广东省深圳市龙岗区实验学校2022-2023学年九年级上学期...

—____ my mum was ill. I had to take care of her. 

—No, he was born ____. 

—Yes, of course. 

—Yes, but the weather is not ____ for us to go. 

—Sure. I see it as a chance to prove ____. 

—For a week. But you mustn't ____ it to others.

—But more than 80 percent of the tickets ____ sold out. 

—OK, dear. I'll buy ____ for you this afternoon.

—____, thanks. I'd like just a cup of tea.

—That's true. And he ate even ____ this morning at breakfast.

—That's true. Both of them ____ singing, but neither of them ____ good at it.

I grew up in a small town in Minnesota. There I had some very good friends. We played together happily. But it was such a small town that life there seems very 1 . I always wanted to leave there and go to a(an) 2  city. When I was 15, my dream 3  came true. My parents told me that we would move to California soon. 

After I moved to California, however, I found life there wasn't as good as I had 4 . I suffered（遭受）some serious culture shock in the first months. There was everything I had ever 5 , beaches, mountains, amusement parks and sunshine! All of those 6 were rather new to me and very exciting to me at first. But 7 time went by, I realized that 8 of them was making me happy. I didn't want to ride the biggest roller coaster（过山车）, go to the best shopping mall, or go to the most beautiful 9 to enjoy sunshine or swim. I really 10 my friends in my hometown.

We often take what we have for granted. Please cherish what you have and be happy every day. 

My name is Zach Abdile and I'm going to work in a hospital after being told I would never become a doctor. As long as I could remember, I've always wanted to help people one way or another. When I was in Grade 6, I had the amazing chance of shadowing（跟随. . . 实地学习）doctors in a hospital in India. I was completely amazed at the level of care that these doctors provided. Till then, I realized that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

So when I told teachers that I would like to become a doctor, I think they really stuck on to that first impression I may have given them when I was a kid. And they questioned me "Are you sure you want to do this? Are you sure you have what it takes?" They even asked me to consider different possibilities in life. I think they really refused to accept the fact that I wanted to become a doctor. Moreover, the amount of love and support that people showed me was so heart-warming, although I'd never met them before.

I think hours of just studying on the wards（病房）during medical school can't really make us appreciate（充分意识到）what it's like to be a junior doctor. For people that want to follow their dreams, my highest advice for them is to not let anything limit them. Push through the self-doubt and push through the voice that tell you that you won't be able to do it. Just look back on the times that you had struggled（挣扎）, no matter how hard that you thought it was at that time.

The 2021 Henan Spring Festival Gala appeared on Wednesday evening. Since Thursday, a video of the dance show "Night Banguet in Palace of Tang Dynasty"（《唐宫夜宴》）caused a hot discussion. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the program has been viewed 10 million times on Sina Weibo.

According to Chen Lei, the director of the show, "We hope the 2021 Spring Festival Gala can give everyone more joy and warmth, " Chen said. "We used 5G and AR technology to connect virtual（虚拟的）scenes with a real place, bringing singing and dancing into a museum setting and creating a feeling of a wonderful night in the museum. "

People have been drawn into learning more about traditional culture after watching the Henan Spring Festival Gala because of this show. Chen said that after enjoying the gala, netizens（网友）said that they would like to go to visit the Henan Provincial Museum and that made him filled with a sense of pride. "We have done a little bit to the revival（复兴）of traditional culture, " he said.

A netizen named @kenanyis said that the program really brought our national treasure back to life. After watching it, I really want to go to the Henan Provincial Museum. Another netizen named @aichiyu said that it was amazing how popular the show was after being replayed millions of times!

Few people knew about online food delivery（外卖）apps ten years ago, but today, many would find it hard to live without them. For better or for worse, online food delivery services have changed the way we eat. 

These services without doubt have many advantages. They provide jobs for millions of people and help restaurants find more customers. Since the apps are very easy to use, they also do good to customers: we can now have meals delivered at any time of day.  Not only do these apps save time, they also provide us with plenty of restaurants to choose from. They are useful for old people as well. They can buy meals and foods more easily with these apps. 

First, they make it even easier to order unhealthy food. Food safety is another problem: it can be hard to know where the food comes from. As delivery men need to send the orders as quickly as possible, some pay little attention to traffic rules. What's more, delivery services are creating too much packaging waste, and this will be harmful to the environment.

There are many advantages of online food delivery services, but we need to make sure that we make the right choices in the long run. We also need to make sure what we eat is healthy. Next time you are thinking about ordering in, ask yourself whether you really need to. Most of the time, it's better to buy what you need and cook by yourself.

A. This is especially important for people who might not have time to cook. 

B. Because of this, a number of people have even lost their lives recently. 

C. They are also making a big difference to our society. 

D. However, we mustn't forget the disadvantages of these services.

E. We should try our best to avoid waste. 

F. Learning how to order food online is necessary for young people. 

A. If someone is a good and honest person, we can say he is "the salt of the earth". That means somebody would never pour salt on a wound, or make someone feel worse about something that was already a painful experience.

B. We say "Wake up and smell the coffee!" to people who are not accepting a situation as it really is. They are not being realistic. They need to face facts.

C. People want to do something impossible or they want to get something that they can't get. We will say they "cry for the moon".

D. When we do something, we think it's very easy to finish this work, and we will say, "It is a piece of cake. "

E. Imagine a child going from one candy display to the next, not knowing which candy to choose! So if a person is very excited and happy to do something or to simply be somewhere, he or she can be called "a kid in a candy store. "

F. Americans usually put peas（豌豆）and carrots together to make the dish beautiful. If two persons always get together, we say they are "like peas and carrots".

Jane is a warm-hearted girl. She is only 10 years old.  she has big ideas of helping other kids. 

Jane took part in a winter camp the age of 8. During her stay in the camp, she went to visit some kids in poor areas. She felt sad that the kids there didn't have new clothes (wear) and toys to play with. After she returned home, she kept thinking about to do to help those kids.

One morning Jane saw some elder kids (sell) lemon juice by the street. They wanted to raise money to help their friends. Then she came up with  idea. 

With the help of her mother, Jane set up her (one) lemonade stand（摊档）. In a week, it made 52 dollars. Although it was only a little money, she helped 12 kids with it! She felt very (excite) when she saw smiles on (they) faces. 

After that, her mother helped her start a programme called Jane's Lemonade for Love. Up till now, she has already (much) than 17, 000 dollars! She is going to spend the money on clothes, toys and books for the poor kids.

Tu Youyou—A Great Medical Scientist