【正文】 was(eat)porridge three times a , her parents agreed her this was a good idea.“I can’t Yang Lei, “ but I can open my students eyes to the outside world and them agood start in life.” She said that she would return to the area afterschool in the city of Pingliang,Gansu 45Unit 2ReadingIn recent years , more children take part in afterschool clubs。Activities_1___(include)sports,language learning,music,and math Taylor have）three children, Their school days(be)busy school,the two boys(take)from football to(send)her daughter to piano (be)like many American and British take theirchildren from activity to parents see other children(do)lots of things, and they feel their own children should do the fit as much as possible into their kids’ are reallytired,so some of them(sleep)in the plain about(teach)the tired , “In some families ,petition(start)from a very youngage.” She says, “ Kids(send)to all kinds of classes by their motherswhen they are very their parents are always(pare)themwith other children all the Alice Green said that parents __15___(push)them so hard, so children might find it hard ______16_____(think)forthemselves in the should(give)time and freedom torelax and they need ____18__(do)things by children do things bythemselves now,they_____19__(have)a better 、11111八年級英語下冊Unit 6ReadingMy name is Leo, I’m from Australia, and I’ve been teaching in China forbe）some European influence in thecity, and some of the old buildings in Harbin are in Russian (e)to China, I’ve been learning a lot about my family Im(be) parents were surprised when I(tell)them about fact, the first Jews probably came to Kai fengmore than a thousand years ago and they(wele)by the Song I lived in Australia, I(study)history at school ,but weusually learned Australia or western history , However, when I(hear)that I was going to work in China, I started(study)Chinese parents in Australia(say)that Chinese history was very hard to any more I learn about Chinese history, the more I(live)in already(stay)in China for 5 years so far, I see China — the great country 13(change)stronger and 、11八年級英語下冊Unit 7ReadingIf you spend some time in an English—speaking country, you might(hear)the term “etiquette”.This may seem like a difficult word at first,(understand).Etiquette is not the same in every culture or in every example,(stand)very close to the person you are talking in quite mon in some Asian , if(do)this in Europe,some people might feel we think that loudly in our(not allow).Even if you are with your friends, it is better(keep)your voice down in public fact, we should also take care not cough)or sneeze loudly inpublic if we see some(break)the rules of etiquette, we may politely givethem some suggestion ,perhaps one of the most polite ways is(ask)someone,“ For example, if someone “Sorry, would you mind…..?” People don’t usually like to(criticize),(do)this, you can ask them,“Would you mind picking it up ?”11121Unit 8ReadingToday many Chinese people want to improve their English in different example,twenty—four young singers from across China(enter)a contest by singing popular English English songs(sing)very clearly,and the singers looked very fortable on winterswas very modest,Jiang Mei said studying English the months earlier,(feel)her English was not good(make)her more interested in(learn) kind of contest Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it is a good idea(have)fun with English songs, there are many other fun ways(learn) about(watch)English movies? If you look hard enough, You to learn English 、1八年級英語下冊Unit 9ReadingHave you been to Singapore? For many Chinese tourist, this small island inSoutheast Asia is a wonderful a the one hand, more than three quarters of the population Chinese, so(speak)by you a lot of the the other hand,Singpore is an English—speaking country, so it’s also a good place(practice)your English!Have you ever been Chinese food outside of China? Maybeyou fear that you won’t be able to find anythingin a foreign Singapore ,however, you’ll find a lot of food from China。s life are not seen as having resulted from bad luck as much as having e from one39。 they value stability, continuity, tradition, and ancient heritage none of which are considered very important in the United States.Time is of utmost importance to most Americans. It is something to be on, kept, filled, saved, used, spent, wasted, lost, gained, planned, given, even killed. Americans are more concerned with getting things acplished on time than they are with developing interpersonal relations. Their lives seem controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off abruptly to make their next appointment on time. This philosophy has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity Is highly valued In their country.Equality is so cherished in the . that it is seen as having a religious basis. Americans believe that all people are created equal and that all should have an equal opportunity to succeed. This concept of equality is strange to seveneighths of the world which views st