山东省滨州市联考2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考...

—Neither. He is a pianist.

—It is one of      in China, and it is also the trade(贸易) center in China.

—You are? I can't see          without glasses.

—Comedies, I think.

—I know it's good for me, but I can't really         it.

—10 minutes on foot.

—             I have to look after my sister.

    Shadow is my pet dog. He is small and black. But that's not all. My dog has something1. He has white socks. Ha! Ha! Of course, they are not real ones, they are his white feet. We gave him the name of Shadow2he is black as a shadow(影子).

    When shadow got bigger, my mom started to call him3. I'm not sure if Shadow likes it, but he moves his head when Mom says "Trouble".

    4, my dog doesn't give me any trouble(麻烦)at all. When I go outside, he usually follows5. He usually sits next to me quietly when I watch TV. I don't6 why Mom calls him Trouble.

    One day, I said, "Mom, I'll go to walk Shadow." "7,"said my mom, "it is my turn to walk Trouble." Look! Mom really8Shadow, but she still calls him Trouble.

    Another day, my mom wanted to go outside to drink her9. She looked at Shadow and said, "Come on, Trouble, let's go outside for tea." Shadow moved his head and10 her outside. Look! Shadow is not any trouble at all.

    Helping others is important. Read about four kids who have started projects(项目)to help others. What can you do? Make a plan. Then get started!

   What do you call a school with no tests, no grades, no classes, and no teachers? Students of the Met School and their parents think it to be the best school in the world.

    The school is in Rhode Island, USA. Dennis Littky opened it in 1996. He was fired(解雇) from two other schools, because many parents of the school students were unhappy with his unusual ideas. The school takes poor kids who are failing(失败) at schools. Nearly(几乎) everybody has already given up (放弃)these students and their parents want to try anything. The Met School gives Littky a great place to try out his new ideas.

    "The word that most kids use when they talk about high school is 'boring'," says Littky. "But no one would say the Met was boring." Advisors(指导老师) (not teachers) work with small groups of students for four years. Students spend almost half of their school time learning real-life skills(技能), such as working for business(生意), spending time with government(政府) people, and helping teach younger children. Instead of(代替) tests, the students give shows about their work outside school.

    In fact, students work harder here than in other schools. All the students from the Met graduate and can choose to go to a good university (大学). Now, Bill Gates is starting schools like this one around the USA.

   Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone(独自). We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely (孤独的)if we never had a friend.

    No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don't get on well. That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make it up and become friends again.

    Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them. We can also make new friends. It is encouraging(鼓励) to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

    There's more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will take better care of yourself.

    One day, John read an advertisement in a newspaper. It said "Wanted. The best salesman in the world." John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. "I'm the best salesman in the world," he said to the manager. "Give me the job."

    "You must prove you're the best," the manager said.

    "OK I will," John said.

    "Good." The manager took several boxes of sweets out of his desk." Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job," said the manager.

    "That's easy," John said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.

    Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the sweets. But he couldn't sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager." I'm sorry, sir," he said," I was wrong about myself. I'm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is."

    "Oh" said the manager. "Who?"

    "The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets."

Andy: Hello, Kevin. You didn't come to my birthday party yesterday. Why?

Kevin:

Andy: Your cousin Edison? Do you look the same?

Kevin: But Edison is a little taller and stronger than me. He always beats me at basketball.

Andy:

Kevin: Yes, we both like reading books and playing computer games.

Andy: That sounds great. Is he outgoing?

Kevin: Yes, he's more outgoing than me. He likes making friends.

Andy: Can you introduce him to me?

Kevin:

    Once there (live) a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was an excellent gardener(园丁). His skill and his beautiful trees were famous everywhere. One day, Henry went to town (visit) Mike. "Look, my brother," said Mike, "here is the (good) apple tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it so that you, and your children, and your children's children can enjoy it." Henry was pleased with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began (wonder) where he should plant it.

    "If I plant it on the hill," he said to (he), "the wind might catch it and shake down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by(经过)  (pick) some of them. But if I plant it…"Finally he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could  (notice) it. But the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him (angry), "you have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me (something) but leaves(叶子)."

    When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, "You have planted the tree in such a cold corner without sun-light or warmth. How could you expect (flower) and fruit?"

    I'm Adam and I live in California. I think the best movie theater in CA is the Archlight, because it has the best environment and service. It opened on March 22, 2002.

    I still remember the first time I went there. The building was tall and beautiful. After I got in, I saw some workers walking on the floor to show the way to people. And it was very quiet. The workers there were very friendly and helpful.

    The screen was big and the seats were soft. I found my row easily. Before the movie started, people talked a lot. But when it started, they were all quiet. People couldn't come into the room after the movie was on for 15 minutes. Of course this could be a little annoying(使人气恼的) for some of those late birds, but no one liked to be disturbed(被打扰) by late arrivers. So I enjoyed the wonderful sound of the movie a lot.

    It's a really good place, and I still love watching movies there now.

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    Hello everyone, today I'd like to talk about the differences between Chinese students and English students.