安徽省合肥市肥东县龙泉路第二初级中学八年级上学期英语竞赛试题

—What a pity!

Vincent got up at half past six in the morning. He hurriedly put on his clothes and finished the 1 prepared by Grandma. His grandparents were the only two people 2 with him. As soon as he waved goodbye to them, Vincent 3 out to the small car park. Dad's car was already there.

"Good morning, Dad. You are earlier than I expected, " said Vincent. And he got into the car happily.

"I 4 you, " Dad smiled and drove off.

"Me too. 5 can I live with Mum and you again?" asked Vincent.

"I've told you hundreds of times. Mum will be back in two months. We will live together again then. Mum always loves her 6 and she wants to take the chance to meet more clients, "Dad explained. "And her boss told her that she might become the manager. Are you 7 ?"

"Not at all. Is work more important than me?" asked Vincent.

"No, of course not. You are the most important to Mum and Dad, 8 we have to work.

You will understand us when you grow up, " said Dad as he 9 at the school gate.

Vincent got out of the 10 . Dad drove off, going back to his office. 

March 22 is World Water Day. It started in 1993. It not only makes us think about the importance of water, but also calls on us to1 and protect water. Today, we're facing terrible water problems. Among them, the wastewater problem is rather 2 , And the subject of World Water Day in 2017 is "wastewater".

What is wastewater? It is used water. Usually, wastewater comes from homes, 3 , hospital and so on. It is produced by different kinds of activities, including washing machines, taking showers and using kitchens. The rain also4 wastewater when it is running down the street during a storm. No matter where it comes from, this kind of water is sure to have5 harmful in it. 

6 must we treat wastewater? Wastewater has a big influence in our lives. It causes both illness for us and pollution for the environment. We must care for our environment and our own7 . 

How can we treat wastewater? Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment. Wastewater8 homes can be reused. Then there will be9 wastewater. Also, factory wastewater has to be cleaned10 it goes back to nature. 

A: Hi, Cindy! You were not at school yesterday. Were you ill?

B: Yes, I was. My mother took me to the hospital. 

A: 

B: Much better. Thanks. You are always healthy. Why?

A:  

B: Really?

A: I exercise every day. 

B: 

A: I like running. 

B: What about your lifestyle?

A: I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. I never eat junk food. I sleep eight hours every night. 

CHOICE:A. Because I often exercise. 

B. I have a healthy lifestyle. 

C. How often do you exercise?

D. I go to the movies once a week. 

E. How are you feeling now?

F. What's your favorite sport?

G. Do you eat junk food very often?

Do you like banana cake? Do you know how to make it? The following can help you. 

Beijing Opera is our national opera. It has a history from 1790. Its music and singing came from Anhui and Hubei. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but many of them are from famous novels. The people in the stories usually can't agree with each other. They became angry, unhappy, sad and lonely. Sometimes they are frightened and worried. Then they find a way to make peace with each other. Everyone is usually happy in the end.

Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In China, it was popular with old people while young people didn't like it very much. However, more young people are becoming interested in it nowadays. And more people around the world are learning about Beijing Opera.

 Long long ago, here lived a giraffe in the forest. He was the tallest of all the animals, so he was too proud (骄傲) and always laughed at others. A monkey decided to teach the giraffe a lesson. 

One day, the monkey led the giraffe to a tree. He said to the giraffe, "Look at the tall tree. There's some lovely fruit growing on the tree, but you wouldn't be able to pick it. "

The giraffe said. "It is impossible. Just watch me. " He tried to pick the fruit, but it was just out of reach.

"I said you couldn't reach it, but I can. " said the monkey. Then, the monkey jumped onto the giraffe's neck. He reached out his arm and picked the fruit.

The monkey said, "We could not do it alone, but we can do it together. So don't be so proud. "

After that, the giraffe didn't boast any more. He even became friends with the monkey.

During the month of July, 2018, Scholastic Inc. held a summer reading road trip. A Scholastic RV(野营车) travelled to bookstores and libraries across the US with kids' favourite writers and characters(角色).

On July 12, the RV visited Jersey City. Young visitors got to read books and play fun games. Kids also took photos with their favourite characters such as Clifford the Big Red Dog. At a table outside a bookstore called Word, some writers talked to readers about their books. 

"It's relaxing to write books, but coming out and meeting the readers is so different and interesting, " said Gale Galligan, a writer.

"Meeting young readers, teachers and booksellers inspires me to keep writing. I will keep writing interesting books for kids. " said Joyce Wan.

For the workers of Scholastic Inc. , the road trip offers a chance to share love of reading with people around the country. "Kids are so excited to meet our writers, " said a worker. "They are really excited to meet the characters, too. I love seeing kids enjoy books in a really different way and learn that reading is fun. That's what our reading road trip is here to celebrate. "

提示：1. 想象一下未来的生活会是什么样子；2. 为了未来的生活，我们现在应该努力学习，实现理想。

要求: 语句通顺，内容完整，语法正确，80个词左右。

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