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　　Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and had no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with them.

　　The old woman had to sell her house and moved here. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.

　　Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She can't do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to be tired of(讨厌的) her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn't know what to do.

　　One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的) plate for his grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked, “Why did you buy two please, son?”

　　“One is for Grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you! You'll also have to use a wooden plate when you're old, I think.”

　　The woman heard this and was sad. She cried for long. Now she's kind to her mother as she did before.

1．Sandra asked her mother to live with them because ________.

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A．the old woman lived alone

B．she needed her help

C．the old woman couldn't look after herself

D．the old woman could give her much money

2．The family liked Mrs Black because ________.

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A．she was very rich

B．she could watch their door

C．she could do all the housework for them

D．she was friendly to them all

3．Mrs Black was afraid ________, so she couldn't leave her daughter's house.

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A．she had no house to live in

B．she couldn't look after herself

C．Sandra couldn't go to see her any more

D．A and B

4．Sandra was afraid ________, so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.

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A．her mother could break another plate

B．her mother didn't want to leave

C．her husband could be tired of her mother

D．her mother couldn't do anything at home

5．James bought a wooden plate for his mother because ________.

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A．he didn't love her

B．she liked it

C．he hoped she was kind to his grandma

D．she often broke the plates at home

6．Sandra is friendly to her mother because ________.

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A．she knows she did wrong

B．she was afraid of her son

C．the old woman is poor

D．it's her duty

完成句子。
1. It’s not just because they ____________（不能理解它是什么意思）.
2. F 2 F ____________（表示面对面）.
3. Homophone often use letters and numbers that ____________（听起来像单词或单词的一部分）.
4. I don’t think twelve-year-olds should be allowed to ____________ （穿耳洞）.
5. I think teenagers should be allowed to ____________ （与朋友们外出）.
6. If we can’t wear our own clothes, we should be allowed to ____________（设计自己的校服）.
7. I get nervous before big parties and then I ____________（出皮疹）.
8. It isn’t good to borrow your friends’ books ____________（未经允许）.
9. What do you think I should tell ____________（其余的学生）.
10. My life ____________ （有了很大的改变）in the last few years.

On a British Airways flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged ,rich white South American lady found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin stewardess(机舱乘务员)over to complain about her seating.

“What seems to be the problem, Madam?” asked the stewardess.

“Can’t you see?” she said. “You’ve sat me next to a black man. I can’t possibly sit next to this kind of human. Find me another seat!”

“Please calm down, Madam,” the stewardess replied. “The flight is very full today, but I’ll tell you what I’ll do---I

Will go and check to see if we have any free seats in Club(商务舱)or First Class.”

The lady had an unfriendly look at the outraged(被激怒的)black man beside her.

A few minutes later the stewardess returned and said to the lady with a self –satisfied smile, “I’m sorry, Madam, this Economy(经济舱)is full, and Club is also full. However, we do have one seat in First Class.”

The lady could not help looking at the people around her. But before she had a chance to get up or make any answer, the stewardess continued , “ We seldom make this kind of upgrade(升级),however, and I had to report it to the captain(机长).When the captain heard this,he said that it was not proper to make someone sit next to such an obnoxious(令人讨厌的)person.” Having said that, the stewardess turned to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So if you’d like to get your things, sir, I have a seat ready for you…”

At this time, the people around stood up and clapped their hands. The black man walked up to the front of the plane.

That was an unforgettable flight for me, for I was the black man who had never flown First Class before.

1.Where did this story happen?

   A. At the booking office.                        B.In the Economy cabin.

   C.In the Club cabin.                            D.In the First Class cabin.

2.The black man was finally upgraded to the First Class cabin because _____________.

   A. the stewardess loved him                      B. he was angry with the white lady

   C.the captain knew him                          D.the white lady was too impolite

3.What might be the correct order of the cabins from the front to the back on this plance?

   A.Club→Pilots’ →Economy →First Class          B. Pilots’ →Club →Economy →First Class

   C. Club→Economy→ First Class→ Pilots’          D. Pilots’ → First Class →Club→ Economy

4.What can be the best title of this article?

   A. Flying First Class                            B.On a British Airways Flight

   C.Sitting Next to a Lady                         D.An Unforgettable Free Flight

八年级的学习不知不觉已过半，这是成长中很重要的一个阶段，你的父母想了解你过往的学习表现及对将来的打算，给他们写封信，内容要包括一下要点：

1. How was your school life this semester? What did your teacher say about you?

2. What should you do now?

3. What do you want to be in the future?

（参考词汇：be good at; can do better; hard-working; lazy …）

要求：语言规范，字迹工整，表达流畅、完整，80字左右。文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。开头已给出。

Dear mom and dad,

How time flies! I have been studying in the middle school for about two years…

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Yours,

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