浙江省温州市南浦实验中学2021-2022学年九年级上学期英...

—Of course. I'll do it immediately.

—I'm afraid you can't, __________ you have a special card.

—OK! We'll make it tidy soon.

—Certainly. Turn it on and when the green light is on the machine will start to work.

—__________

I was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and sighed*. Dad had promised to play1with him, but he still didn't get home. Paul was so disappointed that he walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, 2he couldn't.

Then the phone rang. It was Dad:" Paul, I'm 3, but I couldn't play baseball with you tonight. I'm still at work. Maybe we can play next weekend?”

Paul couldn't understand why Dad was so busy. He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep4 doing homework.

The next day at school, Paul didn't hand in his homework and5 a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. "Paul, you didn't do your homework. You didn't pass the test and only got a D. What's wrong?”

Paul just sat there6. "Paul, if you don't want to talk, I will. I know that7 is worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone. ”

As Paul walked home, he8 what Mrs. Green said: Maybe he didn't do his homework because he wanted to get his dad's9. He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her10.

When Paul got home, he11his dad, "Dad, I can't play with you next weekend. I've got lots of problems with my homework. Whenever you 12our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It's not too late to rebuild13 relationship. Maybe you can help me with my homework sometime. Dad, I love you."

As Paul ended the call, he felt more relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad would be different, but it didn't matter. He himself14. He expressed*his feelings to the15person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.

From the amazing fashion shows of Milan in the north and the museums in Florence to ancient ruins in Rome and the beautiful islands of Corsica and Sardinia, Italy is really a wonderful country with much to offer.

Of course, the first thing you might think about is the food. When people talk about Italy, the first thing come to their mind is pasta. But did you know there are hundreds of different kinds? Also, the names of the pasta can differ from region to region.

While food is an important part of Italian culture, the true heart of the culture is the family unit and the sense of pride in one's community*. For Italians, food and family go together. Mealtime is taken very seriously*. Meals, often lasts for hours, is, the time for Italians to stay with friends and family to not only enjoy food but talk and share time with each other.

Another theme of the daily life in Italy is the siesta - a time when businesses close from 1 pm. to 4pm. People can enjoy the afternoon and take a break during the hottest hours of the day. In the evening, many Italians like to take a walk around the town, chatting with friends or maybe drinking a cup of coffee. When temperatures start to warm up, you will notice that the streets become emptier*. Every August, many businesses shut down for the month so that families can enjoy the seaside and escape from the heat.

So, if you are looking to experience something different on your next trip, be sure to give Italy a try. It is a place where you can take time to enjoy the small things in life.

Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not everything that is said about them is good. Mobile phonics are usually blamed* for a number of things: from headaches to house fires. One-theory even blames mobile phones for the disappearance of bees.

The theory is that the bees' navigation systems are damaged by the radiation* from mobile phones. Bees have a built-in system, and this helps them find their way back to their hives. But recently, thousands of bees have failed to find their way home.

The problem was first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more difficult than it at first seems. The important thing about bees is that most of the plants in many countries of the world are pollinated by them. Without bees, the plants can't grow. Many beekeepers in America and Europe have reported losing between 50 and 70 percent of their bees. Jim Piper, a London beekeeper, was recently asked how the problem was affecting him. "My business has been destroyed by this, "he complained.

Nobody has proved that this theory is true but it's a fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers. And we can do nothing without them. Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared, man would only live for four more years! The situation firstly needs to be tested by the world's best scientists. If the result proves that the theory is correct, we need to do something about it immediately - before it is too late.

When I was told that my family decided to move from the only home that I had ever known, I ran into the garden and sat alone, crying, as tears welled up from my hearts.

Suddenly I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. It was my grandfather.

"It isn't easy, is it, Billy?" he said softly, sitting down on the steps beside me.

"Grandpa," replied through my tar, "how can I ever say good bye to you and al my friends?"

"Goodbye is such a sad word," he said. "Although we seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye, they all have one thing in common: sadness."

Then he gently took my hand in his and took me to his favorite place in the garden, where a huge red rosebush pew alone.

"What do you see nerve, Billy?" He asked.

I looked at the flowers, "I see something soft and beautiful, Grandpa."

Kneeling, he pulled me close. "It isn't just the roses that are beautiful. Billy, it's that special place in your heart that makes them so."

I saw my grandfather's tears. I had never seen him cry before.

"I planted these roses a long, long time ago. I put them into the ground the day my first son was born. That boy's name was Billy, just like yours. I used to watch him pick roses for his mother. One day a terrible war came, and my son went away to fight for the country. Three months later a letter came. My son had died in some village in Italy. All I could think of was that the last thing I said to him in his life was goodbye. "

Grandpa slowly stood up. "Don't ever say goodbye, Billy. Don't ever give in to the sadness and the loneliness of that word. I want you to remember the happiness of those times when you first said hello to a friend. Take that Special hello into your heart When you and your friends must part, I want you to reach deep within your and bring back that first hello. "

A year and a half later, my grandfather became badly ill. When he returned from several weeks in the hospital, the family was summoned* was time for the family members to say their goodbyes.

When it came to my turn, I noted how tired he looked. His eyes were closed, and his breathing was slow and hard.

I took his hand as gently as he had once taken mine. "Hello, Grandpa," I said. His eyes slowly opened. "Hello, my friend" he said, with a smile.

When you are in trouble will you ask your parents or help? When you feel sad what do your parents do (鼓励)you? When you don't do well as you hoped in a competition, what advice do your parents. (尤其)your father give you? In letters sent from the famous writer Fu Lei to his eldest son Fu Cong, you can find some interesting (答案).

Fu Cong, a great Chinese pianist, (离开)home in 1954 and went to study in Poland. During his stay in Poland, his parents wrote (超过) 200 letters and the letters continued for 12 years until 1966. In these letters, Fu Cong discussed many problems about Chinese. (社会) at that time with his father and learned a lot about Chinese culture. For Fu Cong, these letters were one of (有价值的) things in his life. They were not only some letters from parents to a son but also the sweet (回忆) between him and his parents.

Parents nowadays also read the letters, because they set a good (例子) for them on how to communicate with their kids. After reading the letters, many parents say they will try to talk with their kids in a (耐心的) way.

Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth., many people don't know that rubbish is a problem in outer space too.

According to BBC News, there are more than twenty (thousand) prices of space rubbish around the earth. They move around the planet at a high spaced. But even a very small piece can break important satellites or become (danger) to astronauts.

(make) less space rubbish, countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most. Each tool must be built to fall (safe) into the earth's atmosphere after that time. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up.

Many scientists also suggest different ways on to clean up space rubbish. The (German) are building robots that can collect pieces of space rubbish and finally bring them back to Earth.

"The situation (become) more serious since we sent more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers," says Marco Castronuovo, Italian space researcher.

"It's time to do something. The (early) we start to solve the problem, the better," he says.

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