Unit9单元测试2023-2024学年 人教版英语八年级上册

八年级 Unit9单元检测卷 二、完形填空(15分) I was a single mother of two daughters. I just moved to Chicago this year. Though I tried my best, I still didn't get enough money. I was always 16______ of the last days of a month, for during these days many bills(账单) were waiting for me to pay. Now the 17_______month of the year was going to end. When I looked back to the monthly bills, I knew I couldn't 18______ what my girls wanted. I still remembered what I had 19______my daughters. For our first Christmas in a new state, far away from the rest of our family, I wanted to get my daughters something 20_______ "What do you want 21_____Father Christmas this year?" “Bicycles!” they answered at once. 22______they had dreamed of them for a long time. But after I got the monthly bills, I found the money left was not enough for even one bike. What could I do to get two? I thought about the thing in my 23_______several times: would it be OK to my landlord to be late with the rent(房租) this month? Just once? Over the next few 24 ______, I always asked myself the same question when my daughters were deep in sleep.25______, the only voice 1 heard was my grandpa's. “Diane, whatever you do, always 26_____your rent on time," he used to say. I guessed I had my 27______. I carefully put the money under the landlord's door and called the girls in. The phone rang when I was about to tell the girls about the Christmas gifts. "I want you to 28______ something," my landlord said. I heard the sound of tearing(撕) paper. "That was your money, " he said. "It is being turned into a million pieces because you 29______ pay your rent on time. Merry Christmas to you and the girls." Grandpa's kind 30______, a kind-hearted landlord and some unknown reasons had brought a Christmas gift that my daughters and I would never forget. 16.A.bored B.afraid. C.worried D. careful 17.A.first B. second C.third D.last 18.A.ask B. decide C.buy