牛津版（深圳·广州）初中英语七年级下册Unit 8单元测试

—If you want to be an astronaut, you have to             hard.

— Her future career is to be a singer.

—So it's time for you____________ “Thank you” to him.

—OK. I___________.

Lonnie Johnson always took things apart (分开). He sometimestogether. Other times he made new things from different parts. He learned how to use tools from his dad.

When he was young, Lonnie put an old engine (发动机) on a homemade go-cart. He loved.

He dreamed of being an inventor. In high school, Lonnie built a remote-control robot from some waste things. This won hisat the Alabama science fair. His friends called him "The Little Scientist". In college, Lonnie was an excellent student. After that, he became an Air Force officer, a rocket scientist and a business leader, but he never. You may have played with his most famous invention—the Super Soaker, a kind of water gun. Lonnie got the idea for this toy when working on another invention. When he tested a homemade part in his bathroom, it shot water across the room.

Today, Dr Lonnie Johnson has100 useful inventions. However, he still keeps trying new things.

one of his hobbies.

We well because we are good friends.

I'm  .

I a singer last year.

My cousin with his new friends in Australia now.

He did his homework .

I in the classroom.

 the night sky?

 her dadto take her for trips?

Frank to live there when he was young.

Yao Ming, the centre for Chinese National Men's Basketball Team, went to play for the NBA in 2002.

Yao Ming was born Shanghai in September 1980. His mother was the captain of the Chinese National Women's Team.

He came to be a very important basketball player in the China Basketball Association (CBA). During the 2000-2001 season,

Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in November 2002. He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve his game.    

I have a friend called Angela. She had a (n)1family, so she was not interested in anything. She started to2her life or even the world. One day, her teacher Miss Zhong took her to see a psychologist (心理学家). Miss Zhong told him a lot about Angela.3when they met, the psychologist asked her, "I know you enjoy writing. Why don't you4for your school newspaper?" "I am not sure I can do it5," she answered. "Do you want many friends?" he asked again. "Yes, but maybe6wants to make friends with me," Angela said. The psychologist said, "You may not have a happy7, but you are clever. Just try to do everything you like. Many people8you. Try to believe in them and make friends. " Angela remembered his words. After that she took part in school activities and made many friends.9, she changed her life.

Our life has many difficulties. Just face them bravely, and learn to challenge (挑战)10. We will get more.

As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and The Reader. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.

Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. She had a great love for traditional literature (文学) from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the US, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.

"The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing," said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.

Under the slogan (口号) "Reading touches people's hearts", the new TV show The Reader has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both the hostess and producer.

The Reader became a turning point in Dong's 21 years of hosting. She said it brought her "quite a huge challenge".

"There is no shortcut (捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations," said the beautiful hostess. "The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going. "

Mr Brown was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students who used to come to his classes every week. One year he moved to a new town and was soon teaching a lot of students in the dance school there but then he decided to move again to a big city where he would have more work.

When one of the ladies who often came to his classes heard that he was leaving, she said to him, "The teacher who takes your place won't be as good as you are. "

Mr Brown was happy when he heard this, he said, "Oh, no! I'm sure he'll be as good as I am, or even better. "The lady said, "No, five teachers have come and gone since I've been here, and each new one was worse than the last. "