牛津深圳版初中英语八年级上册Module 1 Amazing things 单元练习（含听力音频）

—Because they all enjoyed themselves in the ship.

—I'm sorry. I will         it again and correct these mistakes.

—Mum, I don't want to eat         .I feel full.

What's time? We can't 1 it and we can't catch hold of it. But we can feel it pass by. Time is 2 with us in our life When we wash our faces, time 3 away in front of us. And when we play, time goes away 4 .

Time is fair to every one of us. If we make the 5 use of it, time will give us a lot, 6 we will miss a lot. The best time will not be found again. Today time is becoming more and more valuable (有价值的) to us. We often 7 people say, “Time is money. Time is life.” It warns us not to waste any time.

My friend, we must keep in mind, “Time and tide wait for no man.” Now we are still 8 . It is the best time for us to learn 9 . We must make good use of every 10 and be the master of time.

Good morning, my dear classmates. I am very pleased to introduce my favorite scientist, Charles Darwin. I searched for all the information from the Internet. I am happy to share it with you.

Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England, the same day as Abraham Lincoln. Charles wasn't the best student in his school. When he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors discovering nature more than attending medical classes. He left school without finishing it.

Then, Charles's father sent him to another school to make him become a minister (牧师).He made it to graduation, but he didn't want to become a minister. His real dream was to be a scientist. After graduation, someone invited Charles to sail on the Beagle as a scientist without any money. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. Their work was to make maps of the places they visited. The trip was planned to last for two years, but in fact, it lasted for five years. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study.

Several years later, Darwin published an important scientific paper. He is famous for the theories of evolution and natural selection (物竞天择).

Helping your children to read and write at home will improve your children's skills and confidence. It will also make them learn better in the classroom environment.

Reading and writing skills are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their school life and outside school. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children's literacy (读写能力) by practicing reading, writing, spelling and speaking with them outside school.

By listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school you can make a difference. Students who improve their reading and writing will increase their vocabulary and their ability to use English correctly.

Here's some advice on how to help your children to read, write and spell:

●reading aloud each night

● letting children take part in everyday conversations

●listening to your children read

●reading your children's writing

● using a dictionary

●encouraging your children to talk about funny things

● trying not to ask questions that require "yes" or "no" answers

●practicing (练习) reading and writing by filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails

Many office workers, especially young men, say they aren't happy with their jobs, mainly because of heavy pressure at the office, a recent survey suggests.

More than 90 percent of the interviewees said that they haven't been happy for many years or were never happy after work, while only 9 percent said they are happy every day. The report also said that office workers in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen are less happy than those in the other cities.

About 55 percent of the interviewees, mostly men, said work is not a source of any happiness for them, but is just a way to make a living. Less than 10 percent of the white-collar workers said that their job brings them a sense of success.

Alex Chen, from an IT company, said that a busy work schedule leaves him both physically and mentally exhausted every day. "Happiness will never come to me after a day of long office hours and undesirable working environment," he said.

Chen is not alone. The survey suggested that more than 41 percent of people surveyed say they would be happier with less working hours and a relaxing lunch break in which they can take a nap, listen to music or go shopping.

Do you like going to a zoo to see animals? How about buying a zoo and giving food to the animals yourself? It's not a joke. It happened both in a film and in the real world.

Benjamin Mee is a newspaper writer in Los Angeles, USA. His wife dies and he has to look after his two young kids on his own. Hoping for a fresh start for his family, Mee gives up his job and buys an old house about 73,000 square metres outside the city. The land comes with a special gift: a zoo in the country called the Rosemoor Animal Park.

The zoo closed because of that economy crisis (经济危机) .With zookeepers raising them, about 200 animals are still living there. The Mee family decide to reopen the zoo. But it's not an easy job since they have no experience and little money. There are also unexpected problems, such as a bear running away one day.

This is the story of American movie We Bought a Zoo. It tells the real amazing story of Benjamin Mee.

Numbers are important in our daily life. We not only use numbers to count things, but also use them to express different meanings in our language. Here are some examples of them.

Some problems are difficult to solve, but there are a lot of number expressions (表达式) that can help. For example, if we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer. We know that two heads are better than one. It is always better to work with another person to solve a problem.

Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone. That is to say, we can complete two goals with only one effort or action. But we must remember that two wrongs don't make a right. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him.

If you are going out with your girlfriend or boyfriend, you do not want another friend to go with you. You can just say to your friend: Two's company, three's a crowd.

When I was a young child in school, I had to learn the three Rs. These important skills are reading, writing and arithmetic (算术). These three words do not all start with the letter "R", but they have the sound of "R".

These are some expressions about numbers. Hope they can be useful to you.

Some young people are worried about acne (粉刺) on (they) faces, and some are about (be) fat. Do you know the real secret of beauty? Please readpassage, and then you will find the answer.

Maybe you don't like your big nose, your small  (eye) or your weight. Don't waste energy on the way you look.   fact, when you grow up and look at pictures of your past, you'll find how cute you (be).

Happiness is the best way (make) you look beautiful. When people are happy, they're nice. When people smile or laugh from the bottom of their hearts, they look very beautiful. Don't worry about your weight too much. Don't refuse food for it. No one can live (happy) without health. So you need (eat) healthy food and do enough exercise. When you accept what you have owned enjoy it, you will become pretty beautiful.

要求:

1）内容连贯;

2）词数:80词左右，开头己给出，不计入总词数

参考词汇及句型:  WeChat, activity, rest, sports, make a survey, according to, had better…

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Our school has made a survey on students' activities on weekends recently.