外研版初中英语八年级上册Module 7 Unit 3 随堂小练笔

    Long long ago, there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there was an old man (名字叫……) Sthira. He lived (独自) .His only son had gone far away to study. Sthira's friends didn't know if his son would return, but Sthira always said, "Whatever happens, happens for good."

    One day the old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sthira. He thanked the villagers and said (礼貌地) , "Whatever happens, happens for good. "(然而) , one day Sthira's son(突然) fell off the horse and broke his leg. Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked them and said, "Whatever happens, happens for good." Some of the villagers were (吃惊的) to hear this. Why? What was good? His son's leg got badly (受伤) !

    After a few days, the army(军队) came to the village and asked all the young men to (加入) the army. When they found his son had a broken leg, they (留下) him behind. Once again, all the villagers came to congratulate(祝贺) him on his good (运气). Like always, the old man was still grateful to them and said, "Whatever happens, happens for good."

    Once upon a time there was a beautiful bird. She had a brother.  of them lived happily in the forest.

    One day, a hunter (猎人) came to the forest and  the two birds. He went to the palace and said to the king (国王), "Dear king, I caught this of birds in the forest" The king was happy. All the people in the palace were friendly to They became popular. The elder bird said to her brother, "We have fun here." Her brother answered, "It's our luck."

    But one day, the hunter brought a monkey  Kala to the palace. The king and the other people were happy to see Kala. After Kala arrived, people the birds. They sometimes did not even get food for the birds. The birds knew why. The elder bird said to her brother, "Have patience (耐心) the bad days are over."

    One day, while the king's son was  Kala' s show, he got frightened (惊吓的) and cried. Hearing his cry, all the people ran there and took  Kala. The next day, they  the monkey to the forest.

    The bad days of the birds were over.

Li Kai—L   Wu Yanyu—W

L: Hi, Wu Yanyu.

W: Er, I was reading a funny book at home.

L: A funny book? What is it?

W: It's about a bear. The stories look very funny.

L: I see. What was your twin sister doing?

W:

L: She likes shopping, doesn't she?

W: Yes, she nearly goes shopping every weekend.

L: Do you often go shopping with her?

W: No, never. What were you doing at this time yesterday?

L: I was chatting with my friend from England by QQ.

W:

L: We were talking about 2010 World Cup (2010年世界杯).

W: Wow, you are fans of football!

L: Yes.

    J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She 1born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years 2 than her. Both girls liked 3 to their father's bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story 4 the age of six.
    On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began 5 the first Harry Potter book for young 6. It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is 7 with people of all ages and about sixty 8 books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's  9 the Harry Potter series has been so popular.
    J. K. Rowling is very 10 with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing children's books.

    Long long ago, there was a spider. She found a beautiful farm. She liked the farm and decided to live there forever.
    One day, the spider caught a little bug. When the spider ate it, the bug said, “If you let me go, I will tell you an important thing. The thing will save your life.” The spider stopped and listened.
    The little bug said, “You'd better get out of the farm. The harvest is coming! If you stay here, you will be killed by the farmer's machine.”
    But the spider didn't listen to the bug and ate it for lunch. The next day when she was sleeping, the farmer came to have a harvest. The spider was killed by the machine.