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四川省遂宁市蓬溪县2017-2018学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试题(含听力音频)
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John was traveling around the country in the town. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for the Sun Hotel. When he saw an old man at the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old man,“I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know where it is?”
“Yes,” the old man answered,“I'll show you the way.”
He got into the car, and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said,“Stop here.”
John stopped and looked at the house and said,“But this isn't a hotel.”
“No,” the old man answered,“this is my house. And now I'll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles, then you'll see the Sun Hotel on the left.”
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I came to the United States ten years ago. At that time I always said that I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to study but things like work and kids would not allow me to start.
Actually, I knew that those were only excuses for me. What really stopped me was that I was lazy and nervous to start learning again.
One day, my son's friends {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to drop in on him, but my son refused(拒绝), because all of his friends spoke English but I didn't. He told me he was also sad {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I could never help him with his homework. That day, he also said, "Mom, believe in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and start learning."
That night, I couldn't sleep. All night long, I thought about where I could go to study English.
The next day, I made an important {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. I tried to find a school for adults. But I failed.
After supper, I took the kids to the cinema. On the way back, we decided to take a new way to forget about the boring movie we just saw. But we were {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to find we got lost. I was trying to find our way home when I found a famous college. A week later, I went to that college. It was difficult for me {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I held on to.
One Saturday, my daughter was asked to write a story for her homework. It was about the person she admired {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. She said that the person was her Mom, because her Mom has started going to college although she was already forty.
At that time, I stood there, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} shocked. I studied {#blank#}10{#/blank#} from then on.
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