湖南省昭阳县2015-2016学年八年级下学期期中测试

— It is hungry.

— I have a sore back.

— ________________.

— Yes. Why not _____________ with me this Sunday?

— I _______.

     No one hates housework more than I do. I always try not to do housework, but sometimes I have to. It is really something that I 1. But now I find a few ways of making it 2. Maybe some of these 3 can also help you enjoy your housework. Invite friends over for dinner: this is my favorite way. Everyone likes to go to a 4 house. By inviting friends to your home, you'd like to do the 5. We all know that a clean house can make people 6. A clean house is part of a successful 7. Music and singing: it sometimes seems that I never have time to 8 my favorite music. So sometimes I 9 my CD player and listen to music when working. If you like singing, do it. You are going to find your work is finished before you know it. Give yourself a gift: tell yourself you are going to see a movie 10 you finish your housework. Plan to do something that makes you feel good.

    I started to study English when I was a child because of Michael Jackson. He has been my idol (偶像) since 1991. I really wanted to understand him and his music. I used to use a dictionary to learn the meanings of words of songs written by him.

There was a lot of work to do to learn English, but I never felt tired. At first I learned about pronunciation, which was the hardest part for me. Because music was my only source (来源) of spoken English, sometimes I had to use a pronunciation dictionary. Then I made lists of words in order to remember them and their meanings. I would spend hours learning English grammar. What's more, I read a lot. I also tried to translate texts, dialogues and songs.

     Because of my hard work, my English improved a lot. In the end, I entered a college and had a great chance to further improve my English. Now I am an English teacher. And I am still making progress in English.

Dear Mr. Han,

I just turned 12 years old, but I am very thin and not as tall as my classmates. My brother is 20 and is very tall. My father is also very tall. I eat lots of vegetables every day. I like eating fruit, but I don't like eating meat. I sleep for eight hours a day. I want to be tall. I am taking medicine. I think that medicine can make me grow (成长) tall. My head teacher tells me that you are a great Chinese doctor. Can I grow tall? Do I need to take the medicine?

Yours,

 Jack

Dear Jack,

I think that you can grow tall, because your father and brother are both very tall. You are still growing. As for the medicine, you should stop taking it. It is not good for your health. You should eat more meat. I am happy that you like eating vegetables and fruit. A balanced diet is very important for your health —and it can make you grow tall.

Yours,

Mr. Han

    Music is an important part in our life. We may feel boring without music. Today when you go to stores, stations, restaurants and other places, do you notice music playing at any of these places? The answer must be “Yes”. And you might even hear music in an office or on a farm.

    I like many kinds of music. Classical music is great. Rock music is fast. Light music is relaxing. But I like folk music best. It sounds very beautiful. It can bring me into the dream land. It can make me relax and forget all the problems. It makes me learn better and helps me to be more active. It is true that I learn better when I am relaxed.

Music can also influence(影响) people's behavior(行为). Classical music makes people feel rich(富裕). When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without music, people spend even less. Restaurants can make more money in this way.

    One weekend, a wife and a husband went to visit a shop in London. After they got back home, they couldn't find their camera. They thought the camera must be in the shop. After a few weeks, they went to that shop again and the boss gave their camera back to them.

When their picture of the camera came out, the husband saw two pictures he did not take. One is a man standing at the door of the shop. In his hand there is a piece of paper with some words on it “I find your camera”. The other is a boy with a piece of paper in his hand. There are some words on the paper too, “I take the pictures.”

A. What's your trouble?

B. I don't feel very well.

C. She's not feeling well.

D. Perhaps she's caught a cold.

E. You'd better stay in bed till tomorrow.

F. I want to drink some water.

You should drink more water.

Mother: Why don't you get up, Kate? It's time for school.

Kate: Sorry, Mum!  

Mother: Oh dear!   

Kate: I've got a headache and a cough.

Mother:  

Father: What's wrong with Kate?

Mother:   I told her to stay in bed till tomorrow.

Father: Nothing serious I hope!

Mother:  

Time    Activity

6:50 a.m.   get up

7:30- 9:30 a.m. do her homework

10:30-11:30 a.m.    clean the house

2:30- 3:30 p.m. play the piano

4:00-5:30 p.m.  play basketball

7:00-8:00 p.m.  watch TV

…  …

Kate's busy Sunday

Kate is always busy on Sunday……