, I got a book about stars. That was the (1) __________ (begin) of my lifetime hobby. I used (2) _________ (go) outside with my mum (3) ________ clear nights and look at the sky. It looked like black velvet with a million (4) _________ (diamond) on it. In different seasons, we saw different groups of stars. Sometimes we saw stars shooting (5) ___________ (bright) across the sky. (6) _______ beautiful they were!
Studying the stars was great fun for me. Once I learnt a little about them, I soon wanted to find our more and more. Now it is my career. I host a TV programme (7) ________ (call) The Sky at Night. I use my knowledge to tell people about the stars in a (8) _________ (life) way. I am proud (9) _______ my TV programme — it has lasted for over 50 years!
In fact, you can turn your hobby into your career too. Anybody can achieve their dreams. You just have to enjoy (10) __________ you do.
八年级上册
Unit1
Here are two articles from an encyclopedia.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was (1) ___________ Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. He was born in the countryside. When he was young, he showed great intelligence and artistic (2) ___________ (able). As he grew older, he learnt (3) ___________ (do) many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps (4) ___________ (famous) in the world. Also he had many (5) ___________ (invent), such as some interesting drawings of (6) ___________ (fly) machines.
Dinosaurs lived on Earth over 60 million years before humans. They lived here (7) ___________ there on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly. Many of (8) ___________ ate plants while some like to eat meat. Dinosaur lived on Earth (9) ___________ more than 150 million years. Then suddenly they all disappear completely. The reason is still (10) ___________ (know). However, we can learn a lot from their fossils.
Unit2
A long time ago, there was a king in India. The king liked chess (1) ___________ (well) of all the games.
One day, (2) ___________ wise old man came to the palace and the king challenge him (3) ___________ a game. The king promised the old man (4) ___________ (give) any prize if he won the game. The old man only asked the king for one grain of rice for (5) ___________ (one) square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and then double the amount for the rest of the (6) ___________ (square). The king and the old man played the game (7) ___________ a long time. (8) ___________ (final), the king (9) ___________ (beat) by the old man. So the king ordered his men (10) ___________ (collect) a bag of rice. He soon realized the problem---even with all the rice in the country, he would still not have enough rice to put on all the squares.
Unit 3
In the 1940s, the first computers were bigger than cars. Now computers are becoming smaller and (1) ___________ (good).
Some computers are tiny and you may be (2) ___________ (aware) of them. There is probably one inside your TV or (3) ___________ (wash) machine. You depend (4) ___________ computers more than you realize. We can use computers (5) ___________ (calculate). They can calculate (6) ___________ a faster speed than we can and seldom give wrong answer. We can also type and draw things with them. Besides, computers can do important jobs like (7) ___________ (operate) railways and flying planes and spaceships. However, computers aren’t as clever as us. Our brain can produce new ideas. But computers may be able to do (8) ___________ better job than (9) ___________ (human).
What will happen to us if computers can do all our jobs? Will we have nothing to do? Computer will change our lives, but will they make (10) ___________ better?
Unit4
Great inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The following (1) ___________ (be) three of the most important inventions in history.
The wheel may be the greatest invention in history. Travelling became faster and (2) ___________ (comfortable) after its invention. Several thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passengers. At the (3) ___________ (begin) of the 20th century, cars became popular. (4) ___________the wheel, we would not have these inventions.
One of the first (5) ___________ (practice) telephones (6) ___________ (invent) by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Since then, people (7) ___________ (be) able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people (8) ___________ (keep) in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.
Thomas Edison developed the first (9) ___________ (use) light bulb in 1897. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evening as they can in the daytime. Can you imagine (10) ___________ (live) a life without them?
Unit 5
Now a group of British students from Woopark School in London (1) ___________ (visit) Xinhua Junior High School in Beijing on an (2) ___________ (education) exchange.
Sarah says she was very nervous at first but her host family are (3) ___________ (real) friendly. She is glad to be a guest in their home and has learnt (4) ___________ (use) chopsticks. Besides, she is being taught to speak Chinese. The students spend the weekdays (5) ___________ (study) with Chinese students. At the weekend, they travel around Beijing and visit places of interest (6) ___________ their host families. Eric says it (7) ___________ (be) a fantastic experience so far. In addition, he has learnt a little tai chi as well as a lot about Chinese culture and history. The teachers have introduced them to Chinese paintings, too. Sarah says she has made many new friends and will keep in touch with them when she goes back to (8) ___________UK.
(9) ___________, she can’t wait to see her Chinese friends soon because they will come over to Britain for the (10) ___________ (two) part of the exchange next month.
Unit 6
The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. He felt (1) ___________ (cheer) that the Greeks had gone and they won. The Greeks had tried (2) ___________ (capture) their city for ten years but they had given up and sailed way. A soldier found the Greeks had left (3) ___________ huge wooden horse outside the city. The captain thought the horse was so big (4) ___________ they didn’t want to take it with them. That night, all the Trojans celebrated in the main square of the city. They sang and danced around the horse, and make (5) ___________ (joke) about the stupid Greeks. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. By midnight, the main square was empty except (6) ___________ the huge horse. Suddenly, Greek soldiers (7) ___________ (quiet) climbed out of the horse. They opened the main gates and the Greek army entered the city. For ten years, the Greeks failed to capture the city by (8) ___________ (fight). In one night, however, they (9) ___________ (success) in capturing (10) ___________ through a clever trick.
Unit 7
Henry, Paula and Millie write for the school newspaper. They have written the short articles below (1) ___________ (help) students improve their memory.
A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of (2) ___________ in your mind. If the picture is big, (3) ___________ (usual) or silly, you will remember it better. For example, to remember the word “smiles”, you can imagine there is “mile” between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it (4) ___________ (long) word in the word. After all, (5) ___________ picture is worth a thousand words.
A good method for memorizing the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. For example, you can use the sentence “Big elephants can always understand small elephants” to remember how (6) ___________ (spell) the word “because”.
You will forget something very (7) ___________ (quick) unless you understand it well. For example, you may have trouble (8) ___________ (remember) the list of steps in the water cycle. However, it is easier to remember (9) ___________ (this) steps if you understand (10) ___________ the water cycle works.
Unit 8
Last week, English week took place at Roise Bridge. The students worked hard to make (1) ___________ a big success.
There was an English book fair in the library and a treasure hunt. Students put on an English play and took part in an English (2) ___________ (sing) competition. There was a speaking competition as well. The students had to speak on a topic in English (3) ______ two minutes. The winner advised people (4) ___________ (speak) slowly. Besides, to be good public speakers, they’d better speak clearly and (5) ___________ (confident). Amy, one of (6) ___________ students said she really enjoyed English Week. In here opinion, English Week gave her a chance to learn new words. Besides, an English Week is well worth (7) ___________ (hold) at every school.
On the last day of English Week, the head teacher made a (8) ___________ (speak) to the whole school. He gave students some (9) ___________ (suggest) on how to improve their English, such as communicating in English (10) ___________ friends, reading English books and magazines and watching English television programmes. Above all, everyone should enjoy English.
八年级下册
Unit1
Three teenagers offered (1) ___________ (do) some voluntary work during the school holidays.
Betty did some voluntary work in a children’s hospital. The children there all suffer from serious illness. They organized a painting competition (2) ___________ the children. Betty met a girl (3) ___________ (call) Cindy. She wanted to paint a picture of the park close to her home. Betty went to take some photos of the park. Cindy used (4) __________ for her painting.
Mark and his mother met some children without parents. They taught the children to tell stories. This helps them express their feelings. They spent time with a girl, Vivien. Her parents died in (5) ___________ car accident and she is (6) ___________ (happy) and very lonely. She needs friendship.
Annie wanted to help disabled children. They have difficulty (7) ___________ (walk) or moving. She taught them to sing because music can bring them happiness and peace. She met a boy, Tim. He hurt his legs (8) ___________ he has lots of courage. Children like Tim should (9) ___________ (help) to raise their spirits.
Betty, Mark and Annie (10) ___________ (continue) to do voluntary work in the future.
Unit2
Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at (1) __________ travel agency.
A well-dressed lady entered the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon and then walked over to Debbie. Debbie gave her a (2) ___________ (cheer) greeting. Simon sighed and walked away. Mr. Yang asked him (3) ___________ was the matter. Simon said he didn’t understand why people always chose Debbie instead (4) ___________him. Mr. Yang told him it was the way he communicated. He said, “Communicating is (5) ___________ (much) than just speaking. Body language is important too. It is the way you stand and sit. It’s your gesture and the expression on your face. Your whole (6) ___________ (appear) communicates things.”
Simon decided (7) ___________ (improve) his body language. He sat up straight and tried (8) ___________ (smile) at people. Minutes later, a beautiful girl entered. She walked over to Simon. A few moments later, she left with a smile.
Mr. Yang came over at once and said to Simon that he made a good impression (9) ___________ she, Simon told Mr. Yang that the girl was his sister and she came to remind (10) ___________ that the next day was her birthday.
Unit3
Wang Damon is a fisherman. Although he is over 65, he is very (1) ___________ (health) and still enjoys working.
Damon uses cormorants (2) ___________ (catch) fish. Cormorants are large black birds. They are good (3) ___________ catching fish because they can swim well. They can dive down and stay under the water (4) ___________ up to two minutes. Demon usually sets off in the late afternoon and gets the cormorants ready for work. First, he ties (5) ___________ piece of grass around their necks to stop them from (6) ___________ (eat) big fish. Then when Demon pushed them into river. He uses several cormorants to attract fish. During the day, he jumps up and down on his boat. After dark, he hangs a light on a post at the front of the boat. The cormorants bring the fish back to the boat. The fish are taken and thrown into a big basket by Damon. No nets (7) ___________ (require) for this type of fishing.
Cormorants fishing was once practiced in lots of (8) ___________ (place) in South-East China, and there were many fishermen in the area. But today, few people are (9) ___________ (interest) in it. In 50 years, perhaps there (10) ___________ (be) no more cormorant fishermen in the world.
Unit4
Jason is learning how to make cartoons. He has found some information in (1) ____ magazine.
First, you need (2) ___________ (decide) on some basic ideas for a story. In the (3) ___________ (two) stage, think about the kinds of characters you want and (4) ___________ they will look like. Then make a rough sketch of the story. Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add color. To make the characters and things come to life, each picture should (5) ___________ (make) a little different from the one before it. In the next stage, a computer program is used to put the picture together as a film. (6) ___________ (Final), record the voice and sound effects. The actors will do the (7) ___________ (character) voice. Their speech must go (8) ___________ the picture. Sound effects like the noise of the underground must also be added (9) ___________ (separate). After everything has been checked, the cartoon is ready (10) ___________ (play) for everyone to enjoy.
Unit5
There are about 1,600 giant pandas in the wild. A giant panda is (1) ___________ kind of bear. It has a while face (2) ___________ black patches around its eyes. It also has black ears, shoulders and legs. The rest of its body is while.
Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and (3) ___________ (west) China. They live in the bamboo forests there. In the wild, they (4) ___________ (usual) eat bamboo while in zoos; they have bamboo, apples and carrots. Panda like to live on their own. They need to eat a lot to stay (5) ___________ (health), so they spend over 12 hours a day eating. To our surprise, it is not difficult (6) ___________ them to climb trees. They are strong enough to protect (7) ___________ (they). Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in zoos they can live for up to 35 years.
People are cutting down forest, so the pandas (8) ___________ (lose) their homes. Some people are killing them their fur. It is cruel of them (9) ___________ (do) so. There are mot many pandas in the world now. They must (10) ___________ (protect) well.
Unit6
Is it a good idea to keep pet dogs? Emma and Matt give their opinions on this matter.
Emma thinks keeping pet dogs is a good idea. First, dogs are really cute. It’s nice to hold (1) ___________ in our arms, and it’s (2) ___________ (wonder) to see them grow up. Second, we can learn (3) ___________ (responsible) from keeping dogs. We have to feed them and play (4) ___________them. This helps us become more responsible people. Yong people can learn how (5) ___________ (care) for others by doing so. A dog will love you faithfully and bring you lots of (6) ___________ (happy) for many years.
Matt thinks it’s not a good idea to keep pet dogs. Pet dogs leave their hair on the floor, on beds and on sofas, and they need to (7) ___________ (wash) often. Besides, dogs are (8) ___________ (noise). Nearly all dogs bark at strangers. Some dogs even bark loudly all night. This stops people from (9) ___________ (get) any sleep. Also, not all dogs are friendly. A small number of pet dogs even attract people. What’s more, it’s common for people to live in flats. They have no choice but to keep their dogs in small spaces. However, dogs need fresh air and large open spaces where they can run free. (10) ___________ (Final), owning dogs can cost much.
Unit 7
Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. Then (1) ________ heard a noise and saw a red light.
The next morning, Tina told her brother Tom (2) ______ it. They decide (3) __________ (explore) after school. At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. At that time, they heard some voices (4) ________ (speak) a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship (5) _________ (damage). The children felt frightened.
(6) _________ (sudden), another alien appeared from the buses in front of them. It discovered them and made a terrible noise! The children ran away (7) _______ (fear).
The next morning, Tina and Tom told their parents about (8) _________ strange creatures. They were ugly with some hair and no feathers. But Dad refused (9) ___________ (believe) them since no one else saw (10) _________ (this) aliens.
Unit 8
It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the Internet. The following (1) ________ (be) their posts.
The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of (2) _______ whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a café and a shopping centre. (3) __________ (visit) can watch the fish outside their bedroom window. They never get (4) ______ (bore).
Forever Green Houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy (5) _______each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard (6) __________ (connect) to your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket’s computer when you need more food. Everyone will be satisfied (7) _______ Forever Green Houses.
The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air (8) _________ (make) electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer (9) _________ you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there. The CJ3 is (10) ____________ (friend) to the environment.
九年级上册
Unit 1
One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to a golden crown (1) ________ him.
At first, the king was very happy with it. Later, however, he began to doubt that it was a real golden crown. The king sent it to Archimedes and asked him (2) ________ (find) out the (3) ________ (true).
Archimedes thought that was (4) ________ difficult problem. When he got into the bath filled with water, some water ran over. Then he knew (5) ________ to do with the problem. He put two pots into big bowls and filled both (6) ________ (pot) with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into the other pot. This time, even (7) ________ (much) water ran into the bowl. Therefore, Archimedes could make sure the crown was not completely (8) ________ (make) of gold. The king (9) ________ (trick) and felt very angry.
(10) ________ (final), the crown maker was sent to prison.
Unit 2
Many people consider Albert Einstern (1879-1995) a genius. This story shows that he also had (1) ________sense of humour.
Einstern often received (2) ________ (invite) to explain his theories at different universities. (3) ________ these trips, his driver Hans often said to him, “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstern.”
One evening, Einstein (4) ________ (invite) to give a lecture at a university. He felt tired and wished he could avoid (5) ________ (give) it that night. But he didn’t want to make his audience (6) ________ (disappoint). Hans had listened to his lecture so many times that he had learnt it by heart. Besides, nobody knew Einstern at that university. So Hans advised Einstein (7) ________ (give) the lecture instead of him. Hans gave this lecture without (8) ________ (difficult) and Einstein joined in the applause at the end. However, before Hans left, a man asked him such a difficult question (9) ________ he had no idea what he was talking about. Einstein turned pale and thought they were in trouble. But Hans just laughed and said that question was so easy that even his driver could answer the question (10) ________ (perfect). Hans offered to driver but Einstein said, “It’s a pleasure to driver a genius like you, Hans.”
Unit 3
Paula interviewed two teenagers for a programme on family life.
Emily is 15 years old. There are three people in her family, her parents and her. She has got a lot of possessions (1) ________ a big TV, a new computer and a mobile phone. Her parents don’t expect her (2) ________ housework. Sometimes her family go out for dinner, but her father is often abroad on (3) ________ (busy), and her mother works too. They usually do their own (4) ________ (person) things. Her parents don’t usually set rules for her. Since she is a good daughter, she is never (5) ________ (punish). She likes her new flat and it’s much (6) ________ (big) than her last one. However, she feels lonely when her parents are away from home.
Jerry is aged 14. He lives with his parents, his grandma and his sister Rosie. Although the little flat sometimes makes them feel crowed, they don’t mind. He hasn’t got any possessions. He has no interest (7) ________things like fashionable clothes. His grandma thinks new fashions soon go out of date. He helps with the housework, such as (8) ________ (wash) the dishes and ironing his own shirts. Young people should learn to look after (9) ________ (they). His family like doing things together. At home, his family set rules for him. He loves all his family very much. They have (10) ________close relationship and they always support each other.
Unit 4
The following Internet posts were written by four teenagers to an online newspaper for helping with their problems.
Anna: I’m worried about my friend Jolin. She wants to be a model and she’s thin, (1) ________she thinks she’s fat. She’s always on (2) ________ diet. She’s getting too thin. However, whenever I talk to her about this, she gets angry.
Peter: I went out with a group of (3) ________ (friend) yesterday. We saw a lady lying in the street. She looked (4) ________ (bad) ill. My friends laughed at her. Though I wanted to help her, my friends told me not to. It was awful of them (5) ________ (laugh) at het, and I regret not (6) ________ (say) anything. I feel ashamed of (7) ________ (I).
Simon: I’ve just started wearing braces, but I don’t see any advantage in wearing them. My friends all laugh at me and say bad things about me. I feel embarrassed when I smile or open my mouth. The braces hurt my teeth, and it’s difficult (8) ________me to eat.
Julie: I have to share a room with my seven-year-old sister, and she’s driving me mad! She gets used to (9) ________ (play) the piano when I’m studying, and she always takes my things without telling me. I try to keep the room tidy, but she always makes a mess. I love her, but sometimes she’s so (10) ________ (annoy)!
Unit 5
“Five minutes to go,” shouted the director” Is everyone ready?”
Denise said she was glad that she wasn’t one of the contestants because she wasn’t that brave. But Angela would love (1) ________ (be) one.
The three constants were sitting at their desks on the stage and waiting. Suddenly one of (2) ________ passed out and fell across her desk. A cameraman helped the woman off the stage. The director said they needed another contestant. Angela raised her hand and (3) ________ (choose) to be on.
Seconds later, Lester Li ran onto the stage and the quiz show began. Although Angela was not (4) ________ (prepare), she seemed relaxed and did (5) ________ (real) well. She answered the questions (6) ________no problems and was soon ahead of (7) ________other two contestants. Twenty- five minutes later, Angela just had to answer six more questions to win. Denise was so excited (8) ________she could hardly keep still. Though the questions were getting more and more difficult, Angela kept (9) ________ (get) them right.
For the last question, Angela answered perfectly and became the lucky (10) ________ (win). She won the prize---a trip for two to the lovely city of Paris!
Unit 6
Doris and Samuel are having dinner in a restaurant.
Samuel wants to have a hamburger, some chocolate and a large cola. (1) ________sounds terrible to Doris. She plans (2) ________ (order) a chicken sandwich, an apple and a glass of lemon tea. She has decided to stay away (3) ________fried food and soft drinks since she (4) ________ (have) her medical examination. The doctor said she needed to lose a bit of weight by (5) ________ (avoid) fat, oil and sugar. It is necessary for her (6) ________ (have) a more balanced diet. It means having different kinds of healthy food (7) ________ (day). Samuel believes his diet is balanced. For example, today he had fried eggs and a large cup of coffee with a lot of milk and sugar for breakfast, some ice cream for a snack. For lunch, he had six chicken wings and a cola. But Doris says all of these different kinds of food are not (8) ________ (health) for him. (9) ________ (final), Samuel says he (10) ________ (change) his diet tomorrow.
Unit 7
Miss Liu wanted to encourage her students to read famous books, so she showed them this humorous story from a novel (1) ________ (call) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
(2) ________Saturday morning, all the boys in town were happy except Tom Sawyer. Because Tom (3) ________ (give) a task of (4) ________ (paint) the fence by his aunt. The fence was 30 yards long and 3 yards high. He painted one board and surveyed his progress, and then he sat down to have (5) ________ rest. He began to think of the games that he wanted to play. He knew the boys who were free would soon come along make fun (6) ________ him. Just then, he thought of an idea. He picked up his brush and went back to work.
Ben Rogers came along the road. He was singing (7) ________ (happy) and carrying an apple. He said it was a pity that Tom couldn’t go swimming with him because of the work. However, Tom said this wasn’t work. He was enjoying (8) ________ (he). No boy got a chance to paint a fence like this every day. More importantly, he was the only person (9) ________ could do it right. Then he went on painting. Ben became more and more (10) ________ (interest). He asked Tom to let him do some painting and he gave Tom the complete apple. Soon quite a few boys came to paint. At the same time, Tom got a lot of toys. In the end, the fence got three coats of paint.
Aunt Polly was so pleased that she gave Tom a big apple.
Unit 8
The next day would be Christmas but Della had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents. She couldn’t afford (1) ________gift, so she sat down and cried.
Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both proud (2) ________. One was Jim’s gold watch that was (3) ________ his father and his grandfather. The other was Della’s beautiful hair. (4) ________ fell about her, and reached below her knee.
Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. She needed (5) ________ (buy) a gift (6) ________ her husband. She stopped at a store. At the store, she sold her hair and bought a watch chain.
At seven o’clock, the coffee (7) ________ (make) and dinner was ready. Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs. Jim opened the door and walked in. His eyes were fixed on Della. He found something (8) ________ (usual) and Della told him the (9) ________ (true). She sold her hair to buy him a Christmas gift---a watch chain. Then Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table. There lay (10) ________ set of combs that she had always wanted. Della smiled and went to help Jim put the watch chain on. Jim said he had sold the watch to get the money to buy the combs.
九年级下册
Unit 1
Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405, he set off from China on the first of seven great voyages. This was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first set sail on his journey of (1) _________ (discover) to America. His travels were so important (2) _________they are still studied today.
Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. He rose to become a (3) _________ (trust) official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. (4) _________ (set) up trade routes and develop relations with foreign countries, the emperor ordered Zheng He (5) _________ (visit) and explore the lands outside China. From 1405 (6) _________1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. Besides (7) _________ (develop) trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. They helped the (8) _________ (develop) of those countries and regions.
Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage. However, he is still remembered (9) ________a pioneer in (10) _________ (open) up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
Unit 2
Brad Li is a junior high school student in China. He visited the US on (1) ________ international exchange last year, and the following is something about his experience.
At first America was a big culture shock for him. Many things (2) ________ the languages, the food and even the school were strange to him. He stayed with a host family in small town. His host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hurst, were very kind. They organized many (3) ________ (activity) for him so that he wouldn’t miss home (4) ________ feel lonely. However, life in the US was hard for him to get used (5) ________ in a way. The main problem was with the language. Another (6) ________ (different) was the food. Besides, school was a big shock. Students don’t need (7) ________ (wear) uniform and some students have strange hairstyles as well.
Anyway, he has many great memories of that year, especially playing in the snow in winter, and (8) ________ (play) baseball. It was an (9) ________ (excite) year, and it was a valuable education for him. Now he understands a lot (10) ________ (much) about America culture.
Unit 3
Our world is in danger. We are facing many problems.
The atmosphere around the Earth is necessary for all (1) ________ (live) things. It is like the glass of a greenhouse, letting sunlight in and keeping heat (2) ________ getting out. Without it, the Earth would be the same as the Moon---cold and (3) ________ (life). However, we produce too much carbon dioxide and this causes the atmosphere to keep in too much heat. The greenhouse effect causes sea level to rise, and in the future may cause cities (4) ________ (appear).
Every year, we destroy nature by (5) ________ (cut) down huge areas of forests. This makes the greenhouse effect even (6) ________ (bad) and results in floods.
What’s more, many of our habits cause (7) ________ (pollute). For example, we use things once and then throw (8) ________ away, or leave them on the ground as litter. This creates mountains of rubbish and pollutes out land and seas.
In order (9) ________ (protect) the environment, we need to take proper action. We should be green consumers. If we just learn to live in new and different ways, we can make (10) ________ difference.
Unit 4
If all the ice in the North and South Poles melted, sea level around the world would rise, and many cities would be flooded and (1) ________ (appear). Would anyone remain alive?
Last night, I dreamt about (2) ________ great flood:
It was nine o’clock in the morning. My bedroom floor was a pool of water. I looked out of the window. Water was everywhere. Large objects, such (3) ________ coaches and boats, passed by my window. They were floating in the water. I had to do something. I tried to call my dad, but the lines were (4) ________ (die). My computer was still working, so I sent him an email for help. (5) ________he said he had no time to worry about the flood. Then I emailed my best friend. He was busy (6) ________ (play) computer games. (7) ________seemed that they did not want to leave. Computer was (8) ________ (important) than the flood. Very soon, the water came into people’s rooms. In surprise, people (9) ________ (final) started to notice the flood, but it was too late.
Then I awoke. There was no water. It was not (10) ________ (danger) ---for now.
Unit 5
Last year my parents took me a very special holiday.
My dream was (1) ________ (see) some real snow, so during the Christmas holiday, we took our passports and flew over the Pacific to Calgary, Canada. We took a bus to a ski resort in the Canadian Rockies. On the way, I saw the thick snow on the trees and I was (2) ________ (die) to get out and play with (3) ________. At last, we reached the resort. Then we checked in at the hotel. We could see ski slope opposite the hotel. We could not wait to get out and ski.
The next day, we put on our ski suits and (4) ________ (glove), took out ski and went outside onto the snow. To tell the (5) ________ (true), the first lesson was not (6) ________ great success. I fell over many times, and I had to hold on to a rope to keep my balance. However, the next day, I only fell over a few times, and I succeeded in (7) ________ (do) a few rapid runs. I did much (8) ________ (well). Although it was very cold, I spent most of my holiday (9) ________ (ski). I had a wonderful time.
I hope (10) _____ my parents would take me back for another wonderful skiing holiday this year.
Unit 6
Many students suffer from stress in their daily lives. They are under stress because their lives are not balanced. They focus too much (1) ________ studying, dealing with peer pressure and worrying about (2) ________ others think, and not enough on other things. (3) ________ (actual), stress is (4) ________ serious matter. You should realize that stress is a risk to your health. You need to begin to guard against stress from a young age if you want to live a long and (5) ________ (health) life.
Here are some ways to deal with stress and bring balance to your life.
First, you should always look on the bright side of life, and imagine that you will have a happy and (6) ________ (success) future. Second, you can learn (7) ________ (relax) by taking a walk, reading a book, going to a concert or seeing a film, or just sitting in a private place and being silent for a moment. Third, you can take up a hobby. When you are busy (8) ________ a hobby, you leave all your worries behind. Fourth, you should take care of your body. Last but not (9) ________ (little), sometimes laughter is the best medicine for stress. Many things like (10) ________ (see) a funny film or telling jokes will cheer you up.