八年级英语下学期期中考试卷(20200505121635).pdfVIP

英语 一、单项选择 1. He had a bad cold last night, so he failed ______ his work on time. A.finishing doing B.to finish doing C.to finish to do D.finishing to do 2. It _______ Frank half an hour to draw the picture just now. A.spent B.cost C.took D.paid 3. I feel tired and I wanted to stop _______ a rest. A.having B.to have C.to having D.had 4. ______ they had a lot of homework to do, but they still played basketball for a long time yesterday. A. Because B. Although C. When D. / 5. I saw the boys _______ the road when I passed by. A.across B.cross C.crossing D.crossed 6. _______ stories _______ great fun. A.Writing, is B. Writing,are C. Write, is D. Write, are 7. Great changes ________ in Guangzhou in the past 10 years. A.were taken place B.have taken place C.took place D.have been taken place 8. -- Must the homework _______ this afternoon? -- No, you ________. You can hand it in tonight. A.be handed in, mustn ’t B.handed in, mustn ’t C.hand in, needn ’t D.be handed in, needn ’t 9. The doctor told me ______ too much wine. The doctor is right. You should follow his _________. A.not to drink, advice B.don ’t drink, advice C.don ’t drink, advices D.not to drink, advices 10. _______ visitors _______ Beijing to visit the Great Wall every year. A. The number of, come B. A number of, comes C. A number of, come D. The number of, comes 二、语法选择 ____1____newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to