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浙江省湖州市长兴县2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中测试英语试卷
How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
Shyness means feeling worried or afraid when you' re around other people. Experts(专家) have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the center of attention(注意). Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences(经历).
It's OK if it takes you a minute to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It's just a problem of how much.
Most people have red faces and talk in broken language when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won't go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they hardly go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.
If shyness doesn't stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn't a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.
You see, being shy isn't all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There's nothing to be afraid of.
Achievements(成就) isn't easy. In fact, you will never feel a sense of achievement from doing something that is easy for you.
The first time I climbed a mountain that was more than 5, 000 meters high, it was terribly difficult: I was cold, I felt sick, and I couldn't eat. But I kept on and achieved my goal. It was great! The second time I climbed a higher mountain, since I was better prepared, it was not as difficult, and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} .
Yet the more difficult it is to achieve the goal, the more you have to love it and have a passion(热情) for it in order to reach it. Passion sets apart the people who love their work from the people who suffer through their work.
The American psychologist Angela Duckworth has studied people who are successful — swimming champions, CEOs, and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} , which is the ability to keep on even with failure and hardship.
But courage is not just something that some people are born with and some people aren't. It comes from passion. If you want to be successful, you need to find the thing that you have a passion for and hold on with it. Just try as many things as you can as early as possible, and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.
Most of us would feel a lot more satisfaction doing something we have a passion for than something we don't. And {#blank#}4{#/blank#} , whether it's winning a spelling competition or an Olympic medal — or climbing a mountain that's higher than any you've climbed before.
A. you'd better find the one thing that you love most B. most people usually have the passions for their jobs C. she said that their achievements result from courage D. reaching the top did not feel like as much of a success E. it does feel good to know you have achieved something |
What is passion in your opinion? According to one of your own experiences, write about it. (字数不得少于 40词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Active Summer Activity Courses (活动课程) We're looking for university (大学) students to work with children on our club activity courses in July and August this summer. We need teachers for the following activities: Swimming, football, tennis, music and art Courses are: Course 1: July 1st-15th Course 2: July 16th-31st Course 3: August 1st-15th Course 4: August 16th-31st For more information, email Mr. Smith at jobs@activesummer. co. uk. Please tell us which course you would like to teach. |
Dear Mr. Smith, I'm a university student and I'm interested in working on your activity courses this summer. I'm good at football and I also do well in singing songs. So I'd like to teach on those two courses. I'm also in the university swimming team and I'm learning to play the guitar. I can work for the first two weeks of July and the last two weeks of August. Yours, Jack |
I like going to stores, but how do you know if a store has what you want? The great thing about shopping online is saving time! There are so many choices, and it doesn't take much time to find what you want! (Jake, Sydney, Australia) |
The first time I bought something online, I was a little nervous. I didn't know how it was going to be shipped. But it arrived OK. Now the only problem is that I do too much shopping online. And because I don't have to go out much anymore, I'm not very fit! (Mari, Lima, Peru) |
I wanted to buy a new pair of sunglasses, but I was too busy to go to the stores in the city center. I decided to order them online. They arrived quickly, but they were broken and the case looked used! I had to go to the store to change them. What a waste of time! (Troy, Jersey City, the USA) |
I bought a lot of electronics online last year, and everything was a good deal. The problem is that someone stole my credit card(信用卡) information and went shopping. My advice is: Be very careful when you shop online! (Eric, Ottawa, Canada) |
I bought a lot of electronics online last year, and everything was a good deal. The problem is that someone stole my credit card(信用卡) information and went shopping. My advice is: Be very careful when you shop online! (Eric, Ottawa, Canada) |
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