2018年初中英语外研（新标准）版八年级下册期末模拟复习卷（9）

    Robert wanted to do well in his exams．He spent all his free time studying．He wanted to be a scientist when he grew up．Unluckily,this meant that he was almost always serious．Although he was young，he didn't relax and enjoy himself．

    Robert's first important exam was coming soon．He had spent almost all the week preparing for it．He had got little sleep and felt very tired．However,Robert thought that he was ready for the exam．"I worked harder than anyone else．I'm▲ I will get a good mark，"he thought during the breakfast．

    After breakfast．he started to feel a little ill．He also had a little headache and found it difficult to concentrate (专心)．But he refused(拒绝)to believe that he'd fail (不及格)the exam．Robert arrived at the school hall and took his chair．He noticed how relaxed and happy his friends looked．

    "They are just under prepared(准备不充分的)，"he thought as the exam began．

    Unluckily,Robert wasn't able to finish his exam．Twenty minutes after the exam started，he felt very hot and uncomfortable．He then slumped(瘫倒)in his chair,and one of his friends called for help．His teacher took him to the school hospital at once．In the hospital，the doctor told him that he was too tired to finish the exam．

He spent the lunch break in the nurse's office．

    He spent the lunch break in the nurse's office.He looked outside and watched his friends.They were playing happily．Robert decided that from then on,he wouldn'-t take it all so seriously．

    "A balanced (平衡的)life is more important．I guess I know what to do next time，"he thought．

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Dear Miss Hooper,

    I'm writing to thank you for your help this year．There were lots of subjects(主题)in class，but you made sure that I could understand every one．To tell the truth(事实)，you're the best teacher I've met．You explain(解释)things so clearly and are also so kind．I really enjoyed every minute of your class．

There were so many best parts this year．Whatever the subject．you made it fun and interesting to everyone．All of your students found learning new things so easy because of you．I really believe you have a great teaching skill(技能)．You should be very proud of the way that you help children learn．It is because of you that I've decided to become a teacher when I grow up．

    I have mixed feelings about school next year．I'm sad that you won't be my teacher any more．However,I'm happy that other children will get to share your knowledge(学问)．I'm sure that they'll thank you for your good work．

    I didn't enjoy school much before this year．I was new to the school this year．At my old school,I found learning quite difficult．The last nine months have changed all of that．I'm now confident and looking forward to the next school year.

    Thank you once again for all of your help．You are really a great teacher and you've helped me greatly．I hope that we can share the same classroom again one day．

Yours，

Jacob Maclean

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    Colin Boyle was born in 1973．near Dublin，Ireland．While he was ill in hospital at age 10,his uncle gave him an old violin．He loved it right away．After he left the hospital，he practised at his school every day after class．

One day in 1987，John Leaf,the manager of several Successful musicians．came to Colin's school．He was having a meeting with the head teacher when he heard Colin practising．After the meeting．he found Colin and invited him to appear in one of the concerts he was organising (组织)that year．Colin．however,didn't accept Leaf's invitation because lust then he was preparing for some important school exams．Years later,Colin made it to college to study．At college he met Kim O'Malley,who was studying chemistry(化学)．Kim was also good at music．Being students，they didn't have much money and they usually worked in a restaurant at weekends．

    One evening in April 1992．while Colin and Kim were at work，they heard that there would be no live(现场演出的)music in the restaurant that night because the singer could not come．Colin and Kim persuaded the owner of the restaurant to let them play．Everyone was surprised to hear how good they were．After that，they worked hard together and improved greatly in music．

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