八年级英语经典单选

八年级英语单选专题训练

( )1. —_______ do you prefer, walking or running?

—I like running better.

A. What B. How C. When D. Which

( )2 —_______ do you play baseball?

—Twice a week.

A. How long B. When C. How many D. How often

( )3. I see Wei Han _______ English almost every morning.

A. reads B. reading C. read D. to read

( )4. Sam spends two hours _______ his homework every day.

A. to do B. doing C. do D. does

( )5. There _______ an English party in our class next week.

A. is going to have B. is going to be C. will have D. have

( )6. —Would you mind _______ us in the game?

—Not at all.

A. joining B. join C. join in D. joining in

( )7. I couldn’t follow what he said _______, but at last I understand.

A. for the first B. at first C. the first D. at the first

( )8. —Li Lei is the first _______ the finishing line.

—How great he is!

A. pass B. passing

C. to pass D. past

( )9. Don’t shout at him. He is only _______ boy.

A. a eight-year-old B. an eight-year-old

C. a eight years old D. an eight years old

( )10. All the Chinese were _______ when they heard Liu Xiang won the first. It was

really _______.

A. exciting, excited B. excited, exciting

C. exciting, exciting D. excited, excited

( )11. —Do you like swimming?

—Yes, swimming is a good way _______ fit.

A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. keeps

( )12. —Would you please _______ so much noise?

—Oh, sorry, I won’t.

A. not make B. don’t make C. not to make D. making

( )13. —When and where _______ we meet?

—Let’s make it 3:00 at my home.

A. do B. must C. shall D. did

( )14. —Would you mind _______here?

—I’m sorry about that. I’ll go somewhere else.

A. no smoking B. not smoking C. no smoke D. not smoke

( )15. I think _______ a foreign language is not easy. You should _______ it often.

A. to learn; to practice B. learning; practice

C. learn; practicing D. learns; to practice

( )16. There _______ a football match next week. Shall we go and watch it?

A. will have B. has C. have D. will be

( )17. Jim is ill in hospital. Now he is _______ in bed and talking to his doctor.

A. lie B. lies C. lying D. lay

( )18. I feel terrible. I don’t feel like _______.

A. eating anything B. anything to eat

C. eat anything D. to eat anything

( )19. You should _______ the doctor’s advice and _______ the medicine on time.

A. follow; eat B. follow; take C. take; eat D. eat; take

( )20. —Watching TV too much _______ bad for your eyes.

—I’ll go to bed right away.

A. is B. are C. was D. be

( )21 —I ’m fat. What should I do?

—You ’d better eat _______ meat and _______ fruits.

A. less; more B. less; less C. more; less D. more; more

( )22. _______ necessary for us _______ English well.

A. This is; to learn B. It’s; to learn C. It’s; learn D . That’s; learn

( )23. You had better ask your brother _______ playing computer games. It’s bad for him.

A. to give up B. not to give up C. to give it up D. not give it up

( )24. My parents ask me _______ in order to make me healthy.

A. build up me B. build me up

C. to build up me D. to build me up

( )25. —Must I take part in the activity?

—No, you _______. You’re too young. You should look after yourself.

A. mustn’t B. don’t C. can’t D. don’t have to

( )26. —Who taught _______ Japanese?

—I learned it by _______.

A. you; myself B. your; myself

C. yourself; me D. yourself; myself

( )27. Our teachers often tell us _______ the net bar.

A. stay away from B. to stay away from

C. not stay away from D. not to stay away from

( )28. —Where did you go yesterday?

—We went to the swimming team. We have fun _______ there.

A. swim B. swimming C. to swim D. swam

( )29. Smoking can help you relax. But _______ it is also bad for your health.

A. or B. so C. on the other hand D. then

( )30. He eats _______ food, so he is _______ fat.

A. much too; too much B. too much; much too

C. much too; the many D. too much; too many

( )31. If it _______ tomorrow, we will go to the park.

A. isn’t rain B. don’t rain C. doesn’t rain D. won’t rain

( )32. Wang Yanbo’s mother is fond of _______.

A. cook B. cooker C. cooking D. cooked

( )33. Why _______ go out for a walk after supper?

A. don’t B. didn’t C. not D. doesn’t

( )34. —What’s your hobby?

—I _______ listen to music, but now I enjoy dancing.

A. am used to B. used to C. am used D. use to

( )35. —Would you mind _______?

—Not at all.

A. provide help for us B. provide us with help

C. providing help for us D. providing us for help

( )36. —What ’s your hobby, please?

—I _______ dancing.

A. am fond of B. enjoy

C. prefer D. A, B and C

( )37. —_______ Li Lei _______ play computer games?

—No, he _______.

A. Did; use to; didn’t B. Did; used to; didn’t

C. Does; use to; doesn’t D. Does; used to; doesn’t

( )38. —Jackie Chan is a famous actor.

—Yes, he is popular _______ many young people.

A. for B. as C. with D. to

( )39. I _______ a museum with my friends at this time yesterday.

A. am visiting B. was visiting C. visited D. will visit

( )40 It was raining hard _______ I got up this morning.

A. if B. when C. after D. until

( )41. “Now I told you a secret,”he said to me _______ a low voice.

A. with B. at C. in D. use

( )42. —You look very sad. What’s wrong?

—It ’s OK. There is _______.

A. something serious B. serious something

C. nothing serious D. serious nothing

—Sorry, I’m using it. You can _______ Jack’s.

A. borrow; lent B. borrowed; lend C. borrow; lend D. lend; borrow

( )43. You must stop _______. My father is sleeping.

A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. talks

( )44. He is very strong. He _______ lift the heavy box.

A. can B. need C. must D. have to

( )45. We’re going for a picnic tomorrow. I _______ whether Jack can come.

A. know B. guess C. believe D. wonder

( )46. It’s difficult to solve the problem. Do you have any good ideas to _______ with

us?

A. agree B. share C. come D. live

( )47. There were _______ animals in the forest many years ago.

A. thousand of B. thousands of

C. three thousand of D. three thousands of

( )48. —Zhou Fang, can you finish your homework better with _______ time?

—I think I can.

A. few B. fewer C. little D. less

A. of B. to C. on D. with

( )49. —What do you think of this film?

—Wonderful! No film is _______.

A. good B. well C. better D. best

( )50. Look! The people _______ their homes after the earthquake. I think they _______

to normal life very soon.

A. are rebuilding; are returning B. are returning; are rebuilding

C. will return; are rebuilding D. are rebuilding; will return

( )51. —Excuse me, what does this word mean?

—Sorry, I don’t know. Let’s look it up in a _______.

A. newspaper B. dictionary C. library D. exercise book

( )52. Our country did something useful to improve the people’s life_______. Now our

Chinese are living a happy life.

A. in the 1970 B. in 1970s C. in 1970’s D. in the 1970s

( )53. —What are these?

—They ’re _______ and _______.

A. sheep; hens B. hens; ship C. horse; sheep D. sheep; horse

( )54. The student is too young. He can’t look after himself _______.

A. careful enough B. enough careful C. carefully enough D. enough carefully

( )55. —Why do you like living in the countryside?

—Because there’s _______ noise and _______ cars there.

A. less; fewer B. fewer; less C. less; less D. fewer; fewer

( )56. —I think computers are _______ more important than radios.

—I don’t agree with you.

A. much B. very C. too D. so

( )57. —Must I park my car behind the building?

—No, you _______. You _______ park it there.

A. mustn’t; may B. may not; must

C. don’t have to; may D. shouldn’t; must

( )58. —What are these?

—They’re _______ and _______.

A. sheep; hens B. hens; ship C. horse; sheep D. sheep; horse

( )59. The student is too young. He can’t look after himself _______.

A. careful enough B. enough careful C. carefully enough D. enough carefully

( )60. —Why do you like living in the countryside?

—Because there’s _______ noise and _______ cars there.

A. less; fewer B. fewer; less C. less; less D. fewer; fewer

( )61. —I think computers are _______ more important than radios.

—I don’t agree with you.

A. much B. very C. too D. so

( )62. —Must I park my car behind the building?

—No, you _______. You _______ park it there.

A. mustn’t; may B. may not; must

C. don’t have to; may D. shouldn’t; must

( )63. Do you have difficulty ____ English?

A. to learn B. of learning C. learning D. learn

( )64. New York is one of ____ in the world.

A. the large cities B. the large city C. the largest cities D. the largest city

( )65. —What ____ news!

—Yes, all of the children were ____.

A. excited; exciting B. exciting; excited

C. excited; excited D. exciting; exciting

( )66. Helen is 15 years old, and Joan is 15, too. So Helen is ____ Joan.

A. as big as B. as older as C. as old as D. so old as

( )67. Mr. Li makes me ____, because it is bad for my health.

A. don’t smoke B. not smoke C. not smoking D. not to smoke

( )68. —Mom, I’ll go to my friend’s party, but I don’t know what to wear. Could you make a ____ for me?

—OK. Let me see.

A. advice B. sense C. suggestion D. decision

( )69. —What about going shopping together?

—Sorry, I have a lot of homework ____.

A. do B. to do C. doing D. did

( )70. It’s impossible for us ____ there on foot in two hours.

A. to get B. get C. getting D. got

( )71. The foreign visitors are looking forward to ____ Beijing Opera at Haidian Theater.

A. watch B. watches C. watching D. watched

( )72. —What ’s the price of the movie ticket?

—We have tickets ____ ￥35 ____ the front seat.

A. at; for B. at; in C. on; for D. on; in

( )73. —Where is Japan, do you know?

—It lies ____ the east of China.

A. in B. at C. to D. on

( )74. Mr. Green ____ go to bed ____ he finished his work last night.

A. does; until B. don’t; until C. didn’t; until D. isn’t; until

( )75. —I’m sorry that John is out.

—Please ask him to call me as soon as he ____.

A. returned B. returns C. will return D. is returning

( )76. —____ is it from here to the Summer Palace?

—About twenty minutes’ walk.

A. Hong long B. How far C. How soon D. What time

( )77. It took us ____ to finish the new research report.

A. three hour and a half B. three and a half hour

C. three and half hours D. three and a half hours

A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw

( )78. Mr. Wang used to ____ to work, but now he gets used to ____ to work.

A. drive; ride B. drive; riding C. driving; ride D. driving; riding

( )79. —We ’ll go hiking if it ____ rain tomorrow.

—That would be fine.

A. isn’t B. won’t C. don’t D. doesn’t

( )80. We went ____ a busy road and arrived at a supermarket.

A. through B. across C. over D. by

( )81. Tom misses his brother very much and he is looking forward ____ him.

A. to hear from B. hearing from C. to hearing from D. heard from

( )82. —What time did you begin your work yesterday?

—____ six o’clock ____ the daytime.

A. On; in B. At; on C. At; in D. On; at

( )83. When Jane heard the news, she couldn’t help ____.

A. to cry B. cry C. cried D. crying

( )84. In order to make his dream ____, he worked day and night.

A. come on B. come out C. come true D. come into being

( )85. When you have some difficult math problems, you can ____ your math teacher.

A. turn to B. to ask C. turn D. ask for

( )86. Jenny’s teeth are not good, because she ____.

A. has a sweet tooth B. has sweet tooth

C. have a sweet tooth D. have sweet teeth

( )87. I remembered ____ off the light last night, but it was still on.

A. turning B. to turn C. turned D. turn

( )88. I don’t know ____ or not the film is suitable for children.

A. if B. whether C. weather D. which

( )89. The young man played the computer games so ____ that I couldn’t sleep well.

A. noise B. noisily C. noisy D. noisier

( )90. Not only you but also I ____ interested in the English song Yesterday Once More.

A. am B. are C. was D. were

( )91. Maria cooked as ____ as Jane.

A. success B. successful C. more successful D. successfully

( )92. I will send the food to your office ____ twenty minutes.

A. at B. on C. later D. in

( )93. This book is very interesting, so it is worth ____.

A. read B. reading C. to read D. be read

( )94. —Would you like to come to our food festival?

—____

A. Yes, I would. B. Of course not. C. Yes, I’d love to. D. No, I wouldn’t. )95. The menu has so many good things! I can’t decide ____.

A. what to eat B. how to eat C. where to eat D. when to eat

( )96. ____ Lily ____ Milly like pizza. They often say pizza is very delicious.

A. Either; or B. Neither; nor C. Not only; but also D. Both; and

( )97. —How’s the weather tomorrow?

—I don’t know if it ____ tomorrow.

—Well, if it ____, I won’t go out with you.

A. will rain; will rain B. rains; rains

C. rains; will rain D. will rain; rains

( )98 —____ shoes would you like to buy?

—39.

A. How long B. What size of C. How wide D. What color

( )99. —Lily, who is the girl ____ red?

—Oh, she is my sister Kitty.

A. wears B. wear C. in D. puts on

( )100. —What a sunny day!

—Yes. You’d better take a sun umbrella to protect yourself ____ the sunshine.

A. of B. from C. under D. to

( )101. —Is ____ possible that everyone likes the same clothes?

—No, I don’t think so.

A. this B. that C. it D. what

( )102. I think everyone should wear suitable clothes ____ different occasion.

A. in B. on C. at D. into

( )103. —Did Mr. White tell you ____?

—Yes. He said he went there in 2003.

A. when he traveled to Tibet B. how he goes to Wuhan

C. where he spent his holidays D. why did he visit Kunming

( )104. Jim said the book ____ very interesting.

A. be B. is C. was D. are

( )105. The Great Wall is known ____ the world.

A. for B. as C. on D. to

( )106. All my classmates are Tibetans ____ me.

A. except B. besides C. with D. on

( )107. —Excuse me, could you tell me ____ a scarf?

—Sure! You can go to the second floor.

A. where should I buy B. where to buy

C. to buy where D. to where buy

( )108. Tom said he ____ at that time.

A. is cooking B. cooked C. was cooking D. cooks

C. if there’s a bank near here D. where the bank is

( )109. —Did you finish your homework, Tom?

—I need ____ hours.

A. another two B. two another C. more two D. still two

( )110. ____ can come in. I’m too busy to see ____.

A. Nobody; somebody B. Anybody; nobody

C. Nobody; anybody D. Somebody; anybody

( )111. —Does Ted tell you ____ he will come next week?

—No, he doesn’t. But ____ he comes, I’ll give you a ring.

A. if; whether B. whether; whether C. if; if D. if; until

( )112. —How careful Jim is!

—He writes ____ in our class.

A. more careful B. most carefully C. most careful D. more carefully

( )113. In summer, we often have fun ____ in the river.

A. to swim B. swims C. swam D. swimming

( )114. —Mr. Wang, I always feel bad these days. Can you give me ____ advice?

—Sure. You should talk to others and listen to soft music.

A. a B. an C. / D. some

( )115. —Do you know when ____? I miss him very much.

—Don’t worry. I will tell you as soon as ____.

A. will he come; he comes B. he will come; he comes

C. he comes; he will come D. he will come; he will come

( )116. Yesterday Mr. Wang told us the earth always ____ around the sun.

A. to go B. goes C. went D. going

( )117 There are more and more foreigners coming to China. So I think English is ____ useful than before.

A. more much B. much more C. many more D. more many