外研（新标准）版九年级下册Module 8 课后小练习

    Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm here today to share a good lesson with you. It is a true story about an oversea student  (live) in Germany.

    After years of hard work, this student graduated with amazing achievements. Everyone thought he was going to get a good job  (easy) and have a bright future. But to his disappointment, he was not even given the  for an interview! The third time he was refused, he couldn't help calling the company to ask  they didn't want him. The answer was simple. "We don't offer jobs to  (honest) people in Germany. "What was wrong? You might wonder. The truth is, shortly after he arrived in Germany, this clever student found that it was easy to escape  (buy) subway tickets. So to save money, he often went  a ticket.

    From this story, we  that we may get short-term benefits in dishonest ways, but the truth will come  sooner or later. So remember: honesty is the  (good) rule.

A: Mona, what are your predictions about future?

B: The future? Well, I suppose we needn't work outside. Even there's no work for us to do.

A: No work?

B: Robots will do all the work instead of us. Don't you think so?

A:  . Won't there be any teachers?

B: No teachers. We will study on computer at home.

A: No work, no teachers. What will we do?

B: We can relax and play sports to keep healthy.

A:

B: Adults will take long vacations to enjoy their lives.

A: Vacations?

B: Somewhere quiet and beautiful, or to the sea, or to the moon!

A:

B: Because there will be too many people on the earth. We even have no place to live in.

A: I think that's interesting, but unbelievable.

    Bo, a golden retriever, won this year's Dog Hero Award from the Ken L Ration dog food company. Bo acted1last June. Bo and his owners, Rob and Laurie Roberts, were going down the Colorado River in a 16-foot boat. The June2was Bo's first time in a boat.

    Laurie Roberts said, "Things were fine 3a 6-foot wave broke in front of us and filled the boat with water. Another big wave caught us from the back and turned the 4 over. "Rob was thrown clear, but Laurie and Bo were unable to move out 5the boat. "Every time I tried to 6, my head hit the boat, "Laurie said. "I hit the bottom of the river several times. I 7I was drowning(溺水). "

    Rob picked up the story, "I reached the land and 8 Laurie, "he said. "I saw Bo swim out from under the overturned boat. Then he9and dived（下潜）. Soon he came back up, pulling Laurie by the hair. "Laurie, who was 10 and breathless, tried to catch Bo. But the dog stayed out of reach as is knowing both of them would drown if Laurie pulled him under. Finally, Laurie caught Bo's tail. He pulled her 30yards to the land. Laurie was cut and bleeding, but she was afraid.

Top student Lin Yijian had a problem recently. The 14-ycar-old from Xiamen used to get marks of over 110 points (out of 120 possible points) on his math tests. But during last semester's final exams, his math score was only 90 points.

It was a shock. "I didn't know what happened," said Lin, who kept feeling nervous and disappointed about math during the following month.

Like Lin, many of us have difficulties in life. What would you do to deal with them? Would you just let them be and give up? Lin chose to face his problem. His parents and teacher also gave him help. After some hard work he now gets marks between 100 and 110 points on his math tests. Although it still isn't his best level，Lin doesn't panic (恐慌) any more. "Don't be afraid of setbacks," he said. "You will beat it."

Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups，which is necessary for the high school PE entrance exam. One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of Chen's classmates can do 40. However, Chen could only do 20.

Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now, after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups a minute.

"I finally found what made me slow through continuous practice and then improved little by little," said Chen. "I believe next month I will be able to do 40!"