八年级下单选训练题1.( ) My grandmother used to _______ in the busy city, but now he is used to ______ in this peaceful village.A. live; liveB. living; liveC. living; livingD. live; living2. ( )The workers will build a new railroad _______ the two cites.A. sinceB. betweenC. asD. during3. ( )There are so many people on the bus. I don’t think I can _____ it.A. get outB. get awayC. get onD. get together4. ( )Each of the girls ______ wearing a beautiful skirt now.A. isB. areC. amD. be5. ( ) Mr. Li asks the students _______ in the river, because it’s too dangerous.A. swimB. to swimC. not to swimD. to not swim6. ( )We must do everything we can _______ our earth cleaner and safer.A. madeB. to makingC. makeD. to make7. ( )You can imagine _______ the famous movie star one day.A. seeB. to seeC. seeingD. to seeing8. ( )I can’t buy the CD because I _______ money.A. ran out ofB. run outC. run awayD. give out9. ( )---I don’t know how to do it.-----Don’t worry. Let’s ______ a good way together.A. think forB. think overC. think upD. think about10. ( ) ---Grandpa has changed a lot.---So he has. He spends more time than he used to _____ games with the children.A. playB. playingC. playedD. plays11. ( ) I’m going to work on ______ my English project and then go out.A. to finishB. finishC. finishingD. finishes12. ( ) Nick, would you mind _______ those old jeans? They look terrible.A. not to wearB. not wearC. wearing notD. not wearing13. ( )----Now our government provides old people ______ some food. ---Yes.A. toB. ofC. fromD. with14. ( )---May I ______ your Chinese-English dictionary? ---Sorry, I _____ it at home.A. borrow; forgotB. lend; leftC. borrow; leftD. lend; forgot15( ).---I want to put up the picture on the wall. Would you mind helping me with it.---_______. With pleasure.A. Of courseB. Of course notC. You’d better notD. Thanks a not16. ( ) ---The song Where has the time gone tells us that our parents grow old without being noticed.---We should stay with them as_____ a s possible.A. oftenB. soonC. little17. ( )In order _____ for the meeting, my sister forced herself to get up early this morning.A. not to be lateB. not being lateC. to be lateD. being late18. ( ) ---Kunming is really a comfortable city to live in. ---______. The weather is pleasant.A. So it isB. So is itC. So it doesD. So does it19. ( )---Sorry sir, I’ve made so many mistakes in this paper.---It’s OK. ______ .This paper is very difficult.A. So have other studentsB. So do other studentsC. Neither do other studentsD. Neither have other students20. ( )---How long may I ______ your dictionary. ---For one week. But it mustn’t ___ to others.A. keep; be lentB. borrow; lendC. lend; be borrowedD. have; borrow 21. ( ) Everyone must _____ the security check(安检)before getting on the plane at the airport.A. get throughB. get acrossC. go throughD. go across22.- ( )--Could you tell me what he said just now? ---Sorry, I _____ what was happening outside.A. had thoughtB. was thinkingC. thoughtD. think23. ( )That man is trying to cheat ______.A. the woman of moneyB. the woman from moneyC. money of the womanD. money from the woman24. ( ) As soon as she _____ in Beijing tomorrow, she _____ you.A. arrives; callsB. will arrive; will callC. will arrive; callsD. arrives; will call25. ( )______ a beautiful car! I’ve never seen it before.A. WhatB. WhichC. HowD. Whether26. ( )You’ll miss the train ______ you hurry up.A. unlessB. asC. ifD. until27. ( )There is ____in the newspaper. Do you want to know it?A. new somethingB. new anythingC. something newD. anything new28. ( )Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature the year before last year. ____ excellent he is!A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. What an29. ( )---Lily won first prize in yesterday’s dancing competition.----Really? Then her mother must be ______ her.A. mad atB. worried aboutC. interested inD. proud of30. ( )_______ exciting news it is that we have won the match!A. What aB. What anC. WhatD. How31. ( ) ---Can your sister play tennis? ---Sure. She plays ______ I do.A. as good asB. so good asC. so well asD. as well as32. ( )The population of the city ______ about 7,000,000.A. isB. areC. haveD. has33. ( ) One fifth of the population in that country _____ from China.A. isB. areC. amD. be34. ( )---_____ does the tiger weigh? ---About 150 kilos.A. How manyB. WhatC. How muchD. How35. ( )They are preparing _____ the Great Wall.A. to visitB. visitC. to visitingD. visiting36. ( )The apples on this tree are bigger than _____ on that tree.A. thisB. thatC. thoseD. ones37. ( )---Beijing has a _____ population. _____ is the population? ---About ten million.A. large; How manyB. many; WhatC. much; How muchD. large; What38. ( )---Is Mr. Brown still in China. ---Yes, he _____ there for two weeks.A. has beenB. has gone toC. has been toD. has gone39. ( )Great changes ______ in the past ten years.A. has taken placeB. have taken placeC. took placeD. take place40. ( )--- Where is your father? ---He _____ Australia and he _____ Sydney for two weeks.A. has been to; has been inB. has gone to; has been inC. has been in; has been toD. has gone to; has been to41. ( )The sinking accident in South Korea happened _____ April 16th, 2014 and ____ people lost their lives.A. in; hundredsB. on; many hundredsC. on; hundreds ofD. at; many hundred of42. ( )---Is Mr. Brown still in China? ---Yes, he _____ there for two weeks.A. has beenB. has gone toC. has been toD. has gone43. ( )---Will she come to your birthday party? ---_______.A. I don’t fearB. I won’t fearC. I fear notD. I fear won’t44. ( )You ____ the beauty of the nature whenever you _____ here.A. enjoy; comeB. will enjoy; comeC. will enjoy; will comeD. enjoy; will come45. ( )Kunming is 1,800 kilometres _____ Nanjing.A. far away fromB. far fromC. away fromD. far away46. ( ) She has never been to the city, _____ she?A. doesn’tB. hasn’tC. hasD. had47. ( ) ---Your sister doesn’t get up early, does she?---______. But she gets up late on weekends.A. No, she doesn’tB. Yes, she doesC. No; she doesD. Yes; she doesn’t48. ( )Actually, I don’t think Spiderman Ⅱis as interesting as the first, ______?A. does itB. doesn’tC. isn’t itD. is it49. ( )Li Hong has ______ the army for 2 years.A. joinedB. joined toC. been inD. joined in50. ( )Jackson _____ school two years ago and he ______ for two years.A. leaves; has goneB. left; has been awayC. leaves; has been awayD. left; has gone51. ( ) Suddenly, he felt someone _______.A. hit him on the backB. hit his backC. hits his backD. hit him in the back52. ( )His head ______ very hat. You should send him to the doctor.A. feltB. feelC. feelsD. is felt53. ( )Put your sunglasses, or you’ll _______.A. fall downB. get hit by a stoneC. hurt your backD. get sunburned54. ( )Mike caught a _____ fish in the lake.A. two-kiloB. two-kilo’sC. two-kilosD. two kilo’s55. ( )I _____ walking after dinner every day.A. am usedB. used toC. am used toD. am used for56. ( )My CD player has broken down. I’ll get it ______ this afternoon.A. repairsB. repairingC. repairedD. to repair57.( )---Has he read the advertisement which ______ a reporter? ----I’m not sure.A. asking toB. asks forC. asked aboutD. to ask for58. ( )On hearing the good news, the mother’s heart was ______ pleasure.A. filled ofB. full withC. filled withD. fill with59. ( )---Let’s visit our English teacher on Sunday, shall we? ---______.A. That’s all rightB. That’s rightC. All rightD. It’s right60. ( ) ---Could you please give me a hand? ---______.A. Sure, here you areB. Yes, I couldC. Sorry, I couldn’tD. Sure61. ( ) ---He didn’t go to the movies yesterday. ---_______.A. Me, tooB. So did IC. Me, eitherD. Me, neither62. ( )---You should try to be friendly. ---_____, Dad.A. Thank youB. I doC. I willD. I’d love to63. ( )He gave us some ______ how to deal with the problems.A. advices onB. suggestions onC. advice onD. suggestions to64. ( ) With the help of the Internet, news can ____ every corner of the world.A. reachB. getC. arriveD. go65. ( ) When he saw the rainstorm, his heart _______ fast.A. ranB. beatC. wentD. hit66. ( )It ______ heavily when I left the cinema.A. rainsB. will rainC. is rainingD. was raining67. ( )The man followed the boy _____ what he wanted _____ in the small room.A. to see; to doB. to see; doC. see; to doD. see; do68. ( )We didn’t know _____. A. what are they talking about B. what they are talking aboutC. what were they talking aboutD. what they were talking about69. ( ) I was _____ by the touching story deeply.A. touchingB. touchedC. to touchD. touches70. ( )The woman _____ a beautiful girl. Her family were very happy.A. gave birthB. gave birth toC. made a birthD. gave a birth71. ( ) He will _____ fly to the plane when he grows up.A. be able toB. canC. want toD. hope to72. ( )Does the suit _____ you?A. fitB. is fit ofC. is fitD. fit for73. _( )___ you can see, the wall is wide and tall.A. WhenB. IfC. AsD. How74. ( )My full-time job is ______ the animals.A. feedB. feedsC. to feedD. to feeding75. ( )At night, the ground was ______ by ______ snow.A. covered; strongB. covering; thickC. covered; thickD. covering; heavy76. ( )The panda is about 130 cm tall ______.A. standing with two legsB. standing on two legsC. sitting in two legsD. sitting with two legs77. ( ) Our subjects ______ Chinese, English, Math, P. E. and Art.A. includingB. includeC. includesD. is included78. ( )He ______ English for one years.A. been to teachB. has taughtC. has begun to teachD. been teaching79. ( )He _____ walk after dinner.A. got used toB. used toC. am used toD. was used80. ( )Many children like the Monkey King, Pleasant Goat and ______ Chinese cartoon characters.A. many otherB. some elseC. some othersD. many else81. ( )---Which do you prefer, coffee or tea? ---______, thanks. I’d like a glass of water.A. EitherB. NeitherC. BothD. None82. ( )The three students had _____ unusual experience in the countryside.A. aB. anC. theD. /83. ( )---Can you tell me _____ Wang Yu will give us a speech this afternoon?---Yes, he will. He is the top student _____ we all like.A. that; whoB. what; whichC. that; whichD. whether; that84. ( )They drove along different ways, but they ______ the same place.A. end up withB. ended up inC. end upD. ended up to85. ( )---Why _______ Beijing? ---That’s a good idea.A. not consider visitingB. don’t you consider to visitC. not considering visitingD. don’t consider visiting86. ( )He ______ shells since he was nine.A. has collectingB. has been collectingC. collectedD. has being collected87. ( )We did what we could _____ the sweet _____.A. catch; memorysB. catch; memoryC. catching; memoryD. to catch; memories88. ( )My plants ______. It’s so dry.A. need to waterB. are needed to waterC. need be wateringD. need watering89. ( )I have learnt English ______.A. since three yearsB. since three-year agoC. for three yearsD. for the age of 1290. ( )_____ the early bus, he had to go to the stop early.A. CatchingB. CatchC. Catching upD. To catch。