广东省云浮市2021-2022学年八年级上学期英语期末试题

We sometimes catch a cold. Each person 1 two or three colds every year. There is no effective cure(特效药) for cold, 2 there are some suggestions for you to prevent a cold.

First, you can keep away from a cold by 3 healthy habits. Begin by eating4 food. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables and drink milk and juice. Get enough sleep at night and do lots of exercise.

Next, you should try 5 the cold viruses(病毒). 6 people cough, the cold virus goes into the air. So you had better stay away 7 large crowds. Do not share things like a drinking cup with someone(某人) else.

Last, washing your hands 8also a good way to prevent a cold. By washing your hands,9 can stop the virus. The cold virus may be on the things like telephones and money. And you'd better not shake another 10 hand.

Following the suggestions until doctors find a way to stop the cold viruses.

Michael Jackson, one of the greatest American pop singers, was born in the USA in 1958. He had six brothers and two sisters. With so many hungry mouths to 1 ， his father worked hard every day. Old Jackson was a music fan and he wanted his children to be famous. So he 2them to learn music from a very young age. They had to sing and play different3 from morning to evening. Making his children 4 was his biggest dream. Old Jackson was quite strict (严厉). So these children never had a chance to be 5.

Michael sang well because he had a very special and sweet 6. And he was also good at dancing like moon walking. In 1968, he made his first record. The record 7 him famous all over the world.

People say Michael was a 8 Many times his fans went off in a faint(晕倒) when they were listening to his concerts. His fans knew about all his 9 in different ways. It's sad that he 10 on June 25th, 2009. But he would live in his fans' hearts forever(永远).

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Millions of years ago, dinosaurs(恐龙) controlled the earth. And there were different types of dinosaurs on the earth. Some of them were no bigger than chickens, but all of them had very small brains(大脑). Later on, there weren't any dinosaurs. What happened to them?

In the days of dinosaurs, the whole earth was warm and wet. There were many green forests. But the earth changed slowly all the time. When parts of the earth became cold and dry, the forests there died. Then dinosaurs could not find enough food to eat. This must be one reason why dinosaurs died out.

What's another reason? We can make a guess. New kinds of animals came to the earth. Some had big brains and were fast and strong. They could kill dinosaurs. Some ate dinosaur eggs, too.

There may be other reasons that we do not know about. Each year, people will find some dinosaur footprints(脚印) and bones. Scientists are trying to tell us more about dinosaurs.

It is very important for us to live and work safely. In China, safety education(安全教育) is  more and more important now. Students had better learn to keep  safe.

Stampedes(踩踏) and fires are the main accidents. Maybe students usually meet these .

How can we protect ourselves  the accidents?

A stampede always  in crowded places. When students around you begin to push(推), just stand there  try to hold on to something. If you  down, move to one side and protect your head with your two hands around it.

When there's a fire, try to leave the building as quickly as . It is better to cover your mouth and  with something wet. If you don't do like this, the fire and smoke may  you easily. Remember, the most important thing is to stay calm in a fire.

Different people have different hobbies around the world. Some people like reading, and some people like doing sports.

Bruce's hobby is collecting stamps. He collects some of them from different countries. One of his favorite stamps is from China. It's about the Great Wall. He thinks he can learn a lot about history and people from stamps.

Reading is Carrie's favorite. She can get lots of fun from reading. In fact, she is a bookworm (书虫). And she also likes to collect books. In her study, she has different kinds of books. Reading can also help with her school work. With the help of reading, she can do better in her school work. So it is the most important thing to her, she thinks.

Peter is fond of making scrapbooks. He collects many things in his scrapbooks. Animals and plants are his favorite. In this way, he can learn the names of these animals and plants. He thinks they can help him learn the nature. And he goes to the zoo on weekends. He also learns some animals and plants are in danger, so he wants to try his best to protect them. Do you want to join him?

And what's your hobby? Could you tell me something about your hobby?

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My Hobby

Different people have different hobbies. Some hobbies are good for us while some are bad. It's important for us to have good ones.