1．　　Do You Remember What You Were Doing?

2．　　"Keep your eyes on your own paper" is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It is a simple rule, but it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow.
　　This morning, I had an experience with a "rule breaker" during an English exam. I felt somebody was watching me a little too closely. I turned my head quickly and saw James who sat right behind me. My eyes caught his and he said in a low voice, "I hope you studied for this test!" I gave him a smile, not sure he was joking or not, and returned to my test. This time I leaned (倾身) a little more closely towards my paper. "I can't see!" James said.
　　"What am I going to do?" I thought to myself. Cheating went against my beliefs. I curled (蜷曲) my arm around my answers.
　　"He's your friend, and what are friends for?"
　　"You know it's wrong!"
　　I tapped (轻敲, 轻拍) the top of my desk, hoping for an easy way out of this matter. No easy answer came. I just knew I had to do what I felt was right, even if it made James mad. So I guarded (守卫) my paper so that he couldn't see my answers.
　　When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, searching for the right words to say to James. "Sorry, James, but you know me well enough to understand how I feel about cheating", I said slowly and softly. "But maybe I could help you study before the next test." "OK, Brian," he smiled. "It might not be easy, but I'll give it a try."
　　I felt happy that my friendship with James hadn't been destroyed (破坏). Mrs. Archer would be proud.

3．　　Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening? Are you interested in your English classes? Who do you want to teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions in your mind before school starts.
　　Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems.
First, keep calm (平静). Don't worry about all the problems you have. Put your heart into learning, and you can find something you are interested in. Do it actively.
　　Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don't spend a lot of time on it. Do more reading or writing in English. Think about the problems you have and solve them at once. Don't stay up late, or you can't study well the next day.
　　Third, invent something instead of copying or repeating. If you can remember the words in your way, you can tell your teachers you don't like the way of copying them again and again. Be sure you must pass the test. I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give you some interesting work to do.
　　School is really a good place for us to learn: believe in your teachers and yourself. You are the best one and you can do everything well.

4．　　A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale (夜莺) singing very beautifully.
　　One day the emperor heard about this little bird's beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing to me whenever I want to hear her."
　　The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased.
　　Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn't sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.
　　After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished (爱戴) him for his love and kindness.

5．　　Once upon a time, there was a strange bird. He lived in a tree near the bank of a river. (1)      
　　One day, one of the two heads saw a delicious fruit on a tree. He picked it and started eating the fruit. "It is one of the most delicious fruits I have ever eaten," he said.
　　The other head said, "(2)      " The first head laughed and said, "You know that we have only one stomach. It makes no difference whether I eat it or you eat it. Moreover, I'm the one who found the fruit. (3)      "
　　Later that day, the other head found a tree having poisonous (有毒的) fruits. He took a poisonous fruit and told the first head, "I will eat this fruit."
　　The first head shouted, "(4)       If you eat it, both of us will die."
　　The other head replied, "Shut up! I'm the one who found the fruit. I have the right to eat it." (5)       In the end, both of them lost their lives.

6． "Is it OK to let my child do the chores at home?" "Should I punish (惩罚) him if he (1)       to do the chores?"
　　Parents often think of these questions. (2)       should parents do to get their children to do the chores? Let's read a story first.
　　Jenny was (3)       her grandpa in the country. They enjoyed being with each other very much. Grandpa took Jenny for a ride (4)       his car every afternoon. Every night, Grandpa washed his socks and (5)       them to dry.
　　One day, Jenny said to her grandpa, "I want to wash your socks." Jenny was only four years old, (6)       her grandpa agreed. He believed Jenny could do it well. Jenny was (7)       to wash the socks for her grandpa. She washed them (8)      . So the socks became very clean. She thought since her little hands could do this work, she could do a lot more for (9)      .
　　So parents should give children chances to do the chores. They should let their children know they are (10)       in the family. It's very important to a child's development.

7．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
　　Students these days often have a lot of (1)      (worry). Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. (2)       can they do with them? Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. "In life, there are always problems and worries," says Laura. "But I think (3)      (communicate) with someone helps a lot. If we don't talk to anyone, I'm sure we'll feel worse." Sally once lost her wallet, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents (4)       it. She even walked several miles to school each day (5)       she didn't have any money. She just kept thinking, "If I tell my parents, they'll be angry!" But at last she talked to her parents and they were (6)      (real) understanding. Her dad said he himself sometimes made mistakes, too. They bought her a new wallet and asked her (7)      (be) more careful. Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way (8)       Sally. "We should always try to do something with (9)      (problem)." He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn't need to be an expert like him. Students often forget that their parents are always there to help them. In English, we say that talking about a problem with parents or friends is like (10)      (cut) it in half. So next time you meet a problem, do like that. I hope you can get on well with everyone and everything.

8．阅读下面短文, 完成短文后的问题．
　　Happiness is for everyone. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study at your lessons, your parents are always (A) your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will congratulate you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you correct (纠正) it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can find that happiness is always around you.
　　(B) Happiness is not the same as money and it's a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy, because you have something else that you can't buy with money.
　　When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances (机会) to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor or you have bad luck. If you take every chance, you can be a happy and lucky person.

9．最近从媒体报道的一些家庭事件来看，孩子与父母的关系不和谐，隔阂越来越大，孩子普遍存在逆反心理。针对这个问题，某中学生英文报社开展了主题为“与父母和谐相处”的征文大赛。作为一名初中生，你一定有自己的思想与辨别是非的基本能力，但你是否曾想过应该怎样和自己的父母相处呢？请以"How to Get on Well with Our Parents?"为题写一篇短文参加此次征文大赛。
写作要点提示：
1. 与父母和谐相处很重要；
2. 与父母和谐相处的做法或建议；
(1) 理解与尊重父母 (如倾听与有礼貌表达想法)；
(2) 多与父母交流 (如分享快乐与倾诉烦恼)；
(3) 与父母和谐相处的感受。
写作要求：
短文应紧扣要点，但不要逐字翻译，可适当发挥，以使短文衔接、连贯，词数控制在80 — 100词。
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