山西省临汾市尧都区2021-2022学年八年级下学期英语期中...

—Yes! I got picked to give a speech in front of the school.

—He went out to ____ the phone.

—Let's take him to the hospital ________.

—On the North Street, Xinhua Bookstore.

(Alex and his parents are having dinner at the dining room.)

A: Alex, how was your school today?

C:

B: What happened then?

C: Mrs. Wang asked us to show the picture about the book Chinese Story.

A:

C: Yes. But when I showed my picture to the class, Mario said it was a mess.

B: You felt angry, right?

C: Yeah,

A: Mario didn't mean to laugh at you. I remember he is a kind boy.

C: Yes. But it's true that I didn't draw well.

B: Don't worry. Uncle li is good at drawing.

C: Thank you. Dad.
 

Dan is a middle school student. He has ADHD(儿童多动症). He speaks a lot every day at school. He likes walking around in class and he collects so much "rubbish" in his schoolbag that he always makes a1around his desk.

It seems that Dan can do nothing well. When he 2the floor, he makes the classroom dusty. In the room, he often mixes all his clothes together but never folds them，and he even can't write his names 3 on his books! Some boys often make fun of him. Ray is one of them. He sometimes runs after him in the classroom. But4others do to him, Dan always makes faces, but never becomes angry!

One afternoon, students were excited to leave school for the weekend. On the way home, Ray 5 from his bike because it was dark and he didn't see a fallen tree in the way. He hurt his knee and the front wheel of his bike went wrong. More and more students came over， but they didn't help him 6it. Then Dan jumped up. They didn't know what Dan would do. However，he took out a(n)7 and many other things from his bag to repair the bike and he MADE it finally! Can you imagine how happy he was and how8others were?

So, show kindness to others, and it will make a difference.

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A lot of phones are lost every day. Losing a phone makes people upset, because they usually keep all their friends' numbers, and perhaps their photos or favorite songs on it.

One day, Jack Gallagher was reading on a chair in a London park. All of a sudden, a phone under the chair started to ring. He picked it up and answered it. The speaker, Louise, explained that this was her phone. She asked worriedly," Where are you? I wonder if you could give back my phone." Jack said." No problem. I'll meet you at Euston Station. "

When Jack met Louise, she told him that it was part of an experiment. She explained that a group of scientists wanted to test people 's honesty(诚实). They left phones in parks and then rang them."

The result showed that 20% of the people who answered the phones refused to return them. However, 80% of people agreed to give them back. Why? The scientists found that two key factors made a difference. Firstly, people were more likely to return the phone if a woman made the phone call. Secondly, people were more likely to return the phone with a photo of a baby on the screen.

So now you know: keep a photo of a baby on your screen and ask your mom to call your number if you lose your phone!

What should parents do to get along with their children? Dr. Lucy Samuel shares some pieces of advice with us.

If you want to show your children you love them, spend time with them Explain to them why you're busy.

If you want your children to talk to you. you shouldn't tell anyone their secrets(秘密).

You must remember being a good listener. Their problems may be different from the ones you had.

Don't argue. —It's part of growing up. But if you argue with them, don't expect things to get better than before.

Sitting down to eat meals together is a great way to stay close. If your children feel comfortable talking to you about everyday things，they may be more open when difficulties come up.

If you have kids, you may read them many bedtime stories. But as they get older，they like watching a movie better than hearing stories.

Jim Bronzina saw that happened with his older daughter. So he kept story time going with his younger daughter. Kristen, by turning it into a challenge(挑战). When Kristen went to fourth grade, Jim and Kristen made a decision to make the challenge: Could they read together for 100 days without missing a story time?

Jim and Kristen kept their promise with no problem." l think we should try for1. 000 nights." she told her dad.

For more than 3,200 nights, Jim read to his daughter. As Kristen grew older, the reading material(材料) changed from picture books to Harry Potter to Charles Dickens. Their bedtime reading didn't end until Kristen finally left home to go to college. And now, even though their bedtime reading is over, Jim keeps 700 of his daughter's favorite books with care. He will give them to her one day so she can start another bedtime reading with her own children.

Since last year, short videos have gotten millions of views online. Many people create and share short videos on popular video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou. You can even add music and special effects(特效)to your videos. The videos are 15 seconds to a few minutes long. They show people doing activities like cooking，exercising and singing.

Teenagers especially enjoy these videos. More than 50 percent of junior high school students say they enjoy watching these short videos. About 47 percent have posted(发布) their own videos.

The videos let teenagers see funny and exciting things. Many teens like to share the fun things they do with others as well. For example, a 12-year-old user named Xiaoqianyu has posted videos showing her learning jazz dance. This has won her many fans.

Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife just passed away(去世). He feels that life without her is . For , Henry sits in his house, doing nothing.

Henry's , an old woman named Lisa, sees him from her yard one day.

She has not seen him outside in days! She asks him to come closer to the fence(栅栏)next to her house.

"Hello, Henry! Just look this fence. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me this fence?" Lisa asks.

Henry is angry inside. He is the one who needs help right now. He doesn't want a hand, but she is too old to fix the fence by , so he agrees.

Henry works on the fence for days. he finishes, she thanks him. Henry smiles back.

"What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?" Lisa says to him. Henry cannot believe she is asking for more help. But he respects(尊敬)her, he agrees. He works hard painting the fence in the hot sun. As their neighbors pass by, they all tell Henry what a beautiful job he has done. Henry feels very happy.

Henry no longer feels that life is pointless. He understands that Lisa wasn't being rude. She knows that staying busy can help us forget our sadness. He helped her, but she truly saved him.

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