I think you have dropped_________ "r"  in writing “merry”.

A. an         B. a         C. the       D. x

 

 

Hi, what do you think of the picture that you have seen? I think you have the same feeling –it makes you 1.. _______(feel) stressed.

    Now more and more people in the world 2.. _______ (get) fatter, which troubles them a lot. In the past 25 years, the number of the people with obesity (肥胖症) in Europe has doubled. Experts say that it has a lot 3.. ______(do) with our eating habits.

    Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. Most of us like eating sweets and ice cream. They are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may 4.. ______(take) away our appetite (食欲)

    To eat our meals at the same time every day is important for us. When we feel worried, we may not want to eat. A long time ago in England, some judges (n.法官；v.判断) often judged if a man 5.. ______(tell) the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow(吞) the bread, it meant that he was not honest. A man who is worrying about something has trouble in 6.. ______(swallow) anything dry.

 

 

 

 

Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about,” he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.

By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur’s English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name, the drawings and the note.

Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”

“That isn’t my story, Mrs. Solomon,” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”

“Oh, I think you have the seed(种子of a story there,” Mrs. Solomon replied, “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”

That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”

Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.

1.Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name, the drawings and the note at first?

A.Because he had no time to fit them together.

B.Because he had difficulty in writing a story.

C.Because he wasn’t willing to do his homework.

D.Because he wanted to show his talent for drawing.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A.Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog.

B.The small tree will grow into a big one.

C.His friend Lee can give him a lot of support.

D.He can develop his story based on the first draft.

3.What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is ?

A. She is a strict teacher                     B. She is a wise teacher

C. She is an honest teacher                   D. She is an energetic teacher

4.What can we infer(推断from the story?

A. Arthur is a shy and quiet student

B. Arthur isn’t very satisfied with his story

C. There will be a storm on Saturday

D. Encouragement is important in teaching

 

I think you have to stop _______. It’s bad for your health.

A. smoke    B. smoked    C. smoking    D. to smoke

 

假如你叫李涛，你的英国笔友Mary正在学习汉语。她在给你的来信中介绍了她的中国朋友的情况。请根据以下信息用英语写一封回信，向她介绍你的美国同学Nancy的情况。
内容如下：

姓名	Nancy	年级	八年级11班
外貌	高挑、苗条、漂亮	国籍	美国
最喜欢的颜色	……	个人爱好	……
品质	慷慨、乐于助人，幽默	理想职业	……

要求： 1.词数100个左右。信件开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2.所写短文必须包括以上内容，省略号部分自由发挥，内容必须围绕主题，调理清晰，字迹工整。
3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。  
Dear Mary,    
Thank you for telling me something about your Chinese friend. I think you have a good friend. Now let me tell you something about my classmate, Nancy.                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
Best wishes！
Yours Sincerely,
Li Tao