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In the film Forrest Gump, there’s a famous saying: “Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re going to get.” It’s the same with blind boxes. The history of blind boxes can be back to lucky bags sold in Japan from the late 1860s. It becomes big business in China these days. The market for blind boxes could grow to 25 billion(十亿) yuan in 2025 from about 3 billion yuan in 2019. During the Double 11 shopping day, Pop Mart, a popular blind box company in China, sold 55,000 Labubu dolls in just 9 seconds.
Why do people like these blind boxes? First, they have beautiful and cute looks inside the boxes. Second, they’re like miniature(微型的) cartoon characters. It’s possible to put them almost anywhere in your home. But another, perhaps more important reason is that the “surprise factor(因素)” makes them fun to buy. Sometimes, it’s a toy that you want. But sometimes, it’s not the one you want. Each of these small, closed boxes has one of many toys in it. The buyer doesn’t know what they can get until they open the box. “The most interesting thing about blind boxes is the gap(差距) between what you expect and what you get,” said Wen Xi, a blind box lover from Beijing.
Some people surely get much fun from the boxes, but others worry that children might spend too much money on these toys.
If you really want something special from a blind box, you might not get it in the first box. So you buy another box, hoping that you’ll get the toy you want this time. Then you buy another, and another. Pretty soon, you’ve spent all your money. I think we have to be careful about it. Part of growing up is learning self-control(自控), after all.
The blind boxes
The introduction
●Their 1 : The idea is from lucky bags in Japan a hundred years ago.
●Their meaning: When you buy one, you never know what you’re going to find inside.
The reasons for their 2
●The toys in them are really lovely;
●The toys are 3 small ________ you can put them almost anywhere.
●The buyers lose themselves in getting surprised when opening the boxes.
Different opinions about them
●Some people
They think it’s fun to buy them.
●Other people
They are worried because people will keep on buying, if their 4 are different from what they get.
●The writer
It’s necessary for us to learn to control ourselves and spend our money 5 .

（2022秋·江苏南京·八年级统考期中）
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Many Chinese primary and middle school students can’t do housework today and do not take such work seriously. So some are unable to cook or wash their own clothes when they enter college. The Ministry of Education (教育部) starts new curriculum standard (新课程标准) for housework education for students from Grade 1 to Grade 9, making it an important course that students must take at least once a week. The new standard asks students in Grade 1—2 to learn to sweep the floor, Grade 3—4 to learn to plant vegetables, and Grade 5—6 to have the skills of cooking two to three dishes. Students in middle school will learn to repair machines instead of paying someone to do it. This new standard is popular among many people.
Wang: We all know housework education is important. However, some students are unable to do the easiest housework, as their parents think they should spend more time on study. Some of them grow to be unwilling to do any kind of housework. Housework education should make students become more interested in labor (劳动), help them try different kinds of housework, and most importantly, correct the way they think about labor. The housework course will become an important way to make their personalities better.
Li: In order for students to grow up in an all-round way, primary and middle schools should add the housework course to their curriculum and help students learn and love housework. It is important to make the housework class interesting so that the students will really get some skills for daily life. For this reason, schools have to invite more professional (专业的) teachers to give classes instead of putting this new stress (压力) on parents and other teachers who are already busy with their daily work.
Zhang: Some people think students don’t have to waste time learning housework. If you want to have meals, you can order food through the Internet. And for machine repairs, you can ask for professional help. However, people with the skills of housework can go through daily life much more easily.
It is the first step in helping young students have a healthy idea of labor and be able to take care of themselves in daily life.
An introduction to the 6 course
Background
Some Chinese students can’t cook or wash clothes in college 7 they seldom do housework back in primary or middle school.
New curriculum standard
All the students from Grade 1 to Grade 9 must attend 8 lessons for housework education.
Primary school students will learn how to sweep the floor, plant vegetables and 9 .
Middle school students will learn to repair machines 10 .
Different 11
Wang
Some parents think their children should spend more time 12 instead of doing housework.
The most 13 thing of housework education is to change their minds towards labor.
Li
More professional teachers of the course are in great need because they can make housework classes more 14 .
Zhang
If people have the skills of housework, it’ll be 15 for them to go through daily life.
Meaning
It helps young students know labor better and look after themselves in daily life.
（2022秋·江苏南京·八年级校联考期中）
Most of us never thought about making an educational toy (益智玩具) by ourselves. If we need an educational toy, we will go to the nearest store to buy it. But things are not so easy in the third world countries. Some families even have no food to put on the table, so it is impossible for them to buy educational toys.
Then how to get these kids interested in science? The Indian engineer Arvind Gupta thought about this question for a long time. While still an engineering student at college, he helped to teach the children who were too poor to go to school. He found a good job at India’s Tata Motors after he finished school, and then he spent the next five years designing cars.
But he didn’t want to do that for the rest of his life. He took a year’s course and became a member of the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Project. Mr Gupta found the whole project so helpful, so he decided to leave his high-paying job and started designing educational toys to help the poor children.
When the Internet became a popular learning tool, Mr Gupta started a website (网站) called Toys from Waste, and now it includes more than 260 videos. About 50,000 children and teachers visit the website every day to learn from the videos. Some young children have even won very important science competitions.
Help poor children make educational toys
16 for making educational toys
u    Most people never thought about making them.
u    People often go to the nearest store to buy an educational toy in 17 .
u    It is not 18 for some poor families to buy these toys.
About Mr Gupta
u    He gave poor children lessons when he was still a student at 19 .
u    It 20 him five years to design cars at India’s Tata Motors after he finished school.
u    He took a year’s course and 21 the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Project.
u    He 22 his good job and started designing educational toys.
About the website
u    Toys from Waste is a website with 23 260 videos.
u    Many children and teachers 24 the website to learn every day.
u    With the 25 of the website, some children have even won important science competitions.

（2022秋·四川成都·八年级四川省成都市石室联合中学校考期中）
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In China, we call those born (出生) after 2000 the “post-00s”generation (00后). In English, young people born between the mid-1990s and 2010 have another name-Generation Z or Gen Z.
Thanks to social media (社交媒体), more people know about small problems, and only a small number of young people care about them. So, some people describe this generation as thinking little about others. However, Gen Z is, in fact, more grounded (踏实的) than people think.
A study by Bank of America showed that over half of young people aged between 18 and 23 didn’t plan to buy a house in 5 years. “They are not just thinking about it,”said a work at Bank of America. “They are doing something about it.” To make their dream come true, Gen Z would choose to save for a down payment (首付), not to go shopping or take a vacation.
This is not only in the United States. In Europe and Japan, Gen Z thinks a lot before buying things. They like to buy things they need more. That’s because they saw the things their parents went through during the 2008 financial crisis (金融危机).
Social problems are also a center of worries for Gen Z. They think they are able to play a big role in making the world better. In India, young people choose a new leader who is able to help with most of their problems. “I went to the villages and saw how girls there lived. Keeping women safe is the most important for me.” said Monika Donal, 20, an Indian student.
26 about Gen Z
Introduction to it
It’s the name of the English people aged nine to twenty-four.
It is similar to the “post-00s” in China.
Gen Z thinks they can play a role in 27 the world.
28 about it
Bad one
Gen Z 29 about themselves.
Good one
Gen Z is grounded.
A study by Bank of America got some good 30 about it.
Gen Z in Europe and Japan will make good points before shopping.


（2022秋·四川成都·八年级成都嘉祥外国语学校校考期中）
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Every day, most of us are drawing our own pictures of who we are online. We put pictures and words on Sina Weibo and Wechat; we have music to listen to and films to watch; we write how we feel in apps like Douban and Zhihu.....
The Internet keeps our likes and dislikes, our faces, and even the way we think and act online. These are our digital legacy(数字遗产) to our friends and family. They can remember us after we die. And they can even say something about what we are like.
How might we use so much personal information one day? The UK TV program Black Mirror gave one answer. In that show, a man, Ash, died in a car accident(车祸). His girlfriend Martha learned about a robot, and it could bring him “back to life”. The robot’s face, actions, language and other living ways are all from the real Ash’s digital legacy. Soon, Martha found that she could hardly tell the difference between the real Ash and the robot one. This idea might seem a little scary to some people. But you might agree that this kind of robot could be possible in the future. No one wants to let their loved ones go after they died.
Some may take back or even delete(删除）your information if you don’t use them for a long time. For example, you will lose your Taobao account(账户）if you don’t use any of Alibaba’s services for six months. Others may not do this. Users can choose 10 people they trust to get their digital legacy from Google. Google will send them the digital legacy, like the users’e-mails, photos and so on. These people can also choose to delete all their Google informartion or keep it in their own way.
Our digital legacy Use it?
How do we 31 it?
By
·   32 our life online;
·Listening to music and watching films;
·Writing down our own 33 in apps.
How can we deal with（处理）it？
YES
* After someone dies, people could use it to make a “robot”, being almost 34 as the person himself/herself.
NO
·The Internet or   35 can delete it all;
·Choose someone to keep it in another way.






（2022秋·四川成都·八年级统考期中）
One of the most well-known directors（导演）of our time is Stephen Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December, 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screen writer who wrote the stories for many famous films. Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later, he made a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars’ profit（收益）at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind. When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to a film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. But he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school, so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to（没有）get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn’t let this stop him following his dream of becoming a great director. Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses, most of which are involved in the film industry.
Facts About Stephen  
Years
What 36
1946
Stephen Spielberg was born in Cincinnati.
37
Stephen Spielberg made a 40-minute film and it was successful in the competition.
1962
Stephen Spielberg made a film 38 Firelight, from which many ideas were later used for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
1964
He wanted to go to a film school 39 his skills. Though he didn’t succeed in getting into the film school he wanted to go to, Stephen Spielberg didn’t give up his dream of 40 .
1976
Stephen Spielberg’s first major film came out.

（2022秋·江苏南京·八年级校考期中）
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Most of us don’t realize we are special. That’s because some people in our lives look down
upon us and make us feel worthless. You don’t save lives every day, you are not famous. That doesn’t mean that you’re not special. Being special means many things, like being a volunteer, helping your friends, listening to someone who feels alone or working all day long to support families. Here are some signs that will show you how special you are.
You think there is always more to learn
You’re modest and you’re interested in what happens around the world. Also, you’re curious and you always feel you should learn new things or improve some of your skills.
You’re kind to others
When you meet new people or when you are dealing with someone you already know, like your friends or workmates, you would like to smile and be kind, just because there is no reason to treat others as if they were less important. Being kind makes you special and unique.
You understand others’ feelings
When someone talk about his personal life and experiences with you, sharing secrets or feelings with you, you perfectly understand the way they feel. When someone tells you “I’m fine”, you know there might be something more going on according to their voice or their experiences, and you try to listen to them, letting them talk about how they feel.
You like to travel
You’re curious about other countries and other ways of life. You give yourself the gift of learning from other cultures because you know how much this can make your richer. You like to have a communication with people who have different experiences of life and you’re happy to share your culture with them as well.
Topic: Signs You’re Really 41
Learn more
You’re modest and take an 42 in what happens in the world.
You’re curious and feel that you should learn 43 new or improve some skills.
Be 44 to others
Smile and be kind to new people, 45 or workmates.
46   others as if they were important.
Understand others’
feeling
uUnderstand what your friends tell you.
uTry to listen to someone according to his/her voice, experiences or 47
Like travelling
uBe curious about other countries and other ways of 48
uLike to 49 with people who have different experiences of life.
uShare your culture with them as well.
Being special means a lot of things. You can be a 50 and help your friends, you can also listen to someone or work to support families. Just remember you are special!
（2021秋·江苏盐城·八年级统考期中）
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All of us have friends, and we often classify(分类) them as ordinary(普通的) friends, good friends, best friends and bad friends. How do we make friends with others? What kind of people should we choose to be our true friends? Let’s have a look .
Have good qualities
We should choose someone with a good quality as our friend. As the saying goes, “One takes the behavior(行为) of one’s company(陪伴).” For example, if we stay close to those dishonest people, we will also become dishonest.
Often make progress(进步)
If people always would like to make progress, they won’t stop. So if we make friends with those people, we will also try to learn from them.
Be able to help you
We are not able to finish everything by ourselves. We may need someone to help us with our study or other things in our daily life.
For most of us, one or two true friends are enough. They will always stay with you whether(是否) you are happy or not.
Remember not to make friends with those people—when you are successful, they will run to you, but when you are in trouble, they will leave you.
51 to choose friends
Four 52 of friends
We often classify our friends as ordinary, good, best and bad ones.
53 qualities to think about
★Friends with a good quality will make us become good people 54 .
★People won’t stop if they 55 to make progress. We can also learn from them if we make friends with them.
★We 56 do everything by ourselves, so we need to ask our friends help.
The writer’s 57
We just need one or two 58 friends in our life.
Don’t 59 to make friends with those people—run to you when you are successful and leave you when you have 60 .

（2021秋·江苏扬州·八年级校考期中）
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Courage (勇气) is the ability to be brave in different kinds of situations in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous.
How can we build up our courage?
Believe that you will be successful. Take chances and know that you have your own talents. Besides, your family and friends are always there for you.
Exercise your courage. It is like a muscle (肌肉). The more we use it, the stronger our courage will be.
Know that giving up is not a choice. It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.
Fight to control your fear. Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they can control their fear. They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on.
Get courage by reading inspiring (令人鼓舞的) stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.
The 61 to build up our courage
Believe that you will be 62 .
You have your own talents, your family and friends are ready to 63 you.
Take every chance to 64 your courage.
Our courage will be stronger and stronger if we often 65 it.
66 give up.
When others don’t think you are 67 , you should believe in yourself.
68 your fear
Even the courageous people may be afraid sometimes, but they don’t let fear 69 them back.
Get courage from the stories of brave people.
Abraham Lincoln is one of the good 70 .

（2021秋·江苏扬州·八年级统考期中）
A game of catch is not difficult at all. Two people throw a ball back and forth (来回地掷球). It seems a little boring. The two people are close enough to talk, but too far to touch.
In fact, playing catch is part of baseball practice. It’s a popular game. Because baseball is an American sport, and a big part of being American, playing catch is kind of an all-American dad activity. Outside cities, most people have backyards – not large enough to play baseball in, but just big enough for a game of catch. Those without yards can play in streets.
But any American kid will tell you it’s much more than a game. Playing catch is a time to be with your father. It’s a time when there’s nothing to worry about except catching a ball. When they play it, words move together with the ball itself, back and forth, easy and relaxing(放松). Kids and dads spend time together.
The game can be good memories(记忆) of dads. Why? Dads are usually very busy. This is a time when a kid has all of his or her dad’s attention(注意力). There is no work, no phone and no other people around to take your dad away from you. For the time that it takes to play a game of catch, your dad is all yours.
The Game of 71
What’s the game
It’s part of baseball 72 .
A(n) 73
and “boring” game
Two people throw a ball back and forth. They can talk but can’t 74 each other when playing it.  
A(n) 75
game
Catch is an all-American activity because 76 is part of being American.
People play the game in yards or 77 .
A game between kids and dad
Players needn’t worry about 78 except (除了) catching a ball.
79 and the ball move together.
A kid can have all his or her Dad’s attention. He or she can have the 80
of his or her dad when they play the game.
（2021秋·江苏扬州·八年级校考期中）
Television have been necessary in most houses for a long time. Children are very fond of watching TV. Some parents are happy about that because it keeps children from playing with and breaking things.
Watching TV can help your children learn about lots of things such as music, arts and many other things. They will learn about what is good and what is bad. TV also offers children new information all over the world.
However, it’s not right to say that watching TV doesn’t have any bad effect (影响) on children. You can’t let them watch TV as much as they want. Watching TV takes a lot of time. Children need to feel the world by themselves not just from TV. Besides, children are growing and they need to move around and get lots of exercise. Sitting quietly and watching TV too much will make children become weaker.
Most children like to eat snacks while watching TV. That will make them put on weight. To make it worse, there may be too many ads and bad things on TV. These things of course are bad for children.
As parents you should control (控制) the time spent on TV. You have to choose the right channels (频道) for them and shouldn’t let the TV be on all day. Turn it off right after their programmes (节目) are over. Ask them to do activities after school. Never put a TV in the bedroom, especially in your children’s room!
Children and TV
Good things
Children play with or 81 things less often because of TV.
TV makes it possible for children to learn about new information 82 the world.
Bad things
Children often 83 a lot of time watching TV.
It’s not good for children to feel the world from TV 84 of by themselves.
Eating snacks while watching TV will make children 85 .
Some programmes are 86 for children.
For 87
Control the time spent in 88 TV. You have to choose the right channels.
Turn the TV off after their programmes 89 .
Ask them to do 90 activities.
（2021秋·江苏盐城·八年级校考期中）
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Today, people in the world have busy lives, and they often feel unhappy under so much pressure. In fact, keeping happy is important and necessary for everyone. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to be happy. Money and success can bring pleasure, however, it won’t last long. Actually, happiness depends on(依靠) ourselves.
Here are some ways to help you be happy.
The first secret is to enjoy the simple life. We often spend too much time thinking about the future, for example, going to a famous university or getting a good job after graduation(毕业). You should enjoy the simple pleasures in life, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music and spending time on good friends.
The second secret is to be active. Many people enjoy dancing or playing sports. You can forget all your problems and think only about the activity you are doing.
The third secret is to help others. It is a good way to keep happy. You always feel happy when you do something nice for someone. You can do housework for your parents, help a friend or a classmate, or go shopping to buy food for an old neighbor.
In a word, learning to be happy is good for your health.
Learning to be 91
Reasons
Keeping happy is 92 and necessary for everyone.
93
Enjoy the simple
94
To read a good 95 ;
To listen to your favorite music;
To 96 time on good friends.
Be active
97 dancing or playing sports.
Help 98
To do 99 for your parents;
To help a friend or a classmate;
To 100 some shopping for an old neighbor.
（2021秋·江苏扬州·八年级校考期中）
Oct. 16 is World Food Day. The UN started the day in 1979. It reminds (提醒) people not to waste food and fight hunger.
A number of people in the world still don’t have enough food to eat. The food shortage (短缺) is a big problem all over the world. Now, there are more than 1000 million hungry people in the world according to the UN. Many children go to sleep hungry, and 15 million of them die of hunger each year.
There are several reasons for food shortage. First, there are more natural disasters. Also, a growing population (人口) makes feeding everyone more difficult.
Another big reason is food waste. Most people don’t realize how much food they throw away every day. The average (平均的) person throws away 50kg of food every year. According to the UN, more than one third of all food goes to waste each year.
Over 1,300 billion kilograms of food is wasted each year. The food wasted in Europe can feed 200 million people, while in Latin America 300 million a year.
So think twice before you throw away food. You’d better order as much food as you can eat at a restaurant. If you can’t eat all, take the rest home. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much. Don’t cook too much.
When you throw away food, you are not just wasting the food itself. Resources (资源), such as energy, time and water, are also wasted while growing and cooking. So everyone should know that it is important to save food. Saving food is saving ourselves.
Title: Introduction to World Food Day
The UN’s purpose (目的) to start this day
To remind people not to 101 food and fight hunger.
Facts of food shortage
102 1,000 million people are hungry each year.
15 million children 103 their lives because of hunger each year.
104 for food shortage
There are more natural disasters now.
The number of people is becoming far 105 .
The problem of food waste is 106 all over the world.
107 to stop food waste
108 order more than you can eat at a restaurant.
Take the rest of food home if you can’t eat all you 109 .
Be sure not to keep more food at home than you need.
Conclusion
Everyone should know the 110 of saving food.
（2021秋·江苏盐城·八年级校考期中）
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In 2003, China sent its first astronaut, Yang Liwei, into space. Since then, 13 Chinese astronauts have “reached for the stars”. Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu are three of them. They carried out the latest (最近的) Shenzhou XIII mission (任务). Have you ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut like them? How did they get there?
Health is important
To be an astronaut, you need to be very healthy. Good eyesight (视力), a strong heart and lungs (肺) are important. You’d better not have other small problems. For example, you can’t have scars (伤疤) either. They may split (裂开) in space, as Pang Zhihao, a space scientist, told the Beijing Morning Post. A decayed tooth could get worse in space and bring trouble to astronauts.
Become stronger with hard training
In China, you must be a great pilot before you can be an astronaut. You must fly more than 600 hours without accidents. It’s very difficult. For example, you need to build your muscles (肌肉) as strong as professional (职业的) athletes by running, swimming and doing pull-ups (引体向上). You will also wear a 200-kilogram suit and do tasks underwater for six or seven hours and you can’t eat or go to the toilet. This is like doing tasks during a spacewalk.
Learn science
Knowledge (知识) is important as well. Astronauts take 60 courses to get ready for a mission, including math, English, spacecraft design (设计), physics and many more. So they will know what to do when emergencies (紧急情况) happen during the mission. They can also do scientific experiments (实验) in space.
111 to go to space
112 is important
It’s 113 to have good eyesight, a strong heart and lungs.
You 114 better not have other small problems.
※ You can’t have scars (伤疤) either.
※ A decayed tooth could get worse in space and bring astronauts 115 .
Become stronger with hard training
Start training when you become a backup astronaut.
※ 116 your muscles as strong as professional athletes by running, swimming and doing pull-ups.
※ Wear a 200-kilogram suit and do tasks underwater for six or seven hours 117 eating or going to the toilet.
Learn science
Knowledge is 118 important.
※ Take 60 courses to 119 for a mission, including math, English, spacecraft design, physics and many more.
※ 120 scientific experiments in space.

（2021秋·江苏盐城·八年级校考期中）
Four types of friends you need in your life
Do you know that people will die early if they have no friends during their lifetime? The survey shows if people want to live longer and more happily, you need to have some friends who can share your sadness and happiness or can be helpful when you are in trouble.
The following friends are just what you need to keep the doctor away.
A Loyal Best Friend
Everyone needs a friend who will support you in different situations. This kind of friend knows all of your deepest and darkest secrets, but still loves you all the same.
A Friendly Neighbor
These days, a lot of people don’t know their own neighbors. It’s a shame, because some neighbors can be the most helpful people. If you forget to lock the front door when you are on holiday, you can call your neighbors to lock it for you. So it’s wonderful to have nice and helpful neighbors.
A Workmate
You’ll find it much easier to chat with someone than eating lunch alone every day. Your workmate doesn’t have to be your best friend. If you two get along with each other, you can always start going out with them outside of the office.
A Friend from a Different Culture
If everyone has a friend from a different culture, the world would be much better. Remember that don’t make friends with someone just because they are from a different culture. Instead, keep your mind open, and if you meet someone from other countries, try to learn about their customs, values, and traditions.
If you have such kinds of friends, you will surely live longer and more happily.
121 you need in your life
Introduction
If you want a longer and 122 life, you need to have more friends. They can share your sadness and happiness and can 123 you when you are in trouble.
124 Kinds of Friends
A   125 Best Friend
This kind of friend knows all of your darkest and deepest secrets, but still loves you all the same.
A Friendly Neighbor
These days, it’s a shame that few people know their neighbors. If you don’t 126 to lock the door when you are out, they are willing to help you.
A Workmate
If you get along with your workmates, they can help you when you don’t want to eat lunch 127 .
A Friend from a Different 128
Keep your minds open and try to learn about your friends’ customs, values, and traditions instead of 129 friends with them just because they are from different cultures.
Conclusion
You will 130 live longer and more happily with friends like these.

（2021秋·江苏泰州·八年级校考期中）
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As a saying goes, “If you have a good friend, your happiness is doubled and your sadness is halved.” Friends are always a helping hand (安慰的) shoulder, a patient ear to listen to you. Man is a social animal by nature. We all need friends. So it is necessary (必要的) for you to know how to make friends.
The first step is to open yourself up. If you want to make good friends, you should be able to share what you think and how you feel with other people first. When you are in a conversation (交谈), you’d better express (表达), the person doing all the talking may think the other person has no interest in what he is saying.
One of the most important keys to building a strong friendship with other people is to listen to them—really listen. When your friends tell you something that happened to them or complain about a situation, they are usually not looking for agreement but just want to be heard. So don’t try to change their mind or work out their problems, just let them know that you are listening to them.
Respecting (尊重) your friends is also important to keep your relationships healthy and strong. Looking at your friends while they are talking to you is one way to show your respect, as they will feel that what they are saying is important to you.
Unconditional (无条件的) support and encouragement (鼓励) is one of the things which friends have. True friendship means offering a shoulder when they need it, and laughing with them when they are happy. Only in this way, the tree of friendship can last for along time.
The 131 for making friends
▲Friends make you feel less sad. Also, if you have a friend, you’ll get 132 as much happiness as you do.
▲Friends are always ready to 133 you. They can comfort you and listen to you 134 .
Ways to make friends
Open yourself up
▲Share your thoughts and 135 with others.
▲Always respond (回应) when your friends are talking to you. Otherwise, they may think you are not 136 in what they are saying.
Listen to your friends
▲Don’t try to 137 their mind or work out their problems, just listen.
Respect your friends
▲Look at your friends when they are talking to you. In this way, they will feel their words are 138 to you.
139 and encourage your friends
▲Offer a shoulder when your friends are in 140 .
▲Cry with them when they are sad, and laugh with them when they are happy.

（2021秋·江苏盐城·八年级校考期中）
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How does milk become ice cream?
Ice cream is cool. Ice cream is sweet. Ice cream is a yummy treat. But do you know how milk becomes ice cream?
On the farm
Cows need a lot of food and water to make milk. A healthy cow can produce about one hundred glasses of milk in one day! You don’t believe that? Yes, one hundred.
On the truck
Trucks pick up the fresh milk from farms. The trucks have huge tanks (罐子) that keep the milk cold. The trucks take the milk to the factory.
In the factory
Factory workers separate (使分离) the milk into cream and skim milk. Then the cream and milk are put together with sugar and other things. The ice cream mix is heated. This kills germs (细菌) . Then the mix is cooled. A machine whips (搅打) the mix. Then it is time to add flavourings, such as chocolate or vanilla. Fruit, nuts and biscuits can go in too.
The ice cream is cooled again. This time, it becomes very hard. Then, trucks bring the ice cream to shops. Want some ice cream?
How does milk become ice cream?
On the farm

Cows need 141 food and water to make milk.
For a 142 cow, it is common to produce about one hundred glasses of milk a day.
On the
143
Trucks pick up milk from 144 .
Trucks keep the milk cold 145 huge tanks.
Trucks take the milk to 146 .
In the factory

Workers separate milk into cream and skim milk.
Cream and milk are put together with sugar and other things.
The ice cream is heated to 147 germs.
The mix is cooled and a 148 whips it.
Add flavourings 149 chocolate or vanilla, fruit, nuts and biscuits.
Cool the ice cream again, and it becomes 150 . Then trucks bring it to shops.

（2021秋·浙江金华·八年级校考期中）
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Arepas (玉米饼) are the most common food in Venezuela (委内瑞拉). They are easy food. You can make them in only a few minutes.
Arepas are made of corn (玉米) flour (面粉). They are like bread in other countries. You can eat them anytime, everywhere and with whatever you want.
It is easy to make arepas. You only need to pour (倒) the corn flour into a bowl (碗) with some water and salt, mix (混合) them together, and then make the arepa with your hands and cook it.
It takes only 10 to 15 minutes to make an arepa. For that reason, the arepa in Venezuela has become the most popular and traditional food. Also, it is a main dish (主菜) because arepas can be eaten with all you want.
You can find arepas in small restaurants called Areperas. If you go to Venezuela, don’t forget to eat arepas.
Arepas in Venezuela
What you need to make an arepa
Corn flour, salt and water.
How to 151 an arepa
First, mix water, salt and corn flour together.
Then, make the arepa with your 152 and cook it.
You need to spend about 153 minutes in making an arepa.
How to eat arepas
It is a 154 dish and you can eat arepas with anything you want.
Where to eat arepas
People in Venezuela make arepas in their homes. But you can find and eat them in small 155 called Areperas.
（2021秋·福建厦门·八年级厦门市华侨中学校考期中）
What if the drink and gas are orange and come out of a mountain-like bottle? Yep, a volcano (火山)comes alive!
Today, let’s make a homemade volcano and see what it might look like when a real volcano erupts(喷发).
What you need:
✧half a cup of dish washing soap
✧six pieces of newspapers
✧five drops each of the red and yellow food coloring
✧a tea spoon and a plate
✧a cup of baking soda(小苏打)
✧two cups of white vinegar(脂)
To start with, you need to build your model volcano. Shape the newspapers around the bottle and make it mountain like. Be sure that the mountain is as high as the bottle. Next put the model volcano on the plate so it will hold the things that will run out later. Then, put the baking soda, dish washing soap and food coloring into the bottle one by one and mix them together with a tea spoon until they are orange. Finally, time for the eruption! Don’t add the vinegar until you are ready for that! The eruption can be pretty fast. When you are ready, pour the vinegar into the bottle at once and step back and watch your volcano come alive!
Making a Homemade Volcano
Step 1
First, shape the newspapers around the botte and make it mountain like.
Make sure it is as tall as the bottle. Now, you have a 156
Step 2
Next, 157 under the model volcano.
Make sure it is big enough to hold all the things that will run out.
Step 3
Then, put the baking soda, dish washing soap and food coloring into the bottle one by one and 158 until you get an orange mixture.
Step 4
Pour 159 when you’re ready for it.
Step back and watch your volcano come alive.
（2021秋·江苏扬州·八年级校联考期中）

Many people weigh more than they want to. They eat too much or do not exercise enough. They choose unhealthy food, or snacks too often. Weight gain happens when people eat more food than their bodies use. That is why people try to diet. Dieting means taking in less food.
It has been shown that writing down everything you eat and drink as soon as possible helps you to lose weight. Writing down what you eat is called keeping a “food journal”.
If you write down everything you eat and drink in a day, you might be surprised! It is easy to forget the food you eat while you are reading, working or watching TV. It is easy to forget if your drinks have sugar in them. Each snack might seem small, but they add up.
Here is an example of a simple food journal.
Food Journal: 6 June
Breakfast:1 egg, 2 slices of toast with butter, green tea
Mid-morning: 2 biscuits, coffee with milk and 2 sugars
Lunch: 3 slices of pizza, 1 can of soft drink, 1 apple
Mid-afternoon: 1 banana
Dinner: noodles with vegetables
A food journal will remind(提醒) you of how much you eat. Without the journal,you might forget about the biscuits with your coffee, the soft drink at lunch, or the mid-afternoon banana. You might forget having extra slices of pizza!
Keeping a food journal will also make you aware if you are not eating enough different kinds of foods. It will show if you are not eating enough vegetables or fruit, or if you are drinking too many sweet drinks. So next time you go on a diet, use a pen and a notebook to write down what you eat and you will lose weight faster.
Food journals help you 160 weight
Dieting

Why

·People eat too much or do not do enough 161 .
·The food they eat are not 162 , or they eat snacks too often.
163
Taking in less food.
Food journals

What
Taking 164 of what you eat.
Why

·You will forget the foods you eat 165 while you are reading, working, or watching TV.
·You will forget if your drinks have sugar in them.
·If you write down your daily diet, the result might be 166 .
How

·It will remind you of how much you 167 .
·It will show if you are not eating enough different kinds of foods, enough vegetables or fruit.
·It will tell you to drink 168 sweet drinks.
Keep food journals, and you will lose weight more 169 .