1. (2019九下·温州竞赛) 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

comer   spare   fail   touch   happy

    My teachers thought I was the worst student. I always  in the test. When I was going to give up my studying, a new teacher, Miss White came to our school. She was young and helpful. One day, we had a picnic on a farm. I was silent in a. Miss White came up to me and talked to me . Her smile swept away my unhappiness. I  by her words. I began to study hard. She often helped me with my study in her time. In the end, I went to a good college. She made me to see that I can be successful in life.

Brazil is the world's largest country after Russia, Canada, China and the US. It in the eastern Part of South America and covers an area of 8.51 million square kilometers. The capital of Brazil used to be Rio de Janeiro, the second . A city in the country on the South Atlantic(大西洋) coast, but now it is Brasilia.

Brazil is a beautiful country and is visiting Every year a lot of people from all over the world visit it. Would you also like to travel there? If so here is a(n) for your to learn as many Brazilian customs as possible.

The communication style of Brazilian locals is usually relaxing and informal (非正式的). Brazilians are quite direct in their of sneaking as well as in what they say. When communicating, locals will often touch one lightly and stand close together. Sticking the thumb(拇指)the middle and index finger(食指)is a symbol of wishing someone good luck in Brazil. Women are generally to take care of all chores. Brazilians are generally well dressed and neat (爱整洁的). In a work-related (与工作有关的)environment, it is not acceptable to wear jeans.

Strange things happen when you drive into Green Bank, West Virginia. Radio stations become far than in other places. Your mobile phone becomes useless. If you want to make a , you can use the phone booth (电话亭) at the edge of the town. Going to Green Bank is travelling back in time. There is no mobile phone service and no Wi-Fi. Welcome to the Quiet Zone.

There is a reason for the silence in Green Bank. You'll see it as you drive into the area. It's a radio telescope towers 71485 feet above the town. It was in the 1950s. The government created the National Radio Quiet Zone to protect it.

The radio telescope is one of the largest moving things on Earth. Scientists use to search for radio waves stars and planets. One of its main jobs is to listen for life somewhere in the universe. Kids in Green Bank aren't cut off from the world. Home computers are connected to the Internet, the speed is slow. A video can take several minutes to load. For most people, that's just fine. Green Bank is in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. Kids can spend time for pets or farm animals.

Food waste has been a big problem around the world for a long time.

According to a study, Chinese restaurants waste 17 to 18 million tons of food a year. That could, 30 to 50 million people for a whole year. Many people think they just throw away a little food, but they don't realize how much work goes into the food. Let's take a look at the life of a tomato. You'll see it's  than we waste when we throw away food.

Farmers buy seeds (种子)and plant them. They take care of the tomatoes  every day. It takes 13 liters (升) of water to grow one tomato. When tomatoes are ready, they are picked and put on trucks (卡车). The truck may travel hundreds of kilometers them to supermarkets. Every100 kilometers of travel uses up about 15 liters of fuel. In the supermarkets,  people buy "ugly" tomatoes, so they will be left and thrown away.

China is taking action to cut down on food waste. Many restaurants are joining in. They advise people to order food using the "N-I" formula (公式). And "N" stands for the 一the people at a table. If there are six people at the table, you should order just five

 If people can't finish their meals, they are take the rest food home. "It works. There is much less food waste these days, "said a manager of a restaurant.

We all hope that food waste will disappear soon not only in China but also around the world.

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— The smile on her face shows she is _______________ what I did.

I have two girls. One is 5 years old, and the other is12. I also have a boy. He is only 3 years old. We live in a big house with five bedrooms. Without a father, life was hard at the beginning. Yes, I am a single mother. But we all enjoy it now.

My 12-year-old girl helps me do many chores. She likes to share them with me, and she really cares about the family. She has a chore list（清单）. It has chores like: helping her little brother and sister get dressed, sweeping the floor, doing the dishes, cleaning her bed-room, washing her clothes.

My two younger children also help me a lot. I make a rule list to plan the chore time. I also make a chore list for my 5-year-old daughter. It is on the door of our living room. She has chores like: putting away the toys, putting her dirty clothes in the washing machine, making herbed.

Getting my 3-year-old son to do chores seems like ajoke. However, I find he really enjoys helping. He does easy chores. He likes feeding the pets. He loves running to me after he finishes his housework.

Fill in each blank with a proper word with the help of the given letter.

Have you ever imagined t to other countries without your paper passport? In the f, there will be a new kind of passport called the “cloud passport” and it will come into your d life someday. Your paper passport will become history.

The cloud passport will have your name, photos and so on. It is easy f you to check them on the computer.

If you take a paper passport with you, you might lose it. H , with the cloud passport, you don't have to worry about that. Do you think the cloud passport is a great idea?

A: World Book Day is coming. Our after-school book club will hold an activity about sharing stories.

B:

A: I don't know. Can you give me some advice?

B: What about Little Women?

A: But I don't like this kind.

B: What do you think of Robinson Crusoe?

A:

Many students have already read it.

B: How about Treasure Island?

A: Er, I've heard of it.

B: It tells a story about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures.

A: Oh, that's wonderful! I want to share the story. Do you have this book?

B: Yes. It's my favorite book.

A:

B: Yes, of course.