广东省阳江市江城区2023-2024学年八年级上学期英语期中...

W:Did you go shopping in town yesterday, Jim? 

M: 

W:Did you go to the computer shop called"IT Sky"in Puguo Road?

M:Yeah. It was crowded yesterday. 

W:Did you buy any books? 

M:Yes, I chose five or six books. 

W:Where did you go after that? 

M:I went to Dream Clothes in Chaoyang Street. It was 800 yuan. 

W:Oh, that was expensive. Do you always buy clothes there? 

M:Yes. The clothes last a long time and they look smart. 

Mr. Hill was my English teacher. He was 1  friendly man. 

I was a thin girl and was 2  than any other student in the class. Because of that, myclassmates often laughed at 3 . I didn't talk to anyone in my class and became very shy. 

One day, Mr. Hill told us 4 our compositions(作文)in front of the class. He also told us if we didn't do that, we might fail(不及格)that term. When it was my turn, I told Mr. Hill to put an"F"on my composition 5 I didn't want to read it. I didn't want others to laugh at me. Mr. Hilwas surprised, but after knowing the fact, he said, "Sally has a very 6 composition here and Ithink everyone needs to listen to it. We should listen to it carefully and learn 7 her. "

I walked to the front and looked at everyone. The students were all quiet. "You 8 do it, "Mr. Hill said. His words 9 me calm(镇静的). I read the composition loudly. After I finished, my classmates all said it 10 a wonderful composition. From then on, some of my classmates made friends with me

Thanks to Mr. Hill, I wasn't shy any more. 

A boy lived with his father. Once, the father wanted to 1 the boy something important in life. He cooked two bowls of noodles. One had an egg on the top, but the other didn't. The father asked his 2 , "Which one do you want? "The boy took the bowl with the egg. When they ate, the boy was 3 to see two eggs at the bottom(底部)of his father's bowl.

The second day, the father cooked two bowls of noodles 4 . "Dad must have hidden(把……藏起来)the eggs. I'm sure I can make the right 5 this time, "he thought. Then he6 the one with no egg on the top. But he didn't 7 any eggs. He was not happy.

The third day, the father cooked the noodles and asked the 8 question. The boy said, "Father, you've done so much for me. Ill 9 you to choose first! "The father said, "You are nice to me, 10 you will be treated(对待)in the same way. "Then he told the boy which one to choose.

How long would it take you to run 5, 000 m? Li Yiben, 80, ran 5, 000 m in 28 minutes and 6seconds(秒). 

Li did it in a race in Huainan, Anhui Province on April 3rd. There were six runners in his group. The other five were three men in their 50s and 60s and two women in their mid-30s. Li was the oldest but he finished third. 

"This is tough. I have never worked so hard, "said Li after the race.

Li served in the military(部队)when he was young. In 1968, he left the military and found anew job. Li had to go over 20 km from home to work. That's when he got interested in running. Lran to work every two or three days. That made him a great runner. 

After he left work in 1995, Li spent more time running. In 1998, Li ran a 100 km marathon(马拉松赛跑). He ran in the National Masters Athletics Championships(全国大师田径锦标赛)in 1999. One year later, he went to the Asia Masters Athletics Championships in India. In 2001, Liwent to Sydney to run in the World Masters Athletics Championships. He won many prizes. 

In the following years, Li kept running in many races. Running plays an important role in his life. "Running makes me feel younger, "said Li.

Do you know the Chongqing Senior Men's Soccer Team(队)? The players in the team are 54 to 83 years old. Almost each of is good at playing soccer. 

The team practices playing soccera week, every Tuesday and Thursday. Yao Shurong, 70, the team in 2005. "Most of us started to play soccer when young, but we still love it now, " Yao said. " Wonderwe keep doing that for long? Because it has helped us stay healthy and make more friends. When playing on the soccer fields, we like we are young again. What we really care about(关心) is not the of those soccer games, but the happiness they bring to us. we are tired after the practice, we are happy. "

Wang Minghao, 83, is the oldest player. He started to play soccer in the team 20 years ago. Now, he spends at two hours playing soccer every week. "Playing soccer really helps me keep in good . And my body is stronger than before, "he said.

I am always looking forward to visiting this special place in Turkey —the Hair Museum. Last week I went there with my classmates. There are so many locks(缕)of hair in it. 

The story goes that a man's good friend was going to leave him. He asked for something to help him remember her. She cut off a lock of her hair and gave it to him. He put it up in his shop, and he told the story to all the people visiting his shop. Many women enjoyed the story and left a lock of their hair, too. 

The man started the Hair Museum in 1979. It now has about 16, 000 locks of hair. There's also another reason to leave some hair. Twice a year the museum holds a competition and decides which lock of hair is the best. If your hair wins, you can stay for one night in the hotel next to the Hair Museum for free in the summer months. 

A number of people visit the Hair Museum every day. Visitors can walk down the museum seeing the hair in different colors and lengths. If visitors want to leave their locks of hair to the museum, there are pencils, paper and scissors(剪刀)for them. They need to write their name and age on the paper. 

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