Module 7 语篇填空练习 2023-2024学年外研版英语八年级上册

Module 7 A famous story 语篇填空练习 A A boy found an eagle's(鹰) egg in the 1. ________(田野) and he put it in the nest(巢；窝) of a chicken. Soon the egg broke and the eagle 2. ________(come) out. He thought he was a chicken. He 3. ________(folloe) what chickens did—searching for 4. ________(食物) in the dirt(灰尘), flying short distances(距离) and then 5. ________ (land)on the dirty ground. It was a hard life. Little by little the eagle grew 6. ________. Once or twice he and his chicken friend 7. ________(see) a beautiful bird flying in the air, high above the mountains. “Oh, I wish I could fly like that！” said the eagle. The chicken 8. ________(laugh), “Don't think about it again. That's the great eagle, the 9. ________(国王) of all birds—you could never be like him！” And the eagle didn't give it another thought. He went on cackling(咯咯叫) and complaining(抱怨) about 10. ________(生活). Finally he died, thinking he was a chicken. My friends, you are expected(盼望) to be an eagle, so don't listen to the chickens! B Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from 1. ________  well. After they began their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I 2. ________ (come) and see your work.” Then 3. ________of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can never fill the basket.” The other man answered, “That is none 4. ________  our business.”The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work on such a foolish thing.” He threw away his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on5. ________ (carry) water. At last the well was almost empty. 6. ________  he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a 7. ________ (beauty) gold coin. Just then the king came. He told him to keep the coin 8. ________  himself. “You have done so 9. ________ (good) in this little thing, ” he said, “ 10. ________ now I know I can trust you wit