2018年初中英语外研（新标准）版八年级下册期末模拟复习卷（5）

    My name is Sally．When I was ten years old．I had a lot of friends．But looking back now，my best friend was someone I never really thought of as my friend，Rina．

Rina is four years older than I．She and I lived in the same neighbourhood(社区)．She went to an art and dance school in the city.Every afternoon when I played in the yard(院子)with my brother Kevin．I would see her walking home from the train station．

    During the weekend，there was always something to do，thanks to Rina．She was good at drawing，so she would teach me and my brother how to draw．She also made up excellent games with interesting characters for us to play．Sometimes，Kevin taught Rina and me basketball and I taught them guitar．

    One day,I was sitting in the yard．It was my birthday,but I was sad．Rina appeared and gave me a CD and a picture she had drawn for me．I was really surprised．To this day, I still don't know how Rina remembered my birthday,but I'm glad she did；

    Now I'm seventeen and I'm in high school.When I get home from the train station，I always see Alex, the little boy who lives down the street,and his sister Jenny．Sometimes I make up games for them to play．And sometimes I teach them how to draw．I'm happy to watch Alex and Jenny laugh and play．It makes me think of Rina，a girl who left many wonderful memories(回忆)in my heart．

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Lisa was a lovely girl．When Lisa was 9，her family decided to move across the country to California because Lisa's father found a good job in California．Before they moved，Lisa's parents had to take a trip to California to find a house where they would live．

    "We will be gone for two weeks．"Lisa's mother said．"While we are gone．you will stay with Aunt Betsy?"

Aunt Betsy lived several hours away．in a big city．Lisa had never stayed with Aunt Betsy,so she didn't know what to bring for her visit．The weather was warm，so she put some shorts and T-shirts in a bag．She put some books in another bag because she liked reading．Mostly she read books about horses．

    When the day came．Aunt Betsy drove to Lisa's house to pick her up．Lisa hugged her parents and said goodbye．

    Several hours later,they got to Aunt Betsy's home．Lisa found Aunt Betsy lived in a beautiful apartment(公寓)．Aunt Betsy led Lisa to her room．

    It was a small but clean room．Then Lisa noticed something on the wall．She saw a picture of a tall，reddish—brown(红褐色的)horse．The horse was very beautiful．Aunt Betsy was in the picture．standing beside the horse．

    "That's Ruby,"Aunt Betsy said.

    Lisa asked，"Is that your horse?"

    Aunt Betsy said，"No，I ride her sometimes.She lives in a stable(马厉)not far away."

    Lisa put her book bag onto the bed.She said，"I love horses．I read a lot of books about horses．"She asked．"Can we visit Ruby?"

    Aunt Betsy smiled．She Said．"Of course．We can even go out riding．"

    Lisa couldn't be happier．She and her aunt had something in common．It was going to be a great adventure(冒险)!

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    I'm David．Not long after I started my college course(课程)，I began to look for some work experience．It was a busy course，but I had a free day each week．I wanted to do all I could to make myself employable(具备受雇条件的)．Like many students，I was worried about leaving college with no job to go to．And this encouraged me to go out and look for placements(实习职位)．

    I had several different placements．I decided I wouldn't let any chances go．I quickly realised (意识到)that the way to impress possible employers is to show them mat you are ready to work hard．Employers don't want someone who just does what they are asked and makes tea．What's more,I took every placement I was offered even if it didn't have to do with my course．

    Among the things I did was to work at a radio station and at a newspaper．I think it's been more helpful than just reading books．You do need to study of course，but college doesn't teach you everything．I have much more confidence(信心)now．I'm ready to deal with anything．While I was working at the radio station，I met a lot of interesting people and they helped me a lot．Some of them may help me find work in the future．I certainly advise getting some work experience while you're in school．

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    A little boy was very hungry．He was hto see ajar of nuts(一罐坚果)on the table because nuts were one of his favourite things to eat．

    "I'd like some of these nuts.I'm sure Mother would give them to m．But I can't ask her because she isn't here．I'll jtake a big handful(一把)．I'm sure it's OK，"thought the little boy．

    The little boy Phis hand into the jar and grabbed(抓)a big，big handful．

    H，when he tried to get his hand out,he couldn't．The neck of the jar was too small．His hand was stuck(卡住)．

    He tried again and again but couldn't get his hand out．

    Soon．he started to shout for h．

    His mother heard his shouts．She w into the room and asked."What's the m ?"Then she looked at the little boy's hand in the jar and asked，"w are you doing?''

    "I can't get my hand out of the jar,"said the little boy,

    "Well don't take so much．Take two or three nuts．Then,you can get your hand out e，"said his mother．

    The boy tried his mother's advice．Of course，it worked!

—Because I like drawing