山东省济宁市鱼台县2018-2019学年八年级上学期英语期中...

    Mr. Brown is a teacher. He is from New York, America. He would like to work in China because he likes our country. He thinks Chinese people are very friendly and he likes to live in China. He is happy to work in our school. He likes the school life here. He teaches English. There are 50 students in his class. Mr. Brown is kind. He and his students are good friends, too.

    Now some of Mr. Brown's students are playing sports on the playground(操场). Bill and Mike aye playing tennis. Tom and John are playing ping-pong. The other students are playing basketball. Mr. Brown is happy to play basketball with them. They really have a good time.

    Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.

    First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby, too. You can really become lost in a book.

    Next, you can read a book anywhere: in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane or in bed. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.

    Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This makes you read faster and become easier at understanding what you read. If you read enough, you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much better.

    Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers, and the more you read, the better your computer skills will be.

    Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now?

    John was a kind mall. When he was young, he hoped(become)a singer. But he didn't have enough money(buy)books about music. And his parents didn't expect him (be)a singer. So his dream didn't come. At the age of fifteen, he (leave)his village and found a job in a small town. He worked there for five years. Later his mother became very ill and he had to (stop)his work to come back and lookher. Three years later his mother died and he wanted to leave his village again and (work)in other places. However，John couldn't. His father was ill. John decided(stay)at home and look after him. Every day he(do)many things for his father. Day by day，John became old. But he still didn't forget his dream to be a singer. Now he has lots of time so he plans to learn to sing at a music school.

    When I was waiting for a bus at a station. I saw a young man get into a telephone box near the station. After a short time, he came out and very sad. As he saw me, he came over".

    "Good afternoon, sir," he said. "When was Abraham Lincoln born, do you know?"

    I felt a littleat his words. "Something may be wrong with him," I thought. Then he askedand I could see that he was not joking. So I thought for a minute andhim that Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809.

    The young man walked into the telephone box again. A few minutes later, he came out. He thanked me and told me that he wanted to make a telephone call to his friend but hehis telephone number.

    "Youme remember it," he said. "His telephone number is '180909', and you can remember it easily if you know when the great man was born."

    Healthy eating is important for as. What and how should we eat to be healthy?

    First, we must have enough food, never too much or too little. The food must be clean and we should cook it properly.

    Second, it's very important for us to keep a balanced diet. Different kinds of foods are necessary, such as rice, bread, meat, fish, eggs, milk, fruit and vegetables. Rice and bread give us energy. Meat, fish, eggs and milk help our bones grow. Fruit and vegetables make us healthy.

    Third, we should eat regularly. It's said that half of the students don't have a regular breakfast or don't eat anything in the morning. It is bad for their health. In fact, a good breakfast keeps us strong.

    In short, we should not only eat enough food and healthy food but also eat regularly.