19. I watched _______ last night.

　　　　　　　 A. TV about an hour　 B. an hour TV　　　　　　 C. an hour for TV　　　 D. TV for an hour

18. Tom plays football _______ Simon.

　　　　　　　 A. as good as　　　　　　 B. as well as　　　　　　　 C. well than　　　　　　　　 D. as better as

17. She is willing _______ things and help others.

　　　　　　　 A. to share　　　　　　　　　 B. share　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sharing　　　　　　　　　 D. to sharing

16. Which do you like _______, the city or the country?

　　　　　　　 A. well　　　　　　　　　　　 B. better　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. good

11. Tina and Tara look _______.

　　　 A. the same　　　　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. old

12. _______ is a little more athletic(活泼的) and outgoing.

　　　 A. Tara　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Tina　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Tim

13. Tara is _______ than Tina.

　　　 A. more serious　　　　　　　　 B. not more serious　　　　　　　　　 C. less serious

14. _______ is much funnier.

　　　 A. Tina　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Tara　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Tim

15. They both _______ playing sports.

　　　 A. hate　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. are not

6. A. Mickey Mouse. 　　　　　　 B. Donald Duck.　　　　　　　 C. Monkey King.

7. A. Because it’s close to school.　　　　 B. Because it’s cheaper and the service is good.

　 C. Because it’s expensive.

8. A. 2 kilometers away.　　　　　 B. 232 kilometers, away.　　　　 C. 1 kilometer away.

9. A. Near the bridge.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Near the beach.　　　　　　　　　 C. Near the valley.

10. A. Country music.　　　　　　　 B. R&B.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Jazz.

A　　 　　　　　　　 B　 　　　　　　　 C　 　　　　　　　 D　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 E　　 　　　 　　　 　 F

1. A kangaroo can jump higher than a ________.

2. Summer is hotter than ________.

3. An elephant is bigger than a ________.

4. A monkey is more interesting that a ________.

5. A parrot is noisier than a ________.

A: 1. You sing very nicely.　

2. How do you like giant pandas?

3. What’s your best friend Sandy like?

4. I’m afraid I won’t watch the football match tonight. I have much homework to do.

5. You look unhappy. What happened?

B: 6. A: Oh.It’s raining today. We have to stay at home.

　　 B: Bad luck. But it was cloudy yesterday.

　 7. A: Look, there is a sign, what does it say?

　　 B: It says ,“Don’t ride a bike here.”

　　 A: So we have to put our bikes outside.

　 8. A: I like reading. What about you, Jack?

　　 B: I like swimming, I often go swimming when I’m free.　

9. A: There are many animals in the zoo. Which one do you like best?

　 B: An elephant.

　 A: Why?

　 B: Because it is kind and it can help farmers do lots of things.

10.A: What can I do for you?

　 B: I want to borrow a book on animals.

11.A: What’s that animal? Is it a duck or a chicken?

　　 　B: What? Don’t you know it’s a swan?

　 　12. A: Excuse me, Sir. Are you from London?

B: Yes.

A: Could you tell me what time it is in London?

B: Well, here in Beijing it is 2 o’clock in the afternoon and in London it is 8 hours behind.

13. A: Were you born in America, Betty?

　　 　B: No. I was born in Canada. What about you, Tom?

　　 　A: I was born in South Africa.

　 　14. A: Shall we go to the zoo? I hear there’s a dolphin show there.

　　 　B: A dolphin show? I’d love to go.

　　 　A: How can we get there? By bike?

　　 　B: Oh, no. It’s far from here. Let me drive you there.

　 15. A: What do your sisters do, Peter?

　　 　B: One is a doctor, the other is a teacher.

　　 　A: What about your parents?

　　 　B: They are both teachers. They work hard.

C:　 Mr. Johnson studied in Beach School fifty years ago. One fine morning he came back to

his school to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. He said slowly, “When I was your age, I wasn’t so happy as you are today. Do you know why you are so happy now?”

　　　 Everyone became quiet after this question. No sound came from the children until the old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in the front stood up and said with a smile, “If you speak long enough, we won’t have any classes this morning. So we are very happy now.”

宿迁市钟吾初级中学2009-2010学年度八年级下学期期中考试

　 写一封倡议书号召大家一起为人类，也为野生动物建立一个新的家园。字数80左右，

内容包含以下要点，可以适当发挥。

　 (1)地球上经常发生自然灾害。

(2)两年前四川发生了地震。几天前青海又发生了地震。

　　 (3) 地震让许多人和野生动物失去了家园。我们应该尽力去帮助他们。

　　 (4)因为我们都生活在地球上。我们是一个大家庭。

　Dear friends

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Yours sincerely,

Youth volunteers(青年志愿者)

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