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广东省揭阳五校2015-2016学年八年级上学期英语期末联考试卷
Jenny is a pet lover. She wants to work with pets. David is the boss of a big education company. He wants to know some information about education in China. Wang Lan just came back from England. She is looking for a job. She prefers to work in a big company. Helen is a housewife. She wants to buy vegetables and fruit at low prices. The students in No.2 Middle School plan to have a picnic. Whether they will do it depends on it will rain or other situations. | A. Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holidays. Our hotel can solve(解决)this problem. We lend cats or dogs to you. We are sure that you will be happy to stay with them. B. Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Now pet hospitals are very busy .Kind people who love animals are needed to work in busy hospitals. C. Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture. Many companies today need employees(雇员)who can speak a foreign language, or have the experience of living or working in another country. D. We sell eggs, apples tomatoes and pork at very low prices. Our business hours are from 6:00a.m. to 10:30p.m. E. Our city will have a cloudy day tomorrow .It will be rainy at times. There will be a strong wind. The day after tomorrow will be sunny. It will be a fine day to go hiking or to have a picnic. F. We have all kinds of video films, TV plays, and music videos. You can enjoy yourself and take time to watch your favorite videos at our shop. You can also borrow some videos home. Each video for a week for 1 dollar. G. A study of the people in China's largest cities shows that saving money for children's education has become an important reason for saving. It is the second most important purpose of people's saving habit. The result shows that people in China care much about education. The education market is very big in China. |
a.Certainly, I'd love to. b.Who's that? c.Yes, I love it. d.OK. I'll get there at four. e.What's up? f.Let's meet at the gate of the post office at five o'clock. |
A: Hello, is that Li Hong speaking?
B: Yes. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
A: This is Wang Chun. Are you free this Sunday evening?
B: Yes.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}
A: I've got three tickets to Han Hong's concert. Would you like to go with me?
B:{#blank#}3{#/blank#} She is my favorite singer. Thanks for your invitation. When and where shall we meet?
A: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
B: Could you please get there earlier? I want to buy some flowers for her.
A: {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Shall we go to the flower shop to buy them?
B: Sounds good. See you later.
A: See you.
We always think classical (古典的) music fans are quiet and shy, and lovers of rap (说唱音乐) are outgoing.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}According to a study in Edinburgh, it is.
Professor North, who did the study, says that people often show their personalities through the kind of music they listen to. More than 36,000 people from around the world joined-the study.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Here are some of the results:
Western and country music fans are hard-working and not shy.
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Classical music fans are quiet.
Rap fans are outgoing.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} People think heavy metal fans are very sad and unhappy. But like classical music fans, they are in fact easy-going and creative, and not very outgoing.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Heavy metal fans in Sweden have more in common with heavy metal fans in Brazil than with Swedish fans of pop.
A. Fans of pop songs aren't creative, but are hard-working and outgoing. B. Maybe the most surprising result is that classical music fans and heavy metal (重金属摇滚乐) fans have very similar personalities. C. But is it really true that our musical tastes show our personalities (性格)? D. They talked about their musical tastes and did personality tests. E. Professor North says that the results also explain (解释) why so many people are good friends with people who like the same music. |
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Try to help your dog relax
It's a Saturday morning. You rush through breakfast, walk the dog, and then get to soccer practice on time. A few hours later, you return home, only to find that the dog has made your bedroom untidy. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Your favorite sports shoes are in poor condition.
Before you get angry, stop and think. Your dog wasn't misbehaving (行为不端) just for the fun of it. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Some dogs just feel nervous when left alone. It's called separation anxiety (分离焦虑).
Think of it this way: Dogs can't ask where you're going or when you'll be back. They can't call you on the phone. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Since you're not there, they need to find you. Dogs may suddenly develop separation anxiety. But with practice and patience (耐心), you can teach your dog to be comfortable being left alone.
Put on your jacket, and then sit back down. Open and close the door, and then sit down. After a while, walk out the door for 10 seconds, then 20, then a minute and so on. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Besides, you can also try the following ways:
● Teach your dog a word or action that you use every time you leave, which tells your dog you'll be back.
● Help comfort (安慰) your dog by leaving a piece of clothing that smells like you.
● Before you leave, give your dog a toy. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. Your clothes are on the floor. B. It will keep him / her busy while you're away. C. And he / she wasn't punishing you for leaving. D. All they know is that they want to be with you. E. Little by little your dog will learn that when you leave, you will return. F. You can help your dog by offering him / her some food. |
How do you feel when you are fooled by others? No doubt, feel bad. There is nothing worse than falling for a joke and being a fool except one day. Yes, that's April Fool's Day. Nobody will be angry to be an " April Fool".{#blank#}1{#/blank#}
The headmaster at my school decided to play an April Fools' joke on the students when I was in high school. On March 31, she announced that our school would hold a "Dress to Impress" day.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Girls were told to wear formal dresses and smart jackets, while a suit jacket and tie for each boy would be best. The teachers, we were told, would do the same.
On April Fool's Day, many of us students came to school dressed in our best clothes. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}In the morning, all of us got together on the playground, waiting for the headmaster. She would speak to the students. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Instead, she wore jeans, running shoes and a T-shirt. The teachers also got dressed casually like her.
"April Fools!" she said, with a big smile on her face. "We just wanted to remind you that teachers have a sense of humor, too!"
Surely, all the teachers weren't April Fools.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. Our hair was tidy and all our shoes were well cleaned. B. People say something nice to others on that day. C. All us students spent the rest of the day feeling very foolish indeed. D. This meant that the better you dressed at school, the higher your marks would be. E. But everyone knows to be careful on the first day of April. F. To our surprise, she wasn't dressed up at all. G. My parents laugh at each other's jokes. |
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