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外研版初中英语八年级上册期末检测卷(一)
The English exam
Dimitri woke up at 7:00 am when the alarm went off. He chatted with a friend on the computer1nearly midnight the previous(先前的) night so he was feeling quite2and also rather nervous because this was the day of an important English3at school. Dimitri listened to the teacher4and he also studied very hard for this exam, so he thought he had a good chance of5it.
While Dimitri was travelling to school on the bus, he remembered that he6to take bis wallet with him so he didn't have any money to buy lunch. Just after this, his friend Lucas7the bus.
“Can I8some money, Lucas?" asked Dimitri.
“Sure, no9, ” replied Lucas. Lucas took out some money from his pocket and lent it to Dimitri.
The two boys took the English exam.10they were having lunch, Dimitri asked Lucas if he thought the exam had been difficult. Lucas smiled and11the slice of the chocolate cake that he was eating.
“It was so12! It was a piece of cake!" said Lucas, smiling.
Give Directions in Different Places
If you ask people of different countries "Could you tell me the way to the post office?", you will get different answers.
In Japan, people use landmarks(路标) instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The post office is across from the bus stop.
In Kansas, America, there are no towns or buildings within miles. So instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. For example, people will say,"Go north two miles. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} "
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions. They will often say, "Follow me." {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Sometimes if a person doesn't know the answer to your question, he or she,like a New Yorker,might say,"Sorry,I have no idea."But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." {#blank#}4{#/blank#}They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. A visitor can often get lost in Yucatan!
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually point to the right direction, Go on in that direction and you may find the post office!
A. Turn east, and then go another mile. B. But one thing will help you everywhere. C. People there think "I don't know." is impolite. D. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. E. Then they will take you through the streets of the city to the post office. |
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In a small village, there was a young boy named Mark. He was in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} grade in a middle school. His parents went {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, so he lived with his grandmother.
Before Mark's birthday, his parents sent him a special gift —a ticket to the Science Museum in the city centre. He was so {#blank#}3{#/blank#} that he couldn't wait to visit it. He carefully kept the ticket in his drawer(抽屉) and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it. However, on his birthday, he found that the ticket was missing. He looked everywhere, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the drawer, the table and the chair, but he couldn't find it. He was{#blank#}6{#/blank#} and he couldn't understand how it went missing.
But soon, he decided not to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} himself by worrying too much. He thought to {#blank#}8{#/blank#}," Whatever has happened, it's out of my control. Maybe it's a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} for me to be more careful in the future."
He enjoyed his birthday with his grandmother at home {#blank#}10{#/blank#} he missed the visit to the Science Museum. He also learned a valuable lesson from this incident— to take care of his things more carefully.
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