新目标(Go for it)版初中英语八年级下册Unit 5 单元基础检测

—It doesn't matter. Please remember ____________it here tomorrow.

—Oh, we_____________ some running in the park.

—Yes, they are always shouting and laughing.

—No, it all happened so ________.

    I don't remember how many times Mother ever came to my room and tucked me in. I only1she did that night after night.

    Every time she2on my bed and pushed my long hair out of the way, then kissed my forehead. Mother's rough3did make me feel uncomfortable. Finally, one4, I shouted out at her, "Don't do that anymore—your hands are too rough, Mommy!" She didn't5anything in reply. But never again did my mother start my sleep with that kind of6love.

    With the passing7, I'm not a little girl anymore. I still remember that night,8I shouted at my mother like that. Mom is in her seventies, and she is still doing things for me and my family with her rough hands.

    One night while Mom was washing dishes, I came to her. Catching her hand in hand, I told her how9I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't10what I was talking about. She forgot what I shouted to her—long ago.

    It was a sunny Saturday afternoon. My friend Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to play golf. He walked up to the young man at the ticket counter and said, "How much is it to get in?"

    The young man answered, "$3.00 for you and $3.00 for any kid who is older than six. We let them in free if they are six or younger. How old are they?"

    Bobby said, "Sam's three and Henry's seven, so I think I should pay $6.00."

    The man at the ticket counter said, "Hey, you are too honest. You can save yourself three dollars if you tell me that the older one is six. I don't know the difference." Bobby said, "Yes, that may be true, but the kids know the difference."

    When ethics are more important than ever before, make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with.

    One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to the town. Suddenly the bag fell down from his horse on the road. He didn't know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) it by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass (经过) by and help him.

    Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed(失望的)when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him for help.

    But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, "I see you need help, my friend. How good it is that I'm here just at the right time！" Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted it and put it on the horse.

    "Sir, " asked the farmer, "how can I pay you？"

    "It's quite easy, " the great man answered with a smile, "Wherever (无论在哪里) you see anyone in trouble, do the same for him. "

A: Hi, Mrs. Wang!

B: Hello, Mrs. Lin!

A: I called you at 8: 00 this morning, but there was no reply.

B: I went shopping at that time.

A:

B: Yes, I bought two T-shirts and a pair of sports

shoes. But there were too many people in the shop.

A:

B: It took me the whole morning. I hate shopping in the crowded shop.

A: But I like shopping online.

B: Shopping online?

A: Yes, it's fast and easy.

B: That sounds interesting.

    When Helen was in the grade, she joined in the city dancing competition. She practiced for five hours every day and her dancing teacher came four times a week her. Then the big day finally . She was so nervous when they called her name. She went up and started to dance. she was dancing, everyone sat quietly and watched carefully. She danced any mistakes. Then she waited for them to call out the . When she heard her name, her heart so quickly that she thought she would stop breathing. She couldn't believe it. She the first place in the city dancing competition. It was the happiest day of her .

    A month ago the Brown family, who lived in Lyndhurst, had a special experience. She was making coffee while her husband, Frank, was watching a comedy program on television. Upstairs(在楼上) their young daughter, Ruth, was asleep in her room and their son, Mark, was doing some homework on his computer. However, at the end of the afternoon, it started to change. Soon, it began to rain very heavily. Tina looked out of the kitchen window and saw big storm clouds in the sky. The Browns' dog, Tilly, was in the back garden. Shortly afterwards, Tina saw lightning(闪电) in the sky and then everything in the house went dark. Frank was unhappy because the television didn't work. Then they heard baby Ruth crying. Frank went upstairs to look after the baby but when he climbed the stairs(楼梯) , there was a loud sound and the house seemed to shake. A big tree from their garden fell through the window of Ruth's room！Luckily it missed the baby by just half a meter!