湖南省长沙市明德天心2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语入...

—Yes, she is Mona. She plays _________ chess very well.

—He _________ soup. He _________ soup every Saturday.

—Let's see the pandas first. They are _________ cute.

— About half an hour.

—Oh, what does she look like?

— _________.

— OK. It's so deep.

—Yes. I'm really _________ in it.

—_________.

A group of boys got together around a tree. "What a tall tree!" they said to each other. "It would be 1 to climb to the top!"

The boys then decided to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their 2 were sitting not far away, looking at their children as they played.

One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. 3 thought he would win the game.

Then the game 4. All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could.  Although they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, David reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.

His mother was 5 to see this. She asked him, "David, how did you reach the top of the tree so 6?" "It was easy," David said. "The other children kept 7 as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got 8 and were afraid of falling off. I, 9, looked up only. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top." It is true in life that if we just keep going forward(向前) without looking back, we are more likely to(可能的) 10 .

There are many rules for me at home.

●At 6:30 a.m., my mom says, "Get up now and read English aloud (大声地)!" Later, my dad shouts, "Don't walk around when you brush your teeth! It's bad for your teeth."

●At lunch. Dad: "Don't watch TV when you have lunch! It's bad for your eyes!" Mum: "Go to bed and take a nap (打个盹儿)! It's good for your study."

●After school. Mom: "Wash your hands before dinner." Dad: "Don't listen to music when you do homework. It's difficult for you to focus on your study."

I feel lucky to have these rules because I know my parents care about (关心) me. And I can follow the rules most of the time.

But I can't follow them all the time. For example, I like listening to music. I can't listen to it in class, so why can't I enjoy it at home?

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning, the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later, black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they may take warm clothes with them.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella with them on a sunny morning, but don't laugh at(嘲笑) them. If you don't take it with you, you may regret (后悔) later in the day.

Because of the novel corona-virus outbreak (新型冠状病毒的爆发), you may have to stay at home to protect yourself from being infected (感染). Here are a few ideas that can bring a little fun back into our life.

One important thing is to keep in touch with other family members and your friends over the telephone or WeChat. Tell them how much you care about them and share some good things with them. Try to keep active. It's not good to sit down all day. Stretching (拉伸), sit-ups and push-ups (俯卧撑) are all easy exercises to do at home.

You can try your hand at making noodles, preparing meat and vegetables for homemade hot pot, or baking a piece of pizza or some cookies. Believe me, you may surprise yourself.

Use the time to learn a new skill or develop your hobby. There are many online apps that can help you learn something you like. So take some time for yourself and learn something new.

Of course, there are many other things we can do to make our life interesting, aren't there?

Today, plastic garbage (塑料垃圾) is a big problem around the world. Every year, people make about 300,000,000 tons garbage. And the number is getting bigger these years. To save our earth (地球), many countries start to do something useful.

In Ambikapur, a city in India, there is a special restaurant. It's a "garbage cafe". People don't need to pay money for their food, but they need to take some plastic garbage there. If you have one kilogram of plastic garbage, you can have a great dinner or lunch there. The breakfast is cheaper — you can have it for a half of that number. This way can not only make people like to collect the garbage in their daily life, but also make the people with no homes have a warm place to eat healthy food.

Where does the plastic garbage go in the end? Don't worry. The city will get the plastic garbage together, and use it to build (修建) roads. The roads with plastic are strong and people can use them for a long time. Now, there are some roads made from the plastic garbage in Ambikapur. And with the help of the new ideas, the city will build more such roads.

Now some other countries also like the "garbage cafe". They think it can keep the city clean and also make people healthy.

Dear Jane,

How's it going? How's the weather in Europe? It's sunny and very hot here. My phone isn't working, . 所以我正在写信给你。

These days, because of COVID-19, we have to study for six days a week. So we are very tired. But my parents make a lot of study rules for me. At 6:00, I must get up and make my bed. Then I practice running. After that I have a good breakfast. I have to get to school at 7:20. I have lunch at school. In the evening, 我必须准时完成我的家庭作业。Then I have to practice playing volleyball. At 10:00, I should go to bed. Every day I spend much time studying and doing my homework. On Sundays, I have to practice playing the guitar. Rules, rules, rules. It's terrible! But I must follow the rules. What can I do, Jane?

Yours

Li Hua

A: Tim, you're back! ?

B: It was so much fun.

A: I heard you went on a vacation to Thailand. Tell us about Thailand, Tim.

B: It is a beautiful place! But it's very crowded (拥挤的) at this time of the year.

A: You're right. August is the tourist season (观光季节)!

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B: I visited the Phuket Island and did snorkeling(浮潜) there.

A: Wonderful! ?

B: It was sunny there.

A: Sounds great! ?

B: Sure. I bought some lovely gifts and this postcard is for you.

A: Really? It's very nice of you. I love this postcard. Thanks a lot.

B: .

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I went to Zhangjiajie with my family during the summer vacation.