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湖南省常德市第五中学 2024-2025学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷
Wang Xiaojun, 49, has a small hotel in Pingyao, a county in Shanxi. She opened it in 2002. This January, Wang got an email from her friend Bernard Frigara in France. "I just want to tell you how much I miss Pingyao, you and your family. I love to walk around Pingyao and ride a bicycle there. . . " the 75-year-old artist wrote in the e-mail.
When Frigara first visited Pingyao in 2004, he stayed in Wang's hotel. In less than 20 years, Frigara went to Pingyao six times, and he stayed in Wang's hotel everytime, for one or two months at a time.
Wang and her family showed Frigara around Pingyao, washed clothes for him and celebrated(庆祝) his birthday. Once when Frigara didn't feel well, Wang took him to hospital. He wrote in his diary that he stayed in a wonderful hotel and that he felt at home there. In return, Frigara taught Wang French and bought gifts for her children. Wang described her French friend as a kind and helpful man.
Not long ago, Wang wrote a story between Frigara and her family named Wafting for you, my friend. "He will come to Pingyao again in the spring of 2024, " she said.
① She bought him gifts. ② She washed clothes for him.
③ She drew pictures for him. ④ She celebrated his birthday.
Wind is a powerful force in nature. Wind energy may cause great waves in the world's oceans. Its power can be used to create electricity for cities and the countryside.
Wind can also power many expressions in American English. Let's start with a simple one. If you run like the wind, you can run very fast. After running, sometimes you can be full of energy.
If you are doing something difficult, it is good to have the wind at your back, for example, when you are sailing. In this way, it is easier to go forward.
Knowing the direction of the wind is one of the most important parts of sailing. When wind fills a sail, it makes the boat go faster. If you take the wind out of someone's sails, you prevent them from reaching their goals.
Let's turn from sailing to music. Many songwriters use the image of wind in their songs. If an idea is blowing in the wind, it is under discussion but has yet to be decided. When a singer sings"you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows", he means you know what is going on, and he tells you to trust yourself as you can find something out on your own.
Now you know which way the wind blows. Then how can you use these expressions properly? First, read them aloud and keep them in mind. Then, practice using them and test yourself. You know, practice makes perfect.
The Power of Wind | |
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About sailing: *When you are sailing, it's easier to go forward with the wind at your back. *When a sail is full of wind, the boat will go faster. *People prevent you from reaching your goal when they take the wind out of your sail. | |
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Emily Green is my friend. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} April 23rd, 2022, she made an excellent speech in English at a club.
In 1997, Emily was born in a poor family in Beijing. From an early age, she was {#blank#}2{#/blank#}m teaming English and always spoke English with others. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Emily's family couldn't pay for her study in an English school, she kept learning English by herself.
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Hi Leah, We've been on vacation in Taipei for a week and tried all kinds of food. We love the night markets here. We're going to Tainan next by train. We'll be there for seven days, and then we'll fly home. Love, Megan and Dan |
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Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Our five-day holiday in Kyoto is almost over. Coming here for the cherry blossoms (樱花) is so worth it. Dad has taken a lot of pictures of the beautiful flowers. However, the best part of the trip is shopping in the city. Mom and I buy so many Japanese things that we can hardly carry them back! See you soon! Damien |
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