If you meet a British person in the street, it is very likely that he or she will apologize whether it is his or her fault（过错） or not.

    It seems that Britain is becoming a nation where everyone is saying sorry. Almost each person says sorry about eight times each day-and one in eight people apologize as many as 20 times a day.

    As you may have seen, the British apologize more often than members of other cultures. A research shows that in many cases, people's love of saying sorry in Britain goes a little further than it does for Americans. For example, about 15 British people would say"sorry" while only 10 from the[US would do this if they sneezed, if they corrected someone's mistake or if someone knocked into them.

    In the old days, "sorry" was used to express regret and sadness for having done something wrong. But now British people use the expression as a way of showing good manners. For example, they might say "sorry" instead of "excuse me", "pardon", "what" or "whatever".

    People in Britain also use sorry when they share the same feeling with others-so they might say "sorry about the rain".

    However, British people's use of "sorry" may make things very confusing（迷惑不清）and difficult for foreigners who are not familiar with their ways. But actually, people in Britain pay much attention to the feelings of others. This is the very reason why they apologize every t day.

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Let's eat healthily and take more exercise.

提示词语：colorful, improve, smile, attention

提示问题：

·What do you think of your life in Grade 9? Why?

·What advice do you have for the 8th-graders?

要求：(1)文中不得出现个人真实的姓名和校名；(2)词数80词左右，标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

My advice

Dear 8th-graders,

Wish you all the best!

Lin Na

Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect（建筑师）. He was born {#blank#}1{#/blank#} April 26, 1917, in Guangzhou, China. And he {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(die) in 2019. However, he will be remembered by people all over {#blank#}3{#/blank#} world.

From an early age, Ieoh Ming Pei had great {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(interesting) in architecture. Pei moved to the United States when he was 17 years old. Then, he went to MIT and studied architecture there. In 1940, he {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(successful) got a bachelor's degree（学士学位）in architecture at MIT.

After {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(finish) his studies in MIT, Pei continued his studies at Harvard Graduate School of Design. During World War II, Pei took a break from his education. In 1944, he returned to Harvard {#blank#}7{#/blank#} got his master's degree（硕士学位）in architecture two years later. In 1955, Pei set up {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(he) own company, I.M.Pei & Associates. One of his {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(one) major projects（项目）was the Mile High Center in Denver, Colorado.

Ieoh Ming Pei was easy-going and he never wanted {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (show) off. However, most people thought he was a great teacher of modern architecture. In 1983, he was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize for his contributions to his field.

Do you like having wafers(华夫饼)? Do you like reading books? If you do, you can have the" wafer book". It is a new kind of story(故事) book in America.

The paper(纸张) of book is made of wafers, so we call it" wafer book". And the paper comes in four flavors (口味): peach, orange, carrot and tomato. Bostjia n Gorenc Pizama writes the stories for wafer books. Now people like playing with the computer and the phone in their free time. They spend(花费) less time reading. The stores sell the books at very great prices. So many parents want to buy the wafer books for their sons and daughters. Parents think it's a good way to help them have reading habits.

After reading a wonderful story, you can have some delicious wafers. Many families buy the books in America now. Because they also get fun from the books.

Silent love

Along a mountain road, a handsome young man walks fast.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} older man with a strict face follows him. This is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my favourite film, Postmen in the Mountains. It's a touching story about the love {#blank#}3{#/blank#} father and son. 

For years, the father {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(serve) as the postman for this area. He was often absent {#blank#}5{#/blank#} home and the son seldom saw him. But now the son {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(take) over his father's position. The father goes with him {#blank#}7{#/blank#} his first day of work. Along the way, they start to see into each {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(other) hearts. 

For the first time, the son{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(carry) his father across a cold river. It brings back the father's memory of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(carry) the son on his back.{#blank#}11{#/blank#}(tear) quietly run down his face. 

This film shows a {#blank#}12{#/blank#}(tradition) Chinese father. He is happy about {#blank#}13{#/blank#}(he) son's growth. {#blank#}14{#/blank#} he just hides his care in his heart. He doesn't give hugs or {#blank#}15{#/blank#}(kiss) to his son. His love may be silent. But like a mountain, it is always there.