Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainslorm came 同步练-2023-2024学年初中英语人教版八年级下册

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainslorm came 一、完形填空 Once a young man was travelling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving quickly through a wilderness（荒野）, many of the passengers looked out of the windows 1 . When the train reached a bend（弯道）, it slowed down and then a simple 2 appeared. It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train would “enjoy” the house carefully. Some passengers even 3 about it. The young man was attracted by the scenery. On his return, the young man got off the train at the nearest 4 and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 5 of the train, which made it hard for him to fall asleep. He wanted to 6 the house, but nobody would buy it. Finally, the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was an 7 place for advertisement because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the house would draw the attention of the 8 passengers easily. He came up with an idea and 9 some big companies. At last, the Coca-Cola Company took it for advertisement and the young man was afforded 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent. This is a true story. It tells us that 10 is very important to success. Many people have got new ideas from it. 1．A．suddenly B．quietly C．surprisingly D．confidently 2．A．house B．view C．advertisement D．train 3．A．complained B．wrote C．cared D．discussed 4．A．station B．village C．bend D．company 5．A．time B．colors C．speed D．noises 6．A．destroy B．sell C．lock D．paint 7．A．expensive B．excellent C．exciting D．open 8．A．surprised B．rich C．tired D．lucky 9．A．argued with B．worked for C．talked to D．set up 10．A．discovery B．money C．travelling D．communication My grandpa has been living with us for more than twenty years since he retired (退休). My aunt and my uncle are living in another city, so we hardly ever get together on weekdays. The day after tomorrow is Wednesday. We are going to have a big