九年级英语课堂拓展练习（八）

课堂拓展练习（八）I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 1 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 2 person.I think my 3 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my _4_and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I _5_ talked to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 6 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having _7_. An idea came to my mind and I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _8 to help. That was really a big _9_ for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, A bigger cause of my new 10 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimers disease became my 11 . she was so happy to see me each time because she _12_ I was her daughter. Her real daughter never visit her, so I took her place. She let me 13 that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 14 , but I was very grateful to her.I think I am a much 15 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not forget these experiences. I like who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.( ) 1. A. sinceB. beforeC. orD. unless( ) 2. A. famousB. simpleC. differentD. skilled( ) 3. A. educationB. careerC. tourD. change( ) 4.A. balanceB. homeworkC. degreeD. interest( ) 5. A. oftenB. hardlyC. usuallyD. sometimes( ) 6. A. careful B. lonelyC. afraid D. worried( ) 7. A. argumentB. funC. experimentD. chances( ) 8. A. daredB. offeredC. hesitatedD. happened( ) 9. A. dreamB. problem C. duty D. step( ) 10.A. attitudeB. hobbyC. hopeD. luck( ) 11.A. friendB. partnerC. guideD. guest( ) 12.A. realizedB. thoughtC. knewD. recognized( ) 13.A. explainB. guess C. wonderD. see( ) 14.A. homelessB. heartbrokenC. bad-temperedD. hopeless( ) 15.A. quieterB. busierC. betterD. richer阅读理解The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching. And Id been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you wont put yourself in my place. Cant you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornlyand felt the ache in my tooth. Id thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was worse and worse. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky. “If you come by right now,” the receptionist （接待员）said, “the dentist will fit you in.”I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasnt he as busy as the others?In the dentists office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the white walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, Dont worry. The dentist is very good. How long do I have to wait for him? I asked impatiently.Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork, the assistant said.The artwork? I was puzzled.The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.What a relief!( ) 1. Which of the following best describes the authors feeling that morning?A. Cheerful. B. Nervous. C. Satisfied. D. Upset.( ) 2. What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist? A. The dentists agreeing to treat her at very short notice.B. The dentists being as busy as the other dentists.C. The surroundings of the dentists office.D. The laughing assistant of the dentist.( ) 3. Why did the author suddenly smile?A. Because the dentist came at last.B. Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.C. Because she could relax in the chair.D. Because the assistant kept comforting her.( ) 4. What did the author learn from her experience most probably?A. Strike while the iron is hot.B. Have a good word for ones friend.C. Put oneself in others shoes.D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.语法填空 Everyone had a childhood. And childhood 1 (experience) are often very funny. Children often make us 2 _ (laugh). Its true that children brighten up a home. They _3_ turn off the lights.I often recall my childhood, the years when many _ 4 _ （interest ）things happened. When I was a two-year-old child, both my parents were always very busy _ 5 their work. My mother worked as a sales manager in a company while my father served in 6 army. So I lived with my grandma in a village. I was always waiting for my parents at home. Once my father 7 (send) us a photo of his in a soldiers uniform, which was posted on the table reminding me of him. Once my mother came to see me and we went 8 (shop) together. On the way we saw a group of soldiers. And when I saw them, I became very 9 (excite). I said in a ringing voice pointing to 10 , “This is my father, and this is my father, and that is my father, too!” My mother said she would remember that moment all her life.