九年级英语上学期期中测试卷一.单选( )1.He improved his speaking skills a lot _ listening to the radio. A. with B. by C. for D. in( )2.Do you have any trouble the foreigners? -I used to be afraid to speak to them. But now I get used to it.A. to understand B. understand C. understanding D. understood( )3Were going to have a holiday next monthAtwo month Btwo-month Ca two months Dtwo-months( )4. The number of teachers in our school _ over 60 and a great number of them _ women. A. is; are B. are; is C. are; are D. is; is ( )5. I fail my examination again. Could you tell me how to pass it? -Why dont you _ more notes in class?A. do B. doingC. to take D. take( )6. If you want to make progress, you must avoid _ the same mistakes A. takes B. making C. taking D. took( )7. It _ me an hour to do my homework last night. A. takes B. spent C. took D. spends( )8. Dan did all kinds of things to make the baby _.A. to stop crying B. stop crying C. to stop to cry D. stop to cry( )9. Where would you like to go on your summer holiday, Mike? -Id like to go _.A. nowhere interesting B. interesting anywhere C. somewhere interesting D. interesting somewhere( )10. All the childrenin this hospital_ by the nurses. A. are taken care of B. take care of C. are taken care D. take care of( )11.The more careful you listen to teachers in class, _ you will understand the knowledge of the text.A. faster B. the fast C. the fastest D. the faster( ) 12. I cant decide I should send my son to a boarding school or not? Why not? It will teach him to depend on himself. A. if B. whether C. how D. that( )13. Could you please tell me here last night? Well, a car hit an old lady while I was walking along the street. A. what did you see B. what you saw C. what do you see D. what you see( )14. Excuse me, could you please tell me if the sports meeting on time? It depends on the weather. If it tomorrow, well have to put it off. A. will start; rainsB. starts; rains C. will start; will rain D. starts; will rain( )15. Do you often WeChat your friends? Yes, but I e-mail my friends in the past. A. have to B. would like to C. used to D. is used to( )16. Ill finish the job, _ long it takes. A. no matter what B. no matter when C. no matter how D. no matter where( )17. Our desks are made _ wood, and paper is made_ wood, too. A. of; of B. from; from C. from; of D. of; from( )18. Would you like to watch Transformer 4 in the IMAX theater with me? Id love to, I have watched it twice. A. if B. since C. because D. though( )19. Who do you often swim _?-I swim with my classmates, because I am _the swim team.A. /, on B. with, on C. with, in D. with, of( )20. Excuse me, sir. You _ to smoke here. Look at the sign “No smoking”. Sorry. I _ it. A. arent allowed; wasnt seen B. arent allowed; didnt see C. dont allow; wasnt seen D. dont allow; didnt see二. 完型填空Some students get angry more often or more easily. Sometimes, their anger becomes 1 strong that their feelings get out of control (失控). People say that kids like this have a(n) 2 temper (脾气). When some kids get angry, they might 3 at their parents, break something, or even 4 , like hitting someone. Kids should express their feelings when they are angry, but its not OK for a kid to do such terrible things. How can we 5 this problem? Here is some advice for you to calm down. Exercise more. Any kind of exercise could be good _6_ you, such as running or 7 . They can be helpful because its a good way to 8 you feel relaxed. 9 your mom or dad. If youre angry about something, tell your parents how you feel and ask them for help or advice.Put your feelings into 10 . Using words might keep you away from getting into trouble. Write them down can help you to express your strong feelings and control your temper.( )1. A. too B. quite C. so D. such ( )2. A. bad B. good C. happy D. pleased( )3. A. look B. smile C. shout D. laugh( )4. A. good B. better C. bad D. worse( )5. A. do with B. do C. deal with D. deal(