一年一度的期中考试马上就要开始了，同学们正在进行紧张的复习，根据以往的教学经验，特制定以下初二第一学期英语期中检测，仅供参考。

一、单项选择

1. It’s a good idea ______ new words every day.

A. checking   B. checks   C. to check   D. checked

2. ---Would you like______ to eat? ---Yes, please.

A. something other   B. other something   C. else something   D. something else

3. Helen, remember ______ the windows when you leave.

A. to close   B. close   C. closing   D. closes

4. Our teacher has given us some good _______ English learning. It’s very useful.

A. advice to   B. advices on   C. advices to   D. advice on

5. ---When did your uncle ________in Shanghai? ---The day before yesterday.

A. arrive   B. get   C. reach   D.  come

6. I always listen to the teacher _______than my deskmate in class.

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

7. Why didn’t your sister talk with me ? ---She is a _____girl. She is afraid of speaking before strangers(陌生人).

A. good   B. happy   C. shy   D. clever

8. What about _______every morning?

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

9. Why didn’t you buy the pen on your way home? ---Sorry, I forget ______money with me.

A. take   B. bringing   C. to take   D. taking

10. Watching English movies ______a good way of lear ning English.

A. are   B. is   C. has   D. have

11.The population of Shanghai ____ thirteen million and there are seven million _____ in Hong Kong.   A. is, population   B. are, people   C. is, people   D. are, population

12.Taiwan is ____the south of China and _____ the south of Fujian.

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

13. My bike is _____ newer than yours.   A. much   B. very   C. more   D. less

14. The English countryside is very beautiful, ____tourists like it very much.

A. but   B. because   C. so   D. if

15. Li Ming is _______ of all in my  class.   A. the tallest   B. taller   C. tall   D. tallest

16. Tom is as _____ as Mary.

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

17.We are all _____ at the _____news.

A. exciting, exciting   B. excited, excited    C. excited, exciting   D. exciting, excited

18. Which coat is _____ on me, the blue one or the black one ? --The blue one .

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

19.They got up early_____ they could catch the early bus.

A. that   B. in order to   C. so that   D. to

20.---How about watching TV at home? ------It’s too ____. Let’s play football.

A. boring   B. interesting   C. exciting   D. relaxing

21. He is not good at learning English and he always does his homework ______.

A. quite   B. slowly   C. quick   D. careful

22. The ______ he is, the _______he feels.

A. busy; happy   B. busier; happier   C. busiest; happiest   D. busier; happy

23. ---I’m sorry .I can’t play baseball with you. -----________.

A. Thank you .   B. Never mind.   C. Excuse me   D. Have a good time

24. The fans were ex cited and _______their teams.

A. cheered on   B. warmed up   C. played against   D. played with

25. There was a smile on the coach’s face. He was very ______ with his players.

A. angry   B. pleased   C. tired   D. excited

26. Betty doesn’t like running and she doesn’t like cycling ,_______.

A. to   B. too   C. either   D. also

27.This journey _______ about 2 hours .

A. take   B. takes   C. cost   D. costs

28. All of them can take this job  , but I want to know who is _______.

A. the most careful   B. more careful   C. careful   D. very careful

29. She sometimes ______ the train to work.   A. by   B. take   C. takes   D. catch

30.The boy is ___to go school .

A.enough old   B.enough young   C.old enough   D. very young