9年级星级训练训练 test 5.pdfVIP

Test 5 A Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)： A. straight B. made friends C. proud D. money E. entered Marshall “Major” Taylor won his first bicycle race in Indiana when he was just a boy. He got the name “Major” because he stood so___1___when he went to get the gold medal. In 1896, Marshall became the first black man ever to race for___2___. During the next fourteen years, he raced all over the world, even in places as distant as Australia. Everywhere he went, Marshall ___3___. People liked his ready smile and his warm voice. As a bicycle racer, he won nearly every race he ___4___. He broke every speed record there was and became known as the fastest bicycle racer in the world. A. as well as B. enemies C. usually D. same E. walks Did you ever hear of a dog that flies or a horse that sings? Of course not! But there is a fish that walks. It is the walking catfish of Florida. In the late 1960s, a few were brought from India to Florida. The walking catfish has no ___1___in Florida, so its numbers have increased enormously. The walking catfish walks on its fins. It ___2___travels at night and can walk a quarter of a mile in a few hours. It has organs like lungs___3___gills to help it breathe. The walking catfish eats almost anything —worms, mussels, insects, plants, and other fish. When its watery home does not have enough food, it simply___4___to a new one!. B Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): Building a house costs quite a lot of money. Suppose you plan to build a house. Your first step will be to find a right piece of land. Your choice (选择) will depend on many different things. You will probabl