湖北省武汉市东湖高新区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

— ____. 

— ____. 

— ____. I have to go to the doctor. 

—Well, if you ____ some sugar, it will taste better. 

—I have no idea. I ____ go to the science museum with my friends. 

—I can't agree more. He always helps us ____ a second thought.

—Probably not. She won't go out ____ she finishes the homework.

—Don't worry. Everyone makes ____.

—His hard work made it ____ to reach the goal. 

—Then the small pieces are ____ with water and wood pieces to make new paper. 

—I will, mom. 

—That's why the world is so colorful. We should ____ the differences.

—Yes, many villages in China are getting popular for their ____ culture. 

When I was six, I spent a summer with my grandma. One day, she asked me to go shopping with a list. A lady was there in the store. 

"Excuse me, I need to buy these, "I said, showing my list. She looked up and said, "Little girl, I'm Miss Change. There's no one here but you and me. I think you need to get them by yourself."

I went to the store every Tuesday and Thursday that summer. Sometimes she shortchanged (少找零钱) me. Other times she overcharged (多收钱) me. Going to the store was like going into battle (战斗). All summer long she found ways to trick me. But by the end of the summer, the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes. 

The morning I was ready to run home. 

"All right, little girl," she said. "What did you learn this summer?"

"That you're bad!" I replied.

She just laughed and said, "I know what you think of me. Well, I don't care! My job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older, you'll be glad!"

Glad I met her? Ha! 

Until one day, my daughter came to me with homework problems. "It's too hard," she said. "Could you finish my math problems for me?"

"If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?" I said. Suddenly, I was back at that store where I had learned the hard way to add up my money by myself.

Birdwatching is a fun hobby for many people. Birdwatchers like to watch birds in the wild (野外). They take photos and record birds' sounds to learn about them. According to Xinhua, there are more than 100 million birdwatchers in China now. Young people are a big part of it.

Zhang Liang is an experienced birdwatcher and photographer (摄影师). When he was a college student, he got ill for a while. His doctor advised him to go outdoors more often. He then decided to take photos of birds. 

Once, he took a photo of a small black and yellow songbird, he tagged it as a sparrow (麻雀) online Soon, someone corrected him. The bird was actually a finch (芬奇). This embarrassing (尴尬的) thing made him check out on a field guide. It also made him interested in birdwatching and photography. 

"    ★        " Zhang told China Daily, "My life slows down. I've made new friends. I've also met many birds I didn't know about."

"It's difficult to describe such feelings, especially if you have spent a lot of time in finding the bird and learned more about the bird," he said, "I feel my heart race, my eyes widen and almost begin to smile."

Besides watching, Zhang Liang also takes photos and records sounds on field trips. Such photos of birds or other animals can also help people understand the importance of protecting animals. "Wildlife photography can catch fantastic moments in nature," Zhang said, "They encourage (鼓励) people to earn more about what is out there and why it's worth (值得) saving".

Cooking is fun. But can you cook yourself? Do you like homework of making a m at home for your family? Thesc days, primary and middle school students are asked to take the Practical (Activity Class at (little) one hour every week. Learning life skills (play) an important role in shaping a person's character for sure.

Some schools and students have already practiced many practical (activity). Li Lei, 13 years old, from No. 1 Middle School hardly ever did (some) housework before. But things have changed since No. 1 Middle School (make) housework part of its students' homework last September. Doing the dishes, cooking and making the bed. . . All of these tasks become p of Li Lei's daily life.

At first, he felt them difficult, but he always t his best to finish them. Now the tasks are easy for him. He thinks he can  (well) understand his parents than before and he wants to help them more. His parents are happy about his changes. 

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What do you want to be? How are you going to do that? 

Where will you live and work? why? 

What will you do in your free time? 

Something more about your dream life in ten years. 

注意：文中不得透露个人真实姓名和学校：词数60-80；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

My Dream Life in 10 Years

Hello, everyone! I'm Susan from Class 14, Grade 8.