Unit 8 课时2 Grammar 同步练习

Unit8Grammar基础篇一、单项选择。1.–Tom,Whatareyoudoing?–I’mdrawingbecauseIwanttobeapainter.A.takingup B.cleaningup C.puttingup D.makingup2.—Doestheoldmanhavetohiswife?（湖北襄阳市2019年中考）—Yes.Theyhavenochildrentodependon.A.lookafter B.lookfor C.lookup D.looklike3.Ifyouhaveasorethroat,youcoulddrinksomehottea_____honey．A.with B.at C.on4.Yesterdayourheadmastermadeaspeech______environmentalprotection,andwelearnedsomethingaboutrecyclingofwaste.A.on B.at C.to5.Wouldyouplease____________thelight?Ican'tsleepwellwithiton.A.turnon B.turnoff C.turnto D.turnaround6.Ifyoureadalot,yourlifewillbefull_______pleasure.A.by B.of C.for D.with7．—Ithinkdrinkingmilkeverymorningisgood_____ourhealth.—Yes.Iagree_______you.A.to;to B.with;to C.at;with D.for;with8.—What’syourteacherlike?—Sheisalwaysstrict_______us.A.in B.with C.to D.of9.Englishismyfavouritesubject,andIamgood______it.A.for B.to C.at D.of10.YaoMingisfamous_______playingbasketball.A.to B.as C.for D.between11.Thegirlisafraidtodanceinpublicbecauseshethinksothersmay_______her.A.laughat B.waitfor C.hearof D.agreewith12..Theyarrived___________Shanghai_______acoldmorning.A.in;in B.in;on C.at;on D.at;in二、用适当的介词填空1.Mygrandpawasborn_________Shenzhen_________Oct.8th,1956.2.Mr.Zhangisverystrict_________hisstudents'studies3.Pleasebequick!Somebodyiswaiting_________yououtside4.Whydoallofthemdisagree_________you?5.Althoughhetrieshard,hestillhasnointerest_________hislessons.6.Sincenineyearsago,Ihavebeengood_________playingtennis.7.Whatisyourreason_________beinglateagainthistime?8.Hepassed_________hisfrontdoorthreetimesbuthedidn’tgetin.9.Vegetablesandfruitaregood_________people'sbodies.10.Whenhearrived,hefoundthathehadtrouble_________gettingin.11.Ifyoudoanexcellentjob,weallwillbeproud_________you.12.Afterseeingsomanyshoes,Idecided_________thebluepair.13.Mymotherisstrict_________meandshehasmademanyrulesforme.14.Eatingmorevegetablesandfruitisgood_________you.15.Myfathersearched_________thebedroomtolookforhistie.16.Theyareproud___________theirson.17.Hiseyeswerefixed___________thepictureonthewall.18.Themanwasaccused___________stealing.19.Hearrived___________theairportanhourago.20.Hisparentsarestrict___________him.提高篇三、语法填空ALarryisajuniorhighschoolstudent.Yesterdayhehad1.______flu.He2.___________(cough)dayandnightandfeltveryweakandtired.Hismotherwasveryworried3._______him.Soshetookhimtothehospital4._____taxi.Aftertheyarrived5.______thehospital,thedoctorlookedhimover.Andtheresultshowedtherewasnothingserious6._______Larry.Hejusthadafever.Thedoctorgavehimsomemedicineandsomeadvice.First,takethemedicinethreetimesaday7._______meals.Second,drink8._________(much)water.Third,takeenoughrest.Fourth,domoreexercise.“Youmayhaveyourfavouritefood,9._________you'dbettereatdifferentkindsoffood.Thesefoodcanprovideyou10._________thenutrientsthatyourbodyneeds.”Thedoctorsaid.Larryfollowedthedoctor'sadvice.Hewouldgetbettersoon.Mygrandparents1_________(move)tothecountrysidesixyearsago.They2_______(live)thereforsixyears.Theylikethelifetherebecausethereisfreshair.Theylovedtravellingwhenthey3_______(be)young.Sofar,they4________visitmanycountries,suchasJapan,France,AmericaandThailand.Inthepast,myparentsandIoften5_________(go)backtothecountrysidetovisitthem.Butwe6________(notsee)themsincelastyearbecausemyparents7________(busy)withtheirworkandI8________(work)hardonmystudies.Mygrandmotheronce9_________(call)us.Theyhavemissedussomuch.Infact,wehavealsomissedthem.Sowe10________(decide)togobackthisSpringFestivalsincewereceivedthatcall.I’msurewe’llhaveahappynewyear.四、语法选择It'shardtogoanywherethesedayswithoutseeingpeoplestaringattheirsmart-phones,butoneplacethatstillasksyoutoturnthemoffisthecinema.Buteventhismaybeabouttochange.In1interviewwithVariety,AdamAron,CEOofoneofthe2cinemachainsintheworld,AMC,saidthecompanyisconsideringallowingphonestobeusedinitsUStheaters.Aronsaidtheplanwastodrawmoremillennialsintocinemasasawayof3theindustry'snumberofaudience."Whenyoutell22-year-oldstoturnoffthephonesoasnottoruinthemovie,theyhearpleasecutoffyourleftarmabovetheelbow.You4tell22-year-oldstoturnofftheircellphones.That'snot5theylivetheirlives,"hesaid."Weneedtoreshapeourproductinsomeconcretewayssothatmillennialsgotomovietheaterswiththesamedegreeofintensity6babyboomerswenttomovietheatersthroughouttheirlives."Aronadmitsthat7theideamayattractsomepeople,noteveryoneisgoingtoappreciatehavingtheglareofmultiplesmart-phonescreensdisturbingtheircinemaexperience."We'regoingtohavetofigureoutawaytodoitthatdoesn'tdisturbtoday'saudience,becausetoday'smoviegoersdon'twantanybodysittingnextto8textingorhavingtheirphone9.Butthereareadsuptheresayingturnoffyourphone."Arondidofferonepossiblesolutionthatcouldpotentiallybenefiteveryone.He10designatingcertainauditoriumsas'textingfriendly,'11wouldhopefullymeanthatthosewhocan'tbeartogowithoutcheckingtheirphone12fewminutescanwatchamovieinonescreeningroomwhileeveryoneelsecanuse13.Whetherwedoeversee'textingscreens'appearinginanyofAMC'scinemasremainsto14.Sofar,theideahasn'tbeenverywellreceived,withmostpeoplesaying,rightly,thatkeepingaphone15duringamovieisn'tadifficulttask.1．A．the B．a C．an D．/2．A．big B．bigger C．muchbigger D．biggest3．A．increase B．increasing C．increased D．toincrease4．A．shouldn't B．wouldn't C．mightn't D．can't5．A．how B．what C．why D．who6．A．with B．except C．as D．like7．A．unless B．although C．because D．before8．A．theirs B．their C．they D．them9．A．on B．off C．by D．in10．A．suggests B．suggested C．hassuggested D．hadsuggested11．A．why B．which C．what D．that12．A．every B．each C．all D．some13．A．another B．theother C．other D．others14．A．see B．beseeing C．beseen D．haveseen15．A．turnsoff B．turningoff C．toturnoff D．turnedoff五、阅读理解Longlongago,therelivedamanandawomanwhohadsevensons.Thecouplewantedadaughterverymuch,andfinally,theyhadagirl.Shewasveryprettyandherparentslovedherverymuch.Onedaythefatherneededwaterforthechild,sohesentthesevenbrotherstoawell(井)intheforesttogetit.Oncethere,though,theboysbegantofightandthewaterjug(壶)fellintothewell.Theboyslookedintothewellandthoughtoftheirfather.Theywereafraidtogohome.Hourspassed."Wherearethoseboys?"shoutedtheangryfather."Theyareprobablyplayingagameandhaveforgottenaboutthewater.Iwishtheywereallturnedintoravens(乌鸦)!"Andwhenhelookedup,hesawsevenblackbirdsflyingaway.Thefatherwasshocked."WhathaveIdone?hethought.Butitwastoolate.Hecouldnottakebackhiswords.Later,thegirlgrewupanddiscoveredshehadbrothers.Thestoryoftheirbadluckinfluencedherdeeply,andshedecidedtofindthem.Foryears,shesearchedanddidnotstop.Shemadeuphermindtofindthem.Finally,shefoundtheirhome.Toenter,sheneededaspecialkeymadefromachickenbone,whichshedidnothave.Thegirlthoughtforamoment,andthentookaknifeandcutoffoneofherfingers.Withit,sheopenedthefrontdoorandwentinside.Onatable,thereweresevenplatesandsevencups.Sheateanddrankalittlefromeachofthem.Inthelastcup,sheaccidentlydroppedaringthatherparentshadgivenher.Laterhatday,theravensreturnedfortheirmeal.Thegirlhidbehindthedoorandwatched.Whentheseventhravendrankfromhiscup,somethinghithismouth.Theravenrecognizeditatonce—itwashisparents'ring."Iwishoursisterwerehere,"hesaid,"andthenwecouldbefree."Atthatmoment,theirsisterrantothem,andsuddenlytheravenswerehumanagain.Thebrotherskissedtheirsisterandalleightofthemwenthometogetherhappily.1.Whywerethesevenbrothersafraidtogohomeatfirst?A.Theylosttheirfather'sring. B.Theythrewawaythewaterjug.C.Theydidn'tgetbackanywater. D.Sevenblackravensshockedthem.2.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromtheunderlinedsentenceinPara.2?A.Thefatherregrettedwhathehadsaid. B.Thefatherwasnotpleasedwithhislife.C.Thefatherwasworriedabouthislittlegirl. D.Thefatherwasangrywithwhathissonshaddone.3.Whatwasthefirstthingthegirldidaftersheenteredtheraven'shouse?A.Sheateanddrank. B.Shehidbehindadoor.C.Shetookoutaknife D.Shesatandwaitedfortheravens.4.Howdidtheravensbecomehumanagain?A.Theyateamagicring. B.Oneravenmadeawishafterseeingthering.C.Theydrankwithaspecialcupfromtheirfather. D.Theirsisterkissedthem.5.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?A.Don'ttalktostrangepeople. B.Workhardandyouwillbehappy.C.Yourparentsalwaysknowbest. D.Thinkcarefullyaboutwhattosay.

Unit8Grammar基础篇一、单项选择。1.–Tom,Whatareyoudoing?–I’mdrawingbecauseIwanttobeapainter.A.takingup B.cleaningup C.puttingup D.makingup【答案】A【解析】句意：-Tom，你在做什么？-我正在学画画，因为我想成为一名画家。takingup拿起，开始从事；cleaningup打扫干净；puttingup张贴，搭建；makingup编造，弥补。根据句意becauseIwanttobeapainter可知，这里表示“开始学习画画”，故应选A。2.—Doestheoldmanhavetohiswife?（湖北襄阳市2019年中考）—Yes.Theyhavenochildrentodependon.A.lookafter B.lookfor C.lookup D.looklike【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——这位老人必须照顾他的妻子吗?——是的，他们没有孩子可以依靠。考查动词短语。A.lookafter照顾、照看；B.lookfor寻找；C.lookup查阅、仰望；D.looklike看起来像…。根据Theyhavenochildrentodependon.他们没有孩子可以依靠。可推知应是这位老人必须照顾他的妻子，故答案选A。3.Ifyouhaveasorethroat,youcoulddrinksomehottea_____honey．A.with B.at C.on【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：如果你喉咙痛，你可以喝一点加一些蜂蜜的热茶。A.with与……一起，带有；B.at在；C.on在……上。hotteawithhoney带有蜂蜜的热茶，with表示伴随，故答案为A。4.Yesterdayourheadmastermadeaspeech______environmentalprotection,andwelearnedsomethingaboutrecyclingofwaste.A.on B.at C.to【答案】A【解析】句意：昨天我们校长做了一次关于环境保护的演讲，我们学到了一些关于废物回收的知识。A.on关于；B.at在；C.to到。on表示“关于”，涉及“……专业领域”。故答案为A。5.Wouldyouplease____________thelight?Ican'tsleepwellwithiton.A.turnon B.turnoff C.turnto D.turnaround【答案】B【解析】句意：请你把灯关掉好吗?灯亮着我睡不着。考查动词短语辨析。A.打开；B.关闭；C.向(某人)求助；D.转身。thelight灯，根据Ican'tsleepwellwithiton.可知请求关灯，故选B。6.Ifyoureadalot,yourlifewillbefull_______pleasure.A.by B.of C.for D.with【答案】B【解析】句意：如果你读了很多书，你的生活将充满乐趣。Befullof充满7．—Ithinkdrinkingmilkeverymorningisgood_____ourhealth.—Yes.Iagree_______you.A.to;to B.with;to C.at;with D.for;with【答案】【解析】我认为每天早上喝牛奶对我们的健康有益.我同意的观点。Begoodfor对。。。有益。Agreewith同意。8.—What’syourteacherlike?—Sheisalwaysstrict_______us.A.in B.with C.to D.of【答案】B【解析】你的老师怎么样？她总是严格要求我们。对。。。要求严格用“bestrictwith”9.Englishismyfavouritesubject,andIamgood______it.A.for B.to C.at D.of【答案】C【解析】英语是我最喜欢的科目，我学得很好。Begoodfor对。。。有益begoodto对。。。很好begoodat擅长。。。10.YaoMingisfamous_______playingbasketball.A.to B.as C.for D.between【答案】C【解析】姚明以打篮球而闻名。Befamousfor以。。。而闻名。Befamousas以。。。（职业，身份）而闻名11.Thegirlisafraidtodanceinpublicbecauseshethinksothersmay_______her.A.laughat B.waitfor C.hearof D.agreewith【答案】A【解析】这个女孩害怕在公共场合跳舞，因为她认为别人可能会嘲笑她。A.嘲笑B.等待C.听说D.同意12..Theyarrived___________Shanghai_______acoldmorning.A.in;in B.in;on C.at;on D.at;in【答案】B【解析】arrivein到达。大地方，如，国家，城市。Arriveat小地方。On用在具体某一天前面。二、用适当的介词填空1.Mygrandpawasborn_________Shenzhen_________Oct.8th,1956.2.Mr.Zhangisverystrict_________hisstudents'studies3.Pleasebequick!Somebodyiswaiting_________yououtside4.Whydoallofthemdisagree_________you?5.Althoughhetrieshard,hestillhasnointerest_________hislessons.6.Sincenineyearsago,Ihavebeengood_________playingtennis.7.Whatisyourreason_________beinglateagainthistime?8.Hepassed_________hisfrontdoorthreetimesbuthedidn’tgetin.9.Vegetablesandfruitaregood_________people'sbodies.10.Whenhearrived,hefoundthathehadtrouble_________gettingin.11.Ifyoudoanexcellentjob,weallwillbeproud_________you.12.Afterseeingsomanyshoes,Idecided_________thebluepair.13.Mymotherisstrict_________meandshehasmademanyrulesforme.14.Eatingmorevegetablesandfruitisgood_________you.15.Myfathersearched_________thebedroomtolookforhistie.16.Theyareproud___________theirson.17.Hiseyeswerefixed___________thepictureonthewall.18.Themanwasaccused___________stealing.19.Hearrived___________theairportanhourago.20.Hisparentsarestrict___________him.【答案】1.in;on2.with3.for4.with5.in6.at7.for8.by9.for10.in11.of12.on13.with14.for15.through16.of17.on18.of19.at20.with提高篇三、语法填空ALarryisajuniorhighschoolstudent.Yesterdayhehad1.______flu.He2.___________(cough)dayandnightandfeltveryweakandtired.Hismotherwasveryworried3._______him.Soshetookhimtothehospital4._____taxi.Aftertheyarrived5.______thehospital,thedoctorlookedhimover.Andtheresultshowedtherewasnothingserious6._______Larry.Hejusthadafever.Thedoctorgavehimsomemedicineandsomeadvice.First,takethemedicinethreetimesaday7._______meals.Second,drink8._________(much)water.Third,takeenoughrest.Fourth,domoreexercise.“Youmayhaveyourfavouritefood,9._________you'dbettereatdifferentkindsoffood.Thesefoodcanprovideyou10._________thenutrientsthatyourbodyneeds.”Thedoctorsaid.Larryfollowedthedoctor'sadvice.Hewouldgetbettersoon.【答案】1.a2.coughed3.About4.by5.at6.with7.after8.more9.but10.withBMygrandparents1_________(move)tothecountrysidesixyearsago.They2_______(live)thereforsixyears.Theylikethelifetherebecausethereisfreshair.Theylovedtravellingwhenthey3_______(be)young.Sofar,they4________visitmanycountries,suchasJapan,France,AmericaandThailand.Inthepast,myparentsandIoften5_________(go)backtothecountrysidetovisitthem.Butwe6________(notsee)themsincelastyearbecausemyparents7________(busy)withtheirworkandI8________(work)hardonmystudies.Mygrandmotheronce9_________(call)us.Theyhavemissedussomuch.Infact,wehavealsomissedthem.Sowe10________(decide)togobackthisSpringFestivalsincewereceivedthatcall.I’msurewe’llhaveahappynewyear.【答案】1.moved2.havelived3.were4.havevisited5.went6.haven’tseen7.havebeenbusy8.haveworked9.called10.havedecided四、语法选择It'shardtogoanywherethesedayswithoutseeingpeoplestaringattheirsmart-phones,butoneplacethatstillasksyoutoturnthemoffisthecinema.Buteventhismaybeabouttochange.In1interviewwithVariety,AdamAron,CEOofoneofthe2cinemachainsintheworld,AMC,saidthecompanyisconsideringallowingphonestobeusedinitsUStheaters.Aronsaidtheplanwastodrawmoremillennialsintocinemasasawayof3theindustry'snumberofaudience."Whenyoutell22-year-oldstoturnoffthephonesoasnottoruinthemovie,theyhearpleasecutoffyourleftarmabovetheelbow.You4tell22-year-oldstoturnofftheircellphones.That'snot5theylivetheirlives,"hesaid."Weneedtoreshapeourproductinsomeconcretewayssothatmillennialsgotomovietheaterswiththesamedegreeofintensity6babyboomerswenttomovietheatersthroughouttheirlives."Aronadmitsthat7theideamayattractsomepeople,noteveryoneisgoingtoappreciatehavingtheglareofmultiplesmart-phonescreensdisturbingtheircinemaexperience."We'regoingtohavetofigureoutawaytodoitthatdoesn'tdisturbtoday'saudience,becausetoday'smoviegoersdon'twantanybodysittingnextto8textingorhavingtheirphone9.Butthereareadsuptheresayingturnoffyourphone."Arondidofferonepossiblesolutionthatcouldpotentiallybenefiteveryone.He10designatingcertainauditoriumsas'textingfriendly,'11wouldhopefullymeanthatthosewhocan'tbeartogowithoutcheckingtheirphone12fewminutescanwatchamovieinonescreeningroomwhileeveryoneelsecanuse13.Whetherwedoeversee'textingscreens'appearinginanyofAMC'scinemasremainsto14.Sofar,theideahasn'tbeenverywellreceived,withmostpeoplesaying,rightly,thatkeepingaphone15duringamovieisn'tadifficulttask.1．A．the B．a C．an D．/2．A．big B．bigger C．muchbigger D．biggest3．A．increase B．increasing C．increased D．toincrease4．A．shouldn't B．wouldn't C．mightn't D．can't5．A．how B．what C．why D．who6．A．with B．except C．as D．like7．A．unless B．although C．because D．before8．A．theirs B．their C．they D．them9．A．on B．off C．by D．in10．A．suggests B．suggested C．hassuggested D．hadsuggested11．A．why B．which C．what D．that12．A．every B．each C．all D．some13．A．another B．theother C．other D．others14．A．see B．beseeing C．beseen D．haveseen15．A．turnsoff B．turningoff C．toturnoff D．turnedoff【答案】1．C2．D3．B4．D5．A6．C7．B8．D9．A10．B11．B12．A13．A14．C15．D【解析】这是一篇议论文，主要讲述世界最大的影院之一AMC的总裁亚当阿伦在采访中说正在考虑允许手机在美国电影院使用。这个计划是为了吸引更多的千禧一代到剧院作为一种增加行业观众数量的方式。他提议设计特定的观众厅让那些离不开手机的人使用，而不喜欢手机打扰的人在另一个厅。目前这一想法没有被接受，因为大多数人觉得看电影关掉手机不是难事。1．句意：在一次《视相》杂志的采访中，世界最大的影院之一AMC的总裁亚当阿伦说正在考虑允许手机在美国电影院使用。the定冠词，表示确指；a不定冠词，表示泛指；an,不定冠词，表示泛指。此处是泛指，interview是元音音素开始的名词，前用不定冠词an。故选C。2．句意：在一次《视相》杂志的采访中，世界最大的影院之一AMC的总裁亚当阿伦说正在考虑允许手机在美国电影院使用。big大的；bigger更大的；muchbigger更大一些；biggest最大的。此处表示“最……之一”用“oneof+the最高级+名词复数”，此处用biggest。故选D。3．句意：阿伦说这个计划是为了吸引更多的千禧一代到剧院作为一种增加行业观众数量的方式。increase动词原形；increasing动名词/现在分词形式；increased动词的过去式/过去分词形式；toincrease动词不定式。介词of后面用名词或动名词，此处用increasing。故选B。4．句意：你不可能告诉22岁的人们关掉他们的手机。shouldn’t不应该；wouldn’t将不会；mightn’t可能不；can’t不能；不可能。根据后一句“That'snot…theylivetheirlives”可知让他们关掉手机是不可能的，用情态动词can’t。故选D。5．句意：那不是他们生活的方式。how怎样；what什么；why为什么；who谁。此处表达方式，用how引导表语从句。故选A。6．句意：我们需要用一些具体的方式重新组构我们的产品，那样的话千禧一代去剧院和婴儿潮时期去剧院的强度相同。with和；except除了；as作为，因为；like像。此处用结构thesame…as…表达“和……一样……”。故选C。7．句意：阿伦承认虽然这个想法可能会吸引一些人，但是不是每个人都将会欣赏多部手机屏幕的光闪耀打扰看电影经历的做法。unless除非；although虽然；because因为；before之前。此处表达让步，用although引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管，虽然”。故选B。8．句意：因为现在去看电影的人不想任何人坐在他们旁边发短信或者让他们的手机开机。theirs他们（它们，她们）的；名词性物主代词；their他们（它们；她们）的；形容词性物主代词；they他们（她们，它们）主格；them他们（她们；它们）（宾格）。nextto介词后面用表格，此处用them。故选D。9．句意：因为现在去看电影的人不想任何人坐在他们旁边发短信或者让他们的手机开机。on开；off关；by通过；in在……里面。此处用动词短语have…on表示“打开手机”。故选A。10．句意：他建议设计特定的观众厅为“可以发短信的厅”，有希望地意味着那些不能容忍自己每隔几分钟就检查手机的人能在一个厅里看电影，而其他的每个人可以使用另一个厅。suggests动词的第三人称单数；suggested动词的过去式；hassuggested动词的现在完成时；hassuggested动词的过去完成时。根据“did”可知此处是一般过去时态，此处的谓语动词用动词的过去式suggested。故选B。11．句意：他建议设计特定的观众厅为“可以发短信的”，有希望地意味着那些不能容忍自己每隔几分钟就不检查手机的人能在一个厅里看电影，而其他的每个人可以使用另一个厅。why为什么；which哪一个；what什么；that那个。此处是非限制性定语从句，用which来代替前面的句子；which在从句中做主语。故选B。12．句意：他建议设计特定的观众厅为“可以发短信的”，有希望地意味着那些不能容忍自己每隔几分钟就不检查手机的人能在一个厅里看电影，而其他的每个人可以使用另一个厅。every每一个；each每一个；all所有；some一些。此处用短语everyfewminutes表示“每隔几分钟”。故选A。13．句意：他建议设计特定的观众厅为“可以发短信的”，有希望地意味着那些不能容忍自己每隔几分钟就不检查手机的人能在一个厅里看电影，而其他的每个人可以使用另一个厅。another另一个（三者或以上中）；theother另一个（二者中）；other其他的；others其他的人或物。根据“inonescreeningroom”可知此处指的是另一个，用another。故选A。14．句意：是否我们确实曾看到“可以发短信的观众厅”出现在AMX的剧院里仍然尚不确定。see动词原形；beseeing动词的进行时；beseen动词的被动；haveseen动词的现在完成时。此处用tobeseen表示将来被看到。故选C。15．句意：目前，这种观点仍然没被完全接受，大多人说让手机在看电影时关上不是很难的事情。turnsoff动词短语的第三人称单数形式；turningoff动名词/现在分词形式；toturnoff动词不定式；turnedoff动词的过去式或过去分词。此处用keepsth.done表达被动，此处用动词的过去分词turnedoff表示“让手机被人关闭”。故选D。五、阅读理解Longlongago,therelivedamanandawomanwhohadsevensons.Thecouplewantedadaughterverymuch,andfinally,theyhadagirl.Shewasveryprettyandherparentslovedherverymuch.Onedaythefatherneededwaterforthechild,sohesentthesevenbrotherstoawell(井)intheforesttogetit.Oncethere,though,theboysbegantofightandthewaterjug(壶)fellintothewell.Theboyslookedintothewellandthoughtoftheirfather.Theywereafraidtogohome.Hourspassed."Wherearethoseboys?"shoutedtheangryfather."Theyareprobablyplayingagameandhaveforgottenaboutthewater.Iwishtheywereallturnedintoravens(乌鸦)!"Andwhenhelookedup,hesawsevenblackbirdsflyingaway.Thefatherwasshocked."WhathaveIdone?hethought.Butitwastoolate.Hecouldnottakebackhiswords.Later,thegirlgrewupanddiscoveredshehadbrothers.Thestoryoftheirbadluckinfluencedherdeeply,andshedecidedtofindthem.Foryears,shesearchedanddidnotstop.Shemadeuphermindtofindthem.Finally,shefoundtheirhome.Toenter,sheneededaspecialkeymadefromachickenbone,whichshedidnothave.Thegirlthoughtforamoment,andthentookaknifeandcutoffoneofherfingers.Withit,sheopenedthefrontdoorandwentinside.Onatable,thereweresevenplatesandsevencups.Sheateanddrankalittlefromeachofthem.Inthelastcup,sheaccidentlydroppedaringthatherparentshadgivenher.Laterhatday,theravensreturnedfortheirmeal.Thegirlhidbehindthedoorandwatched.Whentheseventhravendrankfromhiscup,somethinghith