外研（新标准）版九年级下学期期中测试（二）

—He is my cousin.

—____ pleasant surprise this gave her classmates!

—Yes. That's a very big ____ my parents made.

—I don't think I can. It's too wide for me.

—I think Kelly works harder than us.

—Practise using it as much as you can.

—She ____ ride a bike to school, but now she ____ going there by bus.

Eddie was filled with excitement. The mountain bike1 was about to start and he had been training hard. Perhaps, this year, he would finally2 . The waiting crowd shouted encouragement, and Eddie's dad was among them, smiling3 .

The starter's gun4 and Eddie got away quickly. The road was bumpy (起伏不平) with lots of sudden turns, but Eddie was5 for these challenges. As he went around a corner, he6 that his friend Riley was the only rider in front of him.

Putting in more effort, Eddie reached Riley and then suddenly he was7 . He was going to win!

Eddie could8 the finish line at the top of the next hill. The crowd began to9 and Eddie heard his father's voice supporting him.

Moments later, Eddie heard a cry. He looked around to see Riley10 on the road with his bike on top of him. Any minute now, the other11 would rush toward him over the hill.

Eddie jumped off his bike and ran to Riley. His friend was unhurt and the boys12 moved Riley's bike off the road.

The other riders13 past to the finish line, and Eddie heard a cheer go up for the winner.

Slowly, Eddie14 his bike to the finish line. Tears of disappointment filled his eyes.

Then, to his surprise, Eddie heard a sound and looked over at the crowd to see them cheering for15 . And there was his dad, with the proudest smile of all.

A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night^'s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.

Researchers have discovered that "night milk" has more melatonin (褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and less worried.

In the study, mice were fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night by researchers from Seoul, South Korea.

Those given night milk, which had 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less worried than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.

Night milk quicken the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.

While the effect of milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin medicine has been suggested to those who are trying to fall asleep at night.

Studies have also showed that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because there is calcium (钙) in it, which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free because it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will have on your body at night.

Once a man needed a new pair of shoes. This man was very good at math. He knew that in order to get shoes that fit him perfectly, it would be necessary to measure his shoe size.

So before he went to the market, he carefully measured his feet and drew a very detailed picture of his feet on a piece of paper. He wrote the exact size of each foot on the paper so that he would not buy the wrong size. Then before leaving the house, like a good mathematician, he rechecked his picture.

It was a very long way from the man's home to the market where he wanted to buy the shoes. It was afternoon when the man arrived at the market. When he reached a shoe store and was about to get in, the man realized that he had forgotten to bring the paper that he had carefully written on. He turned around and walked all the way back home to get it.

It was nearly sunset when the man arrived back at the market. The market was closing. The shoemaker had packed up all of his shoes in bags and was ready to go home. Seeing this, the man stopped the shoemaker quickly and asked him to unpack his bags to sell shoes.

"Hey! I've never seen a bigger bean brain like you," the shoemaker said, "why didn't you just try on the shoes in my store, but go home and get your paper?"

The man's face turned red, hanging his head down. "I thought there was only one way to solve my problem. I should have thought to check with others if they had better solutions that might be as good as mine, or even better than my own. "

The above short story works well with school students and also teachers. Don't try to solve a problem with a single point of view; there may be many other ways of solving the same problem.

A few days ago, Simon left school. He wanted to find a job in a big city. So he came to London. He went from one company to another but none wanted him. At last he only had a little money for the train ticket, so he had to go back to his hometown (家乡). He came to the train station. He felt sad and tired. It was late at night. There were many people in the train station waiting to buy tickets for the last train. Simon was happy because he bought the last ticket for the train.

He went to a bench to wait for the train. Just then a woman came over and she had a crying baby in her arms. She said to Simon that her baby was ill, so she hoped to take the train home quickly. But she couldn't buy the ticket. She looked very worried and sad. After hearing this, Simon took out his ticket and gave it to the woman.

After the train left, Simon sat on the bench and didn't know what to do. Just then, an old man came and said, "Young man, I saw what happened just now. I have a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me?"

When you are a teenager it seems that every time you say. "I want to…", your parents answer, "No, you can't". Teenagers often think they should be allowed to make their own decisions,.

Li Hai, a 15-year-old boy from Huarong, is a middle school student. He is often late for school because he stays up too late. Unless he arrives at school on time, he will be punished by his teacher. Also, Li Hai thinks that he should be allowed to watch TV and play computer games as much as he wants. If his parents refuse his requirements (要求), "Maybe my son thinks the family rules are too strict or unfair. " says Mrs Li, "But we think we're doing the right thing.We expect him to get into a good university. " Li Hai is always asking, "Could you make the bed for me?" or "Could you help me to sweep the floor?"His parents insist doing chores with him every weekend. Gradually he realizes the importance of doing housework. Sometimes he helps his mother with housework. These days, Li Hai knows his parents care about him and he must follow these strict family rules. Only then will he have a chance to become a better teenager.

Li Li: Hello, Tony..

Tony: Fine, thanks. And you?

Li Li: Not so bad. Mary and I planned to see the movie Kong YiJi tonight.

Tony: Kong YiJi? I heard of it..

Li Li: Lu Xun. Do you know him?

Tony:Can you tell me something about him?

Li Li : Sure! Lu Xun is one of the most famous writers in China. He is famous for his novels, such as The True Story of Ah Q, My old Homeland Village, Opera and so on.

Tony: Oh , I see. Can I go to the movies with you?

Li Li: Of course.

Tony: Thanks..

Li Li: At 7:30.

Tony:.

Li Li: Let's make it 7:00 at the cinema gate.

Tony: OK. See you then.

Greetings from Madrid,

I can't believe I'm finally here! The trip from Hong Kong (be) long and tiring, but I made it. My hotel is nice and I am staying in a guesthouse in the central area of Madrid. I got a cheap and simple room, much (small) than my own room back home. It only has a small bed and a shower,it is quite comfortable to stay in. The weather here is wonderful. It's warm and sunnyclear blue skies every day. It's great for sightseeing, because there are a lot of things to see and do. I've found a friendly guide here and yesterday I (show) around the city. Tomorrow he will take (I) to Andalusia to visit the city of Granada. I can't wait (see) the Alhambra Palace and other places of interest. Also, I (real) want to try the food there—especially gazpacho,kind of cold soup which I hear is special and very different from anything else in Spain.

I'll bring you back some (present). See you next month!

Love,

Jamie

We must the meeting, or it won't start on time.

If we have no knowledge, we cannot.

What do you think about Yu Gong?

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was Chinese people in 2018.

I this matter to him.

感想：

学会了健康生活、独立学习、相互理解、想念学校生活……

活动：

上网课、阅读；与父母聊天、锻炼、学做饭……

参考词汇：上网课 have online lessons；健康生活 live a healthy life；独立学习 study by oneself；相互理解 understand each other

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2. 文中不得出现真实的校名和人名。

Dear Peter,

Thank you for your greeting.

Now I'd like to share what my family and I did during the long winter vacation in 2020.

……

Yours,

LiHua