浙江省新目标（Go for it）版初中英语八年级上学期期中模拟试卷（3）

    Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them－soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.

    The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don't know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.

    “As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It's really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world,” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We're just getting started.”

    Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.

    Tom is a student in a middle school. He is busy studying. But in his free time, he often does some acuities. Here is his timetable;

    A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park. When they stopped, the young daughter saw an old man  (sell) apples. She asked her father to buy her an apple. Her father didn't bring much money  him, but it was enough to buy two apples. So, he bought two apples and gave them to his.

    His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand. Then the father  (ask) her if she could share one apple with him. When the girl heard this, she  (quick) took a bite from one apple. And before  father could speak, she took a bite from the second apple quickly, too.

    The father was  (surprise). He wondered why his daughter did like that. He thought maybe his daughter was too young to understand about  (share) and giving. A smile disappeared from his face.

    But suddenly his daughter with an  in her left hand said, "Dad, please have this one. This one is much  (sweet). "The father's smile came back after knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite from each apple.

    Don't judge anything too quickly. Always spare some more time to understand things better.

—Oh, it's ebecause the excellent speaker taught us a lot.

    There is a saying in China that goes, "Women hold up half the sky." Now, let's look at some famous women who have a big influence in China.