八年级下册英语同步阅读练习试题

语法选择(共10小题，10分，每小题1分)

读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Mr Ken worked as a detective. He hoped to find 26 guilty and protect the innocent. He told Lucy a recent case.

Mr Li, a rich man, bought a very expensive vase and 27 it to his friends Jill and Jenny. But later, someone stole it. 28 Mr Ken went to his house to look 29 clues. He found a black pearl earring near the open 30 . There was a lot of mud on the ground but the carpet inside the room was clean. And he noticed Jill 31 a necklace with the same design as the earring. So Jill became the suspect. She admitted the earring was 32 but someone stole it. What did all these things mean? Mr Ken thought no thief broke 33 Li’s house. He questioned Li and Li had to admit 34 his own vase for the insurance money. He wanted to make Jill ___35 to jail instead of him. In the end, Li was behind bars.

26. A. a B. an C. the D. /

27. A. show B. showed C. shows D. showing

28. A. So B. But C. Or D. Because

29. A. at B. after C. for D. up

30. A. safe B. safes C. saves D. saving

31. A. wear B. wore C. wears D. wearing

32. A. she B. hers C. her D. his

33. A. into B. on C. from D. out of

34. A. steal B. stole C. steals D. stealing

35. A. to go B. go C. goes D. going