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2023-2024学年九年级第一学期期中测试英语试卷(武汉卷)
满分100分,考试用时120分钟。
一、选择填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. — I’m afraid that I can’t return the book to you tomorrow, Linda.
—Oh! ________.
A. Please go ahead B. Be careful
C. Not at all D. Take your time
2. — I hear your grandpa has an old cup in your home.
— Yes. It __________ drinking tea long ago and my grandpa _______ drink tea with it when he was young.
A. was used to; was used to B. used for; used to
C. was used for; was used to D. was used for; used to
3. — Shall we go to the movies tomorrow afternoon?
— ________. I’ll save the afternoon for my homework. It’s too much.
A. Sorry, I can’t make it B. Yes, it’s a good idea
C. Well, it all depends D. No, that’s impossible
4. —Has Charles said sorry to Annie?
—He did say something to her, but his words only ________ her anger.
A. kept B. created C. increased D. repeated
5. —You are wanted in your office, sir. Mr. Wang is waiting there.
—Oh, but it isn’t ________ for me—the meeting won’t be over within fifteen minutes.
A. available B. convenient C. present D. free
6. —Are you alone? I just wanted a ________ word.
—Please wait another ten minutes.
A. social B. personal C. private D. special
7. —Have you reached Jack on the phone?
—Not yet. I was ________ to the wrong person just now.
A. connected B. introduced C. guided D. matched
8. —I didn’t ________ that he had gone. So I waited there for a couple of hours.
—But why didn’t you call him?
A. watch B. note C. mean D. connect
9. —Jason promised that his team would finish the whole project tonight!
—I think they will—you’ll be amazed at their ________ of working!
A. secret B. knowledge C. form D. speed
10. —Who can we get to take care of our daughter? We both have to work tomorrow.
—Don’t worry. I’ll call Ashley or ________.
A. everyone B. nobody C. somebody D. anybody
11. —What a good cook your mom is!
—Yeah! We ________ never have enough of her cookies.
A. can B. may C. must D. should
12. —If you do t