八年级下册英语短文填空练习27篇.doc

. p5.Mikes grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much and felt very _1_all the time. Hisgrandma _2_ to go to the City Park. One afternoon Mike went there. He saw an old womansitting there and _3_ some birds. Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took _4_ his foodand drinks and shared them with her. She _5_at him. Mike felt quite happy to see the oldwomans _6_face. They sat there all the _7_,eating and talking. As it grew dark, Mike had toleave . _8_he left ,he hugged the old woman and she gave him her sweet smile.When Mike _9_home that day, his mother was _10_to see the joy on his face. I metgranny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile on the grandmas face, Mike said.Sad used watching out smiled smiling afternoon Before got surprisedP8Dear Xiao Fang,How time_1_! I miss you very much. How I wish to visit you.Several months ago I was a stranger here, you know._2_that time I was really upset andlonely. Whats _2_,I couldnt fall _2_ as well as usual. I was not used to everything here. Ithought the roads here were not as clean as _5_ in our hometown. The food was not as deliciousas _6_,either. It _7_that the people here were not as friendly as you. But now ,everything haschanged. _8_the help of my teachers and classmates. Im _9_used to the life here. Im not afraidto talk with others. My classmates all accept me . I live as _10_as before.Please give my best wishes to your parents.Yours,Li Hongflies At more asleep those ours seemed with getting happilyP12As we know ,many things _1_us can affect our moods or feelings, such asweather ,music ,movies, news, the environment and so on . Some things _2_you happy and somethings make you sad. Good moods can keep you _3_,but bad moods will make you ill. So weshould learn to make ourselves happy and healthy.When the rainy weather makes you unhappy, you can _4_to the beautiful rock music and makeyourself excited. When you dont get on _5_with your parents or friends, you may talk _6_them.If the noisy city and dirty air make you angry, you can go to the suburbs, walk in the forest or sit_7_the river on weekends. Then youll _8_calm and happy.In a word ,we have _9_ways to change our bad moods into good moods and make ourlife_10_.Around make healthy listen well with by feel many better.P15 In many big cities ,there are usually more than one underground line(). The fastest wayto travel in a city is _1_subway. How to travel by subway? Do you know? Here is someinformation to know _2_ you travel by subway. First ,you should _3_the right line. If youdont ,you will have to get _4_and take another one . second ,you need some coins _5_yourticket, because _6_of the machines which sell tickets only accept coins. Coins can be _7_next tothe ticket machines. Or you can go to the ticket office to change some. _8_you have a prepaidcard ,you can just go ahead. After you have bought the ticket ,you should _9_for your subsayoutside the yellow line . You _10_not walk too close to the yellow line . its dangerous.by before choose off for most changed if wait mustP19Off all the things we eat and drink ,_1_ is the most important. Not_2_people understand thisbut it is quite true. The human body can go without food _3_a long time ,but two _4_three dayswithout water usually make people_5_.Many people do not understand how _6_water the human body needs to work well andmany people do not drink _7_theyre thirsty, but in fact their bodies often need more water ,especially when they take _8_.About 6575% of a _9_body is water. If we do not have enough water, we feel tired andmay become _10_. Do you know what the best drink is ?Water many for or dead much when exercises mans illP22All people should learn to ride their bicycles well before they go out on the road. But how canyou tell whether you are a good _1_? I think if you ride a bicycle in a straight line ,you can ride itwell .if you dont , you should practice _2_in a safe place.To be safe _3_the bicycle, you need to use both hands and feet well. Remember to keep your_4_on the pedals (ban)and your hands on the handle bars ( )at all times .Do you have abasket on your bicycle? If so ,put your books and packages in it . Then you can keep _5_handson the handle bars. Make _6_that your bicycle is built for one person. It is not safe to_7_anyone with you, especially when you are not a good rider. _8_do I say so ? Because thatwill be much more_9_. Keep yourself safe when you ride a bicycle at any time . Do rememberto be careful _10_when you are riding a bicycle.Cyclist riding on feet both sure carry why dangerous enoughP 29When you are invited to have dinner in a foreigners house ,please _1_the following manners.At table, when the hostess picks up her napkin, you may pick up yours and _2_it on your legs.If a servant passes food around, he will pass the dish to you on your left _3_that you can easilyserve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right .it is thenthe turn of your neighbour on the right. Dont reach across the table or in front of someone to get something-that is not _4_ .Askhim or her to _-5_it to you.There are things in the _6_of the table, such as bread, butter and candies, you shouldnt takeany _7_the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you.Dont leave your seat _8_saying anything. If you need to leave the table to go to thewashroom_9_do something else, you _10_sayExcuse me for a moment, please.remember put so polite pass middle unless without or shouldP36New Kowloon Primary School is going to hold a charity()next Sunday. They wantto _1_money to buy clothes for poor people. The tickets_2_the fair are $30 each. They havealready sold 1000 tickets.The program of the fair is wonderful. _3_, the pupils team will have a basketballmatch_4_the teachers . Then two singers, Kitty Li and Betty Feng, will_5_at the fair. Therewill _-6_be a magic show and Chinese dances . After the shows, there will _7_sale ,because theteachers and pupils have donated()many things ,such as books, boys and clothes.At the _8_of the charity fair there will be a lucky draw. Mr.Wang, the headmaster, hasdonated a tape recorder as the grand prize ,and there will be ten_9_prizes. Lets wish thischarity fair a big _10_!raise to first with sing also be end more successP39When you want to go shopping, you will decide how _1_money you can _2_for new clothesand think _3_the kind of clothes you really need . Then you just only look for those clothes.Therere labels() inside all new clothes. The labels tell you _4_to take care of your clothes.The labels may say dry-clean only. If you put these clothes into the _5_to wash them, youmay ruin()them.Many clothes today _6_be dry-cleaned. Dry-cleaning is expensive. So when you buy newclothes, check if they will need to be dry-cleaned. Youll _7_money if your clothes can bewashed in water.You can save money also if you buy clothes that are well-made. Well Cmade clothes last longer.They look good even after they have been washed many_8_. Clothes _9_cost more moneyare not always made better. They dont always fit better. Sometimes the less expensive clotheslook and fit better than the _10_expensive ones.Much pay about how water must save times that moreP42One of Harrys feet was bigger than the _1_. I cant find _2_shoes for them ,he said to hisfriend ,Jack._3_dont you go to a shoemaker? Jack said , A good one can_4_you the right shoes.I dont want to go to _5_shoemaker, Harry said ,Arent they very expensive? No, Jack said ,some of them _6_. Theres a good one in our town. Heres his address.Harry went to the shoemaker in Jacks town a few days_7_,and the shoemaker made him someshoes.Harry went to the shop_8_a week later and looked at the shoes. Then he said to theshoemaker_9_,You are a foolish man! I told you to make one shoe bigger_10_the other, butyou made one smaller than the other.Key: other suitable why make any arent later again angrily thanP54Everyone needs friends. We all like to _1_close to someone . It is nice to have a friend to talk,laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We dont always want people_2_.But we would feel lonely if we _3_had a friend.No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes dont get on _4_. That doesntmean_5_they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up ()andbecome _6_again.Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very_7_. We miss them very much, but we can_8_them and write to them . It could be possible that we could even see them again. And we canalso_9_new friends.Theres more good news for people who have friends. Hey live longer than people who donthave . Why ? It could be that they are _10_. Being happy helps you stay well and it could begood just knowing that someone cares about you.Key: feel around never well that friends sad call make happierP60Only Mothers live is true love. It gives everybody everything all his life. When you are still ababy, mother takes good care of you as much as _1_.In your walking hours she always holds youin her arms. When you are ill, she _2_her work right now to look after you day and night andalmost forgets about herself .When you are growing up day by day ,she feels very _3_.When youare old enough to go to school, mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter days, shealways tells you to put on _4_clothes. She always stands in the wind _5_for you back fromschool .When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels _6_aboutyou at home. She usually _7_much money on your school things and knows about your study.When you do well at school, you will see the brightest _8_on her face.Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her children, _9_to receive. What truelove that is in the world! We will _10_Mothers love forever!Key: possible stops happy more waiting worried spends smile nothing rememberP66Different weather makes people feel different. It influences() health and _._August, its very hot and wet in the South of the United States. People there have hearttrouble and other kinds of health problems_ this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West,its very hot at times and very _at other times. People in these states have _heart trouble afterthe weather changes in February or March. Weather _has a strong influence on peoples feelings. Winter may be a bad time forthin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel _during cold weather.But _people may have a hard time in ho summer.Low air pressure( )may_ people forgetful. People _more bags on buses and in shopson low-pressure days.Are you feeling sad, tired ,forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weathers problem.Key: feelings in during cold more also unhappy fat make leaveP72Climbing a mountain is hard work. But one step ()after _finally brings a person to thetop. Along the way, he can stop and look _. And the higher he climbs, the _wonderful his viewis . If he keeps _,he will have a new world before him. He will have a new way to see everything.Now _a foreign language is something like climbing a mountain. This new language can_you a new view of life. And it is more than a look at the surface of things. It can open the wayinto peoples minds and hearts and into a culture _is very different from your own culture. Thiswill _you richer, richer in things that money cant buy. _though you never set foot()on ashi or a plane ,you can be an armchair traveler through books.The mountain climber stoops now and then to enjoy the scenery around him. Reading is justlike this. If you are _in it, you will find fun in books.Key: another around more climbing learning give that make even interestedP78Our eyes _very important to us. They are _cameras. We can see beautiful things andcolors around us with our eyes. But if we dont _care of them ,they may hurt ._do we protectour eyes?_sunny days, the sunshines brightly, wed better_ our sunglasses. When we read, weshouldnt stay too _to our books and the light shouldnt be too bright _too dark. We mustntread on the bed. Its bad _our eyes. We mustnt rub()our eyes with dirty hands or play gameson computer too _.Key: are like take how on wear close or for longP84Football is very popular game in China. There are 11 _1_in a team. Many young people likeit .Li Lei is a middle school student. Hes _2_at football. Tomorrow is Sunday. There is_3_to do ,so he is going to _4_a football game. He wants Sam to go _5_him. Sam is_6_America . He is good at football, too . He likes _7_football games very much. _8_hesays American football is _9_from ours .Its not round. The football has _10_name in English,soccer.Key: players good nothing watch with from watching But different anotherP 92Travel is good to us in at least three ways.First ,by traveling we can _1_the beautiful scenery of _2_places. We can see many places_3_our own eyes. We can _4_some famous cities and scenic spots()_, we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things whenwe travel . We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of other people , _different foods andlocal flavoursif we like . In this way ,we can understand how _other people live.Third ,travel will _help us to get knowledge of geography and history and other knowledge,_help us keep healthy and make us broadminded ().With all these advantages of travel ,it is no wonder that travel has now become _popularthan ever in China.Key: enjoy different with visit second taste differently also and moreP98Once a king told some of his people to dig a pond . The king then told his people that oneperson from each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it _1_the pond . Soby the morning, the pond should be _2_of milk.After _3_the order ,everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk ,he thought thatsince everyone was bringing milk ,he would just take a glass of water and put that into the pond_4_. Since it was dark at night, and no one noticed it ,he quickly went and put the water into thepond and _5_home.In the morning, the king went to visit the pond, to his _6_,the pond was only full of_7_ .What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea _8_that man. They all thought, I donthave to waste my milk. Someone _9_will do it .Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that otherswill do it . Instead, it _10_with you . If you dont do it ,no one else will. So change yourself andmake a difference.Key: into full receiving instead returned surprise water like else startsP 104An important question about _out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of _asks you tohave lunch with him, you may say_ like this, Im afraid itll have to be someplace_, as Ihave very little money. The other person may say, OK, Ill meet you at Mc Donalds.This _that the two agree to go Dutch( ),that is ,each person pays for _. Hemay also says , Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smiths .This means the person wants to_for you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you _pay for themeal.American customs about who pays for dates are almost the _as in other parts of theworld. In the old days, American _wanted men to pay for all the meals. But today, a universitygirl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her own meal. So as you can see, it is apolite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning. Key: eating yours something cheap means himself pay neednt same women.P 110Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a saying Eat good thingsfor breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat _at dinner. Many Americans agree that oneshould start the day _a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are _.Most Americans only give _a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After workthey will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the familymembers talking about their day is a way to take a good rest after a long hard day of work.Eating at restaurants is also different. In China. People like to talk and laugh _eating. Veryoften you can hear people talking and laughing aloud, and they are just having a good time. InAmerica it is not like this. They want a _place. There they can eat a good meal far away_ thenoises of the outside w