河北省邯郸市大名县2025-2026学年上学期八年级英语期中试卷

Every April, there is a special day in China. It's called the Qingming Festival, also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. On that day, people1 and honour their ancestors.

Tomb-Sweeping Day is a2 Chinese festival. It has a long history. A famous poem3 the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day: "A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; the mourner's heart is going to break on his way."

Tomb-Sweeping Day has been a public4 since 2008. On this day,5 bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors' tombs. They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they6 the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.7 do Chinese people do this? That's because people think visiting tombs is to8 respect for the dead.

However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is becoming9. People are also able to garden and enjoy outdoor activities. Families often10 for outings or to fly kites at this time.

Do all of us have a talent? Are you the (talent) person of all? Or is it possible that someone (have) no talent?

Everyone is looking their talents. Everybody (want) to be talented because it can make them feel great. Many people often think they are good at some things, but not (true) talented in them. you are one of those people, just develop the things you're good at into talents.

To find what you are good at, you can try new (thing). For example, take some special (class) and see if you can handle (应付) them. Or try something new with friend. If you try, you can expect (learn) a lot. And you may find yourself good at cooking, drawing, (write) or playing sports. You may even find that you're not just good at one thing. Then develop these things you're good at into (you) talents. So everyone has a talent and it is (possible) that someone has no talent. everyone is talented, you need to find your talents (one). So remember—talents don't come to you, but you find them.

Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child. She couldn't sit for a long time and often found herself moving restlessly. Her mother was quite worried about her. She took Lynne to a doctor. For 20 minutes, she talked about the problems Lynne was having in school. Then, the doctor said to Lynne, "I need to speak to your mother first. Wait here."

As they left the room, the doctor turned on the radio. He then said to Lynne's mother, "Just stand here and watch her." The minute they left the room, Lynne was on her feet, dancing to the music on the radio.

The doctor then turned to Lynne's mother and said, "Mrs Lynne, your daughter isn't sick. She is a dancer. Take her to a dance school. Let her show her talent."

So she did. Lynne's new dance school was full of people just like her—people who had to move in order to think. Lynne later went to the Royal Ballet School (皇家芭蕾舞学院), one of the world's greatest dance schools, and became a great dancer.

After leaving the school, she worked on some of the greatest musicals in history and she became famous. It is hard to believe that years ago, somebody else would just put her on medication (药物治疗).

I knew I had to learn more Chinese, so I attended a Chinese class. My teacher was helpful, although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation. Later I studied on my own as well, but my progress was still slow. So I decided to give up.

Around this time, I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing. He taught me a lot of words about music, such as "melody". He learned a lot of English from me in return, so it was a good way to exchange language and culture.

I have learned enough Chinese to deal with many problems like booking train tickets. These days, there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese. I can tell it's an amazing language.

Finally, I find that the best way to learn a language is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them.

In a big city, there was a young woman named Emily. She was an engineer in a company. Last year, she had a chance to go to Canada for further study. But she couldn't speak English very well, and that made it hard for her to communicate with others in English. So, Emily decided to improve her oral English.

Every morning, she would practice English with some special apps. She listened to and followed the English sentences. She would listen to English news on her way to work, which helped improve her pronunciation. After lunch, she would read newspapers in English to learn more words and keep up with the changing daily topics. Emily also joined an English-speaking club and went there to practice her oral English every Saturday afternoon.

She worked hard and never gave up. As time went by, Emily made great progress. At the same time, she became more confident in speaking English.

During her studies in Canada, she got an opportunity to present her research. Her clear and beautiful English impressed (给……留下深刻的好印象) many people. She made many friends and opened up more doors for her bright future.

Wang: Hi, Li Xiang! What festival do you like best?

Li: The Mid-Autumn Festival.

Wang:

Li: Because that's a nice time with family.

Wang:

Li: We often enjoy the moon and eat mooncakes.

Wang: I like enjoying the moon.

Li: We usually enjoy the moon in the park or on the top of a mountain.

Wang: Great! Do you have any other activities during the festival?

Li: We also play games like guessing riddles and hanging lanterns.

Wang: Interesting! Can I join you at the Mid-Autumn Festival this year?

Li: Sure. Welcome to celebrate the festival with my family.

Wang:

Li: You're welcome.

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1) What's your hobby? Why?

2) What are your strong points and weak points?

3) What is your dream job?

4) What are you going to do to make your dream come true?

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Hello, everyone!

I'm Tom and I'm very happy to stand here to talk about myself.

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