8年级期中考试英语试题.doc

八年级期中考试英语试题 一、单项填空 1. Would you mind _________ down the music? They baby is sleeping. A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. turned 2. ---Mum, may I go out to play football? ---_________ you _________ your homework yet? A. Are; finishing B. Do; finish C. Did; finish D. Have; finished 3. What did you buy _________ your son _________ his birthday present? A. for; as B. as; for C. for; with D. to; with 4. ---Have you seen Mr. King these days? ---No, he _________ Shanghai for an international meeting. He’ll come back in three days. A. has gone to B. has been to C. has gone in D. has been in 5. To the students, it’s _________ to enjoy a video during the class. A. relaxed B. relaxing C. bored D. boring 6. I _________ great progress in English since I _________ reading novels in English. A. am making; begin B. have made; began C. had made; began D. was making; begin 7. ---Your sister _________ a lot during these years. ---Yes. She _________ three years ago. A. changed; got married B. changed; has been married C. has changed; got married D. has changed; has been married 8. I’m not good at Maths, so I don’t know _________ out this difficult Maths problem. A. when to work B. who to work C. what to work D. how to work 9. ---Must I return the dictionary today? ---No, you _________. You _________ keep it until next week. A. mustn’t; can B. don’t have to; can C. needn’t; should D. don’t have to; should 10. The old man lives _________ in the country, but he doesn’t feel _________ at all. A. alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely C. alone; alone D. lonely; alone 11. Mrs. Black isn’t used to _________ by sea and she used to _________ sick a lot. A. traveling; feel B. travel; feeling C. travel; feel D. traveling; feeling 12. ---_________ did your cousin leave his hometown? ---He _________ for nearly five years. A. When; has left B. When; has been away C. How long; has left D.