Reading

After lots of practice, a great show (P3)

Answer the following questions:

1. How long had the author practiced before the show?

____________________________________________

2. What did the author forget?

____________________________________________

3. How did the author find his father in the end?

____________________________________________

4. Put the following events in the right order:

a. I rushed out only to find my dress shoes in a locked car.

b. I found my father and got my dress shoes.

c. The director noticed my shoes and sent me out.

d. I went to the gym but couldn't find my father.

e. I put on my white tuxedo shirt and black pants and

got ready for the show.

f. I got out my instrument and joined the band.

Don't stand in your way (P5)

Choose the best answer:

5. When the employees first heard the news, they were _____.

A. curious B. sad C. surprised D. excited

6. The employees went to the gym to _____.

A. play some sports B. watch a ball game

C. visit a dead person D. see a movie

7. The employees saw _____ in the coffin.

A. a dead man B. a mirror

C. a picture D. nothing

8. The company did this to _____.

A. play a joke on the employee

B. show how to achieve succe

C. explain the meaning of life

D. show how to change the world

9. The story mainly tells us _____.

A. it's important to change oneself before one can succeed

B. it's everyone's duty to make a difference

C. it takes a long time to realize the importance of change

D. it's not easy to change the world around you

Here's another (P6)

Choose the best answer:

10. Webster _____ in school.

A. studied hard B. behaved well

C. felt lonely D. was naughty

11. Students will probably NOT be punished for _____.

A. being late for class B. copying others' homework

C. being dirty D. cheating in exam

12. The word “strike” in paragraph 1 means the same as “_____”.

A. beat B. pat C. shake D. touch

13. It can be inferred that _____.

A. Webster's hands are always dirty

B. Webster hid his hands to avoid being seen as dirty

C. Webster is clever enough to escape being punished

D. Webster's teacher is kind and gentle

Eight treasures of Laba (P8)

Fill in the chart below:

Laba Festival
Time	the 14. _____ day of the 12th lunar month This year, it is on 15. _____.
Meaning	a time for the ancient Chinese to pray for 16. _____ and 17. _____ in the coming year
Traditional food	18. _________________ (four altogether)

19. What's in Laba Porridge? Tick the most popular things in it according to the passage.

a. rice _____ b. beans _____ c. oranges _____

d. peanuts _____ e. fish _____ f. vegetables _____

g. milk _____ h. dried fruits _____

How is Laba garlic made? Fill in the steps according to the passage.

People 20. _____ garlic and put it into a jar 21. _____ vinegar. As the days go by, the garlic 22. _____ and gains a special flavor.

本期Reading答案：

1. He had practiced for six weeks.

2. He forgot to change his shoes.

3. The director notices his shoes and sent him out to the gym. There he found his father and got his shoes.

4. e-a-d-f-c-b 5–9 BCBBA 10–13 DCAC 14. 8th

15. January 22 16. the harvest 17. good luck

18. Laba Porridge, Laba vinegar, Laba garlic, pickled meat

19. a, b, d, h 20. peel 21. filled with 22. turns green

本期Listening (19)答案： 1–2 BC 3–5 AAB

本期Listening (20)答案： 1–2 CA 3–7 TTFFF

Listening

初二英语听力测试（19）

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第一节：听下面两段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the boy worried about?

A. His health. B. His studies. C. His family.

2. The woman is _____.

A. listening to music B. doing housework C. watching TV.

第二节：听下面一段长对话，选择正确答案。该对话读两遍。

3. What problem does the woman have?

A. A cold. B. A stomachache. C. A fever.

4. What should the woman do?

A. Take some medicine and have a good rest.

B. Walk a lot. C. Drink less water

5. How should the woman take the medicine?

A. Once a day. B. Twice a day. C. Three times a day.

初二英语听力测试（20）

第一节：听下面的句子，选择恰当的答语。每个句子仅读一遍。

1. A. No, thanks. B. Good idea. C. It's mine.

2. A. It's Monday. B. It's rainy. C. It's five yuan.

第二节：听下面一段短文，判断正误，正确的写T，错误的写 F。该短文读两遍。

3. People often have different ideas on what the weather is going to be like.

4. A farmer hopes it's going to rain when he needs water.

5. People don't enjoy playing outdoors when it rains.

6. A few people believe the weather reports.

7. The weather reports are always right.