专题复习卷(六)短文填空-【真题圈】2025-2026学年八年级下英语试题精选（外研版·新教材）

真题圈英语 专题复习卷 八年级下12N 狗 16.专题复习卷（六） 短文填空 尽 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从每个方框内所给的11 ☒档 咖0 个词汇中选择10个意义相符的词汇，必要时可加情态动词或者 助动词，进行词形变化，填入空白处。 A(期末·2024-2025德州陵城区) 语篇类型 主题 难度 建议用时 说明文 茶文化 ★★★ 8' why later taste with one common touch culture prefer be bring As one of the world's favourite drinks,tea has become 安 more and more popular.Chinese tea art 1. its custom was included in the intangible cultural heritage list by UNESCO in2022. China is the hometown of tea.And tea has a long history in China.It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the 2. % person to discover tea as a drink.When a leaf dropped into the water,the taste of the water was changed,and tea was born.From that moment on,the Chinese began 3. the heart of this special leaf. It's known that tea culture gradually got into 4. people's lives in the Tang Dynasty.The people in the Tang Dynasty not only drank tea,but also tasted the tea leaves.That was 5. the process of tasting tea was“tea eating”. However,the Song people 6. “whisking tea(点茶)”. In the Ming Dynasty,7. tea gradually went back to its 警加 H true nature of“drinking tea”.8. the tea culture of our 题)卓 country was finally popular.Nowadays,making tea around a ® stove is a special way of drinking tea.So far,it 9. new lifestyle in China Tea culture is a kind of sublimation (of tea.In the long river of historical 10. tea reflects the characters of the time and the nationality. 根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文 意思完整、连贯。 B(期末·2023-2024佛山南海区) 语篇类型 主题 难度 建议用时 记叙文 微小善举的意义 ★★ 8 a while explain window clear walk of what another waste Once upon a time,there was a writer called Mr Green.He lived in a house close to the sea,so he could see the sea through a beautiful 1. Every morning,he went for a walk along the beach.In his opinion,2. helped him to relax and get ready for his working day. One 3. morning,Mr Green saw a girl near the water 4. he was walking along the beach.The girl was bending down (and then standing up-he wasn't sure 5 she was doing.So he decided to go closer to find out. When getting close to the girl,he noticed on the beach there were lots of starfish and that the girl was picking them up,one at a time,and then throwing them back into the sea.Mr Green asked her why she did so.The girl stopped and 6 that she was saving the starfish.She said,"The sun is up,and the tide()is going out.If I don't help them,they will die.Then the girl decided to pick up the starfish. Mr Green thought that she was 7. time.So he said,"But look,there are hundreds 8. starfish here. You can't pick them up and throw them back." The girl picked up 9. starfish and said to Mr Green,"I think at least I made 10. difference to one..” C 语篇类型 主题 难度 建议用时 记叙文 草编艺术 ★★ 8 lay product after material tie into patient usual the lot Many people think wheat straw ()is the waste on the 41 farm.However,Wu Cui,a straw plaiting artist from Helan County,Ningxia,can turn straw 1. eye-catching artworks. Wu is 2. sixth-generation inheritor(第六代继承 A)of straw plaiting.She has an uncle from whom she used to learn straw plaiting.Wu made 3. of things with straw when she was a child.She made straw-plaiting her job 4. she finished college. Before plaiting straw,Wu 5. spends a long time finding the right straw.Then she 6. them up and dries them.Also,Wu needs to 7. the straw in warm water so that the straw won't break easily. "In the past,we could see straw 8. everywhere in the countryside,such as straw hats and straw shoes.But the world has changed.There are so many things made of different kinds of 9. for people to choose from.So we need to find other ways to share the art with people,"Wu says. Wu is very 10. hard-working and creative.When asked about her plans,Wu says she wants to dig deeper into the traditional culture and make better and unusual works. D 语篇类型 主题 难度 建议用时 记叙文 养宠物 ★★ 6' she finally meet bring decide dog friendly noise much because It took me three long and hard years to get a lovely little dog named Dion. My family and I 1. it at a dog show.We drove for four hours to its owner's house where three little dogs 2. to us,two males()and one female().They were so lovely with their little legs,long bodies and heads that looked too big for their bodies.It took me a long time 3. which one I wanted.When the female came up to me and licked (my face,I 4. decided. My mother and I took Dion to a school for little 5. She was very shy and hid from people.But she was very 6. to the other dogs. If you want to get a dog,think about your time and the work you must do.I walk Dion four to six times a day.I feed her,spend time with her and watch her when she is out of her doghouse.When she is 7. and barks,I need to teach her the rules over and over again.When she is ill,I need to spend 8. time taking care of her than usual. I think it is all worth it 9. Dion also gives her love to me in return.She is always there to lick me and lie on me.I like playing with 10. I think she can tell when I am happy,sad,angry or troubled.Dion is not only my dog but also my friend. 阅读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内 单词的正确形式。 E(期末·2024-2025潍坊高新区改编) 语篇类型 主题 难度 建议用时 记叙文 第一天上幼儿园的经历 ★★ 6' It was Peter's first day of preschool.His mother,Linda, was worried about how he would adjust()to the new envi- ronment and the people around him. As they arrived at the school,Peter suddenly turned to his mum and said,“Mum,I1. (arrive).You can go now. His mum was surprised,but she just gave him a kiss on the cheek and left. During the day,Linda kept 2. (she)busy with work,but she couldn't help 3. (think)about how Peter was doing. But as she came back to pick her son up in the afternoon, she was surprised to see that Peter was laughing and playing with a group of kids.When Peter saw his mother,he ran up to her and 4. (hug)her,"Mum,I made so many new friends!And we got to do all sorts of fun things.We painted, sang songs and played games 5. (happy)together.” As they walked back to the car,Linda asked Peter,"So,are you excited 6. (go)back to preschool tomorrow?" Peter looked up at her with a smile."Yeah,I can't wait to see my new friends again and learn more new things." Linda was more than happy to see her son 7. (have)such a great time during his first day at preschool.But the real twist (came when Peter told her that he had “secret power'”.“What is your secret power??”Linda asked..“I used it to make anyone I met 8. (relax)and comforta- ble,and want to be friends with me,"Peter said. At that moment,Linda understood that her 9. (worry)about Peter's first day were unnecessary because every child 10. (have)the natural power to adjust to new situations,and her son had done so with flying colours. F(期末·2024-2025大连甘井子区) 语篇类型 主题 难度 建议用时 说明文 勇敢面对焦虑 ★★ 6' It's a feeling you've experienced before.You worry about whether you've prepared well,and about the possible failure. 1. 2011,two scientists,Ramirez and Beilock,did some interesting studies.They found that students can do better in exams if they spend ten minutes writing about 2. (they)worries. In the studies,the scientists asked twenty students 3. (take)two maths tests.Before the 4. (one)test,the students were simply told to do their best.They got similar scores.And before they started the second test,half of the students sat 5. (quiet)before the test,and the other half spent ten minutes writing about their feelings.The result? The writing group did much 6. (well)than the ones who sat silently. To test further,the scientists 7. (work)with fifty- one students and divided them into two groups.One group wrote about their worries,and the other wrote about something else.The results showed that writing about worries did affect (影响)the students'8. (mark). 42 Ms Beilock said,“9. you can't write before an exam,you can still try it at home or in the library."Through the studies,we learn 10. important lesson:instead of pushing our worries away,we should face them bravely. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完 整，每空限填一词。 G 语篇类型 主题 难度 建议用时 记叙文 在动物收容所当志愿者 ★★ 6 Have you ever done or thought about volunteering before? Volunteering means spending time and effort helping somebody or something.As for me,I've volunteered at an animal shelter to help feed and 1.t dogs for a walk. Back in 2021,some friends and I went to an animal shelter outside of Beijing.There,I was able to 2.p animals with some food.There were not only dogs at the shelter,how- ever.I saw many kinds of other animals as 3.w such as foxes and chickens. Our main 4.p was to help the dogs by giving them walks.Many of the dogs stayed in big cages()along with other dogs and 5.a from a big bowl together.I felt a bit sad for the dogs 6.b many of them looked old and needed a bath. At that time,I needed to give one of the dogs a good walk and made sure it was in excellent 7.c I remember it was a big black dog 8.w curly hair.The dog was very cute,but it did not want to walk very far.When I took out a tennis ball to play fetch(捡球)，it really enjoyed the game.I couldn't help 9.I when watching the dog run through a group of ducks trying to get the ball back. All in all,volunteering for the animal shelter is helpful for both the workers and the dogs.It has 10.b me love and pleasure.You should try volunteering at an animal shelter too.I highly recommend(推荐)it!答案与解析 feelings is to practise positive thinking.”可知，人们可以练习积 极的思想来培养希望的感觉。 5.hope can encourage other people根据“Remember that hope can encourage other people,so share it with your friends.”可知，要与 朋友们分享希望，因为希望可以鼓励其他人。 D 【短文大意】本文主要讲述了上海虹口图书馆的留言簿，读者可在 上面写下想法，图书馆工作人员会回复，此举获大众喜爱，体现了 公共服务的温暖，也表明真正重要的是让人们感受到被关注和被 倾听。 1.They wrote about the cold air conditioning,noisy children,water quality,and lack of toilet paper.根据“Some people say the air conditioning is too cold.Others mention noisy children in the reading room.Some talk about the water quality or lack of toilet paper..”可知，人们在留言簿上写了空调太冷、阅览室有吵闹的 孩子、水质问题以及缺少卫生纸等情况。 2.Because readers could write freely without feeling watched. "The library moved the guestbook from the front desk to a quiet corner.This way,readers can write freely without feeling watched.”可知，图书馆把留言簿放在角落是为了让读者能自由 表达自己的看法而不感觉被监视。 3.They explained why they couldn't do it,根据“When they can't do something,they explain why..”可知，当图书馆不能实现某个 想法的时候，他们会解释原因。 4.They added chairs in the eating area as a reader suggested. "Some ideas are used right away.For example,a reader sug- gested adding chairs in the eating area,and the library did so." 知，图书馆根据读者建议在用餐区添加了椅子。 5.People liked it because the library listened and cared about their voices.Other places can learn that good service requires truly respecting and responding to people's needs.(答案不唯一，合理即可) E 【短文大意】本文讲述了一个小女生和她的父母种植树枝的故事， 通过看到一只知更鸟在快要死亡的树上筑巢，作者领悟到生命的 意义，即生命中没有事情是无用的，我们总能找到自己的意义和 价值。 l.It started dying.根据“A few years later,I saw the only twig started to die,”可知，经过几年后，唯一活下来的小树开始死亡。 2.She felt surprised,根据“I was surprised when I looked at it,.” 可知，作者在看到知更鸟时感到惊讶。 3.As long as we live,we have things to do and love to give and share,根据“It doesn't matter if we are young or old.As long as we live,we have things to do and love to give and share." 知，只要我们活着，我们就有事情要做，有爱心要给予和分享。 F 【短文大意】本文主要是作者结合自己跑步的经历告诉我们，与其 依赖那些计数设备来记录跑步的情况，不如专心地跑步，因为过度 依赖科技，追求“提升”，反而可能影响表现。 1.A few months ago.根据“.but a few months ago,I decided to sell all my sports gadgets.”可知，几个月前，作者决定卖掉所有 的运动设备。 2.The writer now records running times with just a pen and a note pad.根据“I now record my running times with just a pen and a notepad.”可知，作者现在仅仅用一支笔和一个记事本来记录跑 步时间。 3.It's helping the writer concentrate more on the running itself. 根据“Another positive thing about getting rid of all my running gadgets is that it's helping me concentrate more on the running itself.”可知，另一个摆脱所有跑步设备的好处是，它帮助作者更 专注于跑步本身。 4.I agree with the writer.I think they're not necessary for me,because I don't need technology to run well.I can go out and run without worrying about whether everything has enough battery power. (答案不唯一，合理即可) G 【短文大意】本文讲述了一个贫穷的农民救了一个掉在坑里的孩 子，孩子的父亲是个富人，他给了农民的孩子和自己孩子同样的教 育，后来农民的孩子成为一个医生，在富人病重时又救了富人，故 事告诉读者我们所做的小善举，确实能给我们带来很大的影响。 l.He got the child out of the hole.根据“Without thinking twice, he got the child out of the hole safely..”可知，农民毫不犹豫地把 孩子安全地从坑里救出来。 2.To help with his education.根据“After thinking for a mo ment,the rich man offered to help the farmer's son with his edu- cation..”可知，富人思考片刻后主动提出资助农民儿子的教育。 3.Small good things can make a big difference,.根据“The small good things you do can really make a big difference..”及全文可 知，文章告诉我们所做的那些小小的善举，确实能带来深远的 影响。 16.专题复习卷（六）短文填空 【短文大意】本文主要讲述了中国茶文化的历史和发展，以及茶在 不同朝代的饮用方式和文化的传播。 l.with Chinese tea art和its custom是并列关系，需填入一个表 示伴随或并列关系的词。with意为“和”，符合语境，表示茶艺与 习俗同时被列入名录。故填with。 2.first“the十序数词十to do sth'”表示“第…个做某事的人”， 这里用one的序数词first,表示“第一个发现茶的人”。故填first。 3.to touch根据the heart of this special leaf可知，是接触这种特 殊叶子的核心。begin to do sth意为“开始做某事”。故填to touch。 4.common根据“It's known that tea culture gradually got into people's lives in the Tang Dynasty.”可知，茶文化在唐 朝逐渐进入普通人的生活。故填common。 5.why根据the process of tasting tea was“tea eating”可知，唐朝 的人不仅喝茶，还吃茶叶，这就是为什么品茶的过程被称为“吃 茶”，所以用why连接。故填why。 6.preferred根据whisking tea可知，宋朝人更喜欢“点茶”，prefer 符合语境。这里是描述过去的情况，用一般过去时。故填pre ferred。 7.tasting根据“In the Ming Dynasty, tea gradually went back to its true nature of‘drinking tea'.”可知，在明朝，品 茶逐渐回归其“喝茶”的本质。此处表示“品茶”这一动作，且这 里是动名词短语作主语。故填tasting。 8.Later根据the tea culture of our country was finally popular可 知，后来，我国的茶文化最终广受欢迎。注意句首单词首字母需 大写。故填Later。 9.has brought根据a new lifestyle可知，它为中国带来了一种新 的生活方式。根据so far可知，句子用现在完成时，主语it为第 三人称单数。故填has brought. l0.culture根据In the long river of historical可知，是在历史文 化的长河中，culture符合语境。故填culture。. B 【短文大意】本文讲述了作家Green先生在海边散步时，看到一个 女孩把被潮水冲上岸的海星逐一扔回海里，面对Green先生“海星 太多，这样做没用”的质疑，女孩用“至少对这一只海星有影响”回 应，体现了微小善举的意义。 l.window根据see the sea through a beautiful 可知，此 处指“透过窗户看海”，空前有不定冠词a,用单数形式。故填 window。 2.walking Every morning,he went for a walk along the beach可知，此处指“散步”这一行为。空处需用动名词作主语。 故填walking。 3.clear此处修饰名词morning,需用形容词，结合备选词可知，此 处表示“在一个晴朗的早晨”。故填clear。 4.while根据he was walking along the beach可知，此处表示 “当…的时候”，从句动作是延续性的，因此空处应填while引 导时间状语从句。故填while。 5.what此处引导宾语从句，且从句中缺少宾语，指代“她正在做 的事情”，结合备选词可知，what符合语境。故填what。 6.explained根据Mr Green asked her why she did so可知，女孩 应“解释”原因，文章整体时态为一般过去时。故填explained。 7.wasting根据“You can't pick them up and throw them back.” 可知，Green先生觉得女孩的行为是“浪费”时间，此处表示过去 正在进行的动作，用过去进行时“ws十动词现在分词”。故填 wasting。 8.of hundreds of是固定短语，意为“成百上千的”。故填of 9.another根据the girl was picking them up,one at a time可知， 此处指“又一只”海星，another表示“另一个，又一个”，符合语 境。故填another。 l0.a make a difference是固定短语，意为“有影响，起作用”。故 填a。 【短文大意】本文主要介绍了草编艺术家吴翠传承麦秸编织技艺的 事迹。 1.into turn.into..是固定短语，意为“把…变成…”。故填 intoe 2.the sixth-generation inheritor中的sixth是序数词，其前应用定 冠词the。故填the。 3.lots根据“Wu made of things with straw when she was a child.”可知，吴翠小时候用稻草做了很多东西。lots of是 周定短语，意为“大量，许多”。故填1os。 4.after根据she finished college和备选词可知，是大学毕业后做 这份工作。故填after。 5.usually根据spends a long time finding the right straw和备选 词可知，通常要花很长时间找合适的稻草。usual'“通常的”符合 语境，空处作状语，应填副词。故填usually。. 6.ties根据 them up and dries them和备选词可知，把 稻草捆起来。tie.up是固定短语，意为“将…绑起来”。根据 dries可知，时态为一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词 用第三人称单数形式。故填ties。 7.lay the straw in warm water so that the straw won't break easily和备选词可知，吴翠需要把稻草放在温水中，这样稻草就 不会轻易折断。lay“放置”符合语境，空前有动词不定式符号 to,所以空处填动词原形。故填lay。 8.products根据such as straw hats and straw shoes和备选词可 知，过去在农村到处都能看到稻草制品。不止一件产品，所以填 product的复数形式。故填products。 9.materials so many things made of different kinds of for people to choose from和备选词可知，有很多不同 材料制成的东西供人们选择。different kinds of后接可数名词 复数。故填materials。. 真题圈英语八年级下2N l0.patient根据hard-working and creative可知，此处应填表示褒 义的形容词，结合备选词可知，她是有耐心的。故填patient。. D 【短文大意】本文主要讲述了作者历经三年艰辛得到一只名为Dio 的小狗，介绍了小狗刚到新家时的表现，以及作者对小狗的悉心照 料，虽然照顾小狗需要付出很多时间和精力，但作者认为一切都是 值得的，因为Dion也给予了作者爱，是作者的朋友。 L.met句意：我和家人在一场狗展上遇见了它。根据at a dog show可知，是在狗展上遇见了这只小狗，描述过去发生的事情， 时态用一般过去时。故填met。 2.were brought根据three little dogs tous可知，小狗 被带到“我们”面前，主语three little dogs与动词之间形成逻辑 上的动宾关系，且描述过去发生的事情，所以用一般过去时的被 动语态。故填were brought。 3.to decide根据“It took me a long time which one I wanted.”可知，作者花费了很长时间决定要哪只狗，此处是结构 “it takes sb十时间十to do sth'”,意为“某人花费一段时间做某 事”。故填to decide。 4.finally根据“When the female came up to me and licked my face,I decided.”可知，此处指最终决定了，用副词 finally“最终”作状语。故填finally。. 5.dogs根据“She was very shy and hid from people.But she was very to the other dogs.”可知，此处指小狗学校，用名 词复数表示泛指。故填dogs。 6.friendly根据to the other dogs及备选词可知，是对其他狗友 好，be friendly to意为“对…友好”，符合语境。故填friendly。 7.noisy句意：当她吵闹吠叫时，我需要一遍又一遍地教她规则。 根据and barks可知，此处指小狗吵闹吠叫，noise“吵闹”符合语 境。空处位于is之后，应填形容词noisy“吵闹的”作表语。故 填noisy。 8.more句意：当她生病时，我需要花比平时更多的时间照顾她。 根据“When she is ill,I need to spend time taking care of her than usual.”可知，当她生病时，“我”需要花比平时更多的 时间照顾她，much“多”符合语境；根据than可知，此处用比较 级。故填more。 9.because句意：我认为这一切都是值得的，因为Dion也同样将 她的爱回馈给了我。根据句意可知，空处应填because引导原因 状语从句。故填because。 10.her根据“She is always there to lick me and lie on me.”可知，此处 指喜欢和她一起玩，介词with后接代词的宾格形式。故填her。 E 【短文大意】本文主要讲述了Peter第一天上幼儿园的经历，展现了 孩子适应新环境的过程。 1.have arrived根据“You can go now.”可知，此处表示“Peter给 妈妈说我已经到了，你现在可以走了”。结合语境可知，此处表 示过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响，应用现在完成时。主语 是I,助动词应用have。故填have arrived。 2.herself根据Linda kept busy with work可知，Linda 一直让自己忙于工作，因此此处应填反身代词。故填herself。 3.thinking can't help doing sth是固定搭配，意为“忍不住做某 事”。故填thinking。 4.hugged根据he ran up to her and her可知，and连接 并列动作，此处表达“跑过去抱住她”，前一个动作ran是过去 式，hug也应用过去式。故填hugged。 5.happily根据played games together可知，修饰动词 played用副词。故填happily。 答案与解析 6.to go be excited to do sth是固定短语，意为“做某事很兴奋” 故填togo。 7.having Linda was more than happy to see her son such a great time可知，see sb doing sth表示“看到某 人正在做某事/处于某种状态”。故填having。 8.relaxed“make sb十形容词”是常用表达，其意为“使某人处于 某种状态”，此处用relaxed来修饰人，作宾语补足语。故填relaxed。 9.worries根据her可知，形容词性物主代词后接名词。再根据 were可知，空处应填worry的复数形式。故填worries。 10.has根据every child the natural power to adjust to new situations可知，此处描述一个事实，时态应用一般现在 时。主语是every child,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故 填has。 F 【短文大意】本文通过Ramirez和Beilock两位科学家的研究，说明 在考试前花十分钟写下自己的担忧能帮助学生表现得更好，并得 出结论：我们应勇敢面对焦虑，而非逃避。 1.In2011表示年份，在具体年份前用介词in,注意句首单词首字 母需大写。故填In 2.their空后的worries为名词，因此这里应用形容词性物主代 词。故填their。 3.to take ask sb to do sth是固定短语，意为“要求某人做某事”。 故填to take。 4.first根据the second test可知，此处是指第一次测试，需用one 的序数词形式first。故填first。. 5.quietly分析句子结构可知，此处需用副词形式quietly“安静 地”在句中作状语，修饰动词sat。故填quietly。. 6.better根据than可知，此处需用wel的比较级better。故填 better 7.worked根据and以及divided可知，时态应用一般过去时，谓 语动词需用过去式。故填worked。 8.marks根据students'可知，此处是指学生们的分数，因此这里 需用可数名词mark的复数形式。故填marks。. 9.If you can still try it是you can't write before an exam假设条 件下的结果，因此这里需用f引导条件状语从句，注意句首单词 首字母需大写。故填f。 1d.an根据important lesson可知，此处是指重要的一课，应用不 定冠词表泛指，且important是读音以元音音素开头的单词，需 用an修饰。故填an。 G 【短文大意】本文讲述了作者在动物收容所的志愿服务经历」 l.take根据“As for me,I've volunteered at an animal shelter to help feed and dogs for a walk.”并结合首字母提示可 知，此处指遛狗；再根据空前的help feed可知，此处应用动词原 形。故填take。 2.provide provide..with.是固定短语，意为“为…提供.”；be able to do sth..为固定搭配，此处应用动词原形。故填provide。 3.well根据such as foxes and chickens并结合首字母提示可知， 此处指作者还看到了许多其他动物，as well是固定短语，意为 “也”。故填well。 4.purpose根据“Our main was to help the dogs by giving them walks..”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指主要目的 是帮助狗散步；再根据was可知，此处应用单数形式。故填 purpose. 5.ate根据from a big bowl并结合首字母提示可知，此处指一起 在一个大碗里吃饭；此处指过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。 故填ate。 6.because句意：我为这些狗感到有些难过，因为它们中的许多看 起来很老，需要洗澡，空格前后是因果关系。故填because。 7.condition根据I needed to give one of the dogs a good walk并 结合首字母提示可知，此处指需要带其中一只狗好好散步，并确 保它处于良好的状态。故填condition。 8.with句意：我记得那是一只长着卷发的黑色大狗。with“具 有”符合语境。故填with。 9.laughing when watching the dog run through a group of ducks trying to get the ball back并结合首字母提示可知，此处指 当狗穿过一群鸭子试图把球捡回来的时候，作者忍不住笑了； couldn't help doing sth“忍不住做某事”，是固定短语。故填 laughing。 10.brought根据“It has me love and pleasure.”并结合 首字母提示可知，此处表示做志愿者工作给作者带来了爱和快 乐；根据空前的has可知，此处应用过去分词形式，构成现在完 成时。故填brought。 17.专题复习卷（七）书面表达 A One possible version: Dear Future Me, Right now,I want to share something important with you about my life this year. I used to be very shy and afraid of speaking English in public.But after joining the English corner,I practised hard and even won a speaking competition last month.This experience taught me that courage and persistence can help overcome any fear. I've grown more confident and learned to face challenges bravely.I hope next year,you'll keep learning new things,be more independ- ent,and make progress in your studies.Maybe you'll even take part in an international exchange program! I can't wait to see how you've grown next year! Your present self, Li Hui B One possible version: What makes you happy? What makes you happy?To this question,different people have different answers.I think reading makes me happy in my life. It helps me gain knowledge from various books,such as science and related subjects,which help me understand how the world works. Travelling also brings joy.It offers new experiences,and I can communicate with people from different places,learning about their cultures.Doing sports makes me happy too.It helps keep me healthy and allows me to relax after studying.Besides,painting is my favourite.When I paint,I can express my feelings freely,turning my thoughts into colourful pictures.These things together make my life full of happiness. If you think something makes you happy,then it makes you happy. C One possible version: An Important Decision We have to make many decisions in our life.One of the most important decisions I've made was to join the school's basketball team.