山东省济宁市梁山县2021-2022学年八年级上学期英语期末...

Franz was a famous composer（作曲家）who lived and worked in Vienna. He was born in 1797, the twelfth of his parents' fourteen children. His father was the headmaster of a school. Franz's father was his first music teacher. Later the organist（风琴手）of the church he attended taught him how to play the piano, organ and violin. He started schooling at the age of eleven and had daily music lessons in school. He spent so much time on his music that he neglected（忽略）the rest of the subjects. His father was unhappy as he did not want Franz to take up music as a career（事业）, However, Franz did just that because of his love for music. Throughout his life, Franz never gave up his interest in music. Even when he was very sick, he was still composing. His last group of songs got the title "Swan-Song" after his death.

Exam time! Most students would say it's the worst thing about school. But do you know why you take exams? And what's the best way to study for them? Read on and ind out the answers. You never know-exams might not be so bad.

Most students don't like exams. But interestingly, we can't live without them. They play an important role in our lives.

Exams are pot all the same. There are two kinds.

One kind tests your knowledge and skills. Most school exams are like this. And it's the same with certificate（证书）exams. For example, you need to pass a certificate exam to become a doctor. This shows you're able to treat patients.

The other type helps find the talented. For example, the college entrance examination（高考）. Universities use it as a fair way to choose students.

At middle school, exams are about answering questions on paper. At university, exams are about writing essays（论文）. Doing an experiment or even drawing a painting can also be university exams.

However, students in different countries take different exams. In the US, many school children do a book report or science report as part of their exams. In Australia, middle school students need to use what they learn at class to make presentations（展示）or speeches. Sometimes, teamwork is part of an exam.

So, exams are your lifetime "friends". Be nice and friendly with them. They will help make you a better person.

—T. Once in the morning and once in the evening.

Do you use emojis（表情符号）on We Chat?

There are many emojis different meanings. For example a smiling face means"I'm happy". It is often used. （describe) something that is so unlucky.

When we want to say "Goodbye", we use a smiling face with a waving hand. One of (nice)things, about emojis is that it's easy to understand. People from all over the world can understand them.

But I have recently learned that some emojis have different meanings in China. Take the basic smiley face emoji as （冠词）example. At first, I thought it was just a normal, friendly smile.

But later, I found out that it can mean something different. It can mean that someone （look）down on you or even laughing at you. Although the emoji is smiling, its eyes are looking downward, which makes it look like a fake smile（假笑）.

In fact, some emojis also have （much）meanings. One of my favorite emojis is the "cry-laugh", emoji. At first, it meant" rolling On the floor laughing" or ROFL. But over the years, the meaning has changed. We try to exchange our feelings by （send）the same picture. However, you can't do anything but （laugh）.

 It seems that emojis change's time （go）by, just like real language. However, we should be careful when we （use）them online.

Sally was a student in a small town. , It was going to her mother's birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice, useful and .

She went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she decided to "a black one. She thought, "Mom can carry, it when she is wearing clothes of any color." So she a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her class finished. On her way home on the train she felt So she went to the buffet car（餐车). She left the umbrella on her . But when she returned, it had gone. Sally began to The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers this, they asked her for her mother's address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake and it back.

And now a week passed. Sally got a letter from her mother. It said, "Thank you very much for your lovely gift, but why do you send me black umbrellas?"

Nowadays bike-sharing has been very popular in China. Mobike（摩拜单车）is one of the market leaders in the bike-sharing bushiness.

What is Mobike?

Mobike was founded in January, 2015. It is supported by Ten cent（腾讯）. People in many cities, such as Being, Guangzhou, Jinan as well as Shanghai, have a chance of using the app. The total number of Mobike app users is larger than that of any other bike-sharing app users.

Who uses Mobike?

According to a survey, 53. 23%of the Mobike users are men, while 46.77% are women. Mobike?is not only popular with young people, but also wins the hearts of the old. It shows that retired men traveled the longest distances（距离）by shared bikes.

Why do people use Mobike?

Chinese people use Mobike for different reasons. Users can rent（租借）a bike at a low price, usually about one yuan an hour. It also offers people a better choice for short journeys in cities, especially, when people can't find a bus or the underground to take. What's more, it's helpful in traffic. And the most important is that it can help improve the environment.

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