浙江省宁波市星海中学2021-2022学年八年级上学期英语分...

Yesterday my brother Jacob got his first haircut(理发). He is only nine months old. My mom said that his hair was getting1 long that many people thought he was a2.

Jacob did not3 to understand(明白) when Mom told him where we were going. He can't 4 yet. He only makes funny noises.

He was5 when we first got to the barbershop(理发店). Then my mom put him in the barber 6 and he started to worry a little. At last, the barber began cutting the 7  and he started to cry( 哭 ). Mom stood8 him the whole time and held his hand. She sang to him and 9 to cheer him up. As soon as the haircut was over, Jacob 10 crying. Mom told him that the next haircut would get11. But Jacob didn't understand.

Just 12 we left, the barber gave Jacob a small toy star and 13  him smile. He said he would see him again soon for 14  next haircut. Jacob smiled and played with the 15  all   the way home.

The following is a mark table (分数表) about the English competition. Find some useful information to the questions below.

There is an old saying: Early to bed, early to r ise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. It means that we should go to bed early and get up early the next morning. By doing this, we will be in good health. And we'll also be rich and clever.

It's true that our bodies need to have enough sleep to be healthy. Children should have a ten- hour sleep every night. Those who do not have enough sleep can't do their work very well. They will not be clever and they may not get wealthy in the future.

The body needs exercise as well. Walking, running, jumping, riding bikes and playing games are all exercise. Exercise helps to keep the body strong and fit. It also helps the blood(血液) to move around inside the body. The head needs blood too. So exercise helps people think better.

Harry and Nick were very good friends. They lived next door to each other.

One morning Harry heard a strange noise, so he went into the garden. His dog, Jade, was digging a hole (凿洞) under the fence(篱笆). She wanted to play with Nick's dog, Tasha. "Stop that, Jade!" said Harry. "You're making a mess."

Later that day Harry's mum heard a strange noise. She went into the garden to investigate( 调查). Harry was digging a hole under the fence. "Hi, Mum, " said Harry. "We're making a tunnel(通道). "

"We got the idea from Jade," said a voice from the other side of the fence. "So we can crawl(爬行) through when we want to play." Harry's mum smiled. "Good idea, Nick," she said, "but what if it rains and the tunnel fills with mud?" Harry looked disappointed. "I think you should stop digging," said Harry's mum. "I have a better idea." The next weekend the two families made a wooden gate in the fence. The boys used it every day. Jade and Tasha didn't use the gate much. They finished the tunnel the boys had started. They didn't mind the mud!

A big umbrella

Nancy: I saw seven girls in one umbrella and none of them got wet. Taney: Oh, that must be a very big umbrella.

Nancy: No, it wasn't raining.

A good boy

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents(美分).

"What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"

 "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.

"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two more cents. But why are you so interested in the old woman?"

"She is the one who sells candies," Robert answered.

Break a mirror

"What are you so happy about, Jason?" Lisa asked the 98-year-old man. "I broke a mirror," he replied.

"But that means seven years of bad luck."

"I know," he said happily. "Isn't it wonderful? I can live for another seven years. "

Everyone is good at something, but some people aretalented. It's always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are more and more popular. First, there were shows American  Idol  and America's  Got Talent.  Now, there are many nice shows around the world,   as China's Got Talent. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the actors, the best singers, the most talented dancers and so on.

Not everyone is successful in making their dreams come true.  Walt Disney was. Usually,  (mouse) are not popular, but Mickey Mouse wins many   (people) hearts. Movies about Mickey Mouse are popular almost everywhere in the world for (many) than eighty years. Walt Disney (make) this famous cartoon character. When he was young, Walt Disney was interested drawing cartoons. And he tried his best (find) better ways of making cartoons move. At that time, some movies just started to use sound. So Disney decided to put sound in his cartoons, . People were excited when they saw Mickey Mouse talk (wonderful) on the movie screen. Mickey became popular with young and old.

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In our class, Tony is the most special of all the students.