吉林省长春市宽城区2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

— Two cups.

— I am going to ________________ a new hobby like swimming or dancing.

— What? I thought she would accept it.

— Because there________ a basketball match between Class Three and our class in ten minutes.

— I _____________ next year. I love music best.

— Last night I did my homework and I didn't go to bed __________11 o'clock.

— Because I'm ready ___________on a trip to Huang Mountain.

— I'll take _________. One is for my sister and the other is for myself.

— You are? I can't see ___________without glasses.

— ______________. I'm not available.

（Kitty and Mark meet outside the school gate after school. ）

Kitty: Hi, Mark. Ben's birthday is coming. I'm planning a surprise party for him this Saturday.

Mark: Sure, Kitty. I'm free. What are we going to do at the party?

Kitty: We'll also have a barbecue（烧烤）.

Mark: How can Ben go to the party?

Kitty: Someone will bring Ben to the party without telling him.

Mark: Really? You mean he doesn't know the party at all?

Kitty: We've also prepared some gifts for him.

Mark: Sounds great. I can't wait to join the party.

Kitty: It's in my house. See you then.

Mark: OK. See you.

Mike was a funny student. He loved watching comedies best and hoped to become a comedy 1 one day.

When he heard that there was going to be a talent show at school, Mike 2 to join in it. He had never acted on stage （舞台）before, and he was very 3 But some students laughed at him. "You are not funny at all. No one will like what you do! " his classmate Ken said to him 4.

Mike couldn't understand why he was so unkind to him. He sometimes thought about giving up（放弃）the 5 . But he remembered how much his friends liked his 6 , and also his teacher said he was very funny. So he started to prepare for the show.

Mike did a great job at the talent show. Everyone 7 his program, and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were happy. But some people still told Mike that he would never be successful. Mike didn't understand why they said so. But he thought that what they said had 8 to do with him. He still worked hard to make his 9come true.

"The road to success was not 10, but Mike prepared to face any difficulties in his life. " Luckily, as he made good preparations for each show, he became more 11 quickly. He got a lot of chances（机会）to act in the movies. Even a popular talk show 12 him to appear on television. His fans thanked him 13 his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.

Now Mike is a comedy star! He is doing what he loves best, 14 he brings happiness everywhere he goes. We can learn from Mike that 15 we never give up our dream, we will be successful. So just be yourself

I've never thought the movie is so interesting. There are 64 kinds of animals in it. After watching the movie, I learned more about animals. I would recommend（推荐）this movie to those animal lovers.

—John

I have seen many cartoons of this kind, but the plots（情节）are surprisingly funny. My brother and I just couldn't help（禁不住）laughing when we watched the movie.

—David

This movie is so well made. I went to watch it with my 5-ycar-old son last Sunday afternoon. I love the beautiful music while my son loves the rabbit police officer Judy very much, It shows that small animals like Judy can also do great job.

—Nancy

When you hear Westerners（西方人）say "Drop in anytime （随时来玩）"or "Come and see me soon", you should realize（意识到） that it doesn't mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It's better to telephone before visiting someone.

Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, "Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come. " If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance（提前）that you will not be there.

When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite（礼貌的）to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill（账单）at the end of the meal. He might want you to "go Dutch", which means each person pays his own bill.

These are School News during the week. （December 13th, Friday）

Japanese visitors： 20 visitors from Japan arrived at our school on Sunday, December 1st. They visited our school and enjoyed the weekend party with teachers and students on that day. They will leave tomorrow.

School trip: Students in Grade 2 had a great time during the school trip last Sunday. They went to Ocean Park by bus. They saw different kinds of beautiful fishes and watched a dolphin show. The teachers were very glad because the students cleaned the bus after the trip. Students said they were tired but very happy.

Basketball world: The school basketball match will be held on December 25th. Both Team 5 from Class Five and Team 1 from Class One hope to be the winner. Which team do you think will win? The match must be very exciting.

New Year's party: There will be a New Year's party in our school on January 1st. Lots of students will show their talents by singing, dancing or playing the instruments（乐器）in the meeting hall. The next day will be the first day of our happy winter holiday.

Hemingway was one of the most famous writers. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much. His mother was a teacher. Among（在……之中）the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.

Hemingway wrote so many books in his life. It is also my favorite book. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn't get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. Then on the eighty-fifth day, the man takes a big fish.   Finally, he is successful.

Pollution is the most serious problem in the world. Pollution always goes with humans. There are many kinds of pollution.

Water pollution is one of the most serious kinds of pollution.

Water is very important to humans, because we can't live without water. But now water is becoming dirtier and dirtier. Many of us throw rubbish （垃圾）into rivers. Many factories are < polluting rivers, too.

I hope people could see this problem. If we don't protect（保护）or save water, the drinking water will become less and less. But what should we do? Here are some suggestions（建议）: First, we mustn't throw rubbish into rivers. Second, we should plant more trees on both sides of the rivers. Next, we should stop the factories polluting rivers. Then, after washing the vegetables, we can use the water to clean the floor. Finally, when we see someone wasting water, we should stop him or her.

At last, I would like to say "To protect water is to protect life." It's our job to protect and save water. Let's do it from now on.

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Dear classmates,

Nick