初中英语完形填空专练（1）Erik was a 14-year-old boy. He thought he was a young man but his parents didn’tthink so. They told him, “ When you begin to think about 1 others, you’ll be a young man.”One morning, Erik’s parents gave him __2__ money to buy hamburgersat a store. Hesaw an old man there. The man looked very sick. Erik __3__ up to him and found that the old man had lost his money and hadn’t had __4__ for his breakfast. Erik took theman to the nearest restaurant. But the old man ordered only a glass of water forhimself. Erik felt __5__ for him, so he asked the waiter to __6__the man some bread and a cup of coffee. The old man was so __7__ that he ate up all the food very soon.After that, the man told Erik that he would never forget his kindness. Erik was very__8__ when he heard the old man say, “ You are a very good young man.” __9__ their surprise, the food was a present because __10__ day was the birthday of the boss.( )1. A. help B. helping C. to help D. helped ( )2. A. a few B. few C. some D. many ( )3. A. went B. stood C. stayed D. sat ( )4. A.something B. anything C. everything D. nothing ( )5. A. glad B. sorry C. ashamed D. terrible ( )6. A. take B. bring C. taking D. bringing ( )7. A. full B. sad C. hungry D. worried ( )8. A. sorry B. pleased C. disappointed D. surprised ( )9. A. For B. To C. At D. On ( )10. A. that B. this C. those D. these( BCABB BCBBA )（2）Every country has a lot of interesting and funny stories about some festivals. Here is afunny story happening in England.“ The headmaster wants you in his office,” a friend says to the__1__ boy. Then the boy gets to __2__ about it and suddenly everyone around him shouts, “ April Fool!”and laugh merrily for it is April 1, also called April Fools’ Day.In England and in some other countries, it is common to play tricks__3__ people that way. Children are permitted（允许） to play __4__jokes on their friends until twelveo’clock at night. Usually they try to trick other children intodoing __5__ things. Not only children like such jokes, __6__ alsogrower-ups enjoy tricking others. Evennewspapers and the radio __7__ try to fool the public with a clever April Fool’s story. Some time ago, for example, a very serious BBC TV programmer did a ten-minutereport about spaghetti（细条实心面） trees in Italy. The reportersaid that the treesweren’t producing as __8__ spaghetti as they normally did. He said the price ofspaghetti would __9__. A lot of TV viewers who didn’t know what spaghetti is madeof actually __10__ the story. Some housewives hurried to buy thefood that was goingto become in short supply（供应短缺）.( )1. A. clever B. poor C. good D. excited ( )2. A. consider B. fear C. worry D. frighten ( )3. A. on B. for C. with D. to ( )4. A. harmful B. harmless C. wonderful D. interesting ( )5. A. foolish B. good C. clever D. different ( )6. A. and B. but C. however D. whatever ( )7. A. in time B. all the time C. at times D. for a time ( )8. A. many B. much C. less D. more ( )9. A. go out B. go up C. come down D. come up ( )10. A. realized B. accepted C. believed D. understood( BCABA BCBBC )（3）“ Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think__1__ not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out. “ Who did this?” she asked again. She nev er became angry, but she was this time. Sheheld up __2__ broken glass and asked, “ Who broke the window?”“ Oh, oh …” I thought. I was the one __3__ broke the window. I did not do it onpurpose（故意地）. It was caused by a __4__ throw of a baseball. Why did it have tobe me?If I admitted（承认） it, I would __5__ in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to payfor a big window like that? I didn’t want to raise my hand, __6__ something much stronger than me pulled it up. “ I did it.” Then I was silent. __7__ was hard enough to say what I had.My teacher went to the bookshelf and took down a book. She then began walking tomy desk. I feared she was going to punish me.“ I know how you like birds,” she said __8__ she stood looking down at my face.“ Here is a book about birds. It is yours now. you will not be punished. But remember, it’s only __9__ your truthfulness.”I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t punished and I was getting a book! The __10__ one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.( )1. A. back B. of C. up D. about ( )2. A. many B. a C. a piece of D. a piece ( )3. A. which B. what C. how D. who ( )4. A. good B. bad C. wonderful D. soft ( )5. A. have B. be C. get D. got ( )6. A. but B. and C. so D. which ( )7. A. That B. I C. It D. She ( )8. A. when B. after C.as D. before ( )9. A. about B. of C. with D. for ( )10. A. very B. only C. such D. first( DCDBB ACCDA )（4）Many objects that people use each day started with a simple idea. These objects haveoften changed the way we __1__. Some help us to do a job more __2__. Others fill a need or solve a problem.In 1858 H. L. Lipman had such an __3__. He took out a pencil, apiece of paper,__4__ an eraser. Then he began to write. Sometimes he need to __5__a word. Each time he had to search under his books and papers to __6__ the eraser. “ I wish my eraser would stay in one __7__!” he said.Then Lipman had his simple idea. He __8__ a groove（凹槽）in one end of the pencil. He glued（粘牢）the eraser into the groove. Lipman had solved his problem. Later hethought that other people might like to have such a pencil. So hesold his __9__. Soon pencils with erasers were __10__. His design earned him 100,000 dollars. ( )1. A. study B. live C. sleep D. walk ( )2. A. easily B. correctly C. carefully D. normally ( )3. A. article B. aim C. idea D. action ( )4. A. so B. and C. but D. as ( )5. A. spell B. read C. write D. change ( )6. A. look B. see C. watch D. find ( )7. A. place B. desk C. book D. hand ( )8. A. market B. prepared C. cut D. invented ( )9.A. booksB. pencilC. designD. eraser ( )10. A. wonderful B. expensive C. colorful D. common( BACBD DACCD )（5）Dear Dad,I’m writing to you because it’s difficult to talk about it. Ican’t stop thinking about myuncle and how he __1__. In fact, I seriously want to ask you __2__ smoking. I’ve looked up a lot of information about smoking and I __3__ out some disturbing（使人不安的）things.You always know that __4__ is bad for your breathing and can cause cancer. I’velearnt that it causes many other illnesses __5__. Did you know that over 10,000people die from smoking every year in Britain? It’s __6__ cause of death in the world. I don’t want you to be one of those people.When Mum asks you to smoke __7__, you think she is annoyed. Well,it’s true thatshe doe sn’t like the smell of smoke in the house and on our clothes. It is not verypleasant. __8__, when you smoke, it’s also bad for me and Mum. In__9__ words, when we breath in your smoke, it’s like we’re smoking__10__. As a result, we can also get diseases. Doctors are finding that more and more non-smokers are falling ill__11__ the effects of other people’s smoking.I know that it’s very difficult to stop smoking but you mustn’t__12__ to it. Please see the doctor and ask for help. We will doanything we can __13__ you. You must try to save your own life. You are important __14__ us and we don’t want to lose you. Who else can I askto help me with my math homework or __15__ my bike? Please don’t smoke.Your loving daughterKate ( )1. A. dies B. death C. died D. dying ( )2. A. to stop B.stop C. stopped D. stopping ( )3. A. find B. founded C. found D. have found ( )4. A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. smokes ( )5. A. too B. also C. either D. as well ( )6. A. the two big B. second biggestC. the second biggestD. the second big ( )7. A. outside B. inside C. out of D. into ( )8. A. However B. Wherever C. Whenever D. Whoever ( )9.A. the otherB. otherC. othersD. another ( )10. A. myself B. herself C. themselves D. ourselves ( )11. A. because B. because of C. as D. since ( )12. A. give up B. give away C. give in D. give out ( )13. A. helped B. help C. helping D. to help ( )14. A. for B. to C. with D. at ( )15. A. fixed B. fixes C. fix D. fixing( CADBD CAABD BCDBC )。