Formal Informal Dear Mr Piper, Hi Tim, I am writing to thank you for all Many thanks for your your help. help. I look forward to seeing you next See you next week. week. Cheers, With best wishes, John John Smith Phrases for starting and finishing Here are some phrase which we use for starting and finishing emails. We use these in formal and informal emails: Starting Dear Tim, phrases Good morning Tim, Regards, Ending With best wishes, phrases With many thanks and best wishes, （ ） 56. Where can you find this passage? A.From a school magazine. B. From a newspaper. C. From a textbook. D. From a website. （ ）57 What is the passage mainly about? A.Writing email address.
B. Starting and finishing emails. C. Writing messages to strangers. D. Reading different emails.
（ ）58 Which one of the following emails belongs to informal one? A. An email to invite your classmates to your birthday party. B. An email to an online shop asking for the return of money. C. An email to your boss asking for a leave for a few days. D. An email to an ad company telling you’re right for the job.
（ ）59 After writing the opening and closing phrase, we both need a ___________.
A. “,” B. “.” C. “!” D. “?”
（ ）60. When we say “With many thanks and best wishes”, we mean to ________.
A. start our email B. change our topic
C. end our email D. expressing our opinion
四．阅读填空（共5小题，每题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 May is National Bike Month. A month-long event is trying to get you outside. It encourages everyone to get back onto their bicycles.61.______ May is in the beginning summer and warm weather，so why not start right away and enjoy sunshine？
Ride Out to Protect the Environment
Bike month helps everyone make their efforts to improve the environment. If
you’re biking to school，you are helping bring down the air pollution.62._____ Get your family to stop driving and start riding a bike! 63.______ Count Down Those Calories
Cycling isn’t just good for the environment.64.______ Riding a bicycle burns calories and helps keep you healthy. It not only improves your physical health，but also your mental state of mind. It can really help you be a happier person. Share the Sunny Summer So get into that shed，and take out your old bike. Paint the bike blue. Put on a nice coat. Load up a number of songs.65.______ Be a fun-in-the-sun child! Enjoy yourself!
A. It’s good for you to keep fit，too.
B. You can do something to help make the air fresher.
C. Invite a group of friends to get on the bikes and ride this sunny May! D. Then they can enjoy riding a bike as often as they can during the month. E. It is the most common form of pollution.
八年级英语阅读竞赛题
