初三英语完形填空练习(一)

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary

you 　　1　　  today wasn’t made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝). Three men did most of the important　　　 2　　　work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to 　　 3　　　words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The 　　 4　　　for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1875.Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者) of its new dictionary.

Murray had never been to 　　　5　　. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. 　　 6　　 he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house　　 7　　in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed of five o’clock and 　 8　　in the small house several hours before the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was 　　9　 adding(增加) words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary 　　10　　　he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928,other editors finished the dictionary.

 (　　　 )1.A.use　　　　　　　　　 B. write　　　　　　　　　 C. copy　　　　　　　　  D. miss

(　　　 )2.A.easy　　　　　　　　 B. boring　　　　　　　　 C .early　　　　　　　　  D .dangerous

(　　　 )3.A.spell　　　　　　　　 B. invent　　　　　　　　 C. collect　　　　　　　  D. make

(　　　 )4.A.way　　　　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　 　　　 C. use　　　　　　　　　　 D. prize

(　　　 ) 5.A.school　　　　　　 B. cinema　　　　　　　　 C. village　　　　　　　  D. collage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　　　 )6.A .Later　　　　　　　　 B. Long before　　　 C. So far　　　　　　　　D. Ever since　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 (　　　 )7.A.sold　　　　　　　　　 B. built　　　　　　　　　　 C. broken　　　　　　 D.drawn

(　　　 )8.A.read　　　　　　　　　 B. wrote　　　　　　　　  C. worked　　　　　　  D.thought

 (　　　 )9.A.already　　　　　　  B. still　　　　　　　　　  C. usually　　　　　　  D.always

(　　　 )10.A.if　　　　　　　　　  B. because　　　　　　  C. until　　　　　　　　  D. since

 

Key:　1-----5 ACCBD　　　 　 6-----10 ABCBC