初三上学期期中考试近在咫尺，对于英语来说，这是初三以现在所学知识内容进行考查的最后一次考试了。再过两个月的初三上学期期末考试，就完全是综合性考试，不再局限于初三课本。

　　所以，备考期中考试一定要以课文为蓝本，将词汇、句型、语法点、3a文章全部复习到位。以下是罗列出的三大版本（人教版、北师版、外研版）复习重点。供同学们参考。

一、重点短语

over and over again
 
prefer to do rather than do
 
concentrate on
 
achieve one’s dream
 
on time
 
make sb stressed out
 
make a diet
 
come out
 
happen to do
 
waste one’s time
 
spend time (in) doing sth
 
deal with/ do with
 
soap opera
 
to one’s surprise
 
feel/be proud of 
 
have a chat with sb
 
end up doing
 
compare A to B
 
afford sth/to do sth
 
get mad at sb
 
prefer to do
 
make up
 
frustrate sb
 
regard sth as a challenge
 
attempt to do sth.
 
spend time with friends
 
have confidence in sth/dong sth
 
a  fantastic  idea
 
in the last few years
 
be  influenced  by  one’s  thought
 
bad  behavior
 
look  down  on/upon
 
try  out
 
put  one’s  heart  into
 
no  wonder
 
against  the  rules
 
be permitted to do sth.
 
as a result
 
look  through
 
stand for
 
come up with
 
be crucial to sb
 
look  across
 
take  up
 
be allowed to do sth.
 
have/get sth.done
 
have an opportunity to do
 
be serious about sth