江苏省泗阳县实验初级中学2018-2019学年八年级上学期英...

— Yes. He never tells lies. He is also my _________ best friend.

—Yes. A bus fell into the Changjiang Rever from the bridge. It's a pity.

— She doesn't talk much.      .

—  ___________________ . It's for the elderly only.

—_________________________.

    During all this time, I never stopped thinking about escape (逃跑). When I travelled across to the other side of the island(岛), I could see the other islands, and I1 to myself, "Perhaps I can get there with a 2. Perhaps I can get back to England one day."

    So I decided 3 myself a boat. I 4 a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn't I think carefully5 I began to work? Of course, the canoe was too6. I couldn't move it! I pulled and pushed and tried 7, but it didn't move. I was very 8 for a long time after that.

    In my sixth year on the 9, I made myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long 10, and I did not want to die(死) at sea. The island was my home now, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made 11 a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also 12 myself a second house there, and so I had two13.

    I kept food and tools at both of my homes, and also kept wild 14. There were many goats (山羊)on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats' milk to15 every day. I also worked hard in my corn fields. And so, many years went by.

Dear Liu Qi,

    I'm writing to tell you that the students of our school are planning to go on a school trip to Beijng from October 20^th to 27^th. I'd like to invite you to come and join us. I remember you tell me that you like travelling. We'll visit many places of interest, such as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace. If it doesn't rain, we'll also go camping at the foot of the Great Wall. We'll stay at the Beijing Holiday Village. During these days, we'll have parties. At the parties, the students will sing, dance and play games together. Would you please write back to tell me if(是否 ) you will come? We need to buy the train tickets ahead of time(提前).

Yours

Millie

    Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can get a lot from our mistakes.

    Donnie was a shy student and never answered questions in class. He was afraid to make mistakes. He never finished his homework because he didn't want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed till Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our class.

    One morning, Marry Anne asked Donnie to answer some questions. After a while Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. Suddenly Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk.

    "Look, Donnie," she said standing beside him. "I have something to show you." She took out the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk.

    "See these erasers, Donnie?" she asked. "Do you know why the erasers become smaller and smaller? That's because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That's what you must learn."

    "Here," she said, "I'll leave one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that everyone may make mistakes." Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.

    Donnie changed a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission(许可) to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again.

    You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

    When she was a child, she was poor. Once, her friend invited her to her birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her.

    "The party is coming soon, but now I have little money." Tears ran down her face.

    Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in." What happened? " her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, "Don't worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …"What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.

    When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. "How wonderfully you sing! We haven't heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift." said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

    At present, more and more people are crazy about travelling. Why do people travel? "To see more of the world," many people would say. But travelling abroad now means much more than that for the growing number of Chinese tourists. Of course it offers us good chances to meet people from other countries, learn about their culture and customs.

    According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), more than 1 billion people travelled to another country in 2012, that was 30 percent more than in 2011. It can also bring both China and foreign countries great economic benefits (经济利益). Chinese people usually join large tourist groups and visit several countries in one trip.

    Chinese people don't just travel for sightseeing. Many Chinese decided to travel abroad before Christmas Day because stores offered discounts (打折) during that time, so shopping in Europe and the United States is popular among Chinese travelers.

    In December, China has a very cold winter. So many people travel to some countries in Southeast Asia because the weather there is quite pleasant.

    More Chinese can travel abroad, but many of them don't have a sense of public manners. A report even said Chinese are the world's second worst tourists.

    If you want to change that bad name, remember not to do so: littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes in public, talking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas. Besides, we should learn some necessary manners of foreign countries.

—￥20 per student.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia in June this year.

your notes before the exam.

He opened the box and to put on his new shoes.

Daniel went to see his grandma yesterday playing football with his friends.

The letters VIP "very important person".

    What is DIY? Why do many people like it? Yang Chen works for a computer business in Beijing. He enjoys his work, but it is not easy for him to relax(放松) after work. One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. "Why not make them myself?" Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. He was interested in it because it brings him lots of fun and makes life colourful. So what is DIY? Yes, it is making or creating (创造) things by yourselves, with your own hands.

    It may take much time, but some people, now known as DIYers—do-it-yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much. They enjoy it because it is fun. And they also say it helps them save money, too. What's more, they think it is a good way to protect the environment (环境). It is a kind of green life. In fact, DIY is not a modern thing in China. Many people remember when it was once a way of life in the past. During the 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. If you wanted something, you had to do it yourself, and if you needed something, you made it yourself.

    Times have changed and DIY also has different meanings.

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My best friend

    Hello, everyone! Simon is my best friend. He's 14 years old. He's in Year 8 too.  I first met him five years ago. 

    That's all. Thank you.