河南南阳桐柏县2015-2016学年八年级下学期英语第二次月考试卷

—Yes. It is an amazing watch, but it's so expensive that I can't ________ to buy it.

—______________, I've got a cold.

— For two weeks. And you mustn't ________ it to others.

—Fantastic. ________ is really smart ________ a 7-year-old boy to add up numbers so quickly.

—Yes, they are very popular among young people.

－I'm sure you will fall in love with the gift in the box as soon as you ________ it.

—I don't know, ________. Let's go and ask for help.

—I don't know if it ____ tomorrow.

—Well, if it ____, I won't go out with you.

    Out with the old, in with the new(旧的不去，新的不来). It's time to buy some new, bigger-sized clothes for summer. But 1 do you do with your old clothes?

    Years ago, used clothes were 2 down to younger brothers or sisters. But now most of us are the 3 child in families. And people are richer. They are buying 4. Every year in China, people throw away about 26 million tons(吨) of used clothes 5 waste. It's a big waste of energy.

    In many countries, charity shops 6 and resell second clothes. In those countries, it can be 7 fashion to shop for used clothes at charity shops like Oxfam. British singer Victoria Beckham has said she buys from Oxfam. “It's 8 to see what people send here, and it's good to help,” she said.

    Chinese people have been 9 the trend (趋势) now. Fashion brand (品牌) H&M is inviting people to put their used clothes into special boxes in their 45 stores in China. They resell some of the clothes 10 cleaning them. They also use some clothes to make other things like toys.

Jodie's Daddy Is a Garbageman (垃圾清理工)

    Mr. Swales wanted to find out what his students' parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls laughed. Shirley shouted, “Jodie's daddy is a garbageman!”

    Everybody in the class laughed out loudly, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.

    “Silence!” Mr. Swales said, “Being a garbageman is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie's father.”

    Jodie's father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn't run up to him as she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.

    Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”

    Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn't seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow's Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”

    The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don't worry, kid. In five minutes, you won't smell a thing.” said her father.

    Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie's father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.

    It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie's arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.

    “Garbage is dirty, but when we clear it away, everything's nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making others happy. That's why I like being a garbageman so much.”

    Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss. She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!”

    Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He's a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”

    Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.

    Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.

    Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.

    “Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.

    “In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.

    “The most famous university?”

    “Oxford University (牛津).”

    Most of the passenger (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”

    A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”

    “Who's Fred Smith?”

    “He's my son.”

    “Does he study in the university, too?”

    “No,”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”

    In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution．They join environment clubs．In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean．

    Here are some things students often do．

    No-garbage lunches．How many lunch bags do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school．

    No-car day．On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car including the students and the teachers．Cars give pollution to us, so remember:

    Walk, jump, bike, or run!

    Use your legs! It's lots of fun!

    Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty cubic meters of water an hour? In a year, that would fill in a small river. In the environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets．

    We love our environment．Let's work together to make it better．

    These days many people are interested in losing weight. It is very popular among people, especially young people. Everybody hopes to become thin quickly. Some people even take medicine. Do you know how to control weight? Well… diet and exercise are the right answers. Please read and remember the following tips.

    Tip 1: You should eat only when you are hungry. Don't eat if you don't feel hungry.

    Tip 2: You should eat only food that is good for your health. Don't eat junk food such as hamburgers and French fries.

    Tip 3: It is better to prepare your own food instead of eating out. When you eat out, you may eat too much. That can make you become fatter.

    Tip 4: Don't forget to think about changing your lifestyle. For example, turn off the TV and the computer and take some exercise every day.

    Remember not to be too strict with yourself. Give yourself some free time to find the best way to control your weight.

    When you receive an invitation from an American friend, you should know something about table .

Don't circle your plate your arms.If you do so, people will look at you. They will think you don't like the on the table.

    Don't put the plate back when you finish your . Leave it where it was.

    Use the knife and fork correctly. We usually put the knife our right hand,and the in our left hand. After you finish the food, just put the knife and fork across the plate.

    Don't up everything before eating. Cut only one or two of it every time.

    take a mouthful(满口)of food. Do you want to show how hungry you are? Don't do that. It's impolite.

    Don't stand up to get that is far from you on the table.If the thing you want isn't at hand, just ask the nearest person for help,like “Mrs Smith,could you please pass me the dish?”

A: What's your favorite food?

B:

A: I think chocolate will easily make you fat.

B: Exactly. ?

A: I like noodles and rice.

B: ?

A: Yes, I do. Vegetables are good for my health.

B: Do you often drink wine?

A: . I think it's very bad for me.

B: ?

A: Boiled water. I think it's good to have enough water every day.