浙江省温州市浙南产业集聚区2021-2022学年八年级下学期...

One beautiful summer morning, a farmer went to check his animal traps. In one trap, he 1 a beautiful eagle. At first, he thought that he would kill the eagle and 2 it.

But then he thought to 3, “This is a beautiful and 4 bird. It often catches rabbits and mice that eat my crops on my land. I'll let it 5.”

He opened the trap, and the eagle spread its wings and flew 6 into the blue sky.

The eagle was very thankful to be 7 again. It still chose to live on the farmer's 8 and catch mice and rabbits.

Later that summer, the farmer 9 a wall. It was high and made of large stones. Suddenly, the wall started to fall, 10 the farmer did not notice.

The eagle, flying above, saw that the farmer was in 11. It flew down and took the farmer's hat off his 12. The farmer stood up and shouted, “Hey! Bring that back!”

13 the eagle flew a short distance, it dropped the hat. The angry farmer 14 his hat and walked back. He saw that the stone wall had fallen. The farmer smiled and thought, “The eagle repaid me 15 I needed help. As the saying goes, one good turn deserves another.”

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The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China. That's because of the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing and the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

On Aug 6^th, 2018, the official emblem for Hangzhou Asian Games came out. The city won the hosting right for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010.

First hosted in 1951, the Asian Games is the largest multisport event in Asia. It also means a lot to China. The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event to be hosted by China, China News Service noted.

To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and stadiums, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village. The Games helped the world see China and its achievements. From then on, China has improved its global image, China Youth Daily reported.

For the upcoming 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports gyms. The themes for the Hangzhou Asian Games are “green, smart, economical and civilized”. All the Games' buildings will be environmentally friendly.

①Swifts live mostly in the air. These small birds are among the fastest animals on Earth. In fact, swifts can go two or three days without touching the ground! To get used to life in the sky, swifts use their speed and the saliva in their mouths.

②Swifts can fly faster than 100 miles per hour. That's because their wings are like boomerangs. This shape of the wings helps them to fly much faster. They can also move one wing faster than the other, which allows them to make sharp turns without slowing down. Making fast, sharp turns helps swifts catching flying bugs to eat.

③The saliva helps swifts catch bugs to feed their young. It is sticky, like glue. Swifts often fly into clouds of bugs such as mosquitoes and open their wide mouths to catch as many insects as they can. The bird collects insects in its mouth graduallyand holds the insects in a sticky ball of saliva. One food ball can contain nearly 1,000 bugs.

④Swifts also use their saliva as glue to build their nests. The birds catch feathers in the air and stick the feathers together to build a strong nest on the side of a cliffor building. Swifts' short feet are not good for walking or standing on land for long. But their sharp claws allow them to stick to rocks and walls so they can take a brief rest before returning their lives in the sky.

For years, the Blackwell's on the Island had been the best place for Soapy to spend the cold winter.

And now the time was to come, so Soapy had planned his "trip" to the Island. There were many easy ways of doing this. The most pleasant was to have a big meal at some expensive restaurant, and then, having no money to pay, he would be handed over to a policeman. But as Soapy set foot in the restaurant, the waiter drove him out because of his dressing.

Then at the Sixth Avenue, Soapy took a stone and threw it at the glass of a shop. He waited to be arrested. However, the policeman paid no attention to him.

Soapy entered another restaurant successfully. After a satisfying meal, Soapy told the waiter he was penniless, hoping the police would come. Unluckily, he was just thrown out rudely.

Soapy forced himself to molest a young lady. He even tried to step into a store and go off with a man's umbrella. How he hoped that he could be taken away by the policeman nearby. But things always went against his will.

On the sidewalk, Soapy began to shout drunken at the top of his voice. Still, the policeman gave no care to him. He didn't get any punishment.

Would never a policeman lay hands on him? Soapy was hopeless. The Island seemed an unreachable dream. Then, on an unusually quiet corner, Soapy came to an old church. The sweet anthem from the church caught and held him. It caused a sudden and wonderful change in his soul: he would make a man of himself again. Tomorrow he would go and find work. He would be somebody in the world. He would— Soapy felt a hand on his arm. He looked quickly around into the face of a policeman.

"What are you doing here?” asked the policeman.

"Nothing." said Soapy.

"Then come along." said the policeman.

"Three months at the Blackwell's." said the Magistrate in the Police Court the next morning.

Sadness and happiness are often talked about by people in their everyday life. Most people want themselves to be happy forever, but few know how (find) happiness. Others say you own lots of money and success, you will be happy. , money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. The Greek thinker, Aristotle, said, "Happiness depends on (we).” That's to say, we make our own happiness. Here is some advice to help you be happier.

first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time (think) about the future, while we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to (relaxed) music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live much (comfortable) and healthier lives.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the (activity). Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping or help out with some chores around the house for an elderly person.

If you do, you will be happy.

As we all know, cartoon plays an important role in our daily life. I have watched lots of cartoons (自……以来) I was a small child. For me, among all the popular cartoons that I have watched and heard, (酷；时髦) one is Hulu Brothers. The reasons why I like it are as follows.

The cartoon characters first appeared on TV screen in 1986. Hulu Brothers, seven (英雄；男主角) of the cartoon, who fight (反对) Snake and Scorpion, (赢) the heart of Chinese children already. It is really fantastic because each of them has a special power. They work together and act (勇敢) to bring their grandpa back home. They never give up. Like many children, I am crazy about this cartoon. Every time when I watch it, I can't help (大笑) because it's so funny. I also learn a (经验；教训) from it. Nothing is (不可能) if we put our heart into it.

Even though so many years has passed, I still like to watch these clever brothers. You won't feel (困；想睡) when you see them take risks and face difficulties, they will live in my mind forever.

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