福建省莆田市2018年九年级英语5月质检试卷

—Thank you.

— _____. I hope to be a write when I grow up.

—Haha! You ___be joking.

— we have no other ___now, let's take a taxi.

—Of course, “share”,”cloud” and so on.

—I can help you ___ a website.

—Sorry. Please wait on your chair ___ your name is called.

— if you prepare well, you can work them out _     .

—______. We don't have enough money.

— Through “Didi”. It is easy.

    One day a young man Jeff asked a wise man why he wasn't able to reach all of his goals.

    1a smile，the wise man listened to Gary's story and told him，"First come to help me boil a kettle（水壶）of water!"

    Gary saw a big kettle2next to small stove（火炉），but he didn't find any wood.He3 up the kettle with water and started a fire. Because the kettle was too4 when the wood burned up, the water did not boil. He ran out of 5 when he returned, the water had 6 turned cold.“How can I boil the water?”he asked himself. Then he learned his 7 and prepared more wood in advance (提前). This time the water boiled quickly.

    “if there is not enough wood8would you boil the water?” the wise man asked. Jeff thought for a moment but shook his head.

    “Well, just pour out some water!” the wise man said. Jeff nodded9 .

    “At first, you set too many goals,”said the wise man, “it's like the large kettle full of water. You didn't have enough wood10 you couldn't boil the water. If you want to make the water boil, you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!”

    Four cinemas in Putian are posting their lastes movies on their WeChat official account(微信公众号). Get more information from the following if you are interested.

    An old farmer lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early to read. One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! What good does reading do?"

    The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

    The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out (漏出) before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You"ll have to move a little faster next time," This time the boy ran faster, but again the same took place. It was an impossible task.

    The old man said, "You're just not trying hard enough," So the boy tried a third time and failed. He said, "See Grandpa, it's useless!"

    "So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."

    The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket into a clean one inside and outside.

    "You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. "

    Don't be surprised if you see a car going down the road without a driver in Beijing these days.In march, 2018, baidu was given a license to test its self-driving cars in Beijing, China Daily reported.

    Self-driving cars have been in development since 2010, when google announced that it was making such cars. Since then, companies like Tesla, Uber and Baidu have been working to produce and test their own self-driving cars.

    Self-driving cars are expected to change the way we get around. They are safer and more environmentally friendly than regular cars. They can remove the stress(压力) of driving and allow disabled or blind people to get around more easily.

    But self-driving cars have their own disadvantages as well. In one test, researchers pointed a laser pointer（激光棒） at the car's sensors（感应器） while it was moving. The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam（波束） was in its way and slowed down or changed directions.

    The software(软件) that is used to direct the cars may not be safe enough. Reported Live science. Sometimes, without any reasons,it may break down when we use our computers or smartphones. If the software in a self-driving car happened to crash. The results could be deadly.Maybe improvements to the software could solve this problem.

    Nov. 21 is World Hello Day. It began back in the 1970s as part of an effort to make the world more peaceful. It was created by the United Nations just after the war between Israel and Egypt in 1973. Its aim is to encourage people to use communication rather than force to settle conflicts(解决争端)。 The philosophy (理念) behind it is: Say “Hello” and stop war.

    It sounds like a fine idea, but most of us know that simply saying “Hello” won't bring about world peace. Still, the simple act of saying “hello ”to someone can truly make a lot of difference. You raise your head to someone as you pass by, say “Hello. it is such a casual (不经意的)thing and requires so little effort, but you might even make his day.

    Although we might not realize it, a small thing like a greeting can mean a lot to a person. Some people are lonely because they're shy. That leads to them feeling cut off. They find it difficult to communicate with people, even though they want to. They may secretly smile in their hearts after they hear your greetings. It's a good idea, not just on Nov.21, but every day, to remember to say “hello”to as many people as we can.

    No one said it better than the French writer Joseph Joubert: “Politeness is the flower of humanity(人性)''. A “Hello” to a stranger is a small thing, and often neglected (忽视), but through it we can make the world better for another person.

How to be a friend of yourself

    We often pay attention to developing relationships with others, however, we forget the basic step: being friends of ourselves. How can we have good relationships with others if we don't even have good relationship with ourselves?

    First, forgive yourself. It's true that you are not perfect, but neither is everybody else. It's normal to make mistakes

    Second, accept things you can't change. There are some things you cannot change, such as your background and your past if you face the things you can't change, just smile, and move on.

    Third, focus on your achievements. You can try making a list of your achievements, which do not have to be big things there are a lot of small but important achievements in our life

    Last but not least, stop comparing yourself with others. You are unique. your success is not determined(决定) by other people. Instead, it is determined by your own life purpose.

    In the western world, Chinese takeout with rice and forturne cookies(幸运饼干) is a popular kind of food. But this kind of Chinese food isn't very authentic(正宗的),it is very  /`dɪfrənt/from real Chinese food. Now over the years, real Chinese(dish) have become more popular in foreign countries as well.

    Chinese people who live /ə`brɔ:d/introduced many of them. Some have been popular in foreign countries for many years others are new, like tanghulu. It is a traditional Chinese snack that is madefruit, usually Chinese hawthorns(山楂). The fruit is struck on a stick of bamboo. Then it is  (cover) with sugar syrup(糖浆), which becomes hard after it cools down.

    Wang JiaLiang, a tanghulu vendor(摊贩)from China, sold 8,000 sticks in Russia  one day. Tanghulu made him/ˈfeɪməs/ in Russia, with his picture (appear) in the local newspaper. In the Russian city of Vladiostok, the deputy mayor(副市长)is a big fan of the snack, always coming to buy it(he) from Wang JiaLiang.

参考词汇：delay v.延迟

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Delay starting time for school

    Our school had a survey about delaying school starting time online. I agreed that students should go to school a little late. Here are my reasons.