宁夏吴忠市利通区2018-2019学年九年级下学期英语期中质...

    Manners are very important for our daily life. There are many different customs and habits 1 different countries. We must find out and follow their customs. Here 2 examples of the things that a person with good education should do.

    If you visit a Chinese family, you should 3 the door first. When the door opens, you will not move before the host says "Come in, please." After you enter the room you should not sit down 4 the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is sent to your hand, you should say "5" and receive it with both hands. Before entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to 6 your shoes. In England, a visitor always finishes the food to show that he has enjoyed it. The host will be 7 with that.

    You have to give your presents in public in the Middle East to show it is not a bride (贿赂). But 8 good manners to give your presents in private in Asia.

    "Come any time" means "I want you 9 me" in India. If you suggest a time at once, the Indians will think you are refusing the invitation. But if 10 Englishman says "come any time", they will think you are impolite if you start fixing a date.

    A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of these kinds of machines. He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out there.

    The first one began to use the machine. It was an Indian woman. When she stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few minutes to decide which language it should speak. "Good morning, madam," it said in Indian. "Your weight is 72kilos. That's three kilos more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Wish you a nice day."

    The second one who used the machine was a nice Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear weight. "Good morning, Miss," the machine said in Chinese. "Your weight is 45 kilos. It's all right for your age and height. Go on to eat what you eat every day. Wish you a nice day."

    The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time before standing on the machine. But as soon as she stood on the machine, the machine spoke quickly in English, "Good morning. Will one of you get off?"

    A few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I haven't seen for a very long time. We talked about all the good old times that we had. Then he started talking about his father. His father was badly ill in hospital and couldn't sleep at night, he often talked to himself and made a lot of noise. My friend was angry about this and shouted at his father to stop talking, but after his father stopped talking, he died a few days later.

    My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father, he was so sad that he cried like a baby on the other end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father forgive him.

    Sometimes, we complain our parents, but do we realize that our parents take care of us and always stay around us from the day we were born to our adulthood (成年), imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear an unlucky word of "no" come out from our mouths.

    There are so many unlucky children who have neither fathers nor mothers. My dear friends, we can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no bad words that come out from our mouths to our parents, take good care of our parents, even if it takes only a second to stay with them, they will be very happy.

    As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.

    Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

    Andrew Matthews, an/Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life's biggest challenge. You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it's impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.

    In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don't let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.

    You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dream. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

    As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.

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    Jack is in Grade Three now. He is a polite boy and studies hard. He is good at his lessons and can answer all the questions in class. His teachers and classmates like him except Henry. They're deskmates. Henry likes playing and often fails the exams. His father is a dentist (牙医) and makes a lot of money. The boy thinks he lives in the richest family in the town. So he looks down upon (瞧不起) others and laughs at them. Of course he has few friends.

    Jack is busy all the time. His father is a shoemaker. The man works hard but he still can't buy enough food for the family. He tells Jack to help him after school, so Jack has to do all his homework at school.

    One summer afternoon, on his way home, Jack met his sister Lily.

    The girl carried a heavy box in her arms without wearing shoes. Jack carried it for her. Henry saw them and said to Jack, "You father is a shoemaker, but your sister has no shoes!"

    "I don't think it's strange," replied Jack. "Your father is dentist, but your little sister has no teeth!"

    It was early and there weren't many people on the road. A girl on a bike passed me (quick). She was riding on ice suddenly she fell off her bike a few (step) in front of me. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. Without thinking, I went over and helped her stand up. She said "Thank you!" to me a smile and then rode away. The words "Thank you" warmed me and this made me feel (little) nervous about my new school.

    When I finally got to school, I was led into the classroom and (ask) to sit beside a girl. I was so nervous. I knew some of the students were looking at me I didn't dare to look at (they). Soon the first class started. It was English. They used a different textbook from my old school and I didn't have a copy. As I was wondering what to do, a book appeared in front of me. "Let's (share)," the girl next to me said. I looked up. It was the girl I (help) that morning. What a surprise!

    When it comes to learning, the (环境) has a big part to play. This has been shown in a long-term study by professor Mitra from India. He set up computers in a village in India where children could not speak English. They did not know what a computer looked like or what the Internet was. To everyone's (惊讶), children taught (他们自己) how to use the machines, in a very short period of time. This suggests that children can learn fast with little help. Professor Mitra thinks this could change schools. He is now working on so-called SOLES. He said that SOLES includes at (最少) a computer and a bench big (足够的) for four pupils. SOELS have also been tested in some other countries, such as UK and Italy, with encouraging results.

    Li Lin said goodbye to his sister Li Wei. Li Lin said that he would his family, and Li Wei told him to care. When Li Lin got on the train, he saw an elderly man was in his seat. He politely called the elderly man sir and said he was that the elderly man was sitting in his seat. The ticket arrived and explains the mistake. Li Lin offered to change seats with the elderly man, and to Car 9. There he saw his friend Wen Peng, was happy to see him and told him to took his jacket, sat down and made comfortable.

    There are 24 solar terms (节气) in China, and the Grain Rain (谷雨) is one of them. It falls on April 19 this year.

    This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known for "rain" that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of more rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring an umbrella with you.

    But this is a great time for planting crops. If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain falls, farmers begin to grow crops. Farmers often say, "Spring rain is as precious (珍贵的) as oil." It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.

    There are also many interesting customs during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon (椿芽) mixed with eggs. The food made during the Grain Rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach. In the southern part of China, the tea leaves are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.

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The Person Who Has Influenced Me Most

    My mother is the person who has influenced me most.