八年级下册短文填空专练一John was a poor boy .He made a living by cleaning leather(皮革)1 for others in the street. John was also a 2 boy. One day, a rich man3 Miser appeared in front of John.He watched his own dirty shoes for a 4 and then looked at John.John knew this kind of people well. They loved money but hated to spendit.John said，“ Let me clean your shoes，sir. Only two pence(便士)，sir.”Mr .Miser shook his head and walked 5 .John thought for a second and then called out, “I'd like to cleanit for nothing. " This time Mr. Miser agreed. And soon one of his shoeswas shining brightly.When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool( 凳子), John said he wouldn't clean it for him unless he was 6 two pence for his work.Mr. Miser was very 7 .He refused to pay anything and went away.But to his 8 ，the well-cleaned shoe was so bright that it madethe other one look even dirtier.Mr. Miser looked around. People in the street were 9 at him. Finally,the rich man10and gave John two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.二I went to a local post office to send a gift to Florida yesterday.When I walked into the door, there were many people1 there. A bit disappointed, I decided to calmly wait for my turn to place the precious package on the counter(柜台).Since I didn’t have the tape(胶带) to seal(封住) the box，I went tobuy the tape. As I began to secure(使固定) the top of the box，2 womanin front of me， a similar situation， asked if she could use some3 .Igave her some and helped her put the gift 4 her box.When the woman in front of me asked who I was 5 the packageto, I explained that my 80-year-old mother Selma lives in Florida, 1, 200miles 6 my home.7 we spoke, the line moved and she offered me a place in frontof her. I was grateful and thanked her.At that moment, the other peoplein front of her ushered (引导 )me in front of them. By the time I reachedthe8 ，we were all smiling and laughing and I thanked 9 sincerely.A few inches of tape can seal the world 10 .三In Singapore, many students spend much time on studies. People thinkthat good grades are the key I success. So many students try 2 bestto get good grades in exams. In order to get good grades, some3 evengo to evening classes after school to 4 for exams.Students have many after-school activities at school, 5 assports games, dance groups. On 6 ，they have enough time to dowhat they like. Most students like to 7to music. Singapore films are popular, too, Some of them also 8. their time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, and 9 computer games. They sometimes go to cafes, shopping centers and big bookshops.So life for students in Singapore is not easy 10 colorful.四Nowadays, many students complain about the pressure they have in theirstudy and life. They have to 1 much time studying at school. Theyalways feel 2 after school. 3，parents think that’s not enough. They send their children todifferent 4 of after-school classes. They think their children canlearn more and be 5 successful in the future. Students don’t think6 same. They like to hang7 with friends. They love to watchTV at home instead 8 going to after-school classes. Parents, ofcourse, never let them do that. So students have problems communicating9 their parents. They now can not get10 well with parents andthey even argue with their parents.五It was late at night. Mrs. Green was sleeping in her 1 alone. Suddenly she woke2and found a thief getting into her house to try his luck.“What shouldI do? ”Mrs. Green thought.“I can’t shout.” And at the same 3 thethief walked into her bedroom. When he found there was someone in it，he4 out of it and went to the next room. 5 he was looking for moneyin the next room，Mrs. Green got up as quickly as possible and 6 thepolice quietly. The thief didn't know what had happened7 he heardthe police come. He was so scared 8 he took out a knife. He wantedto 9 Mrs. Green with it. Just then a policeman came up and caughthim. For Mrs. Green， it was really an unusual 10 .六Last Sunday, our soccer team had a game with the team from Lishan Middle School. They were the best soccer team in this area. So they were 1 skilled than us. There was little hope for us to win. But our coach encouraged us to get ready for 2 .He said it was a good chance for usto play with the top soccer team. We could learn a lot even though we 3 the game. Before the game, we 4 passing the ball again and again. Afterthe training, we watched the 5 .They played before on the video.Our coach analyzed their advantages for us and asked us to come up withan idea to deal with it. On 6 morning，we gathered on the playground.Many students from these two schools came to watch the game. All of themwere excited. We didn't got 7. shot on goal in the first half hourbut they got two. We were already to give up.8 the break, our coach reminded us that soccer game was teamwork. So when we showed up again we were completely 9 from before. We paid more attention to our teamwork. We tried our best and even scored a goal. All of the people cheeredfor us. 10 we were defeated , we were still proud of ourselves. Wedid our best. Our coach took us in his arms with a big smile on his face.七Alan was a little boy. He went to school last year but he didn't like studying.1 ，he liked football. Every day he2 lots of time playing football and never did his homework. So he didn't do3 in his study.His parents hoped he could work 4 at his schoolwork，but he didn’t listen to them. They were 5 about him. but didn't know 6 to do.One day, Alan took a math test. He read the questions again and again butdidn't know the 7. to the questions. He didn’t want to take the test.He 8 on the test paper, " God knows! Merry Christmas! "Then he wentout of the classroom quickly. Of course, it made the math teacher very9 .And two days later, Alan received the test paper10 the teacher’s words, "God gets 100! You get zero! Happy New Year!”八Once upon a time, there was a boy who lived in China. His name was Ma Liang. He loved to 1 ，but he didn’t have a brush. He was too 2to buy one. He often used sticks to draw pictures on the ground. He said to himself, “3 I have a brush, I don’t need to draw on the ground with 4 .”One night, when Ma Liang was 5 ，he had a dream. In his dream , he 6 an old man. The old man gave him a magic brush. The old man said to Ma Liang,“ I give you a magic brush. You can use it to help the poor in your village.”The next morning，when he woke 7 ，he found a real brush in his hands. Ma Liang felt very 8 . He went to the village and decided to help the villagers. Some villagers said, "There has been a drought(干旱)and our crops(庄稼) are dying.” Ma Liang took out the magic9and drew some 10 .Then it began to rain. The villagers said thanks to Ma Liang.九I have a twin sister, Kitty. She has longer hair than me. I don't like long hair. Many people think we1 have lots of things in common. I' m afraid this is not true. When my parents' friends come to our home，Kitty often sits there and says 2. ，but I like to talk with them. So she is 3 than me. Kitty likes reading, drawing and cooking. I just like swimming and playing basketball. She has 4 hobbies than me，but she is not as athletic 5 me. Because Kitty does 6 than me at school, my parents often say to me, “7 Kitty is younger than you, you shouIdlearn 8 her. We do have some similarities，however. For example, we9 like eating fast food, 10 shopping and listening to pop music.十Tom lived in the countryside, and he loved 1 in a small rivernear his house. Later his father 2 a job in a big city, and he 3 there with his family. Their new house had a garden, but the garden wasvery 4 .Tom wasn’t very happy. "Is there a river near here? " he asked his mother 5 the first day. His mother answered, "No, but there’s a beautiful park near here, and there's a pool in it. We are goingthere this afternoon. "Then Tom became 6 .After lunch, Tom and his mother went to the 7 . Tom wanted towalk near the 8 ，but there was a sign in front of it. His mother readit to 9 ，“WARNING: This pool is dangerous. 36 people have fallen intoit. "Tom looked into the pool for a long time and said, But I 10 seethem!”十一I have been a reader since I could remember. My mother was the first person who introduced me the1 . She brought home a 2 book forme every week.I love all kinds of books，even books with 3 or no words. I couldpick up a picture book and spend hours 4 it. I like reading, 5 Ioften go to the bookstore to buy books with my mom. I think reading is magical.It is enjoyable and relaxing. If you 6. down with a good book to read,you will 7 into a different world for a few hours. You will experience different feelings and stories. It just8 on what you are reading. Some people say they are 9 busy to read a book. I don't10 . You always have time to do your favorite things, right? Now turn off the TV, open a book and enjoy it.十二This summer，I went to Mountain Everest(珠穆朗玛峰) in Nepal with my friends.We1a week walking in the mountains. We saw beautiful blue sky, very high mountains and a lot of white 2 .Do you know who was the 3 man to reach the summit(顶峰) ？Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were. They were really cool！It was very 4 in the high mountains，5 we still took many pictures. After we left the mountains. we 6 a train to Kathmandu, abig city in Nepal. There are many temples in the city. We didn't visit 7 temples because my legs hurt so 8 .We were all 9 ，but it was fun.I hope to go there 10！十三Guilin is a great place for people to go on vacation. There are many places of 1 for you to enjoy. But my visit to Guilin was not pleasant.On May Ist, 2015, I paid my 2 visit to Guilin with the help of a travelagency. Because I haven’t been there before, I expected I could have a wonderful 3 on the mountains and the rivers there. At the beginning, the guide took us to the Li River. I was very excited and I could see how clean the4 is. Then half an hour later，the guide told us to get together and left for the Elephant Trunk Hill. I have read a passage about it when I was in primary school. So we lined up quickly and looked forward to seeing it as 5 as possible. On our way to the Elephant Trunk Hill, the bus 6. .The guide asked all of us to get off the bus and do some 7 in a store. Some tourists bought something. Later she took us to series of shops nearby and asked us to shop as many as we could. Many tourists were 8 and quarreled with her, "Do you guide us to9 or go shopping? "She didn’t reply but warned us: "We won’t leave the shops 10 we spend at least 2, 000 yuan there, "Three hours later, she came back and took us to the Elephant Trunk Hill. But we only had another half an hour for my favorite Elephant Trunk Hill. What a pity！十四Once a young man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big 1 in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, "There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don't 2 the box.”3 saying this，he left the living room. The woman said to her husband. "There 4be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we? "Her husbandsaid no to her, but the woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she decided to find 5 what was in the box. Her 6didn ’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. She found 7 in it and tried hard to close it，but she8 .That evening the old man came home and found the box was open. He was very 9and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home. “But there was nothing in the box. " the woman said，“We didn’t take anything at 10. ”The old man shouted at them，“The box is not important. I can’t believe you. That’s important！”十五One day I went to a yard sale with my brother. We could always find good things 1 the things there. For example, some interesting toys or a great novel at a 2 price could excite us. To be 3 ，we were just students and the things there were usually cheap. So we 4it as a good way to buy things with less money. We picked several things at first. And later I found a 5 coffee cup with a nice lid(覆盖) on one of the tables. I looked at it for a while, 6I found it did not have a price. Would it be an expensive one? I was not sure, but it was so nice that I didn’t want to 7. with it. So I carried it and other things. Before I 8 for them，the 9 also checked the cup and found no price. Then she said，“Fifty cents. "I bought it happily.When I got home and tried to wash it, I found there 10 some coffee inside the cup! I bought someone's real coffee cup.。