The test for Units 7&8
一、单项填空15%
1.Thomas was a great _____ inventor.
A English B American C Australian D Canadian
2. –When can you teach me how to buy a camera online, today or tomorrow?
-- _____ is OK. I’m free these days.
A Both B None C Either D Neither
3. _____ Lucy _____ Lily has been to Hangzhou. They both like Hangzhou very much.
A Not only, but also B Neither, nor C Either, or D both, and
4 That story _____ quite interesting. I really like it.
A listens B hears C sounds D tells
5. The farmer kept _____ in the fields, though it was raining hard.
A work B worked C works D working
6. Harry Potter is so popular that _____ students are talking about it in and out of class.
A no B few C many D none
7. That is _____ I couldn’t come yesterday.
A because B why C how D what
8. –He’s been surfing for two years.
–_____ .
A. So is she B. So she is C. So she has D. So has she
9. --What do you think of the story?
-- _____
A. That’s OK. B. It’s very interesting.
C. That will be fine D. That’s very kind of you.
10. We students should _____ more time _____ our lessons.
A pay, for B cost, in C spend, on D take, to
11. The boy is _____ to carry the heavy box.
A. so strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough strong
12.I have never heard of ___ wonderful piece of music before.
A. such B. such a C. so D. so a
13. --David, do you know when _____ ?
--In half an hour.
A.the football match has started
B.will the football match start
C.the football match will start
D.shall we start the football match
14. –The light in the office is still on.
–Oh, sorry, I forgot _____ it off.
A. close B. turn C. to close D. to turn
15. --Will he drop maths?
--No, he’ll never give it up no matter _____ difficult it is.
A. how B. what C. which D. who
二、完型填空15%
About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight(重量). That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States. Some people eat __16___ food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, or even have operations. __17___ you can see losing weight is __18___ work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But __19___ do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people. Looking nice also means to be _20____ . Other people worry about their health as many doctors __21___ overweight is not good.
Most people want to find a faster and __22___ way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are __23___ . Each one says it can easily help take fat away.
Losing weight can be __24___ . Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women __25___ several hundreds dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, __26___ exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All this works for losing weight. __27___ 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs Warren lost 5 pounds. At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still __28___ to do so.
Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all __29___ a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight means losing __30___, too.
16. A. less B. more C. nice D. fast
17. A. For B. So C. Or D. And
18. A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy
19. A. why B. what C. how D. when
20. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat
21. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell
22. A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier
23. A. taken B. given C. written D. copied
24. A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. safe
25. A. pay
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