8. Although the weather was terrible, ______ the old man insisted ______ there alone.
A./; going
B.yet; on going
C.but; going
D.and; on going

B

9. Our school is planning to ______ a band to give us a chance to show our talent.
A.take up
B.set up
C.pick up
D.go up

B

10. 30,000 dollars ______ a lot of money, but it's ______ than we need.
A.is; far more
B.are; very much
C.is; far less
D.are; very little

C

11. This girl was very beautiful and Tim ______ in love with her at first sight.
A.falls
B.fell
C.falled
D.felt

B

12. (2024·连云港模拟)We practise playing volleyball harder ______ we can do better in the next volleyball match.
A.after all
B.in all
C.as well
D.so that

D

13. big success the film ______ her novel was!
A.What a; based upon
B.What; was based on
C.What a; was based upon
D.How; based on

A

14. Directing films is not suitable ______ you. Perhaps you should be a teacher ______.
A.for; instead of
B.to; instead
C.for; instead
D.to; instead of

C

15. — Although I'd like to play games the whole day, I still believe I can come first in the final test.
— No pain, no gain.
A.Not at all.
B.Don't mention it.
C.In your dreams.
D.Exactly.

C

三、(2024·连云港模拟)根据短文意思和首字母提示,写出一个完整正确的单词。
Over 2, 000 years ago, in China, there lived a man called Confucius. When he was 1. o three, his father died. His mother was very poor. In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough 2. m to send him to school.
As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things. So he 3. d to teach himself. Unfortunately he was a strange - looking boy. The other children made fun of him. They laughed at him. Confucius got very upset, but he was a kind boy and did not fight 4. b.
Confucius did not play with other children. He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them. He 5. t to artists and musicians and learned from them. If he tried to do something difficult, he kept trying over and over again 6. u he learned how to do it. In this way the boy taught himself to read and 7. w and learned lots of interesting things. Confucius grew up to be a very 8. c man.
When he was about 51 years old, Confucius became Zhongdu Magistrate. People were very 9. h when he was their leader. He used his abilities and skills in a 10. w way.
People sometimes call him the greatest man that ever lived. We still remember many of his sayings today.

1. only 2. money 3. decided 4. back 5. talked 6. until 7. write 8. clever 9. happy 10. wise