无锡江南中学初三英语中考模拟错题集无答案

无锡江南中学中考错题集2016/5/15单项选择。1.Thelawyerlistenedwithfullattention,_______tomissanypoint.A.nottryingB.tryingnotC.totrynotD.nottotry2.Weworktogethertoachieveourcommonpurpose:______worldthatissafer,cleanerandhealthierthan_______onewearelivingin.A.lively,theB.alive,aC.Living,anD.Lovely,the3.ORBISdoctorsworkveryhard_______theycanhelp______morepeople.A.inorderto;manyB.sothat;manyC.suchthat;manyD.sothat;much4.IamsurfingontheInternetandtryingtofindout_____________.A.howmanypeoplehastheearthquakekilledB.howtopreventthecaraccidentshappeningC.whytokillsomanypeopleincaraccidentsD.what’sthedifferencebetweenChinaandFrance5.Youcangetapoint________youansweraquestioncorrectly.A.atthesametimeB.everytimeC.allthetimeD.forthefirsttime6.Itwas______pleasantsurpriseforthemothertoseeherson______hadbeenmissingfornearlytenyearsthatshedidnotknowwhattosay.A.soa;whoB.such;thatC.so;whoD.sucha;that7.Ifyoudon’ttakeatourofthetownbybicycle,__________.A.norshallweB.neitherIshallC.neitherdoweD.norIwill8.---Couldyouplease______mecarrytheheavyboxupstairs?-----_________.A.help;It’sapleasureB.helping;Yes,pleaseC.help;withpleasureD.tohope;Iwillbeveryglad9.Howareyougettingalongwithyourstudies?Ihaven’tmade_________Ishould.A.somoreprogressasB.asmuchprogressasC.somanyprogressasD.suchmuchprogressas10.---Whatdoyouthinkofthisbook?-----It’s________thanthatone.A.betterworthreadingB.moreworthreadingC.betterworthtoreadD.moreworthtoread11.Couldyoutellme_________?-----Morethanayear.A.howsoonwillthenewairportbebuiltB.howlonghasthenewairportbeeninserviceC.howsoonthenewairportwillbebuiltD.howlongthenewairporthasbeeninservice12.Thisdressislastyear’sstyle.Ithinkitstilllooksperfect_______ithasgoneoutthisyear.A.sothatB.asifC.eventhoughD.evensince13.________ofthegirlsinourschoolhadbetterachieveabalancebetweenworkandplay.A.EveryB.EitherC.EveryoneD.B&C14.---Doyouwantoeathere?---No.Justfishandchipsto_________,please.A.takeupB.takeawayC.takeoffD.takedown15.Therenoguestsinthehotel.It_________offerthefriendliestservice.A.needn’tB.mustC.mayD.can’t16.---Oh,mustyouleave?Havingdinnerwithyouwassuch____fun.----Thanksalot,butIhavetomake______earlystarttomorrowmorning.A./;anB.a;anC./;theD.a;the17.Itwasseveralminutes_______werealizedwhatwashappening---mydogwastrappedinahole.A.sinceB.whileC.untilD.before18.Theboyaskedhisfather_________________.A.howlifewouldbelikeintheyear2100B.whowasthecomputerinventedbyC.howhecalledthemaninablacksuitD.ifShakespearewasagreatwriterofEnglishliterature19.---Thesurgeonhasn’tcomeback,hashe?---_________,forhe_______Australiasincelastweekandwillbebackinaweek.A.No;hasbeeninB.No;hasgonetoC.Yes;hasgonetoD.Yes;hasbeenin20.Theexperimentthescientistdevotedhimself____________aperfectsuccess.A.toprovingB.towasprovedC.tobeingprovedD.toproved21.Alittleandweaklifecanhavegreatpower.____________?---Yes,almosteveryonethinksit’sunbelievable.A.HowcomeB.SowhatC.ThenwhatD.Howabout22.HowluckyPeterwas!Somepolicemenarrivedintimeand_________himout.A.failedtohelpB.managedtohelpC.succeedtohelpD.triedtohelp23.DotheSmithslivenextdoortoyou?----No,butthey__________.A.usedtoB.usedtodoC.areusedtoD.usedtobe24.Theboy________“PrinceofBasketball”afterhis_______inthematch.A.named;successB.wasnamed;successC.,named;succeededD.wasnamed;succeeded25.You_____betoocarefulwhileyouaredrivingacar.A.needn’tB.mustC.mayD.can’t26.Mumiscoming.Whatpresent______foryourbirthday?A.youexpectshehasgotB.youexpecthasshegotC.doyouexpectshehasgotD.doyouexpecthasshegot27.Wetriedtofindatableforseven,buttheywereall____________.A.takenupB.keptawayC.givenawayD.usedup28.I_________whilereadingtheEnglishtextbook.Luckily,myroommateswokemeupintime!A.wasfallenasleepB.havefallenasleepC.fellasleepD.hadfallenasleep29.---DidTom’sparentsgotothemeetingyesterday?----Yes,___________ofthemdid,but_______spoke.A.both’neitherB.both;noneC.neither;bothD.each;none30.---She’sseldomaskedtodohouseworkathome,_______she?----__________.Herpatentsareverybusywiththeirwork,soshehastodosomecleaningeveryday.A.has;YesB.hasn’t;NoC.is;YesD.isn’t;No31.___________youareamiddleschoolstudent,youshouldlearntohowtolookafteryourselves.A.ThoughB.WhileC.SinceD.Unless32.MayIaskaquestionafterclass,Sir?----_________,butnotduringmylunchbreak.A.I’msorryB.AnytimeC.CertainlyD.Goahead九年级中考模拟试卷Couldyoutellme______________________?A.whatshehaddonewiththenewspaperB.whatthematteriswithhimC.whichisthewaytothenearesthospitalD.whichgateIshouldgo2.Heoffered_________valuableadvicethat_________peopledisagreed.A.such;afewB.such;fewC.so;afewD.so;few3.Hehasmade________greatprogress_____hismotherisverypleasedwithhim.A.so;thatB.enough;toC.so;tooD.such;that4.---UncleLihardlysmokes,_________?---_________.Heoftentellsussmokingdoesharmtoourhealth.doeshe;YesB.doeshe;NoC.doesn’the;YesD.doesn’the;NoIneverdoubt_______thisparkisworth___________.whether,visitingB.that,avisitC.that,travellingD.whether,travel-_________interestingsportnewsreportwearelisteningtonow!-Yes,ourteamhaswonthefootballmatch.A.HowB.HowanC.WhatD.WhatanWhetherhisprojectwillbesuccessful________tobeseen.seemsB.looksC.keepsD.remains---DidSusanvisityouagainthefollowingyear,James?---No,itwasalmosttenyearsbeforeshecametoseeme______secondtime.aB.anC.theD./---Who’sthelady______inred?----IguesssheisMr.Libywhatshewears.wearsB.dressesC.dressedD.wearingIstilldon’tknowwhat______whileIwasawayfromhome.willhappenB.happenedC.hashappenedD.washappening---Sheisneverlatefortheschoolactivity.--______________Hellen.SoisB.SohasC.NeitherisD.NeitherhasHaveyouread_______bookRedSorghumFamilywrittenby______famouswriterMoYan.the,aB.a,theC.the,theD.a,aAssoonasyou_______thetyping,goon_______Lucy,OK?do;helpingB.do;tohelpC.havedone;helpingD.havedone;tohelp---HowwasRobert’scooking?---Oh,prettygood.Iwasquite_______.admiredB.interestedC.impressedD.encouragedTheTowerofLondonis________thewatchtower.twicehighthanB.twotimessohighasC.twicehigherasD.threetimestheheightof---Idislikesnacksbetweenmeals.--___________.Theyaregoodtoourtastebutbadforourhealth.SoshallIB.Me,eitherC.Me,tooD.Me,neitherWhenhighbuildingsare_________hereandthere,therewillbelessandlessland______.rising,leavingB.rising,leftC.raising;leavingD.raising,leftPeople_______withintellectualdisabilitiesshouldbehelpedinsteadof________.born,beinglookeddownonB.wereborn,beinglookeddownonC.born,laughingatD.wereborn,laughingatWereyoufeelingtiredafterworkingsolongyesterday?---____________.Ididn’tfeellikegettingupuntiltenthismorning.NotalittleB.NotabitC.OfcoursenotD.Don’tmentionitJohnsonwasthefirstonthelistofthefamousstarsbecausehewastherichest______them.withB.inC.toD.among---Didn’tyourbrother___________gottoschoolbybike?---Yes,hedid.Buthe________walkingtoschoolnow.usedto,usedtoB.useto,usedtoC.usedto,isusedtoD.useto,isusedtoIfourgovernment_________attentiontofoodsafetynow,ourhealth_______indanger.won’tpay,isB.doesn’tpay,isC.won’tpay,willbeD.doesn’tpay,willbe---Hello,Jack!Howareyoudoing?----_____________.ReadingamagazineB.That’sallrightC.OKD.It’snice__________arecrazyaboutlisteningtopopmusicintheirsparetime.BillaswellasDickandLucyB.NeitherVictornorTomC.NotonlyTimbutalsothetwinsD.EitherAntinaorJack__________concertsareneverquitethesameonthesmallscreen.LivelyB.AliveC.LivingD.Live---__________popularJiangNanEveningPaperis!----That’strue.Ithas______manyreadersinWuxi.Howa,soB.What,suchC.How,soD.Whata,soThedictionaryis________tomytranslation,butthatoneis___________.greathelp;helplessB.agreathelp,ofnohelpC.important;offewimportanceD.veryhelpful,ofnoanyuseChinaDreamisagreatwaytogatherpeopletogetherand_______thefastdevelopmentofourowncountry.tryoutforB.fitforC.pushforD.cheerforCouldyoutellme________________________?“Romewasnotbuiltinaday.”Youshouldtrytogiveitenoughchancestobecomestrong.whatIcandotohaveagoodmemoryB.howIcandotohaveagoodmemoryC.whyIshouldhaveagoodmemoryD.howcanIhaveagoodmemory---DoyouthinkthatIcanwinthefinal?----__________.Everyonestandsachance.YouneverknowB.YougotitC.Yes,IdoD.Youbet江南2015中考一模Ａ．根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。1.Anyprogressofthatblindkidinhisstudyisbeyond_______(赞扬).2.Mygrandfatherhad________(服役)asaofficerinthearmyforfortyyearsbeforehepassedaway.3.We’llhaveto__________(取消)theclimbingcompetitionbecauseit’srainingcatsanddogs.4.Togetawayfromthepollutedearth,humansarethinkingaboutmoving________(在某处)elseoutsideit.B.根据句义写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。Theincreaseinexcellentteacherscanleadtothe__________(raise)ofstandardsinschools.Hewasrudelyrefusedbythecompany_______(simple)becauseofhisuglyappearance.ThewonderfulpieceofmusicisacoupleofAfrican__________(music)work.BillGateshasbeenthe_________(wealth)personontheworldforquiteafewyears.Ｃ．动词填空。Thisworkneedscloseteamwork.Nothing____________(achieve)unlessweworkwelltogether.Itisbelievedthatpollution_________(remain)oneofthebiggestproblemsforChinesegovernment.Thegeographyteachersaidthatnearlythreequartersoftheearth________(cover)withwater.Whilewewerediscussingourfamilytravelplanthatday,Fathersuggested_________(visit)Hawaii-somebeautifulislandswhichlieinPacificOcean.-Ihavedecidednottostudyabroad.-Really?Ithoughtyou______________(notgive)upthechanceforever.WesupposethatneitherLucynorhertwinsister___________(see)theHollywoodfilm“Cinderella”sofar.-Judyistoonervoustoexpressherself.-Don’tworry.MissZhangissayingafewwords___________(encourage)her.ThehouseinwhichtheNobelPrizewinner_____________(live)asachildnowisamuseum.江南2015模拟试卷一根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。Theschoolis_________(专门地)openforthosedeaforblindchildren.Thepoorboyalwayshasproblems_________(呼吸),andheneedsanoperationatonce.PeteConradusedtosayhewas__________(自豪的)ofhisworkinthelabthanhisworkonthemoon.Birdsusuallyhaveagoodsenseof__________(方向).B.根据句义写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。Whenyouarereallythirsty,coldwaterisoneofyourbest_________(choose).Don’tkillthem,theseinsectsarenot_________(harm)toourvegetables.Thefilmisveryinterestingandthe___________(far)meaningofitismoreimportant.Weallknowthathewonanothergreatprizeinhis_________(fifty).C.动词填空用括号内所给单词适当形式填空。Whatfunthelittleboywithhisfriendshad________(offer)theblindtheirhelplastSunday!-DoyouknowwhetherJerrywillgohuntingornottomorrow?-Jerry?Never!He________(hate)outdooractivities.Weallbelievethathisdream______________(achieve)afteryearsofhardwork.Theyoungmen_________(refuse)togoabroadtoworksothebossfeltveryunhappy.NotonlyJerrybutalsohisfriends_________(prepare)forthefinalexamthesedays.Now,pollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreserious,manyoldpeopleprefer__________(live)inthecleanandpeacefulcountryside.Thegirl_________(rub)herhandsallthetimewhenshewasspeakinginfrontofthewholeschoolyesterdaymorning.Morethan20years________(pass)sincethecompanywassetup.江南模拟试卷二根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。Classicalpieces,suchas“SwanLake”,areseriousandhavea________(持久的)value.TheAsiandoctorwashighly_________(赞扬)forhisresearchonheartdisease.Drivingcarsafterdrinkingwineis_________(违反)trafficlaws.Thesocialworkersdiscusseddifferentwaysof________(处理)withtheteenageproblems.B.根据句义写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。Theparentshopethattheycanbegivena__________(week)progressreportforeachchild.John’sgrandpadiedofheartdiseaseinhis________(ninety).It’ssaidthattheoldman_________(service)asasoldierinthearmyduringtheWorldWar=2\*ROMANII.Thefarmerbecamethe__________(wealth)personthroughhardworkandcarefulsavinginhisvillage.C.用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。NeitherMeimeinorhertwinbrother_______ever_______(be)abroadforfurtherstudy.Youcan’timaginethegreatdifficultywehadatthattime_______(shut)offthewatersupplyoftheoldbuilding.Itistenyearssincehe________(fall)inlovewithSt.Mary’s,alocallibrarywherehehasspentmostofhissparetimereadingbooks.Chinesepeople______never__________(forget)theearthquakeinWenchuanin2012.Andrew________(fix)theshelftothewalltopreventitdroppingwhenIsawhimthismorning.We’llcallyouassoonasyourlostwallet__________(find).Jim________(shake)thebottletwicebeforehetookthemedicine.IwanttoknowifanEnglishSingingCompetition___________(hold)nextmonth.江南模拟试卷三根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。Differentkindsofpollutionhavegreatly_________(影响)people’slife.Wouldyouliketoeatinan________(印度)restaurantwithme?Youcanaskforhelp____________(无论何时)youneedit.Theysokindtohelpus_________(解决)manyproblemswhenweareintrouble.B.根据句义写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。Willhehaveanydifficulty___________(pronunciation)theseFrenchwords.-Ofcoursenot.HespeaksFrenchverywell.Themanlikesstayinginthesameplace_____________(peace).Thefamouswritetakesgreat_________(proud)inhiswork.It’snotwiseofsomeyoungparentstoget___________(patient)withtheirkidswhenteachingthemknowledgeandskills.C.用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。Thefirstone________(own)thewatchisanEnglishman.She_____________(present)withanumberofawardsbecauseofhercharityworklastyear.Shakespearewasagreatwriter.Hedevotedhislifetimeto__________(write)plays.Ifthemedicinetheyaretesting_________(work)well,morepeople’sliveswillbesaved.—Didyouseehimattheparty?—Yes,buthe__________(leave)soweonlyhadtimetotalkforashortwhile.—Claudia,areyougoingtoJeff’sbirthdaypartyonSaturday?—UnlessI___________(invite).There________(be)greatchangesheresinceheleftWuxi5yearsago.You____________(make)aspeechatthemeetingtomorrow,aren’tyou?江南模拟试卷四Ａ．根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词正确形式。Thefirewhichhaslastedforafewdayswasfinallyunder__________(控制).Westudentsshouldguard_________(对抗)thecarelessnessandlazinessinourstudies.Mozartwasconsideredasa_________(天生的)musicianandshowedhismusicaltalentataveryyoungage.The_________(寂静)ofthemountainvillagealwaysattractsalargenumberoftouristsfromnoisycities.B.根据句义，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。In1975,YuanLongping___________(success)developedanewtypeofhybridricewhichnowhasbeenwidelygrowninover100countriesinAsia,AfricaandAmerica.Inthefilm,allthose________(act)dressesarespeciallydesignedandcostmuch.Wheneverwegotraveling,ourown__________(safe)mustbepaidmuchattentionto.VisitingthecityofKyotoisanexcellentchancetolearnabout_________(Japan)culture.C.动词填空。用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。Yesterday,Nancydidn’tleavetheclassroomuntilallthewindowsanddoors________(shut).Amongallthosegirls,nobodybutthetwins________(prefer)countrymusic.ThoughthisisthefirsttimeforthemtovisitWuxi,thecouple_________(fall)inlovewiththefantasticplacedeeply.Thepolicewho________(search)forthecriminalatthemomentpromisetosolvethemurderassoonaspossible.Thesechallengesthatwillimproveourproblem-solvingabilitiesarewellworth________(take)on.Unluckily,bythetimewearrivedatthecinemathatday,thefilm____________(be)onforaquarter.—Icalledyouseveraltimesthismorning,butwhytherewasnotareply?—Oh,certainlytherewasn’tforI_________(attend)animportantmeetingandmymobilephonewaskeptoff.Ifawarbreaksout,itscertainthatlotsofpeople____________(force)toleavetheirhomes.江南模拟试卷五根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词的适当形式。Ifyoustepintothisfield,youwillfindmanyinteresting__________(创造).Pleasecheckthatallthepersonalinformationhasbeen_________(正确地)entered.Wewereallunhappytolearnthatthepicnicwas___________(取消).Infact,thefilmisbasedon_________(古代的)history.根据句义，用所给单词的适当形式填空。Mygrandfatherstillgrowsflowersinhis_________(ninety).SinceAlibabaappearedonthemarket,JackMahasbecomethe__________(wealth)maninAsia.Allthestudents_________(success)inpassingtheexamsatlast.Moreandmore__________(Europe)cometoChinaforavisiteveryyear.用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。Ifeltconfidentthatourschoolfootballteam_________(win)thematchthenexttime.Thesummerholidaysarecoming.Haveyoueverconsidered_________(travel)abroad.AssoonasJustinfinishesthejob,he___________(allow)tohavetwoweeksoff.—Ididn’texpectthatJoinwouldabsentfrommybirthdayparty.—It’ssaidthathe_________hisgrandparentsinthecountrysideonSundays.(visit)I’msurprisedtofindthatthepriceofbread__________(increase)by15％inthepast6months.Tellmewhatyou__________(prepare)forwhenIcalledyoujustnow.Thoughthereisenoughtime,Iprefer___________(complete)thetaskquicklyfirsttospendmoretimeonmyhobbies.Humanpopulationgrowthwillbeprobablythemostseriousproblemifit___________(notcontrol)properly.江南模拟试卷六根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词的适当形式。Good_____________(发音)willimpressothersandmakeyourselfconfident.Oneofthefirst____________(欧洲人)todiscoverAmericawasChristopherColumbus.Widereading_____________(增加)yourknowledgeofnewwords.Dividwashappybecausehisteacherspoke___________(高度地)ofhisnewwords.B.根据句义，用所给单词的适当形式填空。DuringtheOlympics,themanpassedhisown_________(forty)birthday.Thefruitandvegetablesaregoodforthehealth__________(develop)ofchildren.Thegirldidn’tspeakclearlyenoughtomake__________(she)understand.Ithinkmaybethisisthe__________(silly)mistakeIhaveeverseen.C.用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。Hewonderswhetherhe___________(accept)theplanorrefuseditsofar.Hedoesn’tknowwhatheshouldpayattentionto___________(reduce)thepollution.Petersaidthathe__________(return)homebefore6o’clock,buthedidn’t.MrGreendevotedallhiseffortto___________(educate)students.Notonlythestudentsbutalsotheteacher________(know)aboutthefourpeople.Mybrotherfellwhilehe____________(ride)hisbicycleandhurthimself.---Excuseme.Whencanweplayfootballatthefield?---Notuntilit_________(repair)thedayaftertomorrow.Ican’tbelieveyouhavesoldmesuchaterriblecamera.Iwantmymoneyback.I____________(listen),madam.Canyoujustslowdownandtellmewhat’swrong?模拟试卷七根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词的适当形式。Thebandisforcedto__________(终止)theirliveshowbecauseofthebadweather.Howcantheyliveandwork____________(安宁)witheachother?Theyoftenfoughtinthepast.MrSmithis80yearsold,buthestillremains__________(活泼).Glenischosenasthenewchairpersonbecausehehasmany____________(优势)overothercandidates.B.根据句义，用所给单词的适当形式填空。Howstrangetheboyis!Healwaysanswersquestionsinan_________(usual)way.Thepinksilkscarfisoneoftheseballet____________(dance).I__________(simple)can’tbelievetheresultofthegame!Ourschoolteamshouldbeattheirschoolteam.ThetwinslookreallysimilarandIhave____________(mistake)TimforTommanytimes.C.用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。TellPeter____________(notopen)upallthebread,orhissisterwillhavenothingtoeat.Hepromisedtofinishthetaskattheendofnextmonth,butsofarhe__________(finish)it.Theproduction____________(increase)by20％-30％soonifweusethenewtechnology.__________(step)onthegrassisn’tallowedhere.Can’tyouseethesignoverthere?Modernmedicine_____________(develop)allthetimeandmoreandmorediseasescanbetreatedandcured.Ms.White___________(hire)alocalguidetoshowheraroundmanyplacesofinterestduringherlastvisittoChina.Thepresidentpromisedhe__________(present)Annathegoldmedalifshetookthefirstplaceintherace.LittleTarrywon’tworkhardatEnglishgrammarunlesshe__________(realize)theimportanceofit.江南模拟试卷八根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词的适当形式。Themanisdead,buthis__________(精神)liveson.Thedoctoradvisedmetogetupandsleepata__________(固定的)time,butIfounditveryhard.Heisthe____________(严格的)teacherIhaveevermet.ButIlikedhimalot.Atthattimetherewasamajorlandbridge_____________(连接)BritaintomainlandEurope.B.根据句义，用所给单词的适当形式填空。Thegirlwassad.Shecouldnotmake_________(she)understand.Seven__________(twelve)ofthestudentshavetakenpartinthetree-plantingactivitysinceMonday.Fromthe_________(sad)onherface,wecanguesssomethingbadhashappenedtoher.Thebluecoatwhichishangingonthewallmustbeoneofthe__________(direct)here.C.用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。I’mafraidthisisthebestwaywecanthinkof__________(help)you.Itisreportedthatitisgoingtorain,soyou’dbetterIthink_________(notgo)forapicnictomorrow.---Whatdidthedoctorsuggest?---__________(take)exerciseforanhoureveryday.Unluckily,hisnewiPhone6Plus_________(steal)whenhetookabusthismorning.Thebirds___________(feed)inamoment.Pleasedon’tworryaboutthem.Jimwentoutofthebedroomhurriedly,____________(leave)hisbedroomuntidy.Wouldyouliketogetmesomecoffee?Youlikecoffeenow?Irememberthatyou____________(prefer)teawhenyouwereatwork.Alicelearnedtoridelastyear,andsincethenshe__________(ride)toschool.模拟试卷九根据句义和汉语注释，写出单词的适当形式。Myfatherbegantolearntodrawinhis_________(forty).He’sTony,my________(old)brother.I’mtwoyearsyoungerthanhim.Thehigh-speedrailwayhasbeenin___________(serve)fornearlytwoyears.TheWeChatisused________(wide)inChina.Ithasmillionsofusers.B.根据句义，用所给单词的适当形式填空。Chinais__________(富有)andmorepowerfulthaneverbefore.Everyoneis__________(料想)toknowtherules.RenRonghasdevotedhimselftocultural___________(对话)betweenChinaandWest.Theresearchershopetheirnew____________(发现)canbeusedtomakeobjectsth