新目标（Go for it）版初中英语八年级上册Unit 6 单元卷

— ________ college student called Rick Miller.

— Next year, I will take more exercise to keep fit.

— Gulliver's' Travels (《格列佛游记》) ________ Jonathan Swift.

— I think the best way to ________ your Chinese is to live in China.

— I don't think he told the truth (说实话).

— ________. Maybe in Qingdao.

—I'm going to____________ cooking because I like eating delicious food.

— I write stories and ________ them to newspapers.

— ________.

    The winter vacation is coming. 1 are you going to do during the vacation? Let's see Liu Fei's plans. First, Liu Fei is going to 2 at least two books. Reading is one of her favorite 3. She wants to be a writer when she grows up. 4 she will read as many books as she can. If she has time, she will 5 writing some stories. Next, she is going to learn to play the 6. Liu Fei says, "I'm not going to become a violinist. I just want to 7 a new hobby." Finally, she is going to be a volunteer (志愿者) at the community center. She will 8 kids with their schoolwork. Helping others can make her 9. And she can 10  improve her studies. What are your vacation plans?

    My interest in cooking started when was 11, partly thanks to (幸亏) my mother. She didn't really like cooking and when she did cook, I didn't like her food. Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this, so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find.

During year, produced most of its recipes (食谱) and was ready for big challenge (挑战). I wanted to create my own dishes and I started cooking for more people than just my family. I was happy that my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen. I did much cooking to test my dishes in it and my skill improved quickly. Later, my mom and I set up a dinner club inside my home. Now as a teen chef (主厨), I have also cooked in top-class restaurants around the country. I am not doing it for the money, but because I love cooking.

    Now I know that when you stop caring whether (是否) you'll be famous or do well, your dream will come to you.

    Do you often make a resolution on New Year's Day? What will you do next for it? If you have a great resolution, it will be good for your life and study. Here is some advice on how to make a good resolution.

    Plan for the Resolution

    Holding goal isn't enough. You need to think out some clear steps (清晰的步骤) for the resolution. So make your plan. A good plan will tell you what to do next and how to accomplish the goal at last. Making a plan is very important.

    Make Your Plan Right Now

    If you make your plan later, you may forget your resolution gradually (逐渐地). It's important that you begin making your plan right now.

    ________

    You should write down your resolution and plan in some place, such as a notebook or your diary.

    Think "Year Round", Not Just New Year's

    Nothing big can be finished in one day. You make a resolution in one day. It doesn't mean you must finish it in one day. It may need a hundred small steps. The New Year's resolution should be a starting point. You must keep a habit for accomplishing your resolution gradually.

A: Excuse me, Gina.

B: Yes?

A: Can you help me with my math homework after school?

B:

A: Thanks. So are you going to be a scientist?

B: No, I'm going to be an astronaut.

A: Sounds great!

B: You are right. So I must study hard.

A:

B: Yes. Now I exercise a lot every day. What about you?

A: Well, I'm going to be a soccer player.

— Then what should I do?

    I am Linda. I am going to talk about our  for the coming New Year. Susan is going to study another  language. She may learn Chinese because she likes Chinese culture very much. Lucy's resolution is about  health. So she is going to exercise three or four times  to keep healthy. Jack likes playing soccer very much. He is going to make the soccer . His dream is to be a great soccer star when he  up. Tom wants to be a  in the future (将来). So he is going to practice more to  his skill. I'm going to take up a new . I want to write articles and  them to magazines and newspapers. Maybe I can be a reporter in the future. We know it's hard to make our resolutions come true, but we are going to try our best.

    Most people have ambitions (夙愿). A student's ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams and then get a good job. A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money.

    However, not all ambitions are about success at work. Some people just want to be good people, have a family or help others.

    Ben's ambition is to be a sports writer. He likes sports most, and swimming and football are his favorites. Trudy's ambition is to be a concert pianist. She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily.

    Harry's ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut (宇航员). Next day he wants to be pop singer. His mother will be happy if his ambition is to get up in time for school every day!

要求：

1）短文内容应包括思维导图中的所有要点；

2）紧扣主题，语言表达准确，语意要通顺、连贯；

3）词数80左右，短文开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

    Everybody has his or her dream job. I also have my dream job. I want to be …