人教版八年级下册Unit 4 Section B(2a～2e) 同步练习

—I agree.We should believe in ourselves.

—Well, they shouldn't ____ their daughter so hard. 

—OK. With pleasure.

—I think it's interesting.

A father and his son were happy when they saw flowers everywhere and the sky full of colorful kites of all kinds. It was the1 Festival in Weifang, Shandong. The son wanted to fly a kite, too. The father bought a kite for him.

The son began to fly the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, "Father, it seems that the string（绳子） is2 the kite from flying higher.If we cut it, it will be free and fly even3 . Can we cut it?" The father cut the string off.

The kite started to go higher. This made the little boy4 . But then, slowly, the boy saw that the kite began to5 .It soon fell to the ground. The son was surprised to see this. He asked his father, "I thought that6 we cut the string, the kite would fly higher.7 did it fall down?" The father explained, "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was helping it8 in the sky.

Using the string, you helped the kite go up in the right direction. But when you cut the9 , it could no longer support the kite."We may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. But10 , these might be the things that support us the most.

Ethan is 21 years old now. His classmates often laughed at his build (身材) before. "People always laughed at my build when I was really young. It started in primary school, went all the way through middle school, high school and into college，" Ethan said. He reached his top weight (体重) of 378 pounds when he was 19.

Ethan knew he had to make a change, so he started eating less and exercising. He was able to lose 30 pounds by himself before joining Anytime Fitness, a 24­hour gym (健身房). He exercised hard there every day. Just 18 months later, Ethan lost about half of his body weight.

Ethan is now telling others to live in more active (积极的) and healthier ways. He goes to a local walking group twice a week to help others get out of heavy weight. "I want people to know that they have to keep doing it，" he said. "You can't make it in one night. It's going to take time."

He ran in the Chicago Marathon on October 13. He also raised money for a group called Action for Healthy Kids. It helps to make schools healthier places for kids to grow up.

When to start  the weather conditions.

He was always careless.  ， he failed the exam.

 you practise English，you will speak it.

It's  just get good grades.We must have healthy bodies.

 healthy，you have to exercise more.

Chen Yujie, 15, studies at a boarding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang.  It was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring. Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card, so she didn't have to travel so often.

"It's usually the most relaxing time for our family，" said Chen.

She chose the right time. After a few turns of lobbying(游说), her parents finally agreed with Chen.  So they have to choose a right time.

US magazine Highlights recently surveyed 1，521 kids aged 6－12 in the country, asking questions like "" Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive(乐于接受的). Meal time is discovered to be their most favorite time to talk to their parents. Bed time comes second, followed by time spent in the car.

Chinese teenagers seem to have a similar tendency(倾向) over the problem.Qianjiang Daily，a newspaper in Zhejiang, did a survey about it. So do you have anything to talk to your parents about? Choose a good time.

Not only adults but also teenagers have problems in their life.Here is a survey  the main problems of teenagers.

They feel stressed because they have too  homework to do both at school and at home.They have lots of exams to take.And parents usually send them to different  at weekends.They don't have their own time to do what they are  in.

Now more and more teenagers are  short­sighted.They often read in bed or keep  for a long time without having a rest.Some of them are  about playing computer games.Some spend too much time watching TV.Another serious problem among teenagers is that many of  are becoming fat.They eat too much junk food, but they take exercise.

I think teenagers should think  ways to deal with the problems.They should make a plan for study and hobbies and find time to relax as much as possible.