浙江省温州市龙湾区五校2021-2022学年八年级下学期中联...

Feeling quite hopeless, Jack walked on the streets, knowing he came to the end of life. In his fifties, Jack had never been married, experienced the happiness of having children or spent holidays with his family. On this sad rainy night, he felt that there was1in the whole world cared whether he lived or died.

At that time I was sitting in my room watching the rain2 my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I jumped from my chair and ran out. But my mother was already at the3. Opening it, she saw a very dirty-looking man with tears falling down his face. My mother, always 4 and warm-hearted, invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room.

Wondering what the man looked like, I walked 5secretly. The man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my heart ache. I ran back upstairs and took out my only half-dollar coin. Then I walked right into the living room. The three 6looked at me in surprise as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and gave him a7. Running back upstairs, I felt excited but happy.

Downstairs, Jack sat quietly with tears falling down his face as he tightly held that coin. Finally 8my parents, he said, "I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so 9. That is the first hug I have ever got. It's hard to believe that somebody10. "

Jack's life changed that night. When he left our house, he didn't want to die but to 11. We never saw Jack again, 12we received letters from him from time to time, letting us know that he was doing fine.

My life changed that night, too, as I 13 the power of giving a hug, although it's only a gift of fifty cents. Before Jack left, my parents asked him 14 he had knocked on our door. Jack said that when he'd walked along the streets that rainy night,15and ready to die, he had noticed a sticker on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

We are glad to invite you to our volunteer appreciation dinner at the Chicago Yacht Club.

We thank you for your time and hard work spent in planning the club's many activities. In the past year we held two big competitions and offered free training to hundreds of students. All these couldn't be done perfectly without your efforts. Your job makes the group stronger and more successful. We hope more volunteers like you will join our club.

During the party, the manager of our club will give a talk to share his stories about volunteer jobs with you. After that, you can enjoy good music and delicious food. You can also enjoy a dance party. Hope you have a great time.

Date: Sunday, May 10th, 2021

Time: 6:30 pm—8:30 pm

Place: Chicago Yacht Club

Please let us know before May 1st, 2021 if you would like to join. You can bring a friend here with you.

You can contact us by calling 312 857 7686 or visiting www. chicagoyachtclub. org.

Lead a healthier and more active life with the new Google Fit!

It's hard to know how much active you need to stay healthy, isn't it? That's why the workers of Google Fit have worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to bring you Heart Point.

Heart Point is an activity goal. It can help you improve your health, and it is good for your heart. When you are walking, running, riding or doing some other sports, Google Fit is able to record it. Then, it can give you a report about your health. Even when you are sleeping, it can keep a record and give you some advice. Doing some activities will make your Google Fit heart go faster and is good for your health. You'll win one Heart Point for each minute of moderate activity. For example, it can be faster when you are walking your dog. And you'll get double Heart Points for more intense activities like running, hiking and playing basketball. It's not hard to get the right amount of physical activity. It takes just 30 minutes of walking, five days a week to complete the activity you need. This amount of exercise is enough to make you less likely to have heart disease.

“It's great at recording steps. I walk about 10,000 steps every day. The app seems to record really exactly as I start and stop the workout. There are fewer records of workouts such as riding a bike. But all in all, it's a great app and I like suing it very much,” says Alan Brockett from the US.

Get Google Fit now on Android and IOS!

Wang Yaping, China's second female astronaut who is now on a six-month mission onboard the country's Space Station, has recently recorded a video message for the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, sending her greetings to women around the world on International Women's Day on March 8.

"I hope all girls with space dreams guard your vision of going to the sea of stars. One day, before you know it, when you look up, you will see that your dream is already within reach," Wang said.

"Women can all complete the same training as male astronauts. And many physical and psychological characteristics of women can play an advantage in space, being complementary to male astronauts," she said.

"I would like to thank every female for their selfless dedication, I also wish every female would pick the brightest stars for the lives in our own starry sky. "

Wang and two other astronauts went into space onboard the Shenzhou-13 spaceship and entered the space station on October 16, 2021.

Wang, who once dreamed of being a teacher, delivered a 40-minute open class, China's first live space lecture, in the Shenzhou-10 spaceship on June 20, 2013, to over 60 million schoolchildren across the country.

"I love to be a space teacher, facing the lovely children in front of the screen, including my daughter," Wang said in the video message.

Eight years later, she delivered another live space lecture in China's space station on December 9, 2021.

One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more way for her to solve my strange problem—inability to read.

In the library, I found my way into the “Children's Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf without any plan. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.

There on the book's cover was a beagle which looked similar to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.

Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

My mother's call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be really wonderful and I was going to read them.

I never told my mother about my unexpected experience that summer, but she saw a slow but surprising improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was presented a PhD in the literature, and wrote his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.

Do you like movies? The(动画片) movie Bolt is an interesting movie. All the characters are very （可爱的）. Children can't help   (笑) when they watch it. The movie is about a dog star named Bolt who protects his owner Penny and  (战斗)with bad people. He always thinks  (没有一个) of  his friends is stronger than him. He often plays in TV programmes and many people love him. So he is a little  (感到骄傲的) of himself.

One day， people take him to New York. Unluckily，the poor dog gets lost there. The place is far from his home town. It's about 2,000 miles away. At first, Bolt thinks it's  (不可能的) to return to his world. Later, he has to face all the dangerous things by himself. He begins to go across the USA.

On his way，he meets Mittens, a lonely cat. Then they meet a mouse called Rhino. He likes watching TV very much. They become friends soon. They meet many strange animals and people on their way.

 At last，Bolt feels that he can be a （英雄）both in TV programmes and in real life. The movie teaches children a lot and wins the  (心) of many people. It's very instructive. In 2021, the film won the  (奖) of  Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

Some people want to take exercise, but they are too busy to go to gyms or stadiums. In fact, you don't need to go to the gym or the stadium if you really want to exercise. You can exercise in your everyday life. Here are three(example).

First, it's not a good idea(sit) in a chair all the time. You can try using a standing desk. you don't want to use a standing desk, you can leave your chair and have a break. You can also walk around for a few(minute) and make you (relax).

Second, take the stairs instead of (use) lifts. How do you usually get home? Maybe your answer is "I take the lift". Why not (take) the stairs? Going home on foot is a good way. It is kind of exercise. You can exercise your body in this way.

(final), you can also ride your bike to get there. It is not only good for your body, but also (meaning) to the environment. Now, lots of people choose to go by bike.

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Li Hua from Wenzhou Guangming Middle School. I wish to get an opportunity to be a volunteer in The 19^th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022.

I am looking forward to your kind reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua