Unit 5 Section A(Grammar Focus-4c) 练习题 2023-2024学年人教新课标八年级英语下册

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Section A(Grammar Focus～4c) 一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1．While Sue ___________ (talk) on the phone, her mom came in. 2．I ____________ (wash) the clothes while my sister was sweeping the floor. 3．They _____________ (sleep) at the time of the rainstorm yesterday. 4．While my father _____________ (watch) a football game, I was studying for a test. 5．Jack ____________ (read)a book at home from 8: 00 to 9: 00 last night. 二、用方框中所给单词或词组的适当形式填空。 kid icy have a look at turn on wake up because of 1．Sara was late for school ___________ the heavy rain. 2．George walked into the room and _________ the light. 3．Peter，you must be careful when you drive on ____ roads. 4．Don't be angry. I don't mean to hurt you. I was just ________. 5．The boy entered the room quietly in order not to ________ his mother. 6．Our English teacher went over to him when Jim was ______________ a picture. 三、阅读理解。 There was a terrible rainstorm last night. Now the Hills are talking about what they were doing at the time of the rainstorm. Eric: I was watching my favorite cartoon on TV. Suddenly, the lights went out and it began to rain heavily. I was so scared that I ran into my bedroom. Then I heard my mom shouting，“Don't be afraid, my son. I'm coming soon.” Mrs. Hill: I was doing the dishes. I quickly stopped and ran to close all the windows. I was looking around when I heard my son crying. So I rushed to help him. Rose: I was washing my hair while the rain was beating against the windows. Suddenly, it got dark. I was afraid and didn't know what to do. Luckily, my dad came and asked me to get back to my bedroom. Then he went out of the house to see what was happening. Mr. Hill: I was writing a report on the computer. Two days ago, I listened to the weather report. But I didn't think it would come so suddenly. I quickly stood up and walked around to see if everything was OK. Other families might be in trouble, so I went to help them. 1．What was Mrs.