牛津版（深圳·广州）初中英语八年级下册Unit 1同步练习

Because of hisillness, he can't go to school.

You can't go out at night unless you get your mother'spermission.

Keeping pets can give us muchjoy.

The old man isillthese days.

The fans werehappywhen the team won the final match.

—What is your English teacher like?

—She is very__________. She never smiles.

—I always feel__________ when I am at home__________.

—I think you should go out to communicate with more people.

The volunteers __________a lot of help__________ the community for nearly ten years.

—Dad, I want__________ TV for a while.

—You need to ask your mother's__________ first.

A person with __________is usually not afraid of anything dangerous or difficult.

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    Not long ago, I arrived at a meeting earlier. So I walked into a room, and there I saw some volunteers were busy with handouts (手册) of the meeting. I went over and asked if I could1. Seeing I was lame (瘸腿的) , one of the ladies2said "Oh, no, thank you" and offered me a chair to just sit while they3.

    Then,4volunteer came into the room, saw me5there doing nothing and said, "Hey, young man, come over there. There's work to do, and you can help." He put two chairs together, placed two stacks (摞) of handouts and6me, "OK, the left piece goes on top of the right one."

    "Fine, I can do that," I said. And just like that, I was now happy to be part of the7.

    This member of the group saw that my disability did not mean an inability (无能) to help. Later, I8him and asked why he invited me to help. "Well, I considered we'd finish more quickly with more9. Of course you can," he10.

    The kind lady11my offer of help, but I know that she didn't mean to offend (冒犯) me. Too often, people with disabilities are left out of a social group because of their12but not because of their inability.

    It's important for all of us to feel part of a group. And when we are13, we feel that we are accepted, respected and considered as a full and14member of a group. It sends a15that says,

    "To us, your abilities are more important than your disability."

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    Tracy Dean is a 47-year-old bus driver. She began to drive a bus for Alpine School District in Utah ten years ago. Recently (最近) she began braiding (把……编成辫子) the hair of a young studentto work.

    11-year-old Isabella Pieri lost her mum two years ago. For years Isabella's father has raised her. One thing that is hard for many dads is doing hair, because mums usually braid hair for their children.

    One day Isabellaask her bus driver to braid her hair and now she does it every morning on the bus.

    "I can tell she was struggling (斗争) with her hair," Dean told ABC News.

Dean with four children of her own said, "It's ‘no big deal' to braid Isabella's hair every morning."

    "It's just the way my mum raised me, to be nice to everyone—people who need a little love in their life," Dean said. "I like to givea chance."

    Isabella's father, Philip Pieri, said he wasDean for being so kind to his little girl.