新目标（Go for it）版初中英语2020年暑期八升九年级衔接训练——完型填空 1

    "Where is the bus? Why is it always late?" I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn't going to be pleased. "Thank God, here it is!" The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the1 where I work. "Twenty-five past nine. I 2the manager doesn't notice." But I was not3.

    "Smith!" shouted the manager. "Late again. What's your 4this time?" "I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown." "5up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter (柜台). We'll be opening in a few minutes."

    My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.6her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very7, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance(入口). The girl drew some money and8 about opening an account(账户). I gave her necessary information and she went out. Then, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something covered with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was afraid to see a gun(枪) sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise9my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time 10  I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!11shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.

    12, the bus wasn't on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

    "Smith!" the manager cried out in a voice like thunder (雷声)." None of your excuses! Start work at once!" To my13, the first customer was a girl14a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something covered in brown paper. The 15! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

    George Mallory was an English school teacher who loved 1 . In 1924, Mallory and a team of British climbers tried 2 the top of Mount Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world. No one had ever done it before.

    Mallory had already tried to 3 the top of Mount Qomolangma in 1921 and 1922, 4 he didn't succeed both times. In 1924, he started to climb again. On June 8th, 1924, he and 5 climber, Andrew Irvine, were only a few hundred meters 6 the top of the mountain. The other members of their climbing team watched 7 Mallory and Irvine climbed slowly up towards the top. However, the weather 8 was terrible, and soon the two men disappeared(消失). They never returned.

    In 1953, Edmund Hillary from New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal, 9 reached the top of Mount Qomolangma. Most people thought that they were the 10 men to do this, but some people 11 whether Mallory and Irvine had got there first.

    Many years 12, in 1999, Mallory's body was found on Mount Qomolangma, about 13 from the top of it. However, it is still unknown if he and Irvine 14 reached the top of the mountain.

    Someone had once asked Mallory why he wanted to climb the most 15 mountain in the world. "Because it's there, "he answered.

    On a cold snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She looked very worried because her 1 broke down and she had already waited for an hour. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back (to the) 2 from the interview* of a company.

    The lady thought "Is the man going to 3 me? He looks so cold and hungry." 4 to her surprise, he stopped and said with a smile. "Can I help you, Madam?"

    After forty 5, the car was at last fixed* by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.

    "No, that's 6, Madam, "he said. "I was just helping someone in need. If you really want to pay me back, I 7 whenever you see someone in need, you should give him a hand."

    A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby* house by the road. She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped.

    The hostess warmly asked her 8. And the Lady could see that it was a 9 family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 10 500 dollars on a table and went away quietly.

    Robert came home later than before, thinking how 11 their life was. His wife was pregnant and the baby would be born the next month but there was not enough money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss, just like what she 12 did. Robert hugged his wife, "Honey, I am so sorry. I haven't 13 the interview yet. Tomorrow I will try another company." His wife said 14, "Don't worry, dear！Everything's going to be all right. A stranger helped 15 out."

    Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.

    I always believe that we can have a very important effect (影响) on anyone we meet. The right 1 at just the right time could change someone's life.

    When I was 3 years old, my parents found out I was 2. After asking many doctors and parents of other deaf children, they decided to 3 me in a normal (正常的) school.

    On my first day, the other kids 4 me because of my hearing aid (助听器) and the way I talked. 5 I seemed outgoing, my heart hurt a lot. Sometimes I was even 6 to go to school.

    Mrs. Jordan, my teacher, changed all of that 7 simple three words. One morning, she asked 8 a question.

    I put up my 9 right away after reading Mrs. Jordan's lips (嘴唇). She asked me to 10 and answer it. I breathed deeply and answered Mrs. Jordan's question 11.

    I will never 12 what happened next.

    Mrs. Jordan pointed at me. With sparkling (闪光的) eyes and a big smile, she cried: "13, Stephen!"

    For the first time in my young life, I got such a strong feeling of 14.

    At that moment, I decided that no matter how many difficulties I may face, I will try my best to 15 them. Just from those three simple words, my whole life changed from that moment.

    Lucy was a single mother. She lived with her little son. She lost her 1 two years ago and they had a very hard life. Being 2 was terrible. Her heart, was broken every time her son asked, "Can I have some more 3 please, Mom?"

    One day, when her son asked the same question again, she decided to prepare a big meal for him4 the only 6 dollars in her hand. She went to the supermarket,5 some food and cooked at home. Lucy was ashy mother,6she was strong-minded. "It's time to make a change," she thought. She once loved writing. To make some money, she 7 to write for magazines day and night.

    Things went 8. The local food bank started to provide Lucy with some free vegetables every month. Her son 9 had enough food to eat. Once he told Lucy that the dishes she made were 10. Then, an idea came to Lucy's mind: Why not 11 my recipes on the Internet?" She did. Many people liked her recipes and she became 12.

    Soon after that, some reporters interviewed her and asked her to write a book on 13. When Lucy got the money for the14 she wrote, she was very happy. Now Lucy has a well-paid job and a beautiful home, but shell15 the days when she worked hard for a good life forever.

    Have you heard of the Great Wall? It is one of the  1  wonders in the world. Every year thousands of  2 from all over the world come to visit this place of  3  in China.

    Last Saturday, I went to the Great Wall with some of my friends. It was a  4  day. On our way up, we saw many volunteers standing in the sun. They helped  5  with their bags. And they also helped some visitors  6 photos. They were very tired, but they didn't stop to have a rest. We were  7 when we saw this.

    Just at that time, we saw a little boy standing alone and crying. We went over and asked what happened  8 him. From his answer, we knew that he couldn't  9  his mother. We told him not to worry about it and then we tried to call his mother with the phone number he gave us. Twenty minutes  10  , his mother  11 . When she saw his son, she was very  12  and thanked us with tears in her eyes.

    That day we not only enjoyed the  13 of the Great Wall, but also felt the warmth of the society. If everyone can give a helping hand to  14 , the world around us will be  15 beautiful.