浙江省绍兴市新昌县2020-2021学年八年级下学期英语期中...

When I was 13, my only purpose(目标) was to become the star on our football team. That meant 1Miller King, , the best 2 at our school.

The football season started in September, and all summer long I carried my football everywhere for 3. Just before September, Miller was 4by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from the 5. He looked very 6, but he didn't cry.

That season, I 7 all of Miller's records（纪录） while he 8 the games from the chair. We went 10-1 and I was named the best player, 9 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame （责怪）for Miller's accident.

One afternoon, I saw Miller in great trouble when going over a short wall which wasn't 10to climb if he had both arms. I was sure I was the last person he wanted to accept help from. However, he agreed. 11, he moved slowly over the wall. When we were finally 12 on the other side, he said to me, "You know, I didn't tell you this during the season, but you did 13 Thanks a lot!"

His words freed me from my bad 14. Disabled but not defeated(被击败的) , he was 15 the most excellent one. To me, he was more than a winner.

Sometimes you might feel it impossible to get on with your parents. But in fact, it isn't as difficult as you think. Follow these ways, and then you'll improve your relationship with them.

Spend more time with your parents. Your parents won't always be around, so try to spend more time with them. This doesn't mean just sitting in front of the TV together. Instead, you should do more activities with your parents together. By doing them, all of you will feel happy and relaxed.

Talk with your parents more often. In order to understand them better, you should talk with them more often. Try to learn more about them. For example, you could ask them about their own childhood. In this way, you will understand them better.

Always listen to your parents. This may seem simple, but it's often harder than you think. Look at your parents when they are talking. Don't interrupt them, and then speak clearly when replying to them.

Share your feelings with your parents. Sometimes your parents also want to learn more about you. Just do your best to open your heart to them. When possible, talk to them about something at school or what you really want to be in the future.

Make your parents feel proud (自豪的). There are always some ways to make your parents feel good about you. By working hard, you can do well at school or win prizes in games. They will think how lucky they are to have you and be more willing to talk about you in front of others.

Come to Austria(奥地利)

Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is owned by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler in the evening.

Enjoy Thailand(泰国)

When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don't miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don't forget your hat, because the sun can be strong and it may be a shot as 40℃ at noon.

Visit Hawaii

Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit the long sandy beaches in the south and west of the island or the mountains and forests in the north， but don't be surprised if it rains in the center of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.

Last Friday, I agreed to meet some friends at 6：00 p.m. in a coffee shop. The weather was sunny, so I decided to walk there. I arrived ten minutes early. I ordered a cup of coffee and sat watching people. There were some boys playing football on the street, and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled (滚) across the road.

Suddenly (突然), there came a car. It was going very fast. When the driver saw the boy in his way, he braked (刹车) hard. But it was too late…The small boy was lying on the street without moving. To everyone's surprise, the car didn't stop. It drove away quickly.

People ran to the boy. There was a cut on the boy's head and he lost a lot of blood. The coffee shop owner (主人) telephoned the police. Soon an ambulance (救护车)arrived and took the boy to the hospital.

At 6：30 p.m., the police arrived and started questioning people. About half an hour later, they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything. I gave them all the information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver. I didn't leave the police station until 8：00 p.m. After that I went home because I didn't feel like talking to anyone.

The next day, the boy's parents called me to say thanks. They also told me their boy was fine and the driver was in the police station now.

Lucy is a very kind girl. She is always willing to help people who are in (困难). Now Lucy is(学习) in the University of Texas. At the same time, she is a（志愿者）at Heart House on weekends. Heart House is a local after-school program for children. It (提供)some extra for those children who are not doing well in their studies.

Lucy goes to Heart House to teach the children twice a week. She also（建立）up a website for Heart House. In this way, more people will have more chances to learn about Heart House and help the children there.

Because of Lucy's(善良), every week , 125 people spend about four hours with the children at Heart House now. " (没有) Lucy's website, Heart House would be unable to have (数个) helpers for its need. I get such a strong feeling of (满意). " The program leader says. " I feel happy to teach those kids how to study. The happiest thing is that I can also (发展) myself. I hope to keep teaching kids who need help. " Lucy says.

    How can you lead healthy life? Eating well and playing sports are two (use) ways. An American girl (call) Abby Forrence is trying to teach people how ( lead ) a healthy life.

    Abby is a national ambassador (大使) from the program Fuel Up to Play 60. There only five ambassadors in the US. Abby is 12 and she is in her (eight) grade at Milford Middle School. The program suggests that young people eat healthy food and play sports for sixty minutes every day.

    Abby went to a meeting for the program in Chicago this summer. She learned a lot the meeting. She wanted to make good use of the program (help) stop childhood obesity (肥胖).

    Abby called on other students to lead a healthy life. She taught her classmates how to play outdoor games. It also made a (different) to her life. She learned two new (activity)—field hockey and volleyball.

Ashley Blake, Abby's teacher, said, "Abby is a good national ambassador. She always takes an active part in all kinds of sports. She also cares about others. "

    Here are some ideas for you on how to help others through volunteering.

When people get older, it becomes harder to do many things, from walking to the store to doing the housework. Old people living alone can also feel lonely. As a volunteer. You can do a lot to help the old in your neighborhood. You could visit them and help them with their housework.

    Many people with disabilities need help. You could volunteer to read books to the blind or deliver(递送) something for people who can't get around too well.

There are lots of volunteer jobs to do in hospitals and health care centers. As a volunteer, you can make beds, deliver flowers and gifts, help serve meals, and do lots of other important jobs.

Some families don't have enough money to buy food and clothes for their kids. Some people don't have place to live at all. To help these people as a volunteer, you can give clothes, food or money to, or raise money for, a charity(慈善机构).

Sometimes people need more help when the holidays come. Holidays are happy, but for people who are alone or unlucky, they can be a lonely, hard time. As a volunteer, you can deliver holiday dinners to less lucky people, visit the lonely old people and serve food to the homeless.

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Nowadays many children don't like doing chores. Last week, we had a discussion about it. Here are the results.