一、根据汉语意思写单词。
1. Walk two (街区) and you can see the bookstore on your left.
2. The tall building has many (公寓套房) for people to live in.
3. Some festivals can bring love and (喜悦) to people.
4. The bad (气味) came from the dead fish in the river.
5. When making a paper cutting, we need a pair of (剪刀).

1. blocks 2. apartments 3. joy 4. smell 5. scissors

1. 表示“街区”的英文单词是block，空前有数词two，后接可数名词复数，因此填blocks。
2. 表示“公寓套房”的英文单词是apartment，空前有many（许多），后接可数名词复数，因此填apartments。
3. 表示“喜悦”的英文单词是joy，属于不可数名词，和并列的名词love形式保持一致，直接填joy即可。
4. 表示“气味”的英文单词是smell，此处指难闻的气味，句中谓语为过去式came，用单数形式即可，因此填smell。
5. 表示“剪刀”的英文单词是scissors，本身为复数形式，a pair of scissors是固定搭配，意为“一把剪刀”，因此填scissors。

二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
6. Sarah was excited (see) her favourite singer.
7. Lily is to us and most of us want to make with her. (friend)
8. Feel free (ask) me anything about tomorrow's school trip.
9. —Why not come into the hall? The ceremony（典礼）is going to begin.
—I have to wait for the (arrive) of the rest of the guests.
10. This story tells me to get ready (help) others anytime.

6. to see
7. friendly; friends
8. to ask
9. arrival
10. to help

本题考查八年级上册核心固定搭配和词形转换：
6. 固定结构be excited to do sth. 意为“做某事很兴奋”，需填动词不定式形式。
7. 第一空对应固定搭配be friendly to sb. 意为“对某人很友好”，要将名词friend变为形容词形式；第二空对应固定搭配make friends with sb. 意为“和某人交朋友”，是固定表达，用friend的复数形式。
8. 固定结构feel free to do sth. 意为“随意做某事”，需填动词不定式形式。
9. 定冠词the后要接名词，动词arrive要变为对应的名词形式，the arrival of... 表示“……的到来”。
10. 固定结构get ready to do sth. 意为“准备好做某事”，需填动词不定式形式。

三、选词填空。
| decorate | they | for | place | perhaps |
| no matter | several | cover | bring |
I plan to have a party for my 14th birthday! I choose to hold it at home because there are no warmer 11. than my lovely home. Luckily, Mum and Dad have agreed to my plan. Well, it's just one week to go before my special party.
I'm really looking forward to it. I'm going to invite 12. friends to my party. And I will write the invitations to 13. this evening.
14. I can ask Alan to bring his record player. Sweet music can 15. us great joy and make my home lively. Dad will 16. the living room. He will 17. the table with a nice tablecloth. Mum will prepare plenty of delicious food 18. the party. Now I have to think about what to wear. Mum says 19. what I wear, I will be the prettiest! I can't wait for the party to start and enjoy the happy time with my family and friends.

11. places
12. several
13. them
14. Perhaps
15. bring
16. decorate
17. cover
18. for
19. no matter

我们结合方框内词汇和句子语境逐一分析：
11. 句意为“我选择在家举办派对，因为没有比我可爱的家更温暖的地方了”，句中be动词为are，需填可数名词复数，place的复数形式places符合语境。
12. 句意为“我打算邀请几个朋友来我的派对”，several表示“几个的”，修饰可数名词复数friends，符合语境。
13. 句意为“我今晚就会给他们写邀请函”，介词to后要用人称代词宾格，they的宾格them指代前文提到的朋友们，符合要求。
14. 句意为“也许我可以叫Alan带上他的唱片机”，副词perhaps放在句首表推测，意为“也许”，符合语境，首字母大写。
15. 句意为“甜美的音乐可以给我们带来极大的快乐，让我的家充满活力”，情态动词can后接动词原形，bring sb. sth. 是固定搭配，意为“给某人带来某物”，符合语境。
16. 句意为“爸爸会装饰客厅”，will后接动词原形，decorate意为“装饰”，符合派对布置的语境。
17. 句意为“他会用一块好看的桌布盖住桌子”，cover...with...是固定搭配，意为“用……覆盖……”，will后接动词原形cover，符合语境。
18. 句意为“妈妈会为派对准备很多美味的食物”，介词for此处表对象，意为“为了”，符合语境。
19. 句意为“妈妈说无论我穿什么，我都会是最漂亮的”，no matter what是固定搭配，意为“无论什么”，引导让步状语从句，符合语境。

四、阅读理解。
When it comes to doing housework, I'm not always happy.
“OK, you two,” I said, “it's time to do our hamster-cage（仓鼠笼）housework.”
“Sorry!” said Sally, my little sister. “I was busy making a card for Lily's birthday party.”
“Her party is not until Saturday. We'll have much time to make it later,” I said. “For now, the hamster, Mr Nibble, needs to live in a clean place.”
“Shh, Mr Nibble is telling a secret（秘密）,” Tex said. He listened carefully. “He wishes he could have a birthday party, but he doesn't know when his birthday is.”
I just wanted to get the housework over, but Tex and Sally looked so hopeful that I said, “How about celebrating his birthday today?”
“Hamster party!” Sally and Tex shouted loudly. We could tell Mr Nibble liked the idea. And having our first hamster party to expect made our housework go by in a flash.
Then, we started by making a birthday card for Lily and a small one for Mr Nibble. Next, we used paper to make three party hats for ourselves and a small hat for Mr Nibble. We found some safe food for hamsters and we made the cutest small cake. At last, we were ready to celebrate. Mr Nibble looked really happy when we showed him the hat and the card. He danced happily when we sang “Happy Birthday to You”. And he loved his cake so much that he ate it up at once.
So, my advice for doing housework is just like that old saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade（柠檬水）.”
() 20. What was Tex doing when the writer asked him to do housework?
A. He was making a card for Lily.
B. He was telling a secret to Mr Nibble.
C. He was listening carefully to Mr Nibble.
D. He was cleaning the place for the hamster.
() 21. How did the writer make Sally and Tex agree to do housework?
A. He told them about Mr Nibble's secrets.
B. He advised them to celebrate Mr Nibble's birthday.
C. He promised to have a birthday party for them.
D. He decided to help them make the birthday card.
() 22. Which is the CORRECT order of the following events?
①They sang a song. ②They made some party hats.
③They made some birthday cards. ④They made a cake for the hamster.
A. ②①④③ B. ③②④① C. ③②①④ D. ④②①③
() 23. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Well begun is half done.
C. Take life as it comes at you. D. Two heads are better than one.

20.C 21.B 22.B 23.C

20. 根据原文中“‘Shh, Mr Nibble is telling a secret（秘密）,’ Tex said. He listened carefully.”的内容可知，当作者喊Tex做家务时，他正在认真听仓鼠Mr Nibble“说秘密”，对应选项C。A选项是Sally当时在做的事，B、D选项描述均和原文内容不符。
21. 根据原文中“I just wanted to get the housework over, but Tex and Sally looked so hopeful that I said, ‘How about celebrating his birthday today?’”的内容可知，作者提议给仓鼠Mr Nibble庆祝生日，让Sally和Tex愿意配合完成家务，对应选项B。
22. 根据最后一段的事件顺序：首先制作生日卡片（③），接着制作派对帽子（②），之后给仓鼠做小蛋糕（④），最后唱生日歌（①），正确顺序是③②④①，对应选项B。
23. 文章最后用谚语“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade（柠檬水）”点明主旨，意思是要坦然面对生活、积极把不顺的处境转化为好事，和C选项“Take life as it comes at you（随遇而安，坦然应对生活）”表意一致。A选项意为熟能生巧，B选项意为好的开始是成功的一半，D选项意为三人同行必有我师/集思广益，均不符合文章主旨。