初中英语牛津译林版八年级上册期中测试（B卷提升篇）

—It's hard to say. But he is really        honest and good writer.

-- Thanks. I'll do as you say.

—Yes. I hope to plant trees.        trees,        air pollution.

—By bike. Taking a bus may        much money. And walking        too much time.

—_________.

    Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, nearly 50% of people are shy, and almost 80% feel shy at some point in their lives. Why are people 1?

    It is found that family size might 2 people to be shy. Children with no brothers and sisters may be shy. Growing up 3, they often play by themselves. They are not able to develop the same social skills as children from big 4.

    Another cause of shyness could be 5. As more and more people use the Internet, they 6 less time outside, talking to people. As a result, they lose practice at conversation. 7 to new people face to face can make them feel nervous.

For shy people, it can be 8 to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can 9 your shyness. They suggest trying 10 things and practicing conversation.

    Anyway, don't be afraid of shyness—you are valued for what you are!

While other teenagers are hanging out with friends or play sports after school, Brooke Yoakam goes to business meetings.

Yoakam first began developing mobile app called GiftPocket at the age of 12. Now 17, this girl from Ohio, US has finally launched the app.

It allows users to upload gift cards from various businesses and store them all in one place. Users can also exchange gift cards. The app is free to download and use.

Yoakam said about 1,000 users have downloaded the app, with 87 percent of them signing up and 45 percent ading at least one gift card to the service.

Yoakam came up with the idea for the app after attending a leadership academy in sixth grade. She was asked to solve the problem. She realized that she always forgot her gift cards to store and use the gift cards from there.

After leaving the academy, Yoakam decided to develop an app that would solve this problem. She won a local business competition and received $2,000(13,800 yuan) from a company to invest in her idea. She traveled around after school two or three times a week to work on the app. She even gave up some of her hobbies and activities.

The app has helped her realize her interests. She hopes to major in business and technology in college.

Perhaps you have seen photos of the Grand Canyon (峡谷), the great valley in the State of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world.

The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. At the same time, the land was rising. Today the canyon is 1. 5 kilometers and 445 kilometers long. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. The width varies (改变) from about 200 meters to 29 kilometers across. The top of the canyon is about 2,300 meters above sea level on the South Rim, and about 3,000 meters on the other side. As a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The South Rim is dry desert country. The North Rim has tall forests.

The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise and sunset the red, gold, brown and orange colors of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow.

The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come here and stay in campgrounds or hotels. Every point along the canyon's edge offers a different view.

The North Rim of the Canyon is quieter. It takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navado Indian lands, and a colorful pink desert called "the Painted Desert".

When I was fourteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been abroad (Like many English children, I had often been to France). So when I went to America I thought I would have a nice easy holiday without any language problem.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding (误解) began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to tell my American friend Danny that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

"Yes," I said, "I want to give my friend a ring."

"Well, that's nice," he said, "Are you getting married? But aren't you too young?"

"Who is talking about marriage (婚姻)?" I replied, "I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I've arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?"

"Oh," he said, "there is a phone downstairs."

When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.

"Don't worry," he said to me, "I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from British people. You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other. "

It was an unlucky day yesterday and .

The girl  the new magazine as soon as she saw it.

My cousin  model planes.

Betty is  in our class and she .

Tell her .

Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country's largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous (人口稠密的) city of Australia.

The climate (气候) of Sydney is very good. It's not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh (清新的), birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, "Don't worry."

Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centre point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre (80 storeys) tower, you will have a great view (视野) of the city.

Sydney is famous for its deep harbor (港口). The harbor has many bays (湾) and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.

People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.

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Travel can teach kids more than a textbook. Travelling with kids is good f them. They can find new interests. Travel makes information alive for kids, and makes it m more exciting than studying textbooks or doing experiments in the laboratory. While travelling, they learn h to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people. They learn patience, because sometimes I takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places.

I've been travelling since I was seven years old. For me, to stop travelling would be like taking something a from my soul (灵魂). I can't live without travelling. Some people think it's d to travel after having kids. But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn't m they can't travel any more. My children have been travelling since they were three weeks old.

Bringing a new life into the world comes w many responsibilities (责任) and I'd love to be a good mother. One of my responsibilities is to educate my children. I'm so thankful that my parents took me on family trips when I was y. I've learned that he outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel experiences onto my children. I value the memories I have travelling with my children. I'm s they will always remember them in their lives.

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I have a good friend named Olivia

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She is such an excellent girl. I hope you will make friends with her one day.