八年级英语上册期末测试试题

一、 单项选择。

1. - Why you want to live in the countryside, Andy?

- Because there are _____ people and _____ traffic in the city, and air pollution is also a problem.

A.many too; too much B.too many; much too C.too many; too much D.many too; much too

2. - How do you often go to school?

- I usually go to school by _____ underground. But if I get up late in the morning, then I would take _____ taxi.

A. an; the B. /; a C. the; a D. /; the

3. Be careful when you walk on the street, _____ when you want to go across it.

A. suddenly B. especially C. immediately D. easily

4. - I don't know how to _____ my English.

- _____ you ask your English teacher for help?

A. improve; why not B.increase; why don't C.improve; why don't D. increase; why not

5. He _____ his homework while his mother _____ in the living room at nine o'clock last night.

A. did; was watching a film B. was doing; watched a film

C. was doing; was watching a film D. did; watched a film

6. Which do you like _____ , reading in the library or playing computer games?

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

7. Our English teacher asks us to _____ the new words in this novel and try to use them when we write.

A. look out B. look up C. look after D. look for

8. - Where's William？

- He _____ be in the chemistry lab. But I'm not very sure.

A. must B. may C. have to D. need

9. The weather forecast(预报) says it _____ in the next few days.

A. will rainy B. is rain C. will be rainy D. will be rain

10. - The baby is sleeping, so could you please _____ the radio a little bit?

- Sorry, I will do it right away.

A. turn down B. turn on C. turn up D. turn off

11. - Can you remember these words in five minutes?

- Well, for me, it's _____. In fact, I only need three minutes to remember them all.

A. too difficult to remember B. a piece of cake

C. impossible to do that D. a good choice

1. - Linda, can you play _____ violin?

- Yes, I can. But I like playing _____ tennis in my free time.

A. /; the B. the; / C. the; the D. /; /

2. -How do you usually go to school?

- Well, usually I take ______ taxi, but sometimes if I am not in a hurry, I will go to school by ______ bus.

A. the; the B. a; a C. the; a D. a; /

3. Which do you like _____, pandas or elephants?

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

4. Jack is the _____ boy in his class and he runs _____ of the boys.

A. taller; fastest B. tallest; faster C. taller; faster D. tallest; fastest

5. - Vincent is driving _____ fast.

- That's because there is _____ work for him to do today.

A. too much; much too B. much too; too much

C. too much; too much D. much too; much too

6. - Do you know _____ to do to make our English better?

- Sorry, I don't know. But I know _____ to improve our English writing.

A. how; how B. what; what C. how; what D. what; how

7. Jim, could you please _____ the radio please? I'm doing my homework.

A. turn off B. get off C. put off D. take off

8. - What will you do if you meet some new words in your reading?

- I usually _____ the new words in the dictionary, but sometimes I just guess their meanings.

A. get up B. turn up C. look up D. take up

9. If you want to _____ your English, you'd better _____ it aloud every day.

A. increase; read B. improve; to read C. increase; to read D. improve; read

10. - Did you listen to the weather forecast last night?

- Yes. And it says it _____ tomorrow, so we must put off(推迟) our sports meeting.

A. is rain B. will be rain C. will be rainy D. will rainy

11. There _____ in the next few days, so bring an umbrella with you when you go out.

A. will be rain B. will rain C. will be rainy D. will rainy

12. _____ of the water in this big lake _____ from those streams(小溪).

A. two third; comes B. two thirds; comes C. two third; come D. two thirds; comes

13. If you want to get _____ my home in a short time, you'd better _____ the bus, because it's very slow in heavy traffic.

A. /; take B. to; not to take C. in; not to take D. to; not take

14. There will sometimes be _____ in winter in England.

A. snow B. snowy C. snows D. snowed