八年级英语上册阅读题

Someone says "Time is money.", but I think time is (1)______ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is (2)_______, it’ll never (3)______. That is (4)________ we must not waste time.
It goes without saying that the (5)_______ is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do (6)_______ useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and (7)______. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own (8)_______.
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t (9)_______ today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we must (10)_______time.
()1. A. muchB. mostC. many D. much more
()2. A. lostB. boughtC. goneD. finished
()3. A. returnB. carryC. takeD. bring
()4. A. what B. that C. because D. why
()5. A. moneyB. timeC. dayD. food
()6. A. nothing B. something C. anythingD. everything
()7. A. reading B. writingC. playing D. working
()8. A. timeB. food C. moneyD. life
()9. A. stopB. leave C. let D. give
()10.A. lose B. saveC. spend D. take
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Two hundred years ago, people in the West did not know coffee or tea. They were (1)_______ to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England decided to find out (2)_______ it was true.
At that time there were two brothers in prison. They would be killed (3)______ a few days because they did wrong. The king said, "I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to the end of their (4)______. One brother must drink coffee and (5)_______ must drink tea every day." And they (6)_______ the king’s words.
They (7)_______ lived many years. At last, the elder brother (8)_______ when he was eighty-three years old. The younger one died a few years (9)______ . After that, people (10)________ that coffee and tea were not bad to man.
()11. A. happy B. afraidC. strong D. rich
()12. A. whenB. whatC. if D. because
()13. A. afterB. later C. behind D. in
()14. A. life B. liveC. livesD. living
()15. A. one B. another C. otherD. the other