浙江省嵊州市三界片2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语期中测试

Do you like talent shows? Now they are very popular all over the world, because they give people a way to realize (实现）their1. In China, there are many famous talent shows,2The Avenue of Stars, The Voice of China and China's Got Talent. These shows have one thing in common: They try to3the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the4. Everyone who is talented with something can5the shows. The best performer always gets a very good6and becomes famous soon. Do you know Jiang Dunhao and Jiang Yingrong? The two persons are7in some ways. They are both truly talented and they are both good at singing. Jiang Dunhao took part in The New Good Songs of China, and Jiang Yingrong took part in The Avenue of Stars. They sang8than other singers. At last, the audience (观众）9them as the best performers. They were happy to make their dreams10. So if you are good at something like Jiang Dunhao and Jiang Yingrong, please take part in the shows. One day, you may become a famous star like them.

There are four people in my family. They're my grandfather, my parents and me. My grandfather exercises every day. He never surfs the Internet. He eats vegetables three times a day, but he hardly ever drinks milk. And he watches TV every night. My father is a taxi driver. He's very busy. He never exercises, but he sometimes surf the Internet. He watches TV on Saturday and Sunday evening. He often eats vegetables and drinks milk. My mother is a housewife (家庭主妇). She watches TV twice a day. She never surf the Internet. She sometimes eats vegetables, but she drinks milk three times a week. Exercise? Of course she does. She exercises every day by doing housework. I'm a middle school student. I go to school from Monday to Friday. I often exercise. But on Saturday and Sunday, I don't exercise because I have too much homework to do. I watch TV only on Sunday evening. But I surf the Internet twice a week. I drink milk every day, but I don't like vegetables. My mother often says to me, "Why do you eat so much meat, Mike? It's not good for your health." But I like it very much.

Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is often hot in July and August. Children do not go to school in those two months. Some people like to stay at home, read books, or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to eat at a place with many trees or a nice lake. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan and Australia. They usually fly to these countries. Many families travel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries. Their favorite cities are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to mountains or valleys.

Many boys and girls love to watch TV. They spend many hours a day in front of the TV sets. But many parents let their children watch TV only in special time. TV shows aren't like books or movies. There are many types of shows, such as sitcoms, soap operas, sports shows, fashion shows, etc. A child can learn good things and bad things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news all over the world. Children don't have to go to the zoo to see animals. Boys and girls can see sitcoms, sports shows and game shows at home. Some shows teach children how to cook or how to use tools(工具). Many boys and girls think it is fun to watch TV, but it is also fun to read books, friends to play games or to visit.

Ted, Jodie , Lily and Mary are my good (朋友). They love watching TV very much. They have different hobbies (爱好), so they like different TV shows. Ted is a good sports (选手). He likes to play basketball and ping-pong, so he likes sports shows. He often watches CCTV-5 at home. Jodie is a good (记者), so she likes (新闻). But Lily can't (忍受) it. She thinks it is too boring. In (事实), she just likes game shows. Mary doesn't (介意) game shows. But she likes to watch (喜剧). And she loves sitcoms, too. Her (最喜爱的) sitcom is Mr. Bean. She thinks it is very (有趣的).

Our town is a great place to live in. It's the best place (enjoy) my free time. There are three movie (theater) .They are all good, but the one near my house is the (good). The most popular place people to hang out is the Shopping Street, so it's really crowded. (shop) is very convenient in our town. There are many clothing stores and （many) of them are in fashion, but they are much (cheap) than those in other cities. There are also a lot of video and music (store). They are very popular with students, Sometimes there are even street performers (表演者）. Some students think they are boring, I think they're quite unusual. I want to be street performer, too.

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Dear Dennis,

Long time no see. I miss you very much     ▲   

How's everything going with you? Hope to receive your letter and tell me about your life.

Yours,

Steve