广东省中山市坦洲实验中学2021届九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷

Since my mother moved to live with us in the city, she had been much heavier than before. As time went by, her health got1So I had to take her to see a doctor. My mother2to lose weight by doing exercise every day. She had no choice but to follow what the doctor said. I told her that I would exercise with her every morning.

On the first morning, she got up very early and ran with me in3neighborhood. I tried to run slowly so that she could follow me. After running for4minutes, I told her proper ways of exercise and the importance of eating healthy food. She listened to me carefully. It made me5that she told me everything very patiently when I was a kid.6the second morning, I praised her for keeping7with me.

But after two weeks, she wanted to8running because she thought the two-week exercise didn't work at all. To encourage her, I taught her9to use the facilities(设施)for exercise in the gym which is not far away. She began to exercise again.

With my help, it10 her one month to develop(培养)a good habit of daily exercise. "Thank you, my dear daughter. Exercise brings health and happiness to me. I will never worry about my health." Her words touched my heart deeply. I felt happy to make a big difference to my mother's life.

Nowadays, many people drive their cars to work. There are a lot of cars in the street and the1is very busy. So sometimes it is not2 for people to get to work on time. When you are going to be late, you only dream of taking a plane there. Can3dream come true?

Yes! You can take a plane in months!

Four engineers in Germany are4in making planes. They are making a new plane-Lilium jet. It doesn't look like a plane5an egg. Many people think it looks funny and interesting, The great "egg" can take two people to the sky and6      three hundred kilometers in one hour. That's really great.

Some people call Lilium jet "a flying car". Why? Firstly, it's not difficult for people to learn to drive it. People can drive it just like driving a car. But it can go 7and farther than a car. Secondly, Lilium jet is not very big, only a quarter of a plane. So it doesn't need a(n)8. Only a small place is OK. It can stop anywhere. In the future, the "flying car" will come into people's life and9our ways of trip.

Lilium jet will come on the market soon.10you want to make your trip easy and funny; why not buy one? I'm sure you will have a good time on it.

Asking for directions is the first thing we do when we arrive in a new place, or even when we are just trying to find a strange place. Knowing how to ask for them can make our life much easier.

Use greetings and polite expressions. Starting the conversation with a greeting is necessary. If you want to get a nice answer, you'd better begin by saying "hello" first. And some words like "may" "can" and "could" will help you express yourself better.

Build your words. You should knew the basic words when asking for directions. It may be useful for you to remember some famous places. Then try to use the right words when asking for a direction.

Get to know the transportation system. Sometimes, you're likely to find that you are still far from the place you want to visit. Which kind of public transportation should you choose? You might ask like this. Is it far? Do I need to take the bus or the subway there?

Don't be afraid of using symbols. Every city in the world has its own symbols. You can decrease search time if you know what the most important symbols are in the city. And if you pay attention to your place, you may find that there are many symbols here.

Don't be too shy to ask. Learn to relax if you get lost somewhere. Every person may do that now and then, especially when visiting a new city. But always make sure you can ask others for help.

    Look at the sign on the right. Maybe we all know it's WeChat and weit "weixin" in Chinese.

As we know, WeChat is a mobile text and voice messaging communication service. It was developed Tencent(腾讯)in China. It has been popular2011. It's said that it has had over 1 billion users so far.

Nowadays more and more young people enjoy using WeChat. We can share our feelings and show we're doing with others. In some ways, WeChat makes people closer. Many people feel that they can't live it. It can make our lives more and more colorful. It's really a new kind of way to communicate with others. People use it instead of making phone calls and messages. It's not only easy but also cheap for people to use WeChat.

However, it causes us some problems. For example, people use itday long Their eyesight gets worse worse. And it also reduces chances to see each other. So we should use it correctly.We should spend less time on it and talk to each other face to .

There is no that WeChat is useful in our daily lives, but it must be used properly.

When I was little, I used to be afraid of the dark. I always thought that there was a ghost in my closet（壁橱）. Houses often made strange noises at night. Sometimes I could feel eyes watching me and I was afraid to move. I thought that if I didn't move, "they" wouldn't get me. Usually when this happened, I wanted to go to the bathroom. So before going there I would be huddling（缩作一团）under my quilt, trying to build up the courage for scary night-time trip to the bathroom.

My fear of the dark left me when I was in my early teens. I had a dream. In my dream, I saw this ghost. He was right in front of me. I somehow found the courage. I was so angry with him that I beat him. This dream was so exciting that I can still remember it. After this dream, my fear of the dark was gone. I'm not afraid of the dark or anything else anymore.

Has anyone else had a dream like this that helped him or her?

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⑴介绍你在外貌性格和爱好、习惯方面的变化（至少各一点）；

⑵这些变化给你自身带来的影响（至少两点）；

⑶期待自己将来有更多更好的变化。

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