八年级英语竞赛试题概要1.doc

初二英语试卷单项选择(本大题有小题，每小题1分，共分) 1.—What did you do last Sunday? —We went for a picnic________ Danny , because he was ill. A. beside　B. besides C. except D. except for 2. Li Ming made faces to make the boy________. A. laughs B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughing （ ）3.Tom______Sam in the match and ______the prize. A. won; beat B. won; got C. beat; won D. bit; won （ ）4. —Do you know Lin Shuhao?—Yes, he is famous________ playing basketball ________a basketball star. A. for; as B. as; for C. to; at D. at; to （ ）5.They stayed in Hangzhou______ visit the West Lake. A. so that B. in order that C. in order to D. such that （ ）6. — The newspaper isn’t interesting, is it? —No, it isn’t. There is ______in it. A. something interesting B. nothing interesting C. interesting something D. interesting nothing （ ）7. There are about ____ people in the hall. A. two hundreds of B. two hundreds C. hundreds of D. two hundred （ ）8. Mike likes mountains and lakes. He hopes to ____ nature when he is free. A. be far from B. be interested in C. be close to D. be crowded with （ ）9. Ann is so careful that she always goes over her exercises to __________ there are no mistakes. A. look for B. make sure C. find out D. think about （ ）10. We agreed ___________ to see a film this Saturday evening. A. go B. going C. went D. to go （ ）11. The number of pandas is getting _________ because their living areas are becoming farmland.. A. less and less B. larger and larger C. smaller and smaller D. fewer and fewer （ ）12.. It took her much time __________ English out of class. A. practice speaking B. to practice to speak C. to practice speaking D. practice to speaking （ ）13. He offered __________me ________ the city. A. show，around B. to show；around C. showing，off D. be showed；round （ ）14. It’s ______cheaper and______ enjoyable to travel by train than by plane. A. much; more