8Ⅰ. Complete the sentences with the proper form of the words in the box.
plate mixture medicine salt remain sandwich
1. The best is a good laugh after a nice meal.
2. My dad says that a little on his eggs makes them perfect.
3. The kids decorated the with food to make them look like faces.
4. I made delicious with chicken for dinner.
5. A of milk and sugar tastes good with cookies.
6. Even after lunch, the smell from the kitchen still in my home.

8Ⅰ. 1. medicine 2. salt 3. plates 4. sandwiches 5. mixture 6. remains/remained

【解析】
1. 句意为“最好的良药是一顿美餐之后开怀大笑”，medicine在此处引申为“良药”，符合语境，故填medicine。
2. 句意为“我爸爸说鸡蛋上放一点盐就很完美”，salt意为“盐”，a little修饰不可数名词，用原形即可，故填salt。
3. 句意为“孩子们用食物装饰盘子，让它们看起来像脸”，plate意为“盘子”，空后them指代盘子，应用复数形式plates，故填plates。
4. 句意为“我晚餐做了美味的鸡肉三明治”，sandwich意为“三明治”，此处表示一类事物，应用复数形式sandwiches，故填sandwiches。
5. 句意为“牛奶和糖的混合物配曲奇尝起来不错”，mixture意为“混合物”，a修饰可数名词单数，故填mixture。
6. 句意为“即使午饭后，厨房的味道还停留在我家”，remain意为“停留，残留”，主语the smell是不可数名词，一般现在时谓语动词用remains；若用一般过去时则用remained，两者均符合语境，故填remains/remained。
【答案】
8Ⅰ. 1. medicine 2. salt 3. plates 4. sandwiches 5. mixture 6. remains/remained
【知识点】
名词词义辨析；名词单复数变化；主谓一致
【点评】
本题考查核心词汇的语境运用与语法变形，既要求学生理解单词的基本义与引申义，也需掌握名词单复数、动词主谓一致等基础语法点，贴合日常用语场景，注重语言的实用性。
【难度系数】
0.7

Ⅱ. Read and complete the cloze test.
In the town of Cherryville, Timmy and Grace lived close to each other. Timmy loved to make cookies, and Grace enjoyed drawing. They were best friends. They 1 cheered each other on. In August, a cookie contest(比赛) was held in the town. Timmy wanted to join it, 2 he felt a bit nervous.
Grace decided to 3 her friend. She told Timmy she had a special recipe that would make his cookies the best. Timmy asked for details, but Grace just smiled and said nothing. 4 wrote down the secret ingredient: the courage from his heart.
Then, Grace put the recipe in a drawing and left it on Timmy’s doorstep 5 a note that said, “To the bravest cookie maker.” The next day, Timmy 6 the recipe and was touched by it. It filled him with 7, and he decided to join the contest.
The big day came. Timmy’s cookies were a huge success. When he stood on the stage, he 8 Grace with a big smile. He got the first prize.
From then on, the two made cookies and drew pictures together, creating a world full of colours and 9. And they always remembered this 10 memory and got even closer.

()1. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. always
()2. A. and B. but C. so D. although
()3. A. help B. miss C. meet D. forget
()4. A. They B. She C. We D. He
()5. A. with B. in C. under D. about
()6. A. lost B. threw C. sent D. found
()7. A. joy B. courage C. sadness D. shame
()8. A. shouted at B. worked with C. looked at D. agreed with
()9. A. music B. books C. treats D. sports
()10. A. brave B. lonely C. happy D. nervous

Ⅱ. 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. C

【解析】
1. 第1题：根据前文“They were best friends.”可知他们总是互相鼓励，always符合语境，选D。
2. 第2题：前后句是转折关系，Timmy想参加比赛但有点紧张，but表转折，选B。
3. 第3题：由后文Grace帮助Timmy的行为可知她决定帮助朋友，help符合，选A。
4. 第4题：此处指代Grace，是女性，用She，选B。
5. 第5题：表示“带着一张纸条”，with有“带有”的含义，选A。
6. 第6题：结合语境，Timmy发现了Grace留下的食谱，found符合，选D。
7. 第7题：前文提到secret ingredient是courage，所以这让Timmy充满勇气，courage符合，选B。
8. 第8题：Timmy站在台上微笑着看向Grace，looked at符合语境，选C。
9. 第9题：他们做饼干和画画，所以创造的世界充满色彩和美食（treats指代这类美味食物），选C。
10. 第10题：这是一段美好的、快乐的回忆，happy符合，选C。
【答案】
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. C
【知识点】
1. 完形填空解题技巧
2. 连词词义辨析
3. 动词词义辨析
【点评】
这篇完形填空围绕朋友间的互相鼓励展开，贴近生活，考查了学生对词汇、语境的理解和运用能力，需要结合上下文语境来选择合适的词汇。
【难度系数】
0.6