初三牛津版单项填空
2008年中考英语专项训练--单项选择
( ) 1.---What’s your father like?
---
A. He is funny and smart B. He is a skillful worker
C. He is tall and strong D. He looks like a star
( ) 2.Bei’s composition is almost perfect several spelling mistakes
A. except B. except for C. besides D. beside
( ) 3.Our headteacher saw the empty seat next to me and asked
A. where has Jeff gone B. where did Jeff go
C. where Jeff has been D. where Jeff had gone
( ) 4.----That T-shirt with YaoMing’s picture on it belong to David. He admires him a lot.
----No, it be his. He hates black color..
A .can ;can’t B. may; needn’t C. must; mustn’t D. must ; can’t
( ) 5. China today is no longer it used to be.
A. that B. which C. what D. where
( ) 6.--- I want to be a doctor .
---- Doctors greatly in every part of the world , I think .
A. need B. are needed C. are needing D. will need
( ) 7. All of them can take this job, but I want to know who is .
A.the most careful B. more careful C. careful D. very careful
( ) 8. When people want to relax themselves , they prefer TV or listen to music rather than ____ newspaper.
A. watch ; read B. watching ; to read C. to watch ; reading D.to watch ; read
( ) 9.--Bill, ___ you have finished your homework , Let’s go to fly kites now.
--All right .
A. though B. after C. before D. since
( ) 10. ---Mum ,could I have an Mp3 like this ?
---Certainly .We can buy one , but as good as this .The price of this kind is a little high.
A. a cheap B. a cheaper C. a small D. a smaller
( ) 11. ---A latest China Daily , please!
--Only one copy left. Would you like to have , Sir?
A. it B. one C. this D. that
( ) 12. ----Do you mind if I sit here?
---- .It ‘s for Mr .Brown.
A. Not at all B. Never mind C. Better not D. Of course not
( ) 13. The boy was so attracted by the computer games that he forget else.
A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
( ) 14. It’s quite hot these days .And today is day.
A. hot B. hotter C. as hot as D. the hottest
( ) 15. ----Can I park my car here?
----Yes , you can park your car on side of the street.
A. either B. every C. both D. neither
( ) 16. ---Have you finished your work yet?
----No, not yet. I think it will take ten minutes.
A. another B. other C .others D. more
( ) 17. Today, the forests have almost gone. People must down too many trees.
A. stop to cut B. stop form cutting
C. be kept cutting D. be stopped from cutting
( ) 18. ----How much the shoes ?
----Five dollars enough.
A. is; is B. are ; is C. are ; are D. is ; is
( ) 19. Helen her keys in the office .So she had to wait until her husband .
A. has left; comes B. left ; came C. had left ; came D.had left ; would come
( ) 20. Who taught______ English? Was _____ Mr .Smith?
A. you ; it B. you ; he C. your ; he D. your; it
( ) 21. ---What do you think of the painting?
--Sorry. What’s that? I about something else.
A. think B. thought C. am thinking D. was thinking
( ) 22. ---In America, people eat a lot of “take –away” food . What about people in your country?
---- .
A. So we do B.We do so C. So do we D. So do they
( ) 23.---Where did you go last night?
----I to go to Li Lei’s birthday party.
A. asked B. am asked C. have been asked D. was asked
( ) 24. ----I have got a little in my house.
----Why not keep two or more?
A. juice B. mice C. bread D. fish
( ) 25. -----Have you seen the film ?
----Which one ?
---The one by Zhang Yimou?
A. was played B. played C. has played D. plays
( ) 26. I while my parents TV last night.
A. did ; have watched B. was doing ;were watching
C. had done ; were watching D. would do ; were watching
( ) 27. ----Somebody is waiting outside. He wants to see you.
----- no one knows I’m here .
A. For B. And C. But D. So
( ) 28. ---The Blacks have the Phoenix Island.
----Oh, really ? I have never there before.
A. gone to ; been to B. been to ; gone to C. gone to ; been D. gone; been
( ) 29. ---Let’s go fishing if it this weekend.
---But nobody knows if it .
A. is fine ;will rain B. will be fine ; rains
C. is fine ; rains D .will be fine ;will rain
( ) 30. ---Don’t forget to give my wishes to your mother!
---- .
A. No , I won’t B. OK ,I will C. Yes, I would D. Yes, I do
( ) 31. ----Has the match started?
---Started? Finished. Guo Yue
A. is winning B. wins C. will win D. has won
( ) 32. ---Could you tell me you will be away?
-----About three weeks .
A. how long B. how far C. how soon D .how often
( ) 33. To keep safe, everyone __ to wear a seat belt in the car.
A. is supposed B. supposes C. supposed D. will suppose
( ) 34.-----Our life has changed a lot since 1980s.
----
A. So it has B. So has it C. So it did D. So did it
( ) 35.Ted’s mother kept telling Ted not to tell lies ,but didn’t help.
A. which B. it C. she D. he
( ) 36.-----He didn’t go to school this morning, did he?
---- , Though he is not feeling well.
A. No , he didn’t B. Yes , he did
C. No, he wasn’t D. Yes , he was
( ) 37.--Jane, I’m coming to say goodbye. I’m leaving tomorrow.
---Why so ?Can’t you stay a few days longer?
A. early B. quickly C. soon D. now
( ) 38. ---How are you today?
---Oh, I as ill as I do now for a long time.
A. don’t feel B. won’t feel C. am not feeling D. haven’t felt
( ) 39. ---Tomorrow I’ll have an English test.
---- . You will pass it.
A. That’s OK B. Congratulations C. Take it easy D. Don’t mention it
( ) 40. ---Shopping with me?
---Sorry, I have a lot of clothes
A. to wash B. washed C. wash D. to be washed
( ) 41.---Why did you go to Guangzhou, Jim?
----Oh. Just a friend.
A. visit B. visited C. to visited D .visiting
( ) 42.----Did you have any problems in Paris?
----Yes, Chinese food like rice, noodles and dumplings
A. find B. found C. finding D. to find
( ) 43.----Have you decided which you would buy ,the black one or the pink one?
-----The pink one .It’s .
A. the nicest B. the nicer C. nice D. nicer
( ) 44. ---How can I speak English you?
----You’d better speak more, I think.
A. as good as B. more than C. as well as D. as much as
( ) 46.----We spent our money because we stayed at the most expensive hotel in town.
----Why didn’t you stay at one.
A. a cheap B. a cheaper C. the cheaper D. the cheap
( ) 47.----I’m nearly lost!
----Yeah. The city a lot.
A. changes B. changed C. will change D. has changed
( ) 48.----Where is the cake I made this morning ?
--We it, mum. Could you make another one for us?
A. ate B. eat C. will eat D. were eating
( ) 49.-----Did you see Mr. Green?
-----No When we got there ,he
A. left B. had left C. would left D. was leaving
( ) 50--Shirley, I know you a book about China, Have you finished it?
---Not yet. Maybe next year .
A. wrote B. have written C. are writing D. will write
( ) 51 ---Oh, I have just I haven’t got any money with me!
----Don’t worry . I have some with me.
A. known B. found C. discovered D realized
( ) 52.----Are the new school rules working?
---Yes, students are late for school.
A. few B. more C. some D. none
( ) 53. He often thinks of he can do more for his country
A. what B. how C. that D. which
( ) 54.----What should I do with this passage?
--- the main idea of each paragraph.
A. Finding out B. Found out C. Find out D. To find out
( ) 55. The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I before____
A. was having B. have C. have ever had D. had ever had
( ) 56. Could you please tell me where you bought the shoes you ___yesterday?
A. tried on B. put on C. had on D. pulled on
( )57.----Which pen do you like?
-- pen except the yellow one
A. Another B. Any C. Some D. Other
( ) 58.----Will you please show me how to operate the new machine?
--Sure. It’s a piece of cake. Now let me tell you to do first.
A. whether B. how C. what D. which
( ) 59.----I saw Betty go to Grandpa Li’s home just now.
---Yes. She’s often seen the old man with the housework
A. help B. to help C. helps D. helped
( ) 60.---Nice to meet you, Mike
---Everything is OK. Thanks
A. What are you doing B. What is it doing C. How are you going D. How is it going
( ) 61.---I’m sorry to keep you waiting long.
----Never mind .I here for only a few minutes.
A. have come B. have arrived C. have been D. waited
( ) 62. ----What does Mr. Smith often say to you ?
---- with fire or water.
A .To not play B. Not to play C. to play D. to be played
( ) 63. ----Could I use your bike for a day?
---- .But you need to ride carefully.
A. That’s all rightB. Never mindC. Why not D. With pleasure
( ) 64.---How do you think of your traveling to the West Hill?
---I enjoy it very much. It was pleasant than I had expected.
A. too much B. so more C. far more D. much more
( ) 65.---I find very important to learn English well.
----So it is.
A. that B. it C. this D.its
( ) 66.---Do you know what the boy doing last night?
--yes ,he was heard in the next room.
A. sing B. to sing C. singing D.sings
( ) 67.--You must what you have eaten before you leave.
--Well, how much does it ?Is 100 dollars enough.
A. spend; pay for B. pay ; cost C. pay for ; cost D. pay; spend
( ) 68. ----Which of these shirts will you take ?
--I’ll take .They look nearly the same, and I just need one.
A. both B. none C. neither D. either
( ) 69.---I think Maria must be in the library. She said she would go there.
----No, she be there, I have just been there.
A. needn’t B. wouldn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t
( ) 70.--- What’s the sound ?
---- Jone and his father TV.
A. are watching B. watchedC. will watch D. has watched
( ) 71. This is Jeam Allen Green, our new workmate ,you may call him
A. Mr. Green B. Mr. Jeam C. Mr. Allen D. Miss Green
( ) 72. ----Mary why not go and clean the Kitchen?
---Why ? I’ m busy myself. Peter is lying on the grass doing nothing.
A. I B. him C. he D. me
( ) 73.---Can you tell me when to New York?
----Next Monday.
A .does David get B. David will get
C. will David get D. David gets
( ) 74. ----Look at the sign, what’s it?
----It that you can’t take photos there .
A says B. is saying C. is said D. say
( ) 75. Most China’s families now have no more than one child. Parents should teach them Others when they are young.
A. which to play with B. how to get on with
C. what to play with D. when to get on with
( ) 76. ----Your clothes are here and there .
----Will you please ?
A . throw about them B. put away them C. put them away D. throw them about
( ) 77. ----Is Mary here yet?
---Not yet, but she be here soon. She usually is on time .
A. could B. must C. would D. should
( ) 78.--- There are so many students in our school. Do you know the number?
--The number 3500 and half of them from the country.
A. is ; is B. are ; are C. is ;are D. are ;is
( ) 79.It’s honor to help people need.
A. a; in B. an; for C. an ;in D. a ; for
( ) 80.---They have given much money to the Project Hope.
----
A. So they did B. So did they C. So they have D. So have they
( ) 81. I know nothing about it one of my friends told me yesterday.
A. so B. since C. because D. until
( ) 82. ----Do you feel like or shall we go by bus?
--I prefer to walk. But we have to a taxi, for time is short.
A. walking; to B to walk ; take C. walking ; taken D. to walk ; to take
( ) 83.---Will you please us a story, Miss Gao?
----OK, shall I it in English or in Chinese?
A. tell ;speak B. talk ; speak C. tell; say D. talk; say
( ) 84.----Would you like to go hiking with me, Susan?
----I’d like to, you don’t want to go alone
A. unless B. so C. if D. but
( ) 85. It’s careless him to make the same mistake again, I think it important everyone to be careful in everything.
A. to; for B. for; of C. of; to D. of; for
( ) 86. ---What do you think of the football match yesterday?
--Well, it’s surprising. The strongest team of our school
A. won B. scored C. was failed D. was beaten
( ) 87. ----There is a new programe on TV, Are you going to watch?
--- , I am going to have an early night.
A. No, I’m tired B. Sorry, I am busy C. Yes, I am D. Certainly
( ) 88. ----What’s wrong with your coat?
---Just now when I wanted to get off the bus, the man next to me on it.
A. is sitting B. had sat C. sits D. was sitting
( ) 89. ----Put your pen down, Let’s have a rest, shall we?
---Not now, I don’t want to stop the letter yet.
A. writing B. to write C. reading D. to read
( ) 90. ----Let’s finish the rest of the pizza.
---None for me, thanks, I more than enough.
A. will have B. won’t have C. had D. have had
( ) 91.----Last night, you forget off the lights when you left the room
----Really? I remember them off
A. to turn; to turn B. to turn; turning C. turning; turning D. turning; to turn
( ) 92. ----Could you tell me ? I must find him
----Sorry. I have no idea. But he was here just now.
A. where Tom was B. where has Tom gone
C. where can I find Tom D. where Tom is
( ) 93. ----A number of Americans coming to China.
----Yes, and the number growing
A. are; is B. is; is C. is; are D. are; are
( ) 94.----I found only a bike like yours selling.
----Really? I must go to buy
A. one B. it C. this D. that
( ) 95.----What are John’s family like?
----
A. His family is just like mine B. They all like watching TV
C. Oh, it’s really a big one D. They are all kind and helpful
( ) 96.I have done much of the work, Could you please finish in two days?
A. the rest B. the other C. another D. the others
( ) 97. We had tried everything, but it made no
A. use B. good C. result D. difference
( ) 98.----I’m going to join them in the game
---
A. Have fun B. I’m sure of it C. What a pity! D. Maybe you like it
( ) 99.---Did you tell Julia about the result?
---Oh, no, I forgot. I her now.
A. called B. will call C. call D. have called
( ) 100. If you are feeling so tired, perhaps a little sleep would ______
A. act B. help C. serve D. last
( )101--If you need money, why don't you ask Henry?
---Yes, I suppose I __
A. do B. need C. eouhl D. mum
( )102---Excuse me, Mr. Johnson. You'd better not smoke here. Look at the sign!
---Sorry. I __ il.
A. haven't seen B. hadn't seen C. don't see D. didn'l see
( )103---Would you like some pears?
----No, lhanks. I think there __ enough for us.
A. is B. are c. has been D. had been
( )104---The passage is quite hard to understand, isn't it'?
Yes, __ it's very short and lhere are no new words in it.
A. Because B. And C. Though D. So
( )105.let's go out now. It __ any more.
A. doesn't rain B. isn't raining C. won't rain D. hasn't rained
( )106.--How much shall I pay tor the telephone call?
--You _______, It's free.
A. mustn't B. shouhtn't C. don't have to D. can't
( )107.Julia is looking tora place to live in. She __ with her sister until she finds somewhere.
A. is staying B. stays C. stayed D. has stayed
( )108.It __ dark. Shall I turn on the light?
A. will get B. gets C. is getting D. has got
( )109. Look! Someone that window.
A. has broken B. broke C. breaks D. is breaking
( )110.I heard somebody knock at the door in the middle of the night. __ woke me up.
A. He B. She C. The person D. It
( )111--Hey, Dan, I hear you __ Susan's parents for the first time.
--Yeah, next weekend.
A. meet B. are meeting C. met D. have met
( )112--What time __ tomorrow?
--At 10:15.
A. does your train leave B. will your train leave
C. is your train leaving D. is ynur train going to leave
( )113--Whal are you talking about?
--The machine __ By Uncle Smith
A. made B. is made C. was made D. has been made
( )114.--Why is the classroom so quiet?
---Everybody __ lo watch the volleyball match.
A. is going Il. goes C. went D. has gone
( )115.--Have you found your watch yel'?
--No, I'm not sure __ I could have left it.
A. where B. whether C. why D. when
( )116.--Do you want me to do the washing-up?
--No, it's all right, I __ it.
A. will do B. am doing C. can do D. am going to do
( )117.--How did your exams _____ ?
--Well, them were some difficult questions but on the whole they were OK.
A. do B. get C. work D. go
( )118.I'm sorry for saying what I said yesterday. I didn't really __ it.
A. mean B. say C. do D. understand
( )119.--There's a concert in our city. Have you got a ticket?
--No, I _____ . But there weren't any left.
A. tried to B. decided to C. connected to D. had to
( )120.--I'm going to the food shop.
-- _____ you're there, can you get me some hot dogs?
A. If B. While C. Because D. Since
( )121.Quick, let's go! There's someone coming and I don't want __ to see us.
A. him B. her C. someone D. anyone
( )122.--What's wrong with your TV set?
--The picture_____ come out.
A. won't B. doesn't C. can't D. hasn't
( )123.--1 can't believe what you said just now.
-- ______ , it's true.
A. And B. So C. However D. Though
( )124.--Be careful when you cross the street.
-- Yes, I____
A. will B. can C. do D. am
( )125. --What's your uncle getting on?
--Not bad. He______ a husiness of his own.
A. takes B. gives C. keeps D. gets
( )126. I'm going to Dalian next week. __ I'm there, I hope to go surfing.
A. If B. When C. After D. So