广东省河源市八年级英语上学期期末模拟卷（2）

    Patrick and Grant are best friends.  But one day, the two boys stopped 1 to each other.

    When they were walking home from school that day, they talked about their homework. Grant wanted his friend to do it for him, so he could spend more time 2basketball.

    "No way! I can't help you like that, '' said Patrick.  "We must know what things in life are 3 to us."

    "You don't want to help me.  What a friend!" Grant said angrily(生气地).

    Patrick was not happy, 4. He said, "You can say whatever(任何) you want, 5 I don't think I can help you in that way. "

    Over the following(后面的) days, they didn't talk to each other and they both 6 bad.

    When Patrick's parents found out why, they asked him 7 how to help his best friend.  And Grant knew that it was 8 fault(过错) for starting this argument(争吵).

    A few days later, there was a school basketball game.  Patrick and Grant both went to watch it.  At the end of the game, the two old friends' eyes met.  Grant came over and said sorry 9 Patrick.  Patrick smiled(微笑) back.

    On that day，the two boys 10 a plan(计划). First, they would work on their homework after school and then they would play basketball.

    Mrs. Black is in the supermarket. She is 1 some gifts for the Browns. The Browns moved into a new house. Yesterday Mrs. Black got their housewarming invitation, and she 2 it.

    Mrs. Black first gets some candles. She hopes the Browns' new house will 3 be filled with light. Different shapes of candles are 4 here. She puts some heart-shaped ones into her basket. Then Mrs. Black takes broom (扫帚). 5 the gift, the Browns will always have healthy and happy life, 6 it can sweep (扫) both dirt and bad luck away. Next, Mrs. Black takes bottle of 7. She wants the Browns' life to be as sweet as it.

    Finally, Mrs. Black decides to 8 some bread after she gets home. The delicious gift will be great, because it has good 9, too. The people living in the new 10 will never go hungry.

    Mrs. Black believes that the Browns will love her gifts.

    I'm Sharon. One of my favorite countries to go on vacation is China. After falling in love with the country on business（生意）trip two years ago, I took my children to China last summer.

    We visited three cities, but Xi'an was the most interesting one. This old city is amazing and our children loved to ride bicycles on the famous City Wall. The wall is about 14 kilometers long and it has a very long history. Visitors can rent bicycles there and it is very cheap. And on each corner（街角）you can take a rest and enjoy a bottle of cold water, because it was very hot when we visited it in July. Trust（相信）me, your children will love the trip!

    Comments（评论）

    Tina Reply

    Aug 31, 2018

    Hi, Sharon! I also think China is a great country to visit. We just came back from Beijing and we had great fun. Next time, we'll go to Xi'an on vacation. Can you tell me some other interesting activities in Xi'an?

    Sharon Reply

    Sep 1, 2018

    Hi, Tina! I'm glad that you love China, too. I think you can try some Chinese food in Xi'an. There're also a lot of places of interest in Xi'an. I'm sure you'll love them!

    One American university uses a robot as a teacher to help students with their problems. And none of the students knew that was a robot at the beginning!

    Jill Watson, a robot made in that university, helps the students a lot. When answering their questions, Jill seems to be an excellent teacher. She can give wonderful answers quickly. She sounds natural and usually says good words.

    When someone told the students that their "teacher" was a robot, they all got very surprised.

    "How was it possible? I was talking to a robot?" said Bailey, "She sounds like a common teacher." Another student Jennifer told the newspaper, "We are thinking about choosing Jill Watson to be our best teacher. She is really helpful,"

    Now many students like to ask questions on their school's website. It usually takes teachers too much time to answer them. So the university had such an idea of making Jill Watson. It's a faster way to help the students with their problems.

    Jill can quickly find possible answers in her own computer to the questions and make sure they are all right. After that, she tells the students in an electronic voice that sounds like a famous actress.

Xu Jiayu is a Chinese swimmer. Just before he went to the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, he said he wanted to win more than three gold medals(金牌) at the event. His fans weren't sure if this was possible. But they were surprised that Xu did it. He won five gold medals at the Asian Games, which ended on Sopt. 2. He won more gold medals than any other swimmer at the games.

Xu also beat(打败) his idol(偶像)—Japanese swimmer Ryosuke Irie. Xu started competing against Irie in 2014. On Aug. 19, during the men's 50 m backstroke finals (仰泳决赛), Xu finally beat Irie. He was quite happy after the competition. "Four years ago. I lost to him in the same event. Today, I fought back and. won!" Xu said.

Xu has a great love for swimming. It is his favorite activity and he spends nearly all of his time on it. Sometimes, it can be stressful(有压力的)for him. But he has a way to deal with(应对) this-shopping online. He sometimes gets six or seven deliveries(快递)a day!

    Jane is a 16-year-old high school in the United States. American Teenager magazine asked her her habits. Jane has a lot of good habits. She exercising and reading books every day. Also, she often juice and she ever stays up late. , she has some bad habits, too. She usually watches TV for more two hours a day, and she sometimes eats hamburgers. Her parents are not very happy she hardly ever helps housework and she never goes to the for teeth cleaning. She says she is afraid.

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