1. Her friend is_______ honest boy.

A．a

B．the

C．an

D．/

2. Playing football and climbing are ___________than watching TV.

A．more healthy	B．more healthier
C．much more healthier	D．much healthier

3. Shanghai is bigger than _________________ city in Japan.

A．the other

B．any other

C．another

D．any

4. Tom is a very         person and we are      in his jokes.

A．interesting, interesting

B．interested, interested

C．interested, interesting

D．interesting, interested.

5. The weather in Yang Zhou is much colder than _________ in Hainan in winter.

A．it

B．that

C．those

D．them

6. He always forgets his plans________ his bad memory.

A．because

B．because of

C．so

D．for

7. There is nothing_________ in the box.

A．other

B．others

C．else

D．B and C

8. People in Britain say “football” while people in the USA say ____.

A．American football	B．soccer
C．recess	D．eraser

9. Kitty and I felt sick for _________.

A．many of the trip	B．most of the trip
C．more of the trip	D．the most of the trip

10. Of all the streets in Nanjing, Xinjiekou is ___.

A．the busier

B．the busyest

C．busiest

D．the busiest

11. This piece of music ____ him ____ one of the most popular singers.

A．makes, becomes	B．make, become
C．made, became	D．made, become

12. Don’t eat that banana．It smells________．

A．dirty

B．delicious

C．bad

D．badly

13. --- Would you like to come to the dinner party on Saturday?
--- I’d love to, ___________ I’ll be out of town at the weekend.

A．because

B．and

C．or

D．but

14. --- I don’t think the film named　“Hero(英雄)”　is very exciting.
--- I don’t think it is，____________.

A．too

B．also

C．as well

D．either

15. -- I plan to take a boat trip to Hawaii next month. --- That’s great! ________.

A．I’m sorry to hear that	B．Congratulations
C．Enjoy yourself	D．I’d like to

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
We were going to play a team from a country school .They didn’t come____the match nearly began .They looked____than we thought .The wore dirty T-shirts and blue jeans and looked like farm boys .We thought they____saw a basketball before .We felt that we didn’t____any practice to play with such a team .It was very late so they couldn’t have any time to practice .The match began ,one of our boys____ the ball and he tried to give it to another one . But from out of nowhere a boy in a T-shirt____the ball and he quickly and beautifully got the ball into our basket and had two points .They____us .They had another two points in a minute .Soon it was all over .The country team____the match .Of course we knew that there was still another team____than any good team .But the important lesson we learn this time was : One can’t tell a man or a team by the____16.

A．when

B．so

C．until

D．at

17.

A．stronger

B．younger

C．worse

D．better

18.

A．never

B．often

C．sometimes

D．always

19.

A．have

B．make

C．use

D．need

20.

A．got

B．played

C．took

D．carried

21.

A．caught

B．changed

C．held

D．stopped

22.

A．surprised

B．frightened

C．admired

D．smiled

23.

A．lost

B．won

C．got

D．had

24.

A．worse

B．less

C．better

D．more

25.

A．T-shirt

B．appearance

C．name

D．points

	Mike’s plan for next week	Mary’s plan for next week
Monday	Study group meeting 3:00 p.m.	Go to the cinema with Alice 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Basketball match 4:30 p.m.	See a doctor 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday	Go to see some friends 2:00 p.m.	Study for an exam ---evening
Thursday	Art class 7:30-8:30 p.m.	Concert 8:30 p.m.
Friday	volunteer (志愿者) work at student center 2:00-4:00 p.m.	Help Uncle Smith in the restaurant ---afternoon
Saturday	Shopping 10:00 a.m.	Art class 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Sunday	Basketball team party 8:00 p.m.	Supper with Ann 7:30 p.m.

26. Mary is going to the cinema at seven on ________________.

A．Monday evening	B．Wednesday evening
C．Friday evening	D．Sunday evening

27. On Wednesday afternoon Mike is going to ___________

A．enjoy the concert	B．see some friends
C．see a doctor	D．have an art class

28. Mary is going to ______________ on Wednesday evening.

A．have supper with Ann	B．have a basketball party
C．study for an exam	D．watch a basketball match

29. Mike’s basketball team party starts at __________on Sunday

A．8:00a.m.

B．8:00 p.m.

C．8:30 a.m.

D．9:00 p.m.

30. From Mike’s and Mary’s plans we know that they both like ________.

A．shopping

B．concerts

C．art

D．music

Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces (出产) more apples than any other country except(除外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.
Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply(简单地). Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.
　 The state of Washington is proud（骄傲） of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every year—nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.
31. Almost everyone likes to eat _______________.

A．

B．

C．

D．

32. ___________ produces the most apples in the world.

A．The United States

B．Canada

C．China

D．France

33. Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they _______ at noon.

A．eat nothing but apples	B．feel it better to eat apples
C．often eat simple food	D．can get apples easily

34. “The trees there produce about five billion apples every year.” One billion is ­­­__.

A．100,000

B．1,000,000

C．10,000,000

D．1,000,000,000

35. The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think_____________.

A．everyone in the world can share (分享) their happiness

B．they can produce as many apples as people all over the world

C．their apples are better than any of the other fruits

D．their apple trees are the best in the world

A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam.” It said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilograms. That’s three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day.”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss.” The machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms. It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine .The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?”
36. The machine in this passage could           .

A．tell the weight of people

B．tell people what they should drink

C．sell many kinds of drinks

D．make people laugh

37. The man put his first machine           .

A．in the waiting room of a station

B．in a train

C．in the doctor’s waiting room

D．in the women’s room

38. The machine told the Indian woman           .

A．she was a little lighter

B．she was a little heavier

C．it couldn’t speak Indian

D．to eat what she wanted to eat

39. The machine said to a Chinese girl that she            .

A．should eat more

B．should eat less

C．had to eat more fruit

D．kept herself healthy

40. How was the American woman?

A．She was healthy.

B．She liked thinking.

C．She was too heavy.

D．The machine didn’t like her.

根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
41. We will have two days _________(休息) in the weekend.
42. Is there ___________ (少) water in this bottle than in that one?
43. The clothes and shoes are the ____________. (跑步者)
44. They enjoyed the ___________(美丽) of the sunset at the beach.
45. We must learn a lot from__________(英雄).
46. She is _________ (will) to go with me.
47. He finished as_________ (good) as Millie.
48. The pen is              (use). I throw it away.
49. I often have a good time __(cook) with my mother in the weekend.
50. I’m ____ (true) happy to play games with you.

“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” Sometimes in life, you find a special friend: someone who changes you life just by being part of it; someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop; someone who convinces( 使相信 ) you that there really is an open door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you are sad, and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirits( 精神 ) and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. If you have a forever friend, it will be easier for you to get through the hard times and the sad times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you, encourages (鼓励) you, holds your hands and tells you that everything is going to be OK. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy because you need not worry. You have a forever friend for life and forever has no end.

Forever friendship
What’s a    51    friend like?	52    your life just by being part of it. Make you laugh until you can’t stop. Make you    53    that there really is a way of solving    54    .
What’s forever friendship like in time of    55    ?	When you are not    56    , your forever friend can cheer you up and turn the    57    and empty world into a bright and full one so that you can go through the difficult and sad times more    58    .
	Nothing can worry you if you find a    59    friend. You can turn to him for help even when you lose your way. Wherever you go, he will follow you.
Conclusion(总结)	It’s    60    for all of us to find forever friendship.

阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Three men were t    61    about the world’s greatest wonders.
The first man said, “I think the pyramids are the greatest. Though people b    62    them thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And just think: people at that time didn’t have our m    63    machines(机器). How could they build them so long ago?”
“ I a    64    that the pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ but I think computers are more wonderful. Everyone knows computers have changed the world a lot since people i    65    them.”
Then the t    66    man said, “ I d    67    with you two. I think the most wonderful thing is the Thermos(真空瓶).”
The other two men were very s    68    . “A Thermos!” they said. “Why? It ‘s a simple (简单) thing.”
“Oh, no,” the man said. “In w    69    you put in hot water and it stays hot. In summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the Thermos know w    70    it is winter or summer?”

根据所给汉语完成下列句子，词数不限。
71. 坐公共汽车总比骑自行车快。
______________________is always   _____________________
72. 请给我一些怎样做蛋糕的建议。
Please ___________________about _________________ cakes.
73. 我认为并非所有的户外运动都危险，如果你足够小心的话。
I don’t think ___________________if__________________.
74. 当我得知我获得了全班最高分，我不敢相信自己的耳朵。
When I know I____________ in our class, I __________my ears.
75. 看到如此多的世界名胜真有趣。
It was interesting ______so many ____ ___from all over the world.

76. 书面表达
Daniel和美国的网友Jack互通电子邮件，谈论了学校生活以及他自己对两国学校生活的看法，请按照提示和要求写一封电子邮件。

Daniel	北京阳光中学，一所混合学校的八年级学生
课程	语文，数学，外语， 历史，地理，美术， 家政课(Home Economics)	最喜欢外语，可以与外国朋友聊天，可以读英文报纸和书籍
		和美术相比较，更喜欢家政课，可以学会如何做美味、可口的菜肴
课外活动		可以参加读书俱乐部和足球俱乐部
对中美学校生活的看法		……

注意：
1．字数在100字左右，开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
2．文中须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥，使语句通顺，意思连贯，符合逻辑。
Hello, Jack, my dear friend,
My name is Daniel. I am in Grade 8 at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School.
What about yours? I’m looking forward to receiving your letter soon.
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
Daniel