牛津版（深圳·广州）2018-2019学年初中英语八年级上册期末复习（题型专练）：语法填空

    I had trouble (learn) English a month ago. Though I spent much time (practise) my English, I still failed (get) good grades. I didn't know what (do). I wanted (give) up.

Later my English teacher, Ms Zhang, had a talk with me. She told me stories about the well-known inventor Thomas Edison. She advised me (not worry) and also encouraged me (keep) (work) hard. After (hear) her words, I decided (try) my best to learn English. I believe I call do it better and get better grades next time.

    In the new century, people invented some "smart clothes". They (use) not only for covering your body, but also for many kinds of uses. Some kinds of smart clothes have come into the market. A German clothing maker has invented the"MP3 blue jacket". This kind of jacket has two functions. It is both an MP3 player a mobile phone. Besides, English company has developed a cloth keyboard that can be put onto your pants. You can control your computer with it (easy) anywhere. The keyboard can be washed it gets dirty. And it can be even ironed.

    As the technology improves, smart clothes will become much (smart). Researchers are developing clothes can show your body temperature and heat you up before you feel cold. Other smart clothes to wear are special medical ones. They can tell the doctor when you are danger. This technology can also provide important information about your environment. Shirts can warn you of high pollution levels. Jackets with GPS technology can keep you from (get) lost.

    People have begun (love) the idea. Probably, smart clothes will be common on Paris streets, and even in your own home one day.

    Last Monday, we had an  (interest) and funny English class. In the class, we had  discussion about TV shows in small  (group). Here is what Li Dong, one of my classmates, (think) of some TV shows.

    "For soap operas, I can't (real) stand (忍受) them. They are long and  (bore). Some  meaningless. They usually make me want to sleep. I love sports shows such as football games and basketball games. I like watching the World Cup on TV best. I think all the games are exciting. do I think of talent shows? I like them. I think I can learn a lot of things from them. What about talk shows? I don't mind them. there are no my favorite shows on TV, sometimes I watch talk shows. But if there is a sports game, I choose to watch the sports game."

    These are Li Dong's likes and dislikes about TV shows. What do you think of TV shows?

    Soccer and basketball are both fun games. They are very (interest) sports all over the world. Both soccer and basketball are fun  (watch) and play. There are two teams.

    Soccer players play on a big field (场地). There is one ball. There are two goals (球门) with nets. Each team (have) 11 players. They try to kick the ball into other team's net. The players cannot use their hands. They cannot touch the ball with their hands. They use their (foot) and their heads to move the ball. The players run. They slide (滑落) on the grass.

    They crash into (撞上) one another they both want to win.

    Basketball players also play with a ball and two nets. It (be) a team sport with two teams of five players each. Players score (得分) by (throw) the ball through the net on a field. Basketball is all weather sport. Players can play outside. They can play indoors when the weather is not good, they can play basketball all year round.

    Katherine Commale is a 12-year-old girl from Pennsylvania. At the age of five, she learnt that  Africa malaria (疟疾) killed a child every 45 seconds. She also learnt that people wouldn't get malaria if they slept in a bed net (蚊帐). The cost of a bed net  (be) 10 dollars at that time.

    "It made me  (sad) to know about those poor children," Katherine says. "I wanted  (raise) money to buy bed nets for African Children." So she had a good idea.

    Five-year-old Katherine  (make) speeches at churches and schools. She showed people how important bed nets were for African families. After  (listen)to her speeches, many people donated (捐献) money. Katherine sent the money to Nothing But Nets. That organization sent bed nets to Africa.

    Besides, Katherine had  good idea soon. She decided to make gift certificates (礼券 )to sell for the Christmas holiday. On each 10-dollar certificate there was  message. It explained that a bed net would be sent to Africa. With the help of  (she) brother and friends, she got more and more certificate orders.

    Katherine has helped raise more than $200，000 for Nothing But Nets.

    "It makes me happy to help African children," says Katherine. "I won't stop  (work) until everyone in Africa has a bed net."

    These days，a new kind of restaurant is becomin gpopular．People who go there can have（wonder） food．They can enjoy  （play） games and have fun with their family and friends as well．Of course it （be） a perfect place if you are on your own．Wink is the name of this restaurant．It is in Los Angeles．

    First，there are no waiters or waitresses around you，just runners in Wink．The screens （replace） them already．（Two），the service is much （fast） than before．You can give an order by  touching the screen in front of you and runners will get it．While you （wait） for your food，you can surf the Internet．

    Wink is one of the （interesting） restaurants．It hosts"Bingo Games"．All （table） in the restaurant can have a competition at the same time．You can （easy） control your meal and your fun there．

    All of us know that breakfast is very [ 'nesəsərɪ] to us. It isof the most important meals of the day. To keep  (health), everyone should have a good breakfast. (eat)the right food is good for our health. We can have eggs, bread, milk and other food  breakfast.

    Many students go to school without breakfast. [ bɪ'kɒz] they get up late or their parents don't cook for them. It's  for their health.

    Without breakfast children may not[grəʊ]fast and may not study and play very well at school. They may be easier to get(ill). And when they're ill, it will(take) them a long time to recover（恢复）. I think everyone should have some good eating habits.

    Shyness (害羞) means feeling afraid when you're around other people. Some  (child) are born shy. Some become shy later because of (they) life  experiences. In  fact, everybody (get) a little shy sometimes.

    Most people have red faces and can talk in broken sentences  they are shy. But some become so shy that they won't go to a restaurant because they are too nervous  (order) their food. Some are afraid meeting new people, so they (hard) go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.

    You are shy but you can still do something you want to do. Some shy people do better in (finish) work than others because shy people think(much) but talk less.

    But remember not to let good chances go just because of shyness. If you have a chance to sing a song atbirthday party, just do it. There is nothing to be afraid of.

    I have lot of friends．My best friend is Mai．She is 16old．She is 2 years older than me．We live in thetown and we began to know each otherwe were very young．Now we are classmates．Mai is tall and thinlong black hair．She has an oval face(椭圆的脸)with big eyes，a high nose and a small mouth．Mai is helpful(乐于助人的)．When her friends  difficulties．she  tries her best to help them．Mai isof the best students in our class．I like study with her．She always  me with my studies．Although we have the same hobbies and interests．we also have some differences．I am outgoing and enjoyjokes．Mai，however is serious and quiet．We believe in each other．So we are good friends．I hope we can keep our friendship forever (永远).