广东省广州市执信中学2025-2026学年上学期九年级10月月考英语试题

One day, Caroline had4 great idea. She decided to go to the palace5 to the king. When she rang the doorbell, the king opened the door6. Caroline took a deep breath and asked the king with a nervous smile, " Can….Can I use your huge kitchen to cook meals7 kids?"

The king thought for a second. Then he agreed to let Caroline8 his kitchen for two hours. Caroline jumped for joy at once. She picked9 vegetables from her family's vegetables garden. Then she10 all of them to the palace.

After a while, the king smelt the smell of cooking11 from the kitchen. So he wanted to go in to see12 Caroline cooked food.13Caroline saw him, she asked him to taste the food that she was cooking.14 delicious food it was!

From that day on, the people in that town had a happy king. They15to the parties in the palace. And the king shared his big table full of delicious food with the poor.

To be chosen, we had to turn in an example of our3. I wrote an article about the joys of summer, and showed it to my father, a talented poet. He read it and frowned (皱眉).

"It's okay," my father said, taking out a pencil. "But how about changing this sentence to..." And as a result, he rewrote the whole piece—without me, for I never said anything to4 him.

No surprise—his version was wonderful. He had a gift for language. It was so much better than my piece that I turned in his version instead of mine.

"Welcome to the Dundee School News." my teacher said to me. But before I could be5 about the news, he added, "Based on that excellent article you wrote about summer, I expect you to write an opinion article every week for the second page of the paper."

I was so surprised. I was unable to write at that level, but I couldn't tell the6 to the teacher, and I couldn't ask my father for help, either.

That term working on the paper was really painful. And my teacher expressed his7. "Can't you write something more like that first piece you wrote?" he said each time I turned in my article.

I couldn't, because at that age, I didn't have my father's ability and experience as a writer. Week after week, I tried hard, but my writing never8 the level of the first article.

At last, to my total shame, another student took my place. I9 that my father rewrote my first article himself, instead of trying to help me to improve it. But in my heart I knew it was my fault because I allowed him to do it.

Later, I did become a successful writer on my own. Looking back, I realized that the pain and shame of that school experience had a10 side. It taught me to depend on myself and be myself. So every day, I try to use my own words, find my own style and be my own best self. It feels great.

When she was only 14 years old, the Chicago girl made her own single-engine airplane by herself. Then at 16, she flew it across Lake Michigan, becoming the youngest person to ever fly her own plane. She recorded this two-year experience and put it on YouTube.

Completing her study in Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) in 2010, she entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

At first, she had to wait to be accepted into the school but once Professors Allen Haggerty and Earll Murman watched her video, they had no doubt. After just three years at MIT, she has already achieved the highest possible grade point—an average (平均) of 5.0.

She is now studying further at Harvard University, with full academic freedom (学术自由). Once again she is only 23 years old.

What's even more amazing is that she is no longer interested in building planes but has turned her attention to physics, namely black holes and how gravity has an effect on space and time—that is why she is being compared to Einstein and Hawking. And she records all of her work on her website Physicsgirl.

During an interview earlier this year she said, "Look on the bright side about what you believe you can do. When you're little, you say a lot of things about what you'll do or be when you're older—I think it's important not to forget those dreams. You must hold on to your dreams and have a strong will. Work hard and never give up. Your dreams will come true finally!"

But that's not what I see at Drexel University where I teach. Most of my students talk to their parents three times a day or more. One student's mother called her son because she didn't hear from him for a few days. The son was in the library so he whispered "hello". The mother doubted that he was drinking, and insisted on asking him to take a picture of himself. Holding a newspaper with that day's date, the son had to take a photo of himself and sent it to his mother in order to prove that he wasn't telling a lie.

I always think that my students should depend on themselves. I tell them that I will not check whether they miss classes and finish homework or not. Because they are independent thinkers and they should take responsibility for their own choices.

But their parents don't treat them like me. I know a mother. She puts her eyes on her son too much. She hopes he will walk by the camera so that she can know what he is doing. Another mother checks her son's credit card daily. However, I never do that. My daughters only come to me with important things when they need my decision. I think that's because I give them space.

Many parents try to find if their kids are hiding from them. But we have to learn to respect boundaries (界限), even when technology is so powerful now. So I am going to do my best not to be a helicopter parent.

Whatever the reason you're breaking up with your best friend, always remember that he or she was once super important to you. Take the time to sit down privately and tell him/her what's going on and why. Don't send him or her an unpleasant e-mail or just start ignoring (不理睬) him or her. In fact, maybe he or she has known there's a problem and would be willing to have a heart-to-heart chat. If you're not sure about wanting an end forever, you could suggest you two take a break from each other. If, after a while, you realize why you became the best friends in the beginning, you can try getting back to your former behaviors. Whatever you do, be honest about your feelings while having respect for his or hers. And if you both agree the BFF thing is over, make sure not to be enemies.

A. Some of them couldn't understand how I could do that.

B. Was there anything you found difficult about living in a foreign country?

C. I was so happy to see them again.

D. And they gave me projects to do when there were subjects in Dutch I couldn't understand.

E. Why did you choose your exchange programme there?

Last week, our chemistry teacher asked us to do an experiment with our teammates. I noticed there was something wrong with our plan, but I chose not to mention it, fearing this was just my p opinion and then I would have to take all the responsibility. However, as the flaw (瑕疵) caused bigger mistakes, I felt increasingly a of not telling the truth. Finally, I made a firm d: to speak up in the meeting. I clearly pointed out the flaw and s my improvement ideas. My teammates listened carefully, and we worked together to make some changes for the plan. Surprisingly, we solved the problem efficiently. This experience taught me that a difficulties only makes them worse; the courage to face them is the key to overcoming challenges.

The taxi driver had the ability the house .

When a child becomes a grown-up, he take responsibilities.

Allan was moody and often lost his temper. He any activities.

You are going to Hangzhou , ?

Every time I try to bake a cake, something —either the oven gets too hot or I forget to add sugar.

假如你是 Anna，请从提高学习效率 (efficiency)、劳逸结合、多与父母沟通这几个方面，给李华提一些建议。

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Dear Li Hua,

I'm sorry to learn about your problems. ..

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