Unit8 Section B 1a-1e 一、单项选择 1．People in the UK say “holiday” while people in the USA say “_____”. A．yard B．vacation C．truck D．soccer 2．Miss Smith was born in England, but _____ 1988, she has lived in China. A．since B．in C．on D．for 3．— Where is your grandpa, Sara — Look! He is telling stories _____ a group of children over there. A．from B．over C．between D．among 4．—I’ve no idea where to go next month． —Why not _____ visiting Beijing There are so many places of interest there. A．suggest B．wonder C．consider D．regard 5．Huawei has put so much into research _____ it has become a great company in the world. A．that B．while C．because D．as 6．Can you help me those exercise books I got a different number each time. A．carry B．move C．write D．count 7．Rose finished her study in the university and went to___ a good job. A．take after B．look after C．care for D．search for 8．Her grandmother in 1990. She has been for 23 years. A．died; died B．dead; dead C．dying; death D．died; dead 9．— Jim, turn down the music. The baby is sleeping. — Don’t worry. He _____ for half an hour. A．woke up B．has woken up C．was awake D．has been awake 10．The movie for about 5 minutes,so let’s see the next one. A．has been on B．has started C．started D．began 二、完形填空 All throughout life we deal with some types of disappointment, whether they are from our job, family or friends. Disappointment is not easy to ____11____. It is not a matter of “is” it come, but it is “when” it comes. Several days before my 15th birthday, my dad told me that they had bought me a car and it would be ___12___ on the morning of my birthday. You can imagine the ___13___ I felt. That morning, I stood outside ____14____ for my car to arrive. I ___15___ a red sports car and could feel the wind blowing through my hair as I took the car from 4th to 5th gear (挡). Several minutes later, I noticed a tow truck (拖车) coming down the street. I couldn’t ____16____ it! It wasn’t a red sports car like I had in my mind just now. Instead, on the back of this truck sat a(an) _____17_____, colorful, 1972 Ford truck. There were no words to ____18____ the impression of this truck. My dad walked out of the ___19___. Clearly my dad saw the disappointment in my face and told me that we had one year to work on my truck and get it in _____20_____ shape. Throughout the next year I would work on my truck every weekend with my dad. After much hard _____21_____, the moment had finally arrived. My dad and I managed to get it running again and I went for my first _____22_____ in my “new” truck. I have learned through the _____23_____ that there is something to learn from our disappointment. The truck gave me an opportunity to _____24_____ know my dad. It is through disappointment that we are strengthened (坚强). In every disappointment there is a _____25_____ to be learned. However, it is up to you to look for the lesson. 11．A．avoid B．meet C．stop D．discover 12．A． ... ...
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