外研版初中英语八年级下册Module 5 Unit 2 随堂小练笔

About two ______ have been sold.

Harry Potter is so popular that we can see the books ________.  

The two girls are very different, _____________both of them work very hard.

—Why didn't you choose Mary?

—She is always_____________ me.

Cindy, your room is in a ______. You should tidy it up.

根据短文理解, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。

    Mr. Brown lived in a small town. One day he  1 a long journey. It was very late when he was going home.  2 he found that a man 3behind him. Mr. Brown went faster, and the man walked faster too.  4Mr. Brown walked slowly and the man walked slowly 5  .

    Now they were coming near a garden. Quickly, Mr. Brown ran6  it. He tried to get away from the man in this way, but he failed. He was very afraid. He rushed and the man rushed after him. Then Mr. Brown stopped. "Excuse me, "he said, "what do you want 7?"

    " 8 , sir, "answered the man, "You see, I have to  9 Mrs. King a bag and I asked the man at the station. He told me, "go right after that man. He lives in the house just next to  10 . "

阅读短文，选择正确的选项

    Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of McDull (麦兜) tells you that this is not true. He is famous for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold. He is also happy, with lots of dreams. McDull wanted to visit the Maldives (马尔代夫). But his mother didn't have enough money for a trip there. So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that says, “Go to the Maldives.” It made McDull very happy. He thought he was really excited in the Maldives!

    McDull is just a common pig. He has many dreams, but they never come true. That doesn't stop him trying. McDull lives his life in a simple and happy way. His idea towards life is “Never give up”.

    The cartoon pig character was created in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. McDull first showed up as a character in the McMug comics. McMug is another cartoon pig. But McDull is more popular with a huge number of fans everywhere!

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: Hello, James. This is Mary speaking.

B: Hello, Mary! Haven't seen you for a long time.

A: I'm busy with my final tests these days. By the way,

B: I'm watching TV. It's a cartoon story.

A: Really?

B: It'sPleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.

A: Oh, The heroes of the cartoon are a group of sheep, Wolffy, his wife and his son.

B: That's right. Wolffy always wants to eat the sheep. He makes many plans to catch sheep.

A: Yes, but the sheep are too clever.

B:

A: He's very funny and silly. But he's really good to his wife.

B: Haha, that's true. The character I like best is Willie. He's cute and kind.

A: That's true. By the way,

B: It's much too long.

选择合适的短语填空。

win the heart of, a group of, work for, more than, as well as

根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。