广东省佛山市顺德区2020-2021学年九年级下学期英语第二次教学质量检测

Sam's history teacher was asking him some questions. However, not 1 Single one of his answers was correct. So the teacher began to ask him 2 simple questions. She hoped that he could give at least one correct answer. "Sam, would you please tell me 3 Waterloo is?" "Waterloo?" said the boy. "Oh, it's a kind of washing machine, I think."

The teacher shook her head. "Sam, be serious, please. Now tell me the answer 4 a very, very simple question. Who was George Washington?" To her surprise, the answer 5 quickly. "He must be the man who uses that washing machine." Sam said.

The teacher was a little angry, 6 she did not give up. She thought and thought and then she came up with the 7 question. "Who's the president of the United States right now?" "Sorry, I don't know," Sam answered. The teacher 8 her temper. She shouted, "Joe Biden!" Sam looked around and sat down. "Stand up!" the teacher shouted again. "I didn't ask you 9 down."

Sam stood up. 10 puzzled he looked! "Oh, I'm sorry," he said. "I thought you were calling on the next student."

As the mother of four little girls aged six, four, two and one, and with my husband often away for work, I 1 going to the supermarket. But with no milk left, it was time to head for the shops.

I put my one-year-old in the trolley (购物车), a(an) 2 she didn't like at all. Nothing would stop her crying. I promised the other three could get a chocolate in Aisle (通道) Eight if they were good for the first seven aisles. It 3 wonderfully until halfway. With my girls all laughing, crying or picking things off the shelves, angry looks from other 4 came my way. I was quite sure about what they were thinking about: Why doesn't that mother 5 her children?

With tears in my eyes, I kept walking on. 6 walking up an aisle, I heard a voice behind me. "Well, 7 kids!" it said. I turned around and saw an elderly woman.

"Four little girls. Are they all yours?" asked the woman. Trying to 8 a smile, I said yes. Putting her hand on my arm, she said, "You are doing a 9 job. They are beautiful girls." "Thank you." I said, surprised.

"I had five boys so I know what you are 10. Enjoy them," she added. That lovely woman not only made my day, she made my year.

Over a million people around the world lose their lives to car accidents each year. While nearly all of these deaths are the consequence of human mistakes, there are no good ways to reduce the number of deaths. Surely the best plan is driver-less technology.

Driver-less cars are no longer an idea of the future. With the technology for the driver-less car already developed for quite a long time, and some important inventions already seen in some cars, the driver-less car could soon be with us.

This is wonderful because driver-less technology is expected to reduce the number of road deaths; a research group in the United Kingdom says that driver-less cars will lead to 2,500 fewer road deaths before 2030.

How are driver-less cars safer? Firstly, driver-less cars can help manage traffic. By using communication technologies to "talk" to each other, driver-less cars find the best roads. Information such as distance between cars, traffic and time it takes to get to the place is sent to the cars. This means fewer chances of these cars running into each other. Secondly, the use of driver-less cars means fewer accidents will happen because of human mistakes. For example, accidents caused by little sleep, drunk drinking or speeding will be avoided. Finally, the driver-less technology of the future, is expected to be more reliable than a human driver.

If lives can be saved by driver-less cars, let's hope these cars are on our roads very soon.

A poor young man was traveling across a country. He had completely run out of money, he had no food to eat and had to spend the night in his car.

One morning he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big . After filling his stomach, he had to tell a to the waiter. He told him that he lost his wallet. The waiter was also owner of the restaurant. He walked behind the table where the young man was sitting. He bent down and came up with a $ 20 bill.

He it up as if he found it on the floor. "Sir, you must have dropped this," the owner said. The young man couldn't believe his luck! He quickly for the meal, bought gasoline with the money left and continued his journey.

On the way out of the town, he realized, "Maybe dropped the money at all. Maybe that owner just knew I was trouble and he helped me in a way that didn't embarrass(尴尬) me." And then he made a decision. It was to offer to help others if he was to. Now the man becomes old and lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives thousands of dollars. He is known as the "Secret Santa" because at Christmas time each year, he gives money to poor people.

古往今来，凡成就事业者，往往都会经历诸多失败与磨难。在生活和学习中为了理想我们竭尽全力，但难免经历失败或困难。某校英文网站开展专题征文活动，请你向该网站投稿，分享你的经历及感悟。

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